Due to recent unsafe conditions on the Arkansas River, BASS announced today that it will move the Bassmaster Legends Major to Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Ark. The tournament, the last of three Majors this year and possibly the last ever due to BASS' decision to discontinue the series, is set for Aug. 23-26.
Dardanelle hosted a Women’s Bassmaster Tour event in March and was the site of a 2005 Bassmaster Elite 50 tournament.
The Legends is held in honor of BASS founder Ray Scott, who will attend the event. Daily launches (9 a.m. CT) and weigh-ins (6 p.m.) will take place at Lake Dardanelle State Park, (100 State Park Drive in Russellville).
The full field of 51 qualifying anglers will fish Dardanelle during the first 2 days of competition. Once the field is cut to the Top 12 anglers after day 2, the tournament will move to a six-hole course, with anglers fishing each hole in rotating fashion.
The Top 6 will compete on the final day for the 1st-place prize of $250,000.
The list of qualifiers will be set after the upcoming Bassmaster Elite Series event at the Potomac River (Aug. 9-12). Reigning Bassmaster Classic champion Boyd Duckett, 2006 Elite Series Angler of the Year (AOY) Mike Iaconelli and defending Legends champion Scott Rook are assured of berths.
