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Fayetteville Lions Club

Our 2nd Annual "Fishing for Sight" Open Bass Tournament was held on October 22nd, 2011 at the Winchester Tim's Ford Bass Club on Tim's Ford Reservoir. There was great fishing, random gift drawings, big cash prizes for the winners and plenty of fun. Here are some essential links:
2011 Brochure
2011 Rules
2011 Entry Form and Liability Release
Directions to the Winchester Tim's Ford Bass Club Launch Point
Photos from the October 2011 tournament (click a photo to see it larger and control the slide show and captions):
Essential Information
Entry Fee: $80 per boat payable prior to blast-off (please bring a check payable to "Fayetteville Lions Club")
2011 Awards:
1st Place: $1,000 cash (Edwin Harris and Chris Burke, 19.95 lbs)
- 2nd Place: $500 cash (Tim Wheeler (no partner), 14.40 lbs)
- 3rd Place: $300 cash (Dale Giles and Craig Paterick, 13.30 lbs)
- Big Fish: $200 cash (Chris Burke, 4.80 lbs)
- Random Gift Drawings
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2010 (Rain or Shine)
Times:
- Registration: 4-6 am at the ramp
- Blast-off: 6:00 am
- Weigh-in: 2:00 pm
Rules: read or download here
Entry form: download, sign and bring with you on tournament day (we will have copies at registration if you forget)
Other features:
- Free coffee at the ramp

- Big "Cross the Stage" weigh-in
- All proceeds support our Lions Club services
Questions?: Contact Tracey Simmons 931-625-7180 or Craig Gilliam 931-227-8275
Lions: all Lions should report for work assignment to Lion Tracy Simmons at the Winchester Bass Club Building at 3:30 am. (Yes, 3:30 am!) Bring a flashlight with fresh batteries. Dress warmly and in layers. A strip map of the site is here; ignore the specific names as they were from the 2010 Tourney.
Directions
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From Nashville, take I-24 E toward Chattanooga. Merge onto TN-50 W via exit 127. TN-50 W becomes US-64 W / Veterans Memorial Drive. Turn right onto US-41 / Cowan Highway. Turn left onto 1st Ave. NW and go 2 blocks. At the stop light with a SunTrust Bank on the corner, turn right on N. High Street. Cross the bridge over Tim's Ford Lake into Winchester City Park. The boat ramps, fishing pier and Winchester Tim's Ford Bass Club facilities will be on your left.
From Chattanooga, take I-24 W toward Nashville/Birmingham. Merge onto TN-50 W via exit 127. TN-50 W becomes US-64 W / Veterans Memorial Drive. Turn right onto US-41 / Cowan Highway. Turn left onto 1st Ave. NW and go 2 blocks. At the stop light with a SunTrust Bank on the corner, turn right on N. High Street. Cross the bridge over Tim's Ford Lake into Winchester City Park. The boat ramps, fishing pier and Winchester Tim's Ford Bass Club facilities will be on your left.
From Fayetteville, TN, take David Crokett Hwy / US-64 / TN-15 east. Approaching Winchester, exit right to take Business 64 East (it becomes 1st Ave NW and Hwy 16 N) towards downtown. Approaching town center, at the stop light with a SunTrust Drive-thru Bank on your left, turn left onto High Street. (Do not follow the sign towards Tims Ford State Park.) After approximately 1.2 miles through a residential neighborhood, High Street will cross the bridge over Tim's Ford Lake into Winchester City Park. The boat ramps, fishing pier and Winchester Tim's Ford Bass Club facilities will be on your left.
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