STATE COLLEGE, PA – Bass fishing in the Americas is on the rise. Visit Hot Springs and USA Bass will be hosting the 4th edition of the Pan American Bass Fishing Championship. This event will feature a record number of participants. Anglers from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, El Salvador, Venezuela, Honduras and Guatemala will be competing for Pan American medals. This event will also include international teams from South Africa and the Philippines that will not be competing for Pan American bass fishing medals. The tournament will be held on Lake Hamilton this September 8th and 9th. The weigh in will be held at 4pm CST for both days at the Andrew H. Hulsey State Fish
Hatchery boat launch site. The event kicks off on Wednesday September 6th at Bridge Street LIVE. Fans can meet the USA Bass Team, special guest and fishing legend Jimmy Houston, USA Bass team coach Charlie Evans with PAW Patrol's Skye & Marshall and listen to the pop hits band Manhattan.
“Visit Hot Springs is the perfect partner for this Pan American Bass Fishing Championship. A record number of nations want to fish this iconic bass fishing location and visit this community” says USA Bass President, Mark Schlarb. “Steve Arrison and Hot Springs have the necessary vision to help USA Bass expand bass fishing worldwide. We are starting with this Bass Pan American Championship and will eventually host the Bass World Championship in the coming years.
The USA Bass Team for the 2023 Bass Fishing Pan American Championship will be announced shortly. It will include America’s best bass anglers including: Scott Martin, Roland Martin, John Cox, Stephen Browning, Larry Nixon just to name a few. Anglers will be paired up into two person pairs on each boat. There will be stiff competition among the nations to make the medal stand.
“Our motto in Hot Springs once was We Bathe The World, and we can’t wait to welcome these great fishing teams from around the world to enjoy not only the great fishing we have to offer, but also to experience the wonderful attractions and activities we have here” says Visit Hot Springs CEO Steve Arrison. “We’re really looking forward to welcoming the Pan Am teams to Hot Springs with an evening of music and fun at Bridge Street LIVE on September 6, and to celebrate the championship bass fishing they’ll find on Lake Hamilton.”
For more information on Hot Springs visit: https://hotsprings.org
For more information on the Pan American bass fishing event: https://usabass.org/2023-panam-bass-usa
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