The 22nd annual Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament is Friday and Saturday at Sawyer Park on Sturgeon Bay’s Westside. It’s the first year of the new Friday/Saturday format. With weather causing tournament officials to cancel fishing in two of the last three years, the decision was made to make the tournament a Friday/Saturday tournament with Sunday set aside as a weather day. WDOR asked JJ Malvitz of the Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament what fisherman can expect once they hit the water….[audio:http://wdor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jj1.mp3|titles=jJJ Malvitz]
The 2012 tournament has 144 teams including Ted Boehm and Jesse Van Laanen. The first flight of boats will leave at 6:30 on Friday morning with the second flight at 7:00, Friday’s weigh in is scheduled for 4:00pm. Malvitz says that Saturday’s schedule of events in family friendly….[audio:http://wdor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jj2.mp3|titles=JJ Malvitz]
Saturday’s weigh in is set to begin at 3:00 with the awards ceremony at 5:00pm. WDOR will broadcast live from the Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament from 12:00-2:00PM on Saturday. For more information click www.sbobt.org
