Twenty South Dakota anglers competed in the 2018 Academy Sports & Outdoors BASS Nation Central Regional Tournament held March 7, 8 and 9 on Toledo Bend Reservior in Many, Louisiana.
Local anglers competing were Shane Stiehl, Eric Storms and Bryce Hauf all from the local Borderline Bassmasters club. The other anglers representing South Dakota were from other BASS clubs in the state.
The Central Region consists of 19 states who each had a twenty member team and all anglers competed on March 7th and 8th. The two days of competition was a field of 380 anglers that were paired together as boater and non boater, but competed against other boaters and non boaters. The top 62 boaters and non-boaters moved on to fish on Friday March 9. Each man who survived the cut had two goals – to represent his state proudly and to lock up a spot in the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship which will be held on an undisclosed date and fishery later this year.
Shane Stiehl placed 20th overall on the boater side and Bryce Hauf placed 48th on the non boater side and they will be representing South Dakota at the Championship later this year.
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