Live one-on-one bass fishing is coming to a computer screen near you.
B.A.S.S. announced today that it has organized a live fish-off between Elite Series anglers David Walker and Randy Howell, the reigning Bassmaster Classic champion, called B.A.S.S. Brawl. The competition will take place at the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tenn., and is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Thursday and will be streamed live on Bassmaster.com.
It's the first of two Brawl events planned for this fall. The winner will receive a trophy and two tickets to the Alabama-Tennessee football game on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.
Competition will take place in two, one-hour periods, with a break between each period. The two anglers will fish from the same boat, but they will switch boats at halftime. A coin toss will determine which angler’s personal bass boat will be used in the first one-hour period. At the half, anglers will switch boats.
The owner of the boat in use will decide the fishing location within the confines of the set fishing water for the event. The owner will be in control of the boat and run the trolling motor; the other angler can run the boat only if the owner gives permission or if the boat owner incurs a penalty. Each angler will get to spend one period in control of his or her own boat. For more information on the rules of B.A.S.S. Brawls, click here.
There will be one camera in the boat with Walker and Howell and another camera will capture the action from a short distance away. An additional live camera will stream from the Bassmaster studio where Tommy Sanders and Elite Series pro Stephen Browning will offer play-by-play commentary and analysis.
To watch the B.A.S.S. Brawl live on Thursday, fans can visit Bassmaster.com/video/watch-bass-brawl-live.
