Classic Winner Alton Jones Headlines Pond Management Seminar

Written by ESPN Outdoors

Tuesday, 04 March 2008

Classic Winner Alton Jones Headlines Pond Management Seminar - Photo by ESPN Outdoors. When was the last time you had the chance to talk one-on-one with a professional bass angler who had just won $500,000? That's just what you can do at the largemouth bass seminar set for March 28 and 29 at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center. Bassmaster Classic winner Alton Jones of Waco will speak on fishing techniques for largemouth bass in small impoundments at the Athens meeting following the Friday evening fish fry put on by the Texas Game Warden Association. Jones took home the top prize of $500,000 at the Bassmaster Classic in Greenville, S.C., February 24. Over three days of competition, Jones weighed in 49 pounds, 7 ounces of bass. Jones has qualified for Bassmaster Classic competition 11 times and won more than $1.5 million in tournaments. Even though Jones spends most of his professional fishing time on large reservoirs, he developed his interest in fishing on private lakes. "I am a member of the West Lakes Club, and that's where I learned to fish," he said. "My grandfather joined the club in 1928, so I have a long family history of fishing private lakes." The Athens seminar will focus on how to grow and catch bigger largemouth bass in private ponds. A panel of experts will detail how to grow big fish. Jones will tell how to catch them. Bass Pro Shops is providing door prizes that will be awarded on both days of the seminar. "The Largemouth Bass: Better Fishing Through Private Water Management," will be presented by Texas AgriLife Extension, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, in cooperation with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Henderson County Wildlife Committee. For a seminar schedule or to register call Dr. Billy Higginbotham, (903) 834-6191. Alton Jones Career Highlights 1997 - Bassmaster Top 100 Champion, Gadsden, AL 2000 - World Championship Fishing Champion, Richmond, VA 2000 - World Championship Fishing Champion, Frankfurt, KY 2000 - Bassmaster Megabucks Champion, Lake Murray, SC 2003 - Bassmaster Tour Champion, Clear Lake, CA 2003 - B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year runner-up 2004 - Bassmaster Elite 50 Champion, Ohio River, KY 2008 - Bassmaster Classic Champion, Greenville, S.C.

 

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