“It’s going to be one of the biggest tournaments in the Southeast,” said Jeb Bell about the upcoming Kicks 99 Hooked on Country bass tournament to be held out of Wildwood Park on Clarks Hill Lake Saturday, April 27th.

The team tourney features a $15,000 top prize for an entry fee of $125 per boat.

That type of payout will certainly draw anglers from far and wide. “Last year we had some from North Carolina,” said Bell. “We had 278 boats and it took about 18 or 19 pounds to win. This year it should take that much or a little more. I imagine the bass will be somewhere around the beds, maybe coming off, maybe still on them, but they’ll be up there somewhere.”

This year’s event will certainly draw at least one fisherman from a distant state. How about . . . Alaska?

“We’re going to have one, maybe two of the guys from the boat The Northwest off of The Deadliest Catch TV show here at the weigh in to meet and greet the people who come to watch it,” said Bell.

More info can be found at the Kicks 99 web site and, of course the AnglersChannel.com Tournaments Page.