Soaring Wings tourney March 19

The 2016 Sunrise Marine Soaring Wings Bass Tournament will be held Saturday, March 19 at Devil’s Fork Park at Greers Ferry.

Check-in and onsite registration will begin at 5 a.m. at the pavilion, with take-off beginning at 6 a.m. or safe light. Boats will take off in a wave start, with the order determined by registration date. Boat numbers will be given at check-in on Saturday morning.

Weigh in and weigh in meal will begin at 3 p.m. Families are invited to attend.

Cash prizes will be given to the top 10 weights, plus a Big Bass prize (included in registration). Cost is $100 per team (two-person teams). Please register at https://www.raceit.com/Register/groups/default.aspx?newgroup=true&event=36100 or at Sunrise Marine in Searcy.

Prize amounts:

1st place: $2,000

2nd place:  $1,000

3rd place: $500

4th place: $400

5th place:  $350

6th place: $300

7th place: $250

8th place: $200

9th place: $150

10th place: $100

Big Bass: $500

2015 winners:

1st place – 17.44 lbs. – Donnie Bates and Paul Harper

2nd place – 12.57 lbs – Troy Bogard and Ben Zimmerman

3rd place – 12.47 lbs. – Jowers and Holloway

4th place – 11.83 lbs. – Glover and Carlton

5th place – 11.06 lbs. – Cook and Drake

6th place – 10.49 lbs. – Gaylon Roush & Matt Rigden

7th place – 10.12 lbs. – Puckett and Oliphant

8th place – 9.79 lbs. – Kocher and Bonds

9th place – 9.51 lbs. – Williams and Williams

10th place – 9.2 lbs. – Harper and Jones

Big Bass – 7.03 lbs. – Donnie Bates and Paul Harper

For more information, visit http://swranch.org/event/2016-sunrise-marine-soaring-wings-bass-tournament/.