"South Boston Bassathon"

May 2-3, South Boston, VA
Awards @ The Prizery

Come join us for a Bassathon battle on the border - Virginia vs North Carolina waters. If you're from out of state, we can assure you neither will disappoint. Aside from state rivalries there will be other battles to keep an eye on - largemouth vs smallmouth bass, rivers vs lakes, and simple kayak setups vs complex. No matter what your preference, the KAS format allows any and all styles and fishing personalities to excel.

Hosted by Destination Downtown South Boston, the quaint revitalized Virginia town combines opportunities for outdoorsmen and women with nearby comforts and amenities such as top tier restaurants, breweries, shopping, parks and lodging options.

No amenity could show the town off much better than the historic Prizery Theater, where the anglers, friends and family will pack inside for the KAS Awards Presentation. Before they do, they'll get to enjoy a festival outside in "Constitution Square" where there will be music, food, drinks, games, kids zone w/ bounce house, kayak demos (Dan River), Toyota demos, vendors and much more!

FULL EVENT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS COMING BY 12/18

In the mean time, enjoy checking out the eligible water map so you can start to plan your adventure, find lodging and familiarize yourself with the area and watersheds.

Eligible Water

"South Boston Eligible Water"

Map of all "core" bodies of water anglers can use to begin their search!

Interactive Eligible Water Map >>>>

Eligible Core Bodies of Water **

LAKES

John H Kerr (Buggs Island) {} Mayo Lake {} Hyco Lake {} Afterbay Reservoir (at Hyco Lake) {} Briery Creek Lake {} Banister Lake

RIVERS

Dan River {} Roanoke/Staunton River {} Banister River {}

** including all free flowing canals, creeks & rivers feeding in. When scouting (online or in person) track all tributaries upstream from one of the core bodies of water listed above until you hit any of the following man-made obstacles - solid or earthen dam, or road, culvert or pipe etc that you cannot kayak under/over. Any of those points are hard KAS boundaries. However, a "spillway" or "lowhead" type dam is legal in KAS and anglers can fish & access above & below them. They are just "running the river" and are different from "solid or earthen" dams that have water flowing under the dam via a pipe or drain (think neighborhood or farm ponds, private lakes etc) or through larger outflows or turbines on larger public lake dams. If the water above a non-spillway type dam is legal in KAS it will be marked and listed as one of your "core" bodies of water on this page/map. If not, then it is not legal for the event.

Anglers must access "legally" & "publicly." If you find any water, or access, you feel may not be covered by the interactive map, preview video, or rules standards please contact the KAS Tournament Director prior to the event for clarification or risk being DQ'd if it is later deemed to be not eligible. For help determining "public" access reference the Farwide Flowchart

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