Live Blog: September 17 – Tournament Day 1

3:00 PM Saturday – September 17, 2022

Purdue’s Travis Ely brings a 5.20lb to the scale! the fish was enough to hold up to the rest of the field and take the win in the final session presented by Garmin! Lots of quality fish weighed today, we’re excited to see what tomorrow brings to the scales!

j1:50 PM Saturday – September 17, 2022

Reports from the water show Dallas Baptist University have struck again! This monster is in the livewel and headed to the scales for session 4 weigh in presented by Garmin!

1:00 PM Saturday – September 17, 2022

Dallas Baptist’s Parker Brown’s massive 7.21lb monster held up for the remanding 1 hour and 45 minutes of session 3 provided by Bass Pro Shops! There were some great quality fish weighed in this session as it took over 3 pounds to make the top 10! Stay tuned to see how the final session of the day presented by Garmin plays out!

12:%0 AM Saturday – September 17, 2022

With only 20 minutes left in session 3 we have our first exact weight winner! Clay Oberman of Campbellsville University weighed this smallie for an exact weight of 4.00lb for a $150 Bass Pro Shops gift card!

11:16 AM Saturday – September 17, 2022

It only took 15 minuetes in to session 3 to see this massive largemouth from Dallas Baptist’s Parker Brown! Parkers monster largemouth went 7.21lbs and is the biggest fish to cross the scales all tournament!

11:00 AM Saturday – September 17, 2022

A few anglers were left sprinting to the scales as session 2 closed. The session ended leaving Georgia College’s Callaway Robinson top for session 2 with this massive 4.62 pounder!

9:05 AM Saturday – September 17, 2022

Reports coming in from on the water show fishing is hot! lots to be expected for the rest of the session 2 weigh in. Be sure to watch the live weigh in on the Outdoor Action Tv app here: linktr.ee/Outdooractiontv

8:20 AM Saturday – September 17, 2022

Session 1 presented by Engel Coolers has wrapped up! Levi Mullins from Bethel University won the session with a5.40 largemouth! Session 2 presented by Hydrowave has begun!

8:20 AM Saturday – September 17, 2022

Only 35 minutes after the final boats were released, 3 teams have brought fish across the scales at the 2022 Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley! Easton Bouma from Drury University currently holds the lead in session 1 presented by Engel Coolers!

7:45 AM Saturday – September 17, 2022

The anglers are off here in Paris Tennessee on Kentucky Lake as session 1 of the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley begins! This session is presented by Engel Coolers. Anglers have until 9:00 AM to weigh a fish in session 1!

5:00 AM Saturday – September 17, 2022

Good morning from Paris, TN and Kentucky Lake for Day 1 of the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley!  Today’s tournament action will consist of four weigh-in sessions paying out a total of 40 places.  Official takeoff will begin this morning at 6:45 AM.  Stay tuned to the live blog for more updates throughout the day!