Tournament results

PIRATE'S COVE STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENT

NEXT: Dec. 28-29, Pirate's Cove American Striper Association Striped Bass Tournament, Pirate's Cove Marina, Manteo; $50,000 cash prize; fee $300 ($350 after Dec. 26)

2008 SCHEDULE: May 24-25, Pirate's Cove Memorial Weekend Tournament (register May 23; fish one day); May 30-31, third Pirate's Cove Tuna Round-Up (register May 29); June 27, fifth Small Fry Tournament; July 5-6, Fourth of July Offshore Tournament (register July 4; fish one day); July 17-19, fifth Dewalt Dare County Boat Builders Challenge (register July 16; fish two of three days); Aug. 10, 19th Alice Kelly Ladies Only Memorial Billfish Tournament (register Aug. 9); Aug. 12-15, 25th Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament (register Aug. 11; fish three of four days); Aug. 30-31, 16th "Allison" White Marlin Release Tournament (registration Aug. 29, auction Aug. 30, fishing Aug. 30-31)

INFORMATION: Pirate's Cove Big Game Tournaments (252) 473-1015, nick@fishpiratescove.com, www.pcbgt.com

BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES

Seven anglers from North Carolina are in the full field for the third season of the Bassmaster Elite Series announced Dec. 13 by BASS.

The N.C. entrants are Guy Eaker of Cherryville, Pat Golden of High Point, Kevin Langill of Terrell, Britt Myers of Mount Holly, Marty Stone of Linden, Dustin Wilks of Rocky Mount and Dave Wolak of Wake Forest.

The final 10 competitors were determined via the outcome of the Bassmaster Elite Series wild-card event. Those 10 will join the previously announced 100 competitors who qualified via the Bassmaster Elite Series or the Bassmaster Open circuits.

The 110 anglers -- who hold among them 17 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year titles and almost 200 BASS victories -- will vie for more than $7.5 million in cash through the 11-event Elite Series schedule, which begins with the March 6-9 Sunshine Showdown on Florida's Harris Chain of Lakes.

The 11 events will determine the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year, which will award a total purse worth $1 million, including the $250,000 grand prize.

2008 SCHEDULE: March 6-9, Sunshine Showdown, Harris Chain of Lakes, Leesburg, Fla.; March 13-16, Citrus Slam, Kissimmee Chain, Lake Wales, Fla.; April 3-6, Lone Star Shootout, Falcon Lake, Zapata, Texas; April 10-13, Battle on the Border, Lake Amistad, Del Rio, Texas; May 1-4, Pride of Georgia, Clarks Hill Lake, Evans, Ga.; May 15-18, Carolina Clash, Lake Murray, Irmo, S.C.; June 5-8, Southern Challenge, Wheeler Lake, Decatur, Ala.; June 12-15, Bluegrass Brawl, Kentucky Lake, Gilbertsville, Ky.; June 26-29, River Rumble, Mississippi River, Fort Madison, Iowa; July 31-Aug. 3, Empire Chase, Lake Erie/Niagara River, Buffalo, N.Y.; Aug. 7-10, Champion's Choice, Oneida Lake, Syracuse, N.Y.

2008 BASSMASTER OPENS (qualifying series): Southern Open Division, Jan. 24-26, Lake Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Fla.; May 8-10, Santee Cooper Reservoir, Manning, S.C.; Oct. 16-18, Lake Guntersville, Guntersville, Ala. Central Open Division, April 24-26, Red River, Shreveport, La.; Sept. 25-27, Kentucky Lake, Paris, Tenn.; Oct. 30-Nov. 1, Lake Texoma, Denison, Texas.

INFORMATION: (407) 566-2208, www.bassmaster.com

WAL-MART FLW TOUR

2008 SCHEDULE: Feb. 28-March 2, Lake Toho, Kissimmee, Fla.; April 3-6, Lewis Smith Lake, Jasper, Ala.; April 24-27, $1.5 Million National Guard Open, Lake Norman, Charlotte; May 15-18, $1.5 Million Wal-Mart Open, Beaver Lake, Rogers, Ark.; June 19-22, Fort Loudoun-Tellico, Knoxville, Tenn.; July 10-13, $1.5 Million Chevy Open, Detroit River, Detroit; Aug. 14-17, Forrest Wood Cup, Lake Murray, Columbia, S.C.; entry fee $3,500 qualifier or $4,000 per open for pros, $700 per qualifier and $800 per open for co-anglers

INFORMATION: (270) 252-1000, www.flwoutdoors.com

WAL-MART FLW SERIES

FISH-OFF: Lake Amistad in Del Rio, Texas, will host the Wal-Mart FLW Series Fish-Off scheduled for Feb. 7-9. The top 30 pros and top 30 co-anglers from the Eastern and Western divisions are invited. The pros will compete head-to-head for three days. Head-to-head winners and the top 30 co-anglers based on accumulated weight advance to the Forrest Wood Cup.

INFORMATION: (270) 252-1000, www.flwoutdoors.com