MONTGOMERY, Ala. - BASS and Anheuser-Busch have rescheduled the 2004 Busch Shootout, which was postponed from its Sept. 18 date because of Hurricane Ivan.
The Shootout will take place Oct. 30 on a mystery lake, where 13 anglers will compete for the $100,000 winner's purse.
The 13 anglers include the pros with the heaviest single-day weights at the 10 stops of the Bassmaster Tournament Trail (Tour and Elite 50), the heaviest single-day weight at the Bassmaster Open Championship, the BASS Federation Championship and the Bassmaster Classic.
The Tour and Elite 50 qualifiers include Kelly Jordon of Mineola, Texas (32 pounds, 2 ounces); Mark Rogers of Naples, Fla. (31-3); George Cochran of Hot Springs, Ark. (29-15); Stacy King of Reeds Springs, Mo. (28-2); David Wharton of Sam Rayburn, Texas (26-7); Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich. (26-3); Jason Quinn of Lake Wylie, S.C. (24-14); Bink Desaro of Boise, Idaho (24-5); Denny Brauer of Camdenton, Mo. (23-12); and Ben Matsubu of Hemphill, Texas (23-10). John Murray of Phoenix, Ariz. (21-0) had the heaviest catch in the Open Championship, while Takahiro Omori of Emory, Texas (16-2) took the honors at the Classic and Thad Takes of Center Point, Iowa (14-12) qualified from the Federation Championship.
The tournament will be telecast on ESPN2 Sunday, Nov. 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET.