DFW American Bass Anglers Fall/Spring Schedule

For the 20/21 season we are changing up the schedule and staying within an hour and a half of the metroplex.

This is a great series for those who may be interested in fishing tournaments but don't own a boat, we have a lot of non-boater spots available at every tournament.

Ray Roberts 9/26 open - points count for members
Lewisville 10/17
Texoma 11/15
Squaw Creek 1/23 open - points count for members
Texoma 2/21
Granbury 3/14
Lewisville 4/3
Ray Roberts 4/18
Grapevine 5/15
Lewisville 6/5&6

Tournament director - Billy Risley
Assistant director - Rusty Russell

https://www.facebook.com/ABA-Division-54-DFW-TX-111188796968270

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How many boats do you usually have in the tournaments. I am just starting out tournament fishing and trying to stay in smaller ones to get my feet wet

This being the 1st of the season we are not expecting a huge turn out .. but we really don’t know yet .. last season this club probably averaged 10 boats.. come on out and join us ABA is a great way to learn .. Being your 1st tourney Billy or myself (Rusty) can show you the ropes.

I'll get joined up this week. Thank you for getting back to me

you got any results to post

We had 15 anglers on Ray Roberts 9/26, it was a tough bite but there were some good fish caught and a true giant.
1st Keith Cullum - 17.26
2nd Trevor Romans - 16.62 and big bass 10.85
3rd Joe Sumner - 10.69

Find us on Facebook for more information: ABA Division 54 DFW, TX

We will be at Tower Bay to start taking registrations a little after 5 Saturday morning. Be aware that the new gate is up at tower bay that only takes credit cards or the bar code from your annual pass.

25 entries 15 plus for the win

Thanks to everyone that came out and fished with us on Saturday!
We had 25 anglers:
1st Keith Cullum - 15.54
2nd Michael Beaty - 13.83
3rd Robert Youngblood - 11.11
4th Kevin Hartless - 10.90
5th Tim Hawkins - 10.80 & Big Bass 5.74

Schedule update.

11/15/20 Texoma - Highport
12/13/20 Whitney - McCown Valley
1/23/21 Murray - North Ramp
2/21/21 Texoma - Highport
3/14/21 Granbury - City Ramp
4/3/21 Lewisville - Tower Bay
4/18/21 Ray Roberts - Pond Creek
5/15/21 Grapevine - McPhersons Slough
6/5-6/21 Lewisville - Tower Bay

National Championship
10/20-22/21 Kerr Lake North Carolina

These are individual tournaments.

Classic Fiberglass in Sanger is sponsoring the Angler of the Year.
Pride Rods by Billy Kistler is sponsoring the big bass and Angler of the Year programs.
$70 entry fee
$35 membership
$10 OPTIONAL big bass pot
$$$ OPTIONAL side pot

Show up and enter the morning of the tournament.

Billy Risley
Tournament Director
405-315-4900

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Amazing turnout today on Texoma!
Marco Vaca topped the 41 angler field with 18.60 followed by Damien Scott with 12.40, third place Bruce Anderson brought in 11.47, Keith Cullum was forth with 11.27, big bass was 5.16 that anchored Dereck Wheelers 10.96 bag and last in the money 💰 was Michael Beaty with 10.22.

Thanks to everyone that came out and hope to see you all at Whitney in December!

** Tournament Reminder **
ABA Div 54
Lake Whitney Sun Dec 13 launching from McCown Valley Park.
Gates open at 6 registration will begin shortly after at the ramp.
Don't forget about the sponsor giveaways!
A gift card from Bass Assets!
A Competition Series Rod from PRIDE, The Finest by Billy Kistler!
A $50 tackle pack from Lake Fork Trophy Lures!
Tournament Fee $70
Big Bass (optional) $10
Late fee for registration at the ramp $5
Side Pot (optional) $25
New/Renewal Membership $35
Please remember to bring exact amounts if possible, we will not have change.
See you there!

hi! i just founded a tournament team at my high school, and we don't have enough tournament-ready students to it THSBA nor do we have the funding or anything like that- is it possible to have 7 or so students competeing here? there of various ages- from 14 to 18, and we dont have a bass boat yet, but we do have two jon boats and a few kayaks we could potentially use. thanks in advance!

13 dedicated anglers braved December wind and rain on Lake Whitney today, the top five:
Gilbert Miller 18.90 and big bass 7.22
Billy Risley 15.28
Tim Hawkins 11.74
Keith Cullum 10.22
Clark Warren 6.67
Thanks to our sponsors:
Pride Rods by Billy Kistler who showed up to present the big bass winner a Competition Series Rod.
Bass Assets first out of money award
Lake Fork Trophy Lures second big bass tackle pack
Classic Fiberglass Angler of the Year
See everyone at Lake Murray next month!

We had already booked a cabin and I was planning on fishing, but I lost my lower unit on Graham the day before Whitney.
Had some TournyMinded.com tungsten weights to donate to the sponsor give away’s. Boat is in the shop hope to have it back in time for Murray.

Tournament Reminder!
Lake Murray Oklahoma Saturday January 23rd.
We will be at the North Ramp in the state park to start taking registrations at 530 and will hold the mandatory briefing as soon as everyone is signed in with boat number draw and boater/co-angler pairings immediately after.
5 fish limit - 12" MINIMUM ON LARGEMOUTH, SMALLMOUTH & SPOTTED BASS. Be inside the no wake buoy at the ramp for weigh-in to begin at 3.
Sponsor giveaways:
PRIDE RODS
Bass Assets
Lake Fork Tackle

Any idea how many are fishing yet?

Hard to say how many will show up, I have had a lot of calls and texts but don't know if that means a good turnout. Weather is looking good and people are itching to get on the water.

26 anglers came out to the Lake Murray ABA Bass Tournament and faced incredibly tough fishing. Local angler Wayne Brown dominated the field with the tournaments only limit of 16.01lbs and PRIDE RODS big bass 4.65 lbs
2nd Rodney Richards had 1 fish for 3.73
3rd Jason Flenniken 2 fish for 3.50
4th Rusty Blackwell 1 fish for 2.46
Bass Assets First out of the money went to Billy Coots with 2 fish for 2.44 lbs
TourneyMinded.com tackle pack went to Bobby Bailey for drawing the highest boat number.

Our next tournament is February 21 on Texoma from Highport Marina. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

***** TOURNAMENT RESCHEDULED *****

Our tournament on Texoma has been rescheduled to Sunday February 28th.

Water should be thawed out by then!

Crazy weather on Texoma for our rescheduled tournament a fog delay in the morning followed by thunderstorms and more fog combined with 41 degree water made for a tough day of fishing?

Results:
Chris Bobo - 13.14
Russell Baca - 9.82 & Big Bass 5.00lbs
Billy Risley - 9.51
Gerry DiMarco - 3.57
Dameon Scott - 3.11
Jason Flenniken - 1.98

Thanks to our Fishing Tour DFW local sponsors:
PRIDE RODS
Bass Assets
Lake Fork Trophy Lures

We will be at Granbury on March 14th.

*** TOURNAMENT REMINDER ***

This Sunday March 14th on Granbury at the ramp at the northwest end of the Pearl St Bridge. I'll be there at 5 to start registration with a mandatory safety briefing before takeoff at safe light.

Yearly membership-$35
Entry fee-$70
Pay at the ramp fee-$5
Optional big bass-$10
Optional side pot-$25

Prizes from TOURNEYMINDED.com, Bass Assets, Lake Fork Trophy Lures, and PRIDE RODS by Billy Kistler

*** TOURNAMENT REMINDER ***
April 3rd
Lake Lewisville
Tower Bay ramp
$70 entry

We'll be at the ramp for registration at 0530.

*** TOURNAMENT REMINDER ***
April 3rd
Lewisville - Tower Bay ramp
We'll be at the gate to start registration at 0530.
$70 entry
$5 late fee
$10 optional big bass
$25 optional side pot

$35 yearly membership

Giveaways from PRIDE RODS and Bass Assets

Bridgeport results
Jesse Ultsch 1st 16.29 with PRIDE RODS big bass 9.65
Trevor Romans 2nd 14.00
Jared Akin 3rd 13.40
Robert Youngblood 4th 13.33
James M. Conner 5th 13.06 Bass Assets 1st out award
Robert Stripling 6th 12.76
James Conner Jr 7th 12.63
Chris Bobo 8th 11.35
Curtis Ciulla 9th 10.88
Richard Loux 10th 10.44
Roy Morris 10th 10.44

Thanks to all the anglers that came out!

One regular tournament left May 15th on Grapevine then our 2 day championship on Lewisville June 5-6.
Hope to see everyone at the ramp!