Arkansas River poised to shine during B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier

Oklahomas’s Arkansas River will host the 2024 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier Series presented by Lowrance April 3-5. 

Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.

March 28, 2024

Arkansas River poised to shine during B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — The Arkansas River has been a familiar and fantastic destination for B.A.S.S., but Chris Jones, a former qualifier for the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors, believes the river is destined to shine even brighter during the 2024 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Arkansas River presented by Lowrance.

“This past year, the fishing was about as good as it’s ever been, and that just set up a phenomenal spring,” the Bokoshe, Okla., native said.

Tournament days are scheduled for April 3-5. Competitors will take off from Three Forks Harbor at 7 a.m. CT and return for weigh-in each day at 3 p.m. This is the second qualifying event in the new Nation format, and the Top 20…