2009 Oakley North Texas Classic Sept 26-27th Free Oakleys to First 100 Entries

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The 2nd Annual North Texas Classic returns to Lake Lewisville September 26-27, 2009.  This years event will be held at Sneaky Pete’s Sports Bar on the "Official Urban Bass Fishing Capitol of Texas".  Over 200 anglers competed in last years tournament event and the overall winner was Jeremy Grandstaff.  There will be $100,000 in prizes and payouts for this years event with over $20,000 guaranteed grand prizes.

The first 100 anglers or 50 teams to register online for the Oakley North Texas Classic event will receive a pair of Polarized FLAK JACKET® XLJ Oakley Glasses valued at $195.00.  You must register online in advance for both tournament days (Saturday Team Stringer/Sunday Open Big Bass) to receive the free product.  Glasses will be awarded on a first come first serve basis, based on time and date stamp of registrations.  The cost for a two day registration is $160.00 per person or $320.00 per team.

 REGISTER HERE https://event-manager.compete-at.com/BIGBASSTOUR/oakley
 
Saturday Team Stringer Payouts
 
1st                      $10,000 (Guaranteed)
2nd                     $1,500
3rd                      $1,000
4th                      $750
5th                      $500
6th-10th              $400
11th-15th            $300
16th-20th            $150
 
Saturday Big Bass
 
1st 8’ Power Pole (Guaranteed)
 
*PAYOUT MATRIX PLACES 2-20 BASED ON 125 TEAMS
 
Sunday Open Big Bass Payouts
 
1st                     $5,000 (Guaranteed)
2nd                    $3,500 Oakley Diamond Dial Minute Man Watch (Guaranteed)
3rd                     $1,500 Oakley Titanium Minute Man Watch (Guaranteed)
 
Hourly Payouts
 
1st                     $1,000
2nd                    $500
3rd                     $300
4th                     $200
5th                     $100
 
*HOURLY PAYOUT MATRIX BASED ON 250 TOTAL ENTRIES
 
Bass Club Bonus
 
The Bass Club with the most registered members in the Oakley North Texas Classic will receive $1,000 cash guaranteed.  Anglers will be able to note their club affiliation during registration.  Last years winner was the Coppell Bass Club.

[MotherNature]

Mark I am so glad to see such a GREAT! payout and great prizes for your anglers. I have to applaud you for what you are doing in the way of making a statement that there is a new tournament format that every angler can participate in no mater what their skill level is.

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Thank you.  Looking forward to it.

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Make sure you bring the kids out with you to BPS in Grapevine on Friday Sept 25th from 12-5pm to meet Oakley's Elite Series Pro Staff.  They'll all be here in full force.  We will also have the Rolling O Lab hospitality grill fired up for those who are looking to hang around a while and enjoy a little food and drink.

See you there.

Mark

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We are excited to announce that the Army Bass Anglers will be competing in this years event.  For those of you that would like to learn more about ABA and their cause you can visit them on the web at www.armybassanglers.com Support. Defend. Fish!

Come see the ABA Pro Staff at Bass Pro Shops on Friday Sept 25th.

MJ

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Online entry deadline for tournament pre-fish option for Oakley North Texas Classic is Sept 1st. More info www.northtexasclassic.com

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Up next weekend.  Hope to see you there.

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Registration opens today at noon at Grapevine BPS.  Hope to see you there.

If you want to follow the event this weekend and get the text updates then text the keyword Oakley to 53318 or you can get the updates on our twitter site at www.twitter.com/bigbasstour

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Thanks to everyone who attended the event this weekend.  Oakley rolled out the red carpet as anglers were treated to 3 days of food and fun on Lake Lewisville.  We appreciate the participation of all the anglers and sponsors who made the event happen.  Sneaky Pete's was a great host and the weather couldn't have been better.  Congrats to Robbie Rose for his Team Stringer win with 20.01lbs and the 7.01 Big Bass on Saturday as well.  Congrats to James Moore for his Open Big Bass win with a 5.61lb bass in the 10-11 hour on Sunday.  Robbie took home $10,000 and a Power Pole and James took home $5,000 for the Big Bass on Sunday.

Saturday and Sunday's payout totals in cash and prizes exceeded 250% payback to the field of anglers.  We had 76 teams compete on Saturday and 83 individuals fish on Sunday.

Thanks to all the anglers who participated and who came out Friday to Bass Pro Shops.  What can I say about Friday?  Oakley's hospitality was world class and the chance to meet KVD, Gerald and Kelly was something I'll remember for a very long time.

We will continue to work as an event manger and tournament organization to improve, learn and deliver a top notch event.  We thank those of you who come out and we hope that others will come participate in the future.  We will continue to reach out to sponsors and partners in an effort to bring anglers payouts and prizes that they can be excited about.

There are two specific people I'd like to thank who have worked behind the scenes to support this event and who've done so with no real compensation.  They continue to amaze me with their knowledge and generosity and I'm thankful for all their efforts.  They are Mike Kernan and Scott Gordon.  Two class acts all the way.

It was great to see so many anglers and to spend time with each of you and provide an opportunity for you to compete and enjoy the sport you love.

I will post Sunday's results and final payout percentages tomorrow.

Good times...


Saturday's Results

Entries 76 Teams
Side Pot 0
Total Team collected $12,160
Total payback $30,700 (Cash/Prizes)
Payback percentage 252%
Total fish 161
Total weight 385.02
Avg Weight 2.39
Number of Limits 16
Number of zero's 31

1st Robbie Rose $10,000 Cash  20.01lbs
2nd Rome/McBride $500 GC  17.26lbs
3rd Anderson/Reyes $400 GC  15.25lbs
4th Kernan/Weber $200 GC  14.42lbs
5th Crounch/Mitchell  $100 GC  13.19lbs

Robbie Rose Big Bass $2,000 8' PowerPole


Sunday's Results

Entries 83 Anglers
Side Pot 0
Total Big Bass Entries Paid $6,640
Total payback $21,866 (Cash/Prizes)
Payback percentage 326%
Total fish 63

Top Ten Big Bass

1st James Moore $5,000 Cash
2nd Lloyd Walker $3,500 Oakley Watch
3rd Brandon Dickenson $1,500 Oakley Watch
4th Justin Rackley $799 MotorGuide Trolling Motor
5th Joel McBride $539 BPS 100 MPH Suit
6th Jeremy Grandstaff $399 Oakley Split Thump
7th Brandon Dillard $399 Oakley Split Thump
8th Pepper Jones $300 Oakley Thump
9th Bryan Crouch $300 Oakley Thump
10th Zac Reifel $300 Oakley Nano Wire

Top Ten Total Payout $13,036

Draw Prize Total Giveaway was $2,530

Helen Gordon won a $600 Oakley Crankcase Watch for the overall largest bass for a lady angler.

Hourly Winners

8-9
Gene Nicodemus 3.02lbs $250

9-10
Brandon Dillard 3.79 $250
Pepper Jones 3.49 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Zac Reifel 3.28 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Marc Mitchell 3.21 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Blake Shifflett 2.18 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket

10-11
James Moore 5.61 $250
Justin Rackley 2.94 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Trent Meness 2.40 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Brandon Dickenson 2.32 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Casey Meriman 2.00 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket

11-12
Brandon Dickenson 4.23 $250
Joel McBride 3.98 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Jeremy Grandstaff 3.90 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
David McMinnimy 2.86 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Dwayne Smith 2.67 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket

12-1
Lloyd Walker 4.56 $250
Casey Meriman 2.89 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Helen Gordon 2.85 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Brandon Dillard 2.81 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Joe Maxey 2.75 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket

1-2
Justin Rackley 4.17 $250
Bryan Couch 3.36 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Jimmy Bray 2.84 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Bruce Anderson 2.52 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket
Ron Seevers 2.52 $200 Oakley Flack Jacket

Total Hourly Cash Payout $1500
Total Hourly Prize Payout $4,800

Thanks to Oakley for a wonderful event and an incredible payout.

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