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Next Year's Schedule

We have some tentative dates for next year but I am pretty sure we will be at Amistad the last weekend of February again.  With the 4 additional tournament dates being March, April, May (extra weekend will keep us off Divisionals weekends), and June.  A lot more information will follow but the Super Team format and Ranger Cup will stay in place but we will qualify teams using all 5 tournament on down to at least 2 or 3 from the best 3 out of 5 so as to keep everyone fishing the Super Team option throughout the year.

Celebrating 25 Years

The idea for Sun Country was conceived in 1984 when Tommy Tharp had a conversation with Forest Wood of Ranger Boats during the 1984 Bassmaster Classic. During that conversation Tommy learned that Forrest was an avid deer hunter and that he would be in New Mexico later that year for a Bassin Gals tournament at Elephant Butte Lake.

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New Web Site Launched

Welcome to your new website, we hope you find it informational and helpful. We encourage your input towards making it even better so please contact a director to give any and all thoughts towards improvement. A special thanks to my friend Ryan Fritz at RYNO Technologies as his input and the addition of some analytics should prove very helpful to all of our sponsors.

 

Welcome to the Sun Country Bass Association Web Site

Championship Update

The Championship Entry Forms, Rules and Letter to Qualifiers are linked below.  All forms must be postmarked by September 27th and received by October 3rd.  This is critical as we pay out 100% of the monies and need to verify all teams prior to the 8th of October.  It is important to remember the no solicitation rule and that you can only gain information from public sources starting the 12th of September.  This means if it is posted on the internet or in papers it is OK but to call the guide who took you fishing in early September is a no no after September 12th.  You cannot go into the local Tackle shop and start asking where they are catching fish and you cannot talk with anglers on the water to solicit information.  Speaking of different the tournament hours will be approximately 7:15amto 3:15pm as the GRDA has a speed limit for the lake from 1/2 hour before sunrise of 25mph.  This might impact those of you thinking about running across but Bob Lechel also found some restrictions for Duck Creek some of you may want to explore.   I have updated the link under the tournament page on the Championship tab to go the GRDA website for additional information.  The fishing will be different than any of the past 6 Championships in that we won't be in shorts and t-shirts and we won't be working grass lines or drains like we have been seeing. More information will follow but we will be going out of Martin's Landing on Monkey Island and the Tournament HQ will be there, as well as a Monday Fish Fry and Friday Awards. Off limits will start the Sunday following Labor day September 12th at sunset. It is posted on the calendar as well including the no solicitation rule.  Additional hotels have offered discounts and the Outrigger only has about 4 rooms left with 2 Queens beds, John does have some King beds for you couples and he can put singles in in place of a King but be sure to call and tell him you are with Sun Country.  Hotel contact information is as follows:

It was brought to my attention that GRDA (the Lake Police) will ticket you if you run under a bridge on plane.  It is a lake law if not a state law to shut down to idle 100 yards before a bridge and to idle under and to remain at idle until you have safely passed under the bridge.  This is meant as a "if you didn't know and haven't been written a ticket, now you do know" message.

If you were in the Top 5 for Super Team you may want to send me an email with your jacket size in case the form you have filled out in the past is not correct so you aren't saddled with an oversized jacket.


Click Here to download the Letter to Qualifiers


Click Here to download the Championship Entry Form


Click Here to download Championship Rules

Click Here for the GRDA lake rules

Send me your pictures and I will be sure to post them for all to see.