The 4th Annual no-entry-fee Toyota Bonus Bucks Owners Tournament will be held Oct. 10-11 at Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Texas-Louisiana border.
Winning limits are almost always over 20 pounds on Toledo Bend, and the lake gives up a lot of 10-pound-plus fish. In fact, 79 such fish have been checked in over the past year by the Toledo Bend Lake Association Lunker Bass Program.
Toledo Bend fishing guide Darold Gleason has caught eight fish weighing 10 pounds or more from Toledo Bend. He says fishing on the massive (185,000 surface acres) reservoir should offer something for everybody in early October.
“They’ll be fish caught deep on football jigs, big worms and crankbaits, but also shallow from Toledo Bend’s abundant grass lines on topwater frogs, Zara Spooks, or even punching the matted vegetation,” predicts Gleason.
Said Toyota engagement marketing manager Jim Baudino: “Participation in our Bonus Bucks Owners event has increased each year. The support tournament anglers have shown Toyota continues to be deeply humbling, and we expect our time together at Toledo Bend to be another great celebration of their loyalty."
All eligible registered Bonus Bucks participants are invited to participate and register a team for the Owners Tournament, with the exception of Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW Tour pros. Only one of the team members must be registered in the Bonus Bucks Program to be eligible to compete. Tournament officials from B.A.S.S. will be onsite to help orchestrate the tournament portion of the event.
The Top 30 teams are guaranteed a paycheck. A free gift bag will be given to the first 200 anglers to sign up for the tournament, and all teams will have a chance to visit with Team Toyota and Bassmaster Elite Series pros who will be on hand to help with the event.
Anglers are required to pre-register by Oct. 1. To sign up, call (918) 742-6424 or send an email bonusbucks@dynamicsponsorships.com. Online registration will also be coming soon at ToyotaFishing.com.
