API Bass Tournament

The American Petroleum Institute – Austin Chalk and Brazos Valley Chapters are getting ready to host their annual bass fishing tournament this weekend at Lake Somerville Marina and Campground.   A registration event will take place on Friday, September 8 at 5 p.m.  Dinner will be served, and door prizes will be given away.  The tournament gets underway on Saturday, September 9 at 6 a.m. and will run until 3 p.m.  Prizes include $1,000 for first place teams in the open division and $500 for teams that finish first in the sportsman division.  There will also be a $100 hourly big bass pot and overall big bass pot.  Proceeds from the tournament go toward local charities and educational endowments.

For more details, head to the API Bass Tournament Facebook page.

KTEX-106’s Trail Boss Troy will broadcast live from Friday’s dinner and registration event.  KTEX-106 will also provide hourly tournament reports on Saturday.