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"South Boston Bassathon"

May 2-3, South Boston, VA
Awards @ The Prizery

Come join us for a Bassathon battle on the border - Virginia vs North Carolina waters. If you're from out of state, we can assure you neither will disappoint. Aside from state rivalries there will be other battles to keep an eye on - largemouth vs smallmouth bass, rivers vs lakes, and simple kayak setups vs complex. No matter what your preference, the KAS format allows any and all styles and fishing personalities to excel.

Hosted by Destination Downtown South Boston, the quaint revitalized Virginia town combines opportunities for outdoorsmen and women with nearby comforts and amenities such as top tier restaurants, breweries, shopping, parks and lodging options.

No amenity could show the town off much better than the historic Prizery Theater, where the anglers, friends and family will pack inside for the KAS Awards Presentation. Before they do, they'll get to enjoy a festival outside in "Constitution Square" where there will be music, food, drinks, games, kids zone w/ bounce house, kayak demos (Dan River), Toyota demos, vendors and much more!

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Event Details Section

All important dates, locations, times & registration information

*(if) any changes are made on this page after it goes live, that could affect the competition portion of the event, they will be updated in red

TOURNAMENT DATES: April 27 - May 3 Official South Boston Bassathon kayak sponsor

TOURNAMENT WEEK: May 2-3

HOST CITY: South Boston, VA - https://downtownsobo.com/

RIVER/LAKES: See "eligible water section" below

REGISTRATION/DIVISIONS: (Scoring by the "Realtree Fishing Realtime Leaderboard" powered by TourneyX)

KastKing Individual Angler Division presented by {} $175 per angler {} Learn More {} REGISTER
Torqeedo Team Division (2-Man) {} $150 per team ($75 an angler) {} Learn More {} REGISTER
- How to REGISTER A TEAM
Z-MAN's "Micro Finesse" Micro Bag division {} $25 per angler {} 5 Smallest bass {} Learn More {} REGISTER
High School presented by FinMan Fishing (18 & under) {} 50% off individual registration {} Learn More {} REGISTER

OTHER WAYS TO WIN/ENTER:

KAS Sponsor's Contingency Bonuses: Learn More
Smallie Chaser River Bassin Tournament (joint event): REGISTER

GoPro's "Go Big" Bass: Biggest bass of the event wins a new GoPro!
Crosskix Century Belt: All anglers who catch 100+ inches at a tournament will receive a century belt award on stage at that event13
Omnia "Tackle for Trash": Angler/s who pick up the most, or most unique trash items while on the water win $100 or $50 gift card/s to Omnia Fishing
Raffle Kayak/s or items: Proceeds going towards our supporting Autism Anglers
Day 2 Darkhorse: presented by, who else, Darkhorse Tackle: Angler who jumps the most places from Day 1 to Day 2
Top High School (youth 18 and under): Awarded on stage trophy & sponsor prize packages (may vary). Angler also eligible for Individual Division cash/prizes
Top Lady Angler presented by the Women's Fishing Federation

OFFICIAL LODGING PARTNERS:

Staunton River State Park - Google Maps Link - Enjoy cabins, primitive camping and water access. Most KAS anglers will be here.

IMPORTANT DATES & SCHEDULE (EST)

WEDNESDAY 1/22

OFFICIAL PREVIEW SHOW - LIVE on the KAS YouTube channel & Facebook pages - watch here now.

REGISTRATION OFFICIALLY OPENS - First 50 anglers to register for the Individual Angler Division receive $100 KAS Sponsors Gift Bag at check-in

FRIDAY 4/18

2 WEEK PRACTICE WINDOW BEGINS - Anglers fishing the event (already registered or not) may only spend 4 days on eligible water. Anglers choose their 4 days.

WEDNESDAY 4/30

WEDNESDAY WELCOME DINNER (Optional for those already in town) - 7:00-8:30pm @ Mexico Viejo Mexican Grill

THURSDAY 5/1

PRE-FISHING ENDS - 5:00pm - Anglers must be off the water

OPENING CEREMONIES (check-in, registration, food, games, food etc) - 6:30-8:00pm @ Factory Street Brewing Company

REGISTRATION ENDS - 8:00pm

FRIDAY 5/2

"BASS U BRUNCH," (breakfast food, seminars & fellowship) 10:00-12:30pm @ The Prizery

10:00am - Food is served
10:45am - Seminar by TBD
11:30am - Seminar by TBD

TOURNAMENT DAY 1, AFTERNOON SESH

LAUNCH: @ 2:30pm
LINES IN: @ 3:00pm
LINES OUT: @ 7:00pm on Eligible Waters
FISH PHOTO DEADLINE: @ 8:30pm

SATURDAY 5/3

TOURNAMENT DAY 2

LAUNCH: @ 6:00am
LINES IN: @ 6:00am
LINES OUT: @ 3:00pm on Eligible Waters
FISH PHOTO DEADLINE: 4:15pm

CLOSING CEREMONY FESTIVAL (Yard Games, Kayak Demos, Food etc): 3:30-5:30pm Constitution Square in downtown South Boston

CLOSING CEREMONIES (Awards Show): 6:00pm @ The Prizery

CLOSING CEREMONIES (Afterparty) TBD: :7:45-the night ends @ Factory Street Brewing Company

SUNDAY 5/4 Drive safe, and we'll see you at our next adventure!

"South Boston Eligible Water"

Map of all "core" bodies of water anglers can use to begin their search!

Interactive Eligible Water Map >>>>

Eligible Core Bodies of Water **

LAKES

John H Kerr (Buggs Island) {} Mayo Lake {} Hyco Lake {} Afterbay Reservoir (at Hyco Lake) {} Briery Creek Lake {} Banister Lake

RIVERS

Dan River {} Roanoke/Staunton River {} Banister River {}

** including all free flowing canals, creeks & rivers feeding in. When scouting (online or in person) track all tributaries upstream from one of the core bodies of water listed above until you hit any of the following man-made obstacles - solid or earthen dam, or road, culvert or pipe etc that you cannot kayak under/over. Any of those points are hard KAS boundaries. However, a "spillway" or "lowhead" type dam is legal in KAS and anglers can fish & access above & below them. They are just "running the river" and are different from "solid or earthen" dams that have water flowing under the dam via a pipe or drain (think neighborhood or farm ponds, private lakes etc) or through larger outflows or turbines on larger public lake dams. If the water above a non-spillway type dam is legal in KAS it will be marked and listed as one of your "core" bodies of water on this page/map. If not, then it is not legal for the event.

Anglers must access "legally" & "publicly." If you find any water, or access, you feel may not be covered by the interactive map, preview video, or rules standards please contact the KAS Tournament Director prior to the event for clarification or risk being DQ'd if it is later deemed to be not eligible. For help determining "public" access reference the Farwide Flowchart

Official Preview Video

Discussing all things South Boston Bassathon!

Preview Photo Gallery

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