2017 Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #2

Chickamauga Lake ,

Dayton,

Tennessee

April 20 ~ 22, 2017

Tournament Statistics

2017 Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #2 Updates

How the Svebek, Jones friendship impacted Orange, Texas

How two men helped a city build a successful relationship with professional bass fishing.

Fishing towns: Dayton, Tenn.

By Andrew Canulette

DAYTON, Tenn. - These are historic times for the tiny town of Dayton, Tennessee.Nearly 400 anglers are crossing the stage for weigh-in during the Bass Pro Shops Southern Open No. 2 on Chickamauga...

<b>John Cox</b><br>John Cox led the spinning rig parade with this weightless setup. The water was so shallow that “their backs were out of the water,” he said of the bass coming from less than 1 feet of water.

Top Lures of Chickamauga Open

Sight fishing and spinning tackle sum up how the top anglers fished at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open on Chickamauga Lake.

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Cox takes Open title

By Andrew Canulette

John Cox claims his first B.A.S.S. victory on Chickamauga Lake at Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #2.

Open: Championship Saturday on Chickamauga

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Open: Championship weigh-in

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Behind the scenes on the Chick

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Championship morning on Chick

Head out onto Chickamauga with John Cox and Hunter Shryock on the final morning of the 2017 Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #2.

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Championship Saturday begins

The top pros and cos head out for the final day of the 2017 Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #2.

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Cox catches Open lead

By Andrew Canulette

John Cox boats "heart-stopping" 25-7 on Day 2 to top Open field on Chickamauga Lake.

Open: Day 2 weigh-in

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Open: Day 2 with Shaw Grigsby

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Open: Douglas' Day 2 flurry

Josh Douglas, who started Day 2 in third place with 24-13, went on a Chickamauga catching flurry to start his Friday.

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Open: Day 2 notes

By Craig Lamb

DAYTON, Tenn. — Just five years ago Hunter Shryock didn't know how to launch a boat. The chance to fulfill that dream - or at least part of it - is just within his reach.Shryock is 2nd at the Bass...

Running on Chickamauga

Day 2 of the Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #2 has launched! Follow all the action live on Bassmaster.com.

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Open: Day 2 launch

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Hunter Shryock slams Chickamauga

Spend an active Day 2 afternoon with the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open Day 1 leader Hunter Shryock.

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Open: Shryock sails ahead

By Andrew Canulette

Hunter Shryock takes the lead Day 1 of the 2017 Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #2.

Behind the scenes at Chickamauga

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Open: Day 1 weigh-in

See how the pros and cos fared on Day 1 of the 2017 Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #2!

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Teen chasing dream at Open

By Craig Lamb

Tennessee teenager Lawson Tilghman’s dream of fishing a B.A.S.S. event finally came true today at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open. Until now the holdup was his birthday.On March 29,...