Anglers from East Texas and beyond will soon be converging upon Lake Palestine to compete for cash and prizes totaling more than $70,000!

The 2017 Big Bass Bash presented by Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers will take place April 8th and 9th on Lake Palestine and will be anchored at the Lake Palestine Resort off of Hwy. 155 in Frankston. This fishing tournament is open to all skill levels and will be paying out more than $70,000 in cash and prizes throughout the two day tournament including huge hourly payouts and the biggest fish that's reeled in will take home a new 2017 Nitro Z-17 boat from Bass Pro Shops Tracker Boating Center of Tyler! Anglers can also win with an exact weight too.

Got those poles, bait, tackle and hooks ready to cast out onto Lake Palestine for the 2017 Big Bass Bash!

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