A DIFFERENT LOOK: There's change in the air surrounding the Bassmaster Central Open tour: The roster for the April 8-10 season opener on Texas' Lake Amistad includes 20 women.

When ESPN announced in January that it was canceling the WBT, Rod Baker, Bass Caddy Husband of WBT Pro Dr. Terri Elkins, was shocked, but unsurprised. "I felt during the whole 2009 season that it was the last, but hoped I was wrong", says Baker. "When I started thinking about what those ladies went through to fish, I got mad.

The Toyota Texas Bass Classic is strongly encouraging all media (print, TV, radio, and Internet) to sign-up for media credentials online before the event begins to gain complete media center and Tournament access.

For the third consecutive year, the Academy Sports & Outdoors Bassmaster Women's Tour will award a coveted Bassmaster Classic berth to the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Women's Tour Angler of the Year. The 2010 WBT schedule will span five events, four regular-season tournaments and a championship, and will visit fisheries in Alabama, Texas and Louisiana.

Texas' Stephen Johnston had to abandon his preferred pattern during the second day of the Bassmaster Central Open on Sam Rayburn Reservoir after thick clouds moved in, but he was excited when he awoke for the last day of competition to see the cloud cover breaking.

The second of three Bassmaster Central Open tournaments this season, the September 3-5 Open event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir out of Jasper, Texas, will be decisive for quite a few anglers.

The City of Montgomery, Texas is partnering with the Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) for the Montgomery Hometown Fireworks Extravaganza following the conclusion of the first day of competition on Friday, October 16. The evening will feature a musical performance by the Kyle Hunt Band and will conclude with a spectacular fireworks display. The TTBC will be held October 16 - 18 at Lake Conroe in Montgomery, Texas.

The Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) is coming to Lake Conroe in Montgomery, Texas this October 16 - 18 and hundreds of local and national companies will be in tow. The three-day TTBC is the perfect venue for companies to get products and information in the hands of event attendees.

Now holding down fourth place in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Gary Klein of Weatherford, Texas, has a chance for a third title as top stick.

Rising country music singer and former Dancing with the Stars professional champion Julianne Hough is the special guest performer on Sunday, October 18 at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC). Hough will join Josh Turner on stage Sunday for the final day of this bass fishing world championship and music festival. The TTBC will be held October 16 - 18 on Lake Conroe in Montgomery, Texas.