Big Bass Tour

Good luck today everyone!

Day one in the books 7.27 leading.

For those who want to follow the hourly weights, here's the link to the Live Leaderboard: https://bigbass.ly/tablerockleaders19

We reached him, thanks

Onsite reg today at Long Creek from 3-6pm or online until 10pm at www.bigbasstour.com Let's go!!!!

See everyone on stage this weekend!!!

Thanks for posting!

There's not one angler that would say a word or not sign over something like that. They're professionals and understand that most of their photos, articles and press coverage are still over at BASS until MLF gets a little longer in the tooth.

Getting closer!!! All payouts and registration information can be found at www.bigbasstour.com Can't wait!

Only 6 rods left!

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Under 50 rods remaining. If you want to secure one be sure to get registered. https://bigbasstour.com/tournaments/2019/table-rock-lake-missouri

Sorry for the issues with the site yesterday, we thought we were ready for the traffic. Reg is back up and rods are moving quickly for Table Rock. Thanks everyone, hope to see you next year!!!!! Mark

Well since this has always been our position it’s highly unlikely. Table Rock is the only location where this even comes up and it’s because many have fished the Big Bass Bash events and that’s what they’re used to. Mark

See my post above related to multiple weigh in locations. Also, our participation has increased each year, so a single weigh in location hasn’t impacted our growth on a significant level. Thanks for the feedback regardless.

We certainly understand the ask for multiple locations or mid lake, it’s simply not going to happen at any point in the foreseeable future. If you’ve seen our setup you understand that it can’t be replicated in multiple locations and the logistics with our equipment, staff, etc simply won’t allow it. Not to mention we love the facility at Long Creek and the staff treats our anglers and tournament staff like royalty. That’s home base. We appreciate everyone who’s a part of the event each year! Mark

We had 861 anglers compete this year which was down just a little from last year but the number was affected by a large group of 70 that didn’t compete this year. Yes, we will likely host a three day event on the Rock next year. Already looking forward to it. The Ozarks and Table Rock are a very special place. Big thank you to all who participated, we appreciate you. Hope everyone had a blast. Come join us on Dardanelle in June!

You can always opt out of our text system by replying STOP to any text. Once you do that though, you'll have to manually re-enter yourself at some point if you want them again. And yes, the week of the event you're going to get texts throughout the week/weekend.

It's easier to just use this link if you're wanting to follow the hourly weights. https://bigbass.ly/tablerockleaders18

Stop by and see KVD at BPS Long Creek Friday from 3-6pm!

Onsite reg today at Bass Pro in Springfield from 2-7pm and tomorrow at Bass Pro Long Creek Marina from 3-6pm. See you there!

Headed up today!!!! Looking forward to a big weekend, it's going to be a shootout! Come join us! All info at www.bigbasstour.com

Pete Robbins has been providing these outstanding blog posts for us and he caught up with KVD and Stacey King for a few Table Rock tips! Hope this helps! KVD Big Bass Classic: Higher Water at Table Rock Means Big Bass Flooding the Banks By Pete Robbins The Kevin VanDam Big Bass Classic presented by Explore Branson will take over Missouri’s Famous Table Rock Lake on March 24th and 25th, and anglers who hope to be in the top ten overall at the end of the event will need to focus on the lake’s abundant largemouth population. Smallmouths and spots certainly have a chance at hourly checks, but they simply don’t grow to the same size as their green cousins. “It’s a lake where you can really fish very diverse conditions,” VanDam said. “There’s the clear lower end of the lake, and then there’s the river arms and the creeks which can get some color on them. I know that I’d spend my time targeting largemouths in the dirtier water with a large crankbait like a Strike King 4.0, a ½ or ¾ ounce big willowleaf spinnerbait, and a jig.” After a winter where fishing has generally been tough, the fish have moved to the shallows big time, and “they’ll be focused on some stage of the spawn,” VanDam added. “If you catch a big spot or smallmouth, that’s kind of a bonus.” He should know about the caliber of the lake’s fish, as he’s caught a Table Rock largemouth of over 9 pounds, and knows of several others over 10. “You’ll need at least a 4 or 5 pounder to win the hourly money, and a 7 pounder has a good shot of winning the whole thing.” Those numbers seem to be pretty much on the mark. Last year it took a bass between 5.24 and 5.89 pounds to qualify for the top ten, and the lowest money winners in each period ranged from 3.26 to 4.12 pounds. In 2016, the overall catch was better, with a tournament-best 7.56 pound largemouth weighed in, as well as another over 7 and four more over 6. In one period, though, it only took 2.97 to get a check, so there are opportunities for everyone to score. “There will be lots of strategy involved,” he said. One other strategy that VanDam believes a gambling angler could employ is to look for pre-spawners in the clearer water “throwing a big swimbait like we’d use in California.” Table Rock legend Stacey King, one of VanDam’s close friends and competitors, stressed that recent weather has made this tournament one to circle on your calendar. The lake came up about 8 feet in recent weeks, he said, and with it came hordes of bass eager to bed and eager to feed. “Now that the water level has stabilized, there are lots of different ways to catch fish,” King said. “But I’d expect that it could be won with an Alabama Rig.” He fished a team tournament last week and despite weighing in 19 ½ pounds, with two bass over 5 pounds in their livewell, he and his partner still came in second, missing out on the win by a pound. “There were two or three over 6 pounds and one about 7 and a half,” he said, and then reinforced the point made earlier by VanDam. “None of them were smallmouths or spotted bass.” PRO TIP: While VanDam stressed the lake’s 50,000 acres of diverse habitat and his preference to fish up the tributaries, that presents a conundrum for river rats. Do you make the long run if that’s where the best fishing might be, and, if so, how do you time your trip and back to the weigh-in? This one might necessitate a milk run of spots, either far up the lake first and then down, or vice versa. King said that the sudden influx of warm fresh water a few weeks ago turned the river arms on first, but now that things have settled “the main lake is going to keep getting better.”

Getting closer!!!!!! We can't wait!

We text as mentioned and we also have a live leaderboard with weights in real time that refreshes every 15 seconds on your phone.