WHAT:
The FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) tournament season will continue Saturday, July 27, with a T-H Marine FLW BFL Shenandoah Division tournament on the Potomac River presented by Navionics. Up to 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $8,000 and $3,000 respectively in the one-day tournament.
WHEN:
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Takeoff: 6:30 a.m. EDT. Weigh-In: 2:30 p.m.
Smallwood State Park
2750 Sweden Point Road
Marbury, Md.
Hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners
NOTES:
The bass fishing on the Potomac River is expected to be excellent for Shenandoah Division anglers competing next weekend, with both largemouth and smallmouth bass likely being targeted by the field. According to recent local fishing reports, bass are being found near bottom structure, grass beds and wood cover on the main river in areas below the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, biting crankbaits, soft-plastic worms, jigs and topwater baits. In the creeks, bass are relating to grass beds, lily pads, drop-offs and submerged wood. During falling tides, crankbaits are said to be productive, while rising tides are said to have them near the submerged wood or moving slowly around submerged grass. Flipping worms and jigs is cited as a better method for those fish. A five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds should be enough to take home top honors.
The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2020 BFL All-American will be held April 30-May 2 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina, and is hosted by Visit Anderson. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.
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About FLW
FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2019 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct more than 290 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Namibia, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Zimbabwe. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.