BASS Cancels Its Women's Bassmaster Tour
from About.com Freshwater Fishing
Susan at her first WBT weigh-in The Bass Angler Sportsman Society (BASS) announced it is canceling its Woman's Bass Tour. Started in 2005, this tournament series was open to women only. It drew a lot of support from anglers and industry in the beginning but participation had been declining and the economy makes it much more difficult to attract sponsors.

Women have been allowed to enter professional trail tournaments for many years but, with draw tournaments, that creates some problems. BASS said in their announcement women would be welcome in their other tournaments and they would help them enter any trail they qualified for.

Pam Martin Wells qualified for the Bassmasters Classic through the WBT last year, the second woman to qualify.

Susan Dameron did a series of articles here about her experiences on the WBT. I am sure the women that participated in the WBT will be disappointed, but I hope some will continue to fish in the other tournaments.

picture (c) Ronnie Garrison

BASS Cancels Its Women's Bassmaster Tour

BASS Cancels Its Women's Bassmaster Tour originally appeared on About.com Freshwater Fishing on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 at 10:02:54.