American Bass Anglers Announce the 2009 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series ScheduleAthens, AL – American Bass Anglers announcedthe Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series schedule which will have21 divisions for 2009. Four of the current divisions will be combinedinto two divisions. The Wisconsin and Minnesota will become a singledivision and all 2009 events will be held on the Mississippi River.Also, the two South Carolina divisions will be combined into a singledivision. These consolidations will allow more anglers to becomeinvolved in the new divisions as they work toward the goal ofqualifying for the Bassmaster Classic.The 2009 Bassmaster Weekend Series Schedules have been created withan emphasis on reducing travel for the Weekend Angler as much aspossible. ABA will continue to offer the $5,000 boater first placeguaranteed at each divisional qualifying event. This guarantee payoutis over an above the regular payout. ABA will be announcing very soona new “Angler of the Year” program for the Bassmaster WeekendSeries. The 2009 Bassmaster Weekend Series schedule will be releasedlater this week on www.americanbassanglers.com. “American Bass Anglers will continue its focus on the weekendangler by refining schedules and continue to elevate weekend anglersacross the country”, said Morris Sheehan, President of American BassAnglers. “The changes we are making for 2009 will make fishing basstournaments on a national tour level not only affordable but also morecost effective for the weekend angler. Through good schedulingtechniques and maximizing event locations, our goal is to reduceexpenses for our anglers to the maximum extent possible.” concludedSheehan.About American Bass AnglersAmerican Bass Anglers offers over 1,000 tournaments per year in 41states that are designed for the weekend angler. American Bass Anglerscommitment is to provide low cost, close to home tournaments for theweekend angler and at the same time offer each an upward path forangler progression. For more information on American Bass Anglers andthe America Fishing Trail, The Bassmaster Weekend Series, The GrandSlam Series, the America Couples Series, or Military Bass Anglers,visit www.americanbassanglers.com. 2009 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series ScheduleRules, Registration Dates and the 2009 Regional Championshiplocations and divisions will be announced soon onwww.weekendseries.com Southern – Region 1 Alabama North – Division 1 02/28/2009 Guntersville Lake Guntersville State Park 03/28/2009 Weiss Lake Weiss Mart Marina 05/09/2009 Wheeler Lake Ingalls Harbor 06/27/2009 Neely Henry Lake Gadsden Boat Dock 09/19-20/2009 Guntersville Lake Guntersville State Park Alabama South – Division 2 01/24/2009 Lake Martin Wind Creek State Park 02/21/2009 Lake Eufaula Lakepoint State Park 05/02/2009 Lay Lake Beeswax Landing 05/30/2009 Alabama River Cooters Pond 08/22-23/2009 Logan Martin Lake Lakeside Landing Tennessee Central – Division 3 03/21/2009 Percy Priest Lake Fate Sanders Marina 04/25/2009 Center Hill Lake Ragland Bottoms 06/20/2009 Old Hickory Lake Bulls Creek Access 07/18/2009 Kentucky Lake Paris Landing State Park 09/12-13/2009 Percy Priest Lake Fate Sanders Marina Tennessee East – Division 4 02/14/2009 Guntersville Lake Goose Pond 04/04/2009 Chickamauga Lake Chester Frost Park 05/02/2009 Ft. Loudoun-Tellico Lakes Tellico Recreational Ramp 06/13/2009 Chickamauga Lake Dayton Boat Dock 08/29-30/2009 Watts Bar Lake Tom Fuller Park Southeast – Region 2 North Carolina – Division 5 02/14/2009 Lake Wylie Ebenezer Park 03/21/2009 Lake Norman Pinnacle Point 05/16/2009 High Rock Lake Southmont Abbotts Creek 06/20/2009 Lake Wylie Ebenezer park 08/29-30/2009 High Rock Lake Southmont Abbotts Creek Florida – Division 6 01/17/2009 Harris Chain of Lakes Venetian Gardens 02/28/2009 Kissimmee Chain Camp Mack’s 04/04/2009 St. John’s River Ed Stone Park 05/09/2009 Harris Chain of Lakes Venetian Gardens 09/19-20/2009 St. Johns River Palatka City Docks South Carolina – Division 7 02/07/2009 Lake Murray Dreher Island State Park 03/07/2009 Clarks Hill Reservoir Dorn Sport Fishing Facility 03/28/2009 Santee Cooper John C. Land III 04/25/2009 Lake Hartwell Portman Marina 09/12-13/2009 Lake Hartwell Portman Marina Georgia – Division 9 01/31/2009 Lake Eufaula Lake Point Resort State Park 03/14/2009 Lake Oconee Sugar Creek Marina 04/18/2009 Lake Sinclair Little River Park 06/06/2009 West Point Lake Highland Marina Resort 09/26-27/2009 West Point Lake Highland Marina Resort South Central – Region 3 SE Texas – Division 10 02/07/2009 Sam Rayburn Umphrey Family Pavillion 02/28/2009 Toledo Bend Cypress Bend 03/14/2009 Sam Rayburn Umphrey Family Pavillion 05/30/2009 Toledo Bend Cypress Bend 09/12-13/2009 Sam Rayburn Umphrey Family Pavillion East Texas – Division 11 01/24/2009 Lake Palestine Villages Marina 02/14/2009 Lake Tyler Lake Tyler Marina 03/21/2009 Richland Chambers Oak Cove Marina 04/18/2009 Cedar Creek Log Cabin 09/19-20/2009 Lake O’ The Pines Johnson Creek Park Arkansas – Division 12 01/31/2009 Ouachita Mountain Harbor 03/07/2009 Lake Dardenelle Dardenelle State Park 06/20/2009 Greer’s Ferry Lake Devil’s Fork Marina 07/11/2009 Lake Millwood Yarborough 09/26-27/2009 Arkansas River Alltel Ramp (Little Rock) Louisiana – Division 13 01/17/2009 Pearl River Ed Scroggins 03/28/2009 Atchafalaya Basin Doiron’s Landing 04/25/2009 Lake D’Arbonne Lake D’Arbonne Marina 06/06/2009 Toledo Bend Cypress Bend 08/29-30/2009 Red River (Natchitoches) Grand Ecore Landing Midwest – Region 4 Oklahoma – Division 14 04/04/2009 Grand Lake Martin’s Landing 05/02/2009 Tenkiller Chicken Creek 06/13/2009 Ft. Gibson Taylor’s Ferry Marina 07/18/2009 Arkansas River Port of Muskogee 09/05-06/2009 Eufaula Eufaula Cove Kentucky – Division 15 03/07/2009 Kentucky Lake Kentucky Dam Marina 04/18/2009 Kentucky Lake Kenlake State Park 06/06/2009 Lake Barkley Lake Barkley Marina 07/25/2009 Kentucky Lake Paris Landing State Park 08/22-23/2009 Lake Barkley Lake Barkley Marina Missouri – Division 16 03/14/2009 Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Public Beach #2 04/11/2009 Table Rock Lake Port of Kimberling 05/16/2009 Truman Lake Long Shoal Marina 07/11/2009 Stockton Lake Orleans Trail Marina 09/26-27/2009 Table Rock Lake Port of Kimberling Wisconsin/Minnesota – Division 18 05/30/2009 MS River – La Crosse Copeland West-Clinton St. 06/27/2009 MS River – Wabasha City Ramp at Ike’s Park 07/25/2009 MS River – Prairie Du Chien Washington Street Park 08/15/2009 MS River – La Crosse Copeland West – Clinton St. 09/19-20/2009 MS River – Wabasha City Ramp at Ike’s Park (***This division is pending permits and schedule could change***) Northeast – Region 5 Virginia – Division 19 03/07/2009 Lake Gaston Americamps 03/28/2009 Kerr Lake North Bend 06/06/2009 Lake Gaston Holly Grove Marina 06/27/2009 Kerr Lake North Bend 07/18-19/2009 Kerr Lake North Bend Ohio – Division 20 04/18/2009 Indian Lake Moundwood 05/16/2009 Alum Creek New Galena 05/30/2009 Rocky Fork East Shore Marina 06/13/2009 Mosquito Lake Mosquito Lake State Park 08/22-23/2009 Erie Sandusky, Shelby Street Maryland – Division 21 03/21/2009 Lake Anna Sturgeon Creek 04/25/2009 Potomac River Smallwood State Park 05/09/2009 Upper Chaesapeake Bay Anchor Boats Marina 05/23/2009 Potomac River Smallwood State Park 07/25-26/2009 Potomac River Smallwood State Park New York West – Division 22 06/20/2009 Chautauqua Long Point 08/08/2009 Seneca Lake Seneca Lake State Park 08/29/2009 Chautauqua Long Point State Park 09/12/2009 Canandaigua Town Ramp 09/26-27/2009 Oneida Lake Oneida Shores Stata Park New York East – Division 23 07/11/2009 Lake George Ticonderoga Mossey Point 08/01/2009 Lake Champlain, Whitehall, NY South Bay 08/15/2009 Lake Champlain Plattsburgh 09/05/2009 Sacandaga Lake Northville 09/19-20/2009 1000 Islands French Creek MarinaRules, Registration Dates and the 2009 Regional Championshiplocations and divisions will be announced soon onhttp://www.weekendseries.com