City of Athens Bass Fishing Tournament

The City of Athens Bass Fishing Tournament will be April 7th at Ingalls Harbor on the Tennessee River in Decatur.

Pre-registration is $100 per boat. The cost to register at the event is $125 per boat. There is a $4,500 guaranteed payout, thanks to our sponsors, Athens Electric Department, Athens Gas Department, Speegle, Hughes Gas Piping, Jerry King Co., and UPI.

The payouts will be $1,500 for first place; $1,000 for second; $750 for third; $500 for fourth; and $250 for fifth. There also will be door prizes.

To pre-register, contact Anna Leigh Ball or Heather Rouse at 256-232-1440 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 Monday through Friday. On the day of the event, registration will start at 4:30 a.m. and end at 6 a.m.

Entry forms and rules are available on the city’s website at www.athensal.us and at Athens Utilities on Wilkinson Street and West End Outdoors at 17171 U.S. 72 West.