LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug. 3, 2008) —
A total of 2,175 fishermen battled extreme heat to vie for prize money during the three-day tournament. However, it paid off for those who will share $90,000 in total hourly prize money. An additional $18,800 was paid to fishermen in bonus money for wearing the Big [...]

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— The Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza, Arkansas’s largest amateur bass tournament, is on schedule for June 26, 27, and 28, 2009.  River conditions are excellent for bass fishing and tournament officials remain confident that river conditions [...]

The Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza is set to take place June 26-28 along the entire 300 mile length of the Arkansas River in Arkansas from Fort Smith to Dumas. With a Grand Prize of $100,000 for the largest fish caught and hourly prizes for the largest fish caught each hour, this is a bass [...]

Photos from the 2008 Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza fishing tournament.

The Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza, the country’s largest amateur big bass tournament, will return to the Natural State for a tenth consecutive year on June 26, 27, and 28, 2009.

Anglers can choose to fish one, two or all three days of the tournament. The angler who lands the largest fish in the three-day tournament will take home $100,000, with other cash prizes available throughout the weekend. Approximately 3,000 fishermen are expected to compete in the event.

Duke Gunnell of Benton caught a largemouth bass in the Dumas Pool of the Arkansas River that weighed 8.14 pounds Sunday to win $100,000 in the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza.
Fishing in Post Lake, a backwater area in the river, Gunnell used a white, River-2-C plastic frog to catch his prize-winning bass. He caught it at [...]