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Post by thywar on Feb 22, 2013 16:26:31 GMT -7
Kicked off today on Grand Lake O' the Cherokees, 1300 miles of shoreline and I believe it was 24 degrees this morning when they launched.. great lake, greater fishermen and great exposure for the lake and Tulsa where they'll have the weigh in. www.bassmaster.com/You can watch it live on bassmaster.com I think and if not it'll be on ESPN next week. |
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Post by wtrfwlr on Feb 22, 2013 16:33:32 GMT -7
Very cool! I'm not all that much of a Bass fisherman but that is a great economic boost for wherever they go. We have had a couple right here by the house on the Arkansas River and the weigh in was held across the street inside the Alltel Arena, it was packed.
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Post by thywar on Feb 22, 2013 17:16:01 GMT -7
''BASS estimates a crowd of 100,000 visitors, and the Tulsa Sports Commission estimates $26 million in economic benefit. Tax revenue for the city of Tulsa is estimated to be between $1.5 million and $2 million - and all venues are free and open to the public.'' www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20130217_11_A1_ULNSas870249at this website you can click on and get a narrated aerial view of grand lake.. Welcome! This is truly One Grand Lake - Northeast Oklahoma's Beautiful Grand Lake O' The Cherokees Sixty-four miles long, with 1,300 miles of shoreline and home of the world's longest multiple arch dam, Northeast Oklahoma's beautiful Grand Lake O' The Cherokees is truly One Grand Lake! onegrandlake.com/Ya'll come visit the Sooner State |
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Post by USCGME2 on Feb 23, 2013 17:18:27 GMT -7
I think they are coming this year to the Golden Triangle area here in Texas too. Should be cool.
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Post by woodyz on Feb 23, 2013 21:40:37 GMT -7
I have an Aunt who still lives on Grand Lake, we used to go down there every summer and spend a week at a campground near their home. Great time when you are 13-17. Not that it wouldn't be a great time at any age, it just sticks in your memory more when you are really starting to see things for the first time. (think girls in swim suits everyday and five pound bass with equal enthusiasm)
Of course the years from 10 to 13 are stuck in my mind as well, We spent those summers on the west side of Pikes Peak. Didn't think about girls at all but it was five pound trout then.
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Post by thywar on Feb 23, 2013 21:43:53 GMT -7
Well I lived 30 minutes from Grand Lake growing up and I NEVER equated girls in swimsuits with any fish of any size.. lol.. but then I might have a wire loose somewhere I reckon.. lol.
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Post by woodyz on Feb 23, 2013 21:53:38 GMT -7
Maybe so. As I remember it the day a girl would beat out a bass or a deer hunt, didn't happen until AFTER 17. ;D Then for some reason I got plume stupid for a few years. You will be glad I came back to my senses after a few years though.  |
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Post by thywar on Feb 23, 2013 21:56:18 GMT -7
I'm very familiar with 'stupid'... have a closet full of those shirts.. lol
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Post by thywar on Feb 24, 2013 19:43:05 GMT -7
TULSA - Cliff Pace won the Bassmaster Classic on Sunday, finishing with a three-day catch of 54 pounds, 12 ounces at Grand Lake O' the Cherokees. Pace, from Petal, Miss., earned $500,000. Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho, was second at 51-8, followed by Hank Cherry, Maiden, N.C., at 49-0. Bassmaster Classic officials say they're very happy with the support and are very interested in coming back to Tulsa. Read more: www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/cliff-pace-wins-bassmasters-classic#ixzz2LsHnXY5WJason Christie, Park Hill, OK (my hometown.. but I don't live 'in it') finished 7th with 43 lbs. 5 oz. and had Big Bass today.. 6.3 lbs. |
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Post by wtrfwlr on Feb 24, 2013 19:58:30 GMT -7
Almost 55 pounds!  Good Gosh you boy's have some fatty bass over there dontcha!! Half a million huh? I remember back in the day when I used to cash checks like that for a weekends worth of work.....Sorta makes me wanna cash at least a few more of em now that I think about it! |
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Post by cajunlady87 on Feb 25, 2013 19:25:07 GMT -7
TULSA - Cliff Pace won the Bassmaster Classic on Sunday, finishing with a three-day catch of 54 pounds, 12 ounces at Grand Lake O' the Cherokees. Pace, from Petal, Miss., earned $500,000. Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho, was second at 51-8, followed by Hank Cherry, Maiden, N.C., at 49-0. Bassmaster Classic officials say they're very happy with the support and are very interested in coming back to Tulsa. Read more: www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/cliff-pace-wins-bassmasters-classic#ixzz2LsHnXY5WJason Christie, Park Hill, OK (my hometown.. but I don't live 'in it') finished 7th with 43 lbs. 5 oz. and had Big Bass today.. 6.3 lbs. Wow! That's some whoppers, what in the world are these fish feeding on, Burger King, pun intended. ;D That would be something to see in person. Fishing tournies are fascinating to me. |
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Good Gosh you boy's have some fatty bass over there dontcha!!
