SPORTS RELEASE
Governors fishing tourney approaching
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.--The ninth annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass
Tournament is just around the corner.
The popular two-man bass fishing tournament will be held Saturday, May 10, at Kentucky Lake
with registration and boat launching from Paris Landing, Tenn., State Park. Sponsored by Prudential
Realty, Jenkins and Wynne Ford Lincoln Mercury Honda Isuzu, B&J Marine, Charter Communications,
The Leaf Chronicle, Triton Boats by Earl Bentz, Wal-Mart Super Center (Wilma Rudolph Blvd./Madison
St.), Legends Bank, Five Star Radio Group, DBS and Associates Engineering, Inc., Rubel, Haliburton
and Northington Insurance, WJZM (1400 AM) Radio, WKAG-TV and the Governors Club, the
tournament will benefit Austin Peay athletics.
Eleven thousand dollars in prize money will be awarded with a guaranteed first-place prize of
$3,000, second-place is guaranteed $1,500. Third and fourth-place will receive $1,000 and $600,
respectively. The top 30 places will receive prizes. Each boat also will have the opportunity to win in a
grand door prize drawing.
The tourney will begin 6 a.m. May 10, although all contestants must be checked in between 4-
5:30 a.m., with a mandatory meeting at 5:45 a.m. Entry fee is $100 per boat (two people per boat).
Fishing with artificial baits only is authorized with no motor trolling allowed. A five-fish limit per boat
exists.
Weigh in will begin at 3 p.m. Only largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass measuring 15
inches (with mouth closed) will be weighed.
For entry form and more information, stop by the APSU development office or call (931) 221-
7024 or (931-221-7127, between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. After business hours, call (931) 358-5450 or (931) 358-
2984.