2008 Youth Events

CASTINGKIDS

ARKANSAS STATE FINALS

WHEN : SATURDAY MAY 24th, 2008

TIME : 8:00am-8:30am REGISTRATION

9:00am-11:00am 7-10COMPETITION

11:00am-1:00am 11-14COMPETITION

WHERE : “BIG DITCH TROPHY BASS LAKE”

LOCATED IN STUTTGART ARKANSAS,

FROM LITTLE ROCK GO EAST ON INTERSTATE 40 TOWARDS MEMPHIS.

TAKE THE STUTTGART “HWY 11” EXIT SOUTH TOWARDS STUTTGART ARKANSAS.

JUST BEFORE YOU GET IN TO STUTTGART YOU WILL TURN RIGHT ON HWY 165 TOWARD EANGLAND, ARKANSAS. BIG DITCH TROPHY BASS LAKE IS LOCATED APROX 5 MILE FROM THIS INTERSECTION. LOOK FOR SIGNS.

AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER EACH AGE GROUP. WINNER AND RUNNER-UP OF THE 7-10 AGE GROUP NEEDS TO STAY TILL AFTER THE 11-14 AGE GROUP IS FINISHED FOR FINAL INSTRUCTIONS AND PICTURES.

NOTES:

1. REGISTER YOUR COMPETITORS AT THE TABLE SETUP FOR THEIR AGE GROUP, PARENTS WILL NEED TO SIGN-IN AND THEN PROCEED TO THE COMPITION AREA.

2. THERE WILL BE TWO PRACTICE LANES SET UP. THESE LANES WILL BE OPEN TILL 9:00am FOR BOTH AGE GROUPS, ONE LANE PER AGE GROUP. AFTER 9:00am, THE 7-10 YEAR OLDS WILL HAVE BOTH LANES PRACTICE AND COMPETITION.

THE 11-14 AGE GROUP WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE PRACTICE LANES DIRECTLY AFTER THE YOUNGER AGE GROUP HAVE FINISHED TILL THEIR COMPETITION STARTS AT 11:00am.

3. I WILL HAVE TW0 (2) REEL COMBOS FOR THE PRACTICE LANES. WE DO ASK THAT EACH COMPETITOR TAKE THREE (3) ATTEMPTS AT EACH DISTANCE AND THEN PASS ON TO THE NEXT COMPETITOR IN LINE TO ALLOW EVERYONE A CHANCE TO PRACTICE. COMPETITORS MAY BRING THEIR OWN REEL-N-ROD FOR PRACTICE ONLY!!!!

QUESTIONS? CALL KENN BASS CELL 501-593-0110

CASTING KIDS

ARKANSAS STATE FINALS

HELLO. MY NAME IS KENN BASS, V. P. ARKANSAS B. A. S. S. STATE FEDERATION – YOUTH DIRECTOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO ATTEND AND COMPETE IN THE ARKANSAS B. A. S. S. STATE FEDERATION NATION “CASTINGKIDS” FINALS.

YOU HAVE EARNED THIS INVITATION BY WINNING YOUR LOCAL CLUB SPONSORED “CASTINGKIDS” COMPETITION IN YOUR LOCAL AREA OR HOME TOWN. REMEMBER, IT’S FREE!

ALL WINNERS, OF THE LOCAL CLUB EVENTS, ACROSS THE STATE OF ARKANSAS WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AND COMPETE AGAINST THEIR AGE GROUP TO BECOME THE ARKANSAS STATE “CASTINGKIDS” CHAMPION. WE WILL HAVE A WINNER FROM EACH AGE GROUP: 7 to 10 AND 11 to14 (AGE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008).

THE WINNER FROM EACH AGE GROUP WILL REPRESENT ARKANSAS, AGAINST THE WINNER FROM THE OTHER 8 CENTRAL DIVISION STATES, AT THE NATIONAL FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT THAT WILL BE HELD IN JUNE 2008 IN SOUTH DEKOTA.

THE WINNER, OF EACH AGE GROUP, FROM EACH DIVISION WILL THEN COMPETE FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPION “CASTINGKIDS” TITLE AND A $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP AT THE B.A.S.S. FEDERATION NATION CHAMPIONSHIP IN KANSAS

I HAVE ENCLOSED AN INFORMATION SHEET WITH ALL THE DETAILS FOR THE STATE FINALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MY NUMBER IS LISTED AND I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

I HOPE TO SEE YOU AND YOU’RE FAMILY IN STUTTGART AT “BIGDITCH TROPHY BASS LAKE” ON MAY 24^th, 2008.

GOOD LUCK,

KENN BASS

V.P. ARKANSAS B.A.S.S. STATE FEDERATION

501-593-0110

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