The 2011 River Bassin Tournament Trail presented by Jackson Kayak is an eco-friendly tournament trail for paddle powered anglers. At each stop the competitors will fish nearby rivers of their choice with man-powered watercraft, then take photos of their catch on a ruler device given to them the previous evening at the rules meeting. They will then bring back their camera’s memory card to the host location where a slide show “results show” will take place to determine the winner, based on a 3 fish combined length style of scoring. Prizes are awarded in 5 categories – River Basser Division, Team River Basser Division, Youth, Top Female and Overall Big Fish
. This is just the simple, short version about the trail but feel free to click here to read the detailed rules.
The River Basser division will offer a River Basser of the Year award to be awarded at the grand finale in Roanoke, VA. The top 10 anglers will compete to be named the River Basser of the Year in a separate tournament within the tournament. For more information on the River Basser of the Year, including how it is scored click here.
Some of the prizes include new Jackson Kayak Coosas, Diablo Paddlesports Kayaks, NuCanoes, Ascend Kayaks, Kokatat Watersports Wear, Aqua Bound Paddles, Backwater Hand Paddles, GoPro Cameras, HookOne Kayak fishing gear, gift cards and products from all our various tournament hosts including Appomattox River Company, Canoe Kentucky, The Outside World, Mahoney’s, Lewis & Clark and Paddle and Trail and of course much much more!
For the full schedule of events click here».
Anglers can begin registering online here ».
