On Tuesday, Walker Machinery hosted a first class, well attended “send off” for Friends of Coal professional bass fisherman Jeremy Starks that featured Steve Walker, Coach Bob Pruett, Governor Manchin and Bill Raney. They were joined by many of Jeremy's other sponsors, such as Pocahontas Land Corporation, Sport Mart, Petroleum Products and Tyler-Morgan Coal Company to witness the introduction of Jeremy’s new boat, trailer and truck. It features the “Clean Coal” message as Jeremy begins the ESPN Bassmaster’s Elite Series Tournament circuit.
The 2009 season rolls out with the Battle on the Border at Texas' Lake Amistad, where Elite anglers have produced impressive hauls of bass in the past three seasons. Amistad, one of America's top bass fisheries, is located on the Texas-Mexico border. The 67,000-acre lake was created with the impoundment of three rivers: the Rio Grande, Pecos and Devils.
Fishing fans can catch all of the on-the-water action from the March 12-15 Battle on the Border out of Del Rio, Texas, on The Bassmasters, which airs Saturday, March 21, at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN2. The daily weigh-ins for this and the other seven regular-season Elite events and two postseason events will appear live on ESPN360.com, ESPN's broadband sports network, while a wealth of unique content will also be available at Bassmaster.com.
The Battle on the Border includes a top prize of $100,000 and awards valuable points in the 2009 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title race. Daily launches Thursday through Sunday will be at 7:40 a.m. CT at Diablo East Marina, Hwy 90 West, Del Rio. Daily weigh-ins begin at 4 p.m. at the marina.