EverStart Series Texas Division to host event on Toledo Bend
HEMPHILL, Texas – The EverStart Series is headed to Toledo Bend March 17-19 for the third of four stops in the Texas Division. The tournament will feature as many as 300 pros and co-anglers competing for top awards of up to $35,000 plus a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard for the pro and a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard plus $5,000 for the co-angler.
“There’s a couple of things going on right now with Toledo Bend,” said Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Treats pro Jim Tutt. “The lake is extremely low, and the conditions are different right now than they have been. It’s wide open. You can catch them however you want to – sight-fishing, lipless crankbait, Senko, wacky worm or a little offshore on structure.”
Tutt said the lake’s hydrilla is in excellent shape, and he expects weight to be predictably heavy for Toledo Bend. Tutt said he thinks it will take 18 pounds a day to make the top 10 and more than 67 pounds to win the tournament.
“It’s a great time to be there,” Tutt said. “I’m excited.”
Anglers will take off from Fin and Feather Resort located at 245 Fin and Feather Drive in Hemphill, Texas, at 7 each morning. Daily weigh-ins will also be held at Fin and Feather Resort beginning at 3 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
The EverStart Series consists of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western. Each division consists of four tournaments and competitors will be vying for valuable points in each division that could earn them the Strike King Angler of the Year title along with $5,000 for the pro and $2,000 for the co-angler. The top 40 pros and co-anglers from each respective division will qualify for the EverStart Series Championship that will be held on Kentucky Lake in Buchanan, Tenn., Oct. 27-30.
The EverStart Series tournament on Toledo Bend is being hosted by Fin and Feather Resort.
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