B.A.S.S. officials announced major schedule changes today for the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series, responding directly to concerns voiced by anglers about the previous slate.
The trail is now set to visit Alabama’s famed Lake Guntersville on June 21-24 and Cayuga Lake in New York on Aug. 22-25.
When the Elite Series schedule was announced in July, two events were originally planned for the Western United States on the California Delta and the Columbia River in Washington. But after listening to anglers’ concerns about travel expenses and time away from their families, two venues that are more conveniently located to the anglers were selected.
“While it is our goal to take the Bassmaster Elite Series to new venues across the country, we are also very sensitive to the needs and wishes of our anglers,” said B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin. “Many of them had legitimate concerns about the travel demands of our original schedule, and that was the basis for this decision.
“We are confident we’ve chosen two great fisheries.”
Scottsboro, Ala., will be the tournament headquarters at Lake Guntersville. It has been the site of 22 major B.A.S.S. events, including the 2014 Bassmaster Classic. The lake is known for giant largemouth and aquatic grass that makes for excellent summertime fishing.
Cayuga is New York’s longest glacial finger lake at just under 40 miles. The fishery has hosted three major B.A.S.S. tournaments, dating back to 2012.
The Cayuga event will be hosted by The Village of Union Springs with weigh-ins held at Frontenac Park. The City of Scottsboro, Ala., will host the Guntersville Elite event, which will be held at Goose Pond Colony Resort.
