September 2, 2010 The 1st Annual Berkley Big Bass Lake Murray Challenge is set for October 2nd, 2010. The location of the inaugural event will be at Billy Dreher Island State Park. The Big Bass Challenge is bass fishing's version of "Texas Hold Em," which matches angling skill with a weigh-in strategy. The competition day consists of six one-hour periods where anglers can weigh-in their single largest fish. Each hour an angler can bring one fish to the scales to try and stay in the running for a chance to receive one of the five, hourly cash awards. Over $18,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded during the event, which include the hourly prizes and grand prize - guaranteed payouts regardless of field size. The exclusive aspect of this tournament is that only Berkley baits can be used during the challenge. "The tournament is a fun format to expose anglers to the full spectrum of Berkley baits ," said Andrew Marks, Marketing Director for Berkley. ...
