Name:   GoneFishin - Subject:   FIRST EVER FOR LAKE MARTIN FEB 8-11 Date:   2/5/2018 7:44:38 PM (updated 2/5/2018 7:48:47 PM)

This is the first of only 8 tournaments held this year for the top bass anglers in the world.

"The 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series will make its first-ever visit THIS week to Lake Martin, a 44,000-acre impoundment on the Tallapoosa River, for the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Martin presented by Econo Lodge. Competition will take place Feb. 8-11, with daily takeoffs at 6:15 a.m. CT from Wind Creek State Park and weigh-ins back at the park each day at 2:30 p.m.

A 110-angler field will be battling for a $100,000 first-place prize."

It will a fun time to go to Wind Creek for the final weigh in of the fish caught on Sunday and the winner is presented with the check for $100,000. If you have children or grandchildren, they will remember it forever.