Bainbridge BBQ Oct. 14-16, 2010

Community Host: Bainbridge Convention & Visitors Bureau
Location: Earle May Boat Basin
801 West Shotwell Street
Bainbridge, GA

Host Hotels:
Jameson Inn
1403 Tallahassee Hwy
Bainbridge, GA
229-243-7000

The Charter House
1401 Tallahassee Hwy,
Bainbridge, GA
229-246-8550
Schedule of Events Pertaining to BBQ Cook Teams & Judges

Location: Earle May Boat Basin
801 West Shotwell Street
Bainbridge, GA
Thursday: Site Set-up: AFTER 3PM AND NO LATER THAN 7PM

Friday: Site Set-up: 8am- 5pm

Registration: 8am - 4:30pm

Meat Inspection: Begins at 8am on Friday morning. The official inspectors for this event are Sonny Wright & Chuck McClendon. Both are ABA officials.

Chef 's Meeting 5:00pm All registered contestants must attend, for review of rules and regulations for the event.

Saturday: 9:00am Judges Welcome Reception Chamber of Commerce building (The beautiful antebellum home Located in the park)

Judges Meeting: 10:15am (Stage/Entertainment Venue)

Judging: 11:00am – 2:30pm

11:00am Sauce
11:30am Chicken
12:00pm Ribs
12:30pm Pork
1:00pm Brisket
1:30pm Dessert

Awards: 4:00pm
The Award Ceremonies will he held simultaneously with the Weigh-in of the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series Tournament on separate stages

The Saturday festival includes many different types of events planned for the entire family. A Battle of the Bands will feature bands of all types. The winning band, as chosen by festival goers, will receive $1,000 cash payout. There will be inflatables for the kids, A motorcycle ride benefiting the American Legion Legacy Foundation, and vendors of all types. The anglers from the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series will be fishing their Regional Championship. Weigh-in will take place on the tournament stage at 3:00pm. We hope you’ll come and join us for the unique experience of BBQ and Fishing on beautiful Lake Seminole!

 

 

4th Stop on BBQ tour To Relocate

Athens, AL... American Bass Anglers announced today the 4th stop on the ABA BBQ Tour will be relocating from the Tensaw Delta in Mobile, AL, to Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, GA.

"Due to circumstances beyond ABA’s control, both the TTBWS Southern Regional Championship and the 4th stop on the ABA BBQ Tour had to be moved.. Early in the process we looked at several locations and chose the community of Bainbridge, Georgia for their location and of course Lake Seminole for its tremendous bass fishery ", said Morris Sheehan, President American Bass Anglers.

“The City of Bainbridge, Georgia is well prepared for this event. As part of Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue's "Go Fish Georgia" initiative; the City is the recipient of mega-ramps being built at the Earle May Boat Basin which includes three new multi-lane boat ramps”, said City Manager, Chris Hobby, “The current project schedule calls for the ramps to be ready for use by October 1, just in time to host the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series Regional Championship. And, the Earle May Boat Basin Park offers all the amenities to make the BBQ event a huge success.

“We haven’t had a KCBS sanctioned event anywhere in this vicinity”, said Adrienne Harrison, the director of the Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau. “I know our community will be excited to come out and meet these cookers and understand what it’s all about”, she continued.

For more information on ABA barbecue cook-off events, call 888-203-6222 or see www.ababbq.com.

About American Bass Anglers: The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series provides weekend anglers a professionally operated competitive tour with a path the world championship of bass fishing the Bassmaster Classic. American Bass Anglers commitment is to provide low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers and the American Fishing Tour, The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, The American 150 Series or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.