B.A.S.S. Nation Championship returns to Ouachita River in north Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — B.A.S.S. Nation will host a professional bass fishing tournament on the Ouachita River in North Louisiana on Nov. 3-5.

The stakes are high for anglers in this tournament, called the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. The top three finishers will advance to the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic, the most prestigious tournament in professional bass fishing.

The person who catches the heaviest five-fish limits throughout Ouachita tournament will receive the title of “Nation’s Best” and will be able to use a fully rigged Nation’s Best tournament boat for a year, according to a B.A.S.S. press release.

The second and third-place finishers, as well as the nonboat champion, will earn paid Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens entry fees for all divisions, the press release reveals.

To qualify for the event on the Ouachita River, anglers must first make the cut at other regional tournaments at one of the…