(Editor's note: This article has been updated with comment from B.A.S.S.)
A radio station in Orange, Texas reported this week that the Bassmaster Elite Series events at Lake Fork and the Sabine River, scheduled for late May and early June, have been postponed until "sometime in November" due to the coronavirus pandemic.
KOGT Radio reported that the announcement was made by an Orange County judge on one of the station's morning talk shows. The Fork event would immediately proceed the one at the Sabine, with the latter tournament now serving as the regular-season finale.
After those two events, the next tournament on the original Elite Series schedule is at the St. Lawrence River in late July.
Reached by email, a B.A.S.S. communications official said that none of the postponed Elite events have been rescheduled and issued the following statement:
"B.A.S.S. tournament officials, working alongside local hosts, have created multiple schedule options based on projected dates when shelter in place, state of emergency and international border closure mandates will be lifted. Depending on when the tournament season can resume, we would hope to keep as much of the season intact as possible. At this point, we’ve gotten feedback from anglers and hope to be able to announce dates for the eight Elite Series events – as well as other postponed tournaments – based on their input and the new developments in reopening the country."
To read the KOGT report, click here.
