Douglas Lake, Tennessee
October 9 - 11, 2020 | $135,000
Event Details
Ott DeFoe Big Bass Classic Presented by Jefferson County - $135,000 Guaranteed Prizes & Payouts
3 DAY EVENT (FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY)
Entry Fee: Three Day $240 | Two Day $160 | One Day $110 (Entry fees are per angler)
Start fishing time is 7:15 am for all three days. You will receive a text to start fishing. If for some reason you don't receive a text, you may start fishing at 7:15 am.
Location:
Douglas Lake, Tennessee
Weigh in Site:
Dandridge City Dock, 199 Public Dr, Dandridge, TN 37725
Guaranteed Overall Grand Prize: $46,000
2020 NITRO Z19 rigged with a Mercury® 200 L Pro XS FourStroke outboard, Minn Kota® Ultrex® 24V, 80-lb, Bow Humminbird® HELIX™ 8 DI G3N, Console Humminbird® HELIX™ 8 SI G3N, genuine two tone NITRO ratchet cover, tandem-axle 2 brakes NITRO® trailer w/powder-coat finish & GALVASHIELD® Impact corrosion & chip protection.
Guaranteed Total Hourly Paybacks: $63,525
1st $1000 2nd $500 3rd $300 4th $250 5th $225 6th $200 7th $175 8th $150 9th $125 10th $100
Early Entry Prizes: $25,000
Lew's Big Bass Tour Custom 6'10" Medium Heavy Casting Rod (Retail Value $89.99) and a Strike King bait assortment (Retail Value $20.00 ) to the first 250 two or three day entrants.
Onsite Registration: Due to Covid-19 there will be no onsite registration.
Rod pickup will be Thursday October 8th 4 - 6 pm, Dandridge Boat Dock, 199 Public Dr, Dandridge, TN 37725 (weigh in site). You may also pick up rods during tournament days.
Online registration to fish all three days is open until 10 pm on Thursday October 8th. Online registration to fish Saturday and Sunday is open until 10 pm on Friday October 9th.
If you have previously registered/paid online then you have an official entry into the tournament and are NOT required to attend the registration on Thursday. Thursday's registration is ONLY for anglers who have not already entered/paid for the tournament or anglers that wish to pick up their early entry rod. *If you qualified to receive an early online entry rod (see below).
Text System:
You may enter yourself in the text system for this event by texting the word douglas to the number 25827. We will enter your number in the system but some carriers block these type of messages, so by entering yourself this will prevent the chance of being blocked. Also if you have previously opted out of our system, you will have to put yourself back in the system by texting the above keyword. If you opt out we cannot put you back in the system.
Start Time:
Due to the varying times of year that we host our tournaments, we will notify everyone of the start time the day prior to the start of the tournament. We will notify you via text message. Start time (first cast) for each tournament will be safe light and set by the tournament director. You may launch and be on the water but you may not begin fishing until we notify you of first cast. Please do not call our offices related to start time. We will post start fishing time on this page the week of the event.
Weigh in Times: All days of event
8-9am, 9-10am, 10-11am, 11am-12pm, 12-1pm, 1-2pm, 2-3pm.
Early Entry Prizes:
Early entry promo rods may be picked up at Thursday's registration site or at the conclusion of each day's weigh in. Please do not call our offices related to early entry rods. There is a rod counter at the top of each event page. Rods are gone when counter shows zero. We will post the date the counter goes to zero on the site. *Another angler may pick up your rod for you if you're unable to be present.
Hotels: Here is a list of the local hotels if you are needing accommodations. Douglas Lake Hotels
