8th ANNUAL FISHING FOR SOLDIERS TOURNAMENT

Benefit tournament held for the Smoky Mountain Service Dogs

Title Sponsor: Frontier Outdoors

COST

• $75 Entry ( Includes Lunker)

PAYOUT

• 75% payout to winners
• 25% donated to Smoky Mountain Service Dogs
  
• Paying one place for every ten anglers
• Paying one lunker (Biggest Bass)

TIMES

-Friday, March 19, 2021

• 4:00 pm-7:00 pm Reception at hosting accommodations Aloft Hotels West Knoxville (Complimentary beverages and food for all anglers)
• 8:00 pm Virtual Captain's Meeting on FFS Facebook page

-Saturday, March 20, 2021

• 7:00 am Lines-In
• 2:30 pm Lines-Out
• 3:00 pm Last Submission
• 5:00 pm Awards at Aloft Hotels West Knoxville (364 Lovell Rd, Knoxville, TN 37934)

WATERS & BOUNDARIES

Public Tennessee waters only. Any publicly accessible launch point or ramp 

(Click on Blue Links for Maps)

• Chickamauga Lake: From Chickamauga Dam to Watts Bar Dam.  Hiawassee River to the I-75 Bridge.
  
• Watts Bar Lake: Watts Bar Dam to Ft. Loudon Dam.  Emory River boundary is the Railroad Bridge at Hwy 27.  Little Emory River boundary is the Hwy 61 Bridge.  Clinch River to Melton Hill Dam.
• Ft. Loudon Lake:  Little River boundary is the Rockford Dam.
  
• Tellico Lake:  To Chilhowee Dam. 
  Tellico River boundary is Ball Play Rd. Bridge.
  
• Cherokee Lake:  To the Hwy 70 Bridge.
• Holston River*: From Cherokee Dam to confluence with Fort Loudon Lake
  
• Douglass Lake:  To the Old Road Bed after the Rail Road Bridge.
• French Broad*: From Douglas Dam to confluence with Fort Loudon Lake
  
• Norris Lake:  Up the Powell to the Helms Ferry Cuttoff.  Up to the Clinch River to Dixie Hwy 32 Bridge.  Cove Lake and Big Ridge Lake are off-limits.

FORMAT

• 5 Black Bass- 12" Minimum (Catch, Photo & Release)
  
• KAST Rules Apply

ACCOMODATIONS

• Aloft Hotels West Knoxville 
• Double Queen Room $99 no tax or single king room for $89
• Click here to book your room now.

ABOUT FISHING FOR SOLDIERS:

8th Annual Kayak Fishing and Bass Boat Tournaments and Fair is raising donations for The Smoky Mountain Service Dogs on March 20, 2021 

ABOUT SMOKY MOUNTAIN SERVICE DOGS:

The Smoky Mountain Service Dogs' mission is to enhance the physical and psychological quality of life for veterans with disabilities, by providing custom trained Mobility Assistance Service Dogs.

PRESS CONTACT:

jmccormick24@hotmail.com

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT:

jmccormick24@hotmail.com

TOURNAMENT JUDGES:

TBD