2011 Jamie McMurray Carolina Big Bass Classic
Press Release – Charlotte, North Carolina March 29, 2011
The 2011 Oakley Big Bass Tour campaign arrives at Lake Norman on April 30th and May 1st for the Jamie McMurray Carolina Big Bass Classic. Based at Queens Landing, this open big bass tournament will offer amateur anglers the chance to compete for thousands in cash and prizes during the two day event. The angler with the largest overall big bass of the tournament will take home a $33,000 2011 Nitro Z8 powered by a Mercury 200HP motor.
The Jamie McMurray Carolina Big Bass Classic will be open to amateur anglers only. There will be seven hourly weigh-ins each day with thousands in hourly cash payouts and the overall largest fish of the event will earn the winner a fully rigged 2011 Nitro Z8 powered by Mercury. The first 100 two day entrants to register online will receive a custom Oakley rod from Quantum. Anglers may pre-register for online at www.oakleybigbass.com Anglers may also register by phone, fax or mail. Additionally, an on-site exclusive event dinner with Jamie McMurray will be held for early online registrants at Bass Pro Shops on Wednesday, April 27th from 5pm-7pm. The final on-site registration will be held at Bass Pro Shops in Concord on Friday, April 29th from 11am-7pm. Anglers may pick up registration forms at Bass Pro Shops, Foothills Marine and Queens Landing.
Oakley’s Rolling O Lab will be onsite at Bass Pro Shops in Concord for registration. There will be complimentary food and drink on Wednesday for the special meet and greet with Jamie McMurray and again on Friday’s registration day at Bass Pro Shops. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins will take place at the Toyota Tundra Stage at Queens Landing. The public is welcome at the live weigh-ins from 8am-3pm on Saturday and Sunday and after the weigh-ins there will be angler and attendee hospitality activities from 3-5pm each day.
“We are excited to be headed back to Lake Norman for Jamie’s event,” says Louis Wellen with Oakley Sports Marketing. “Our partnerships with Bass Pro Shops and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing should make this a very special event for our anglers.” added Wellen.
Sponsors of the 2011 Jamie McMurray Carolina Big Bass Classic include: Oakley, Bass Pro Shops, Nitro, Toyota, Lazer TroKar, Quantum, Mercury, Lake Fork Trophy Lures, Power-Pole, Sony, MotorGuide, Vitamin Water, Powerade Zero, WFN, Busch Beer, Earth Sports, Reserve Fishing, Navionics, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Mooresville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Foothills Marine, 96.9 The KAT and Queens Landing
The Oakley Big Bass Tour is a premier big bass tournament series open to all amateur anglers. We provide anglers of all skill levels with an exciting tournament format and event experience on some of the nation’s best bass fisheries. Established in 2007 our tour is focused on the promotion of bass fishing and bass conservation at the grass roots level through our tournament events. Our founders and event staff have over a decade of experience organizing and hosting bass fishing tournament events. The 2011 Oakley Big Bass Tour will feature the following tournament events: Jamie McMurray Carolina Big Bass Classic, Kevin VanDam Big Bass Classic, Jamie McMurray’s Carolina Big Bass Classic, Blue Ridge Big Bass Classic, Kelly Jordon Big Bass Classic and the Gerald Swindle Big Bass Classic. For more information regarding tour events please visit www.oakleybigbass.com or call (877) 958-TOUR (8687).
Headquartered in Southern California, Oakley is a worldwide leader in performance optics including premium sunglasses, goggles and prescription eyewear. Oakley’s HD Polarized fishing specific sunglasses are the cornerstone of optical superiority creating an optical forcefield around your eyes by protecting them from harsh glare without compromising the clarity of your outlook on the water. For more information visit www.oakley.com/sports/fishing
