The BASS Elites fish the Sabine next week Thurs 4/8--Sun 4/11. Greg Hackney is the defending champion and this year the tournament should be another shallow water slugfest. Looking forward to it once again...

Crapshoot, I'll be following this one closer than the MLF heavy hitters since its in TX.

Really looking forward to this one. The Sabine is a fun place to fish and I hope its a great event.

By the looks of it the local community is putting together a big show to coincide with the Elite series event all in the same general area. A car show, live music starting at 6pm on Saturday, art and crafts shows, lots of local vendors too. As always, it will be BASS sponsor gold! I hope they catch them good!

Coincide?
So the annual arts in the park show joins with the annual car show years ago, but did it to coincide with this years BASS open?

That sounds like a question you may want to ask the local organizers to answer. After all, they are the ones who scheduled all these different attractions to run during the same time. If I am not mistaken, Sabine was originally scheduled at around this same time, then got postponed to later due to COVID concerns, (as was the classic) and then after the state govt lifted restrictions it was decided to reschedule back to original dates, so these dates have been in the works for many months.

Not sure why there is even a question; it’s better for everyone involved to have as big of a weekend event as possible. And the nice thing for the local tourism officials is it will be showcase LIVE on Fox Sports Saturday and Sunday

have they put Louisiana waters off limits? wasn't there some confusion over what was private vs. public waters in Louisiana?

Yes, no fishing in Louisiana waters per the rules I read.

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The official website for the Art show says the event is coinciding with MLF Heavy hitters.

Gonna be some crowded areas since basically half their good water isn't available as in years past. Really only 2-3 areas you can win in typically down there. Curious to see who goes all the way to clear lake to avoid the crowds.

Bass tournament and arts and craft show doesn't exactly attract the same demographic. Maybe BASS is following someone's lead and trying to attract housewives

When are the practice days?, I bet more guys than usual make the 2 hour run to Houston.

Practice started today.

Promise you one thing. Hackney will not win. That fishery has chnaged alot after the storms and their old spots have grates with no boat access