Division Information
Bass Pro Shops Open Series
Maryland
Director: Rodney Michael
(256)497-0967
| 2019 Season Schedule |
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| Date | Location/Results | Ramp/Info | Register |
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| 4/13/19 |
Chesapeake Bay | Anchor Boats Marina |  |
| 5/04/19 |
Potomac River | Smallwood State Park | |
| 5/05/19 |
Potomac River | Smallwood | |
| 6/01/19 |
Chesapeake Bay | Anchor Boats Marina | |
| 9/28/19 9/29/19 |
Hudson River | Catskill Ramp | |
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| Division 21 Points Top 25 | ||||
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| Place | Name | Events | Fish | Points |
| 1 | John Vanore | 4 | 20 | 978 |
| 2 | Mike Moran | 4 | 20 | 941 |
| 3 | David Wilder | 4 | 20 | 936 |
| 4 | Maurice Reese Hudson Jr | 4 | 16 | 923 |
| 5 | Ryan Smith | 4 | 17 | 917 |
| 6 | Daniel Danny Rodriguez | 4 | 16 | 912 |
| 7 | Aaron Dixon | 4 | 17 | 908 |
| 8 | Scott Thomas | 4 | 18 | 900 |
| 9 | Joseph Booker | 4 | 18 | 898 |
| 9 | Michael Ertel | 4 | 18 | 898 |
| 11 | Christian Mazzola | 4 | 15 | 893 |
| 12 | Dale Gorrell | 4 | 17 | 891 |
| 13 | Andrew Heivly | 4 | 17 | 886 |
| 14 | Zachary Page | 4 | 19 | 883 |
| 15 | Jeffrey Bloom Bloom | 4 | 16 | 878 |
| 16 | Tom Knee | 4 | 18 | 857 |
| 17 | Otis Darnell | 4 | 14 | 856 |
| 18 | Melvin Smitson | 4 | 14 | 840 |
| 19 | Edward McSheffery | 4 | 15 | 836 |
| 20 | Leslie Ivins | 4 | 12 | 827 |
| 21 | Raymond Roux | 4 | 10 | 815 |
| 21 | Jason Vaughn | 4 | 11 | 815 |
| 23 | Franklin Arthur | 4 | 14 | 764 |
| 24 | Joe Joseph Thompson | 3 | 15 | 736 |
| 24 | Richard Rich VonNordeck Sr | 4 | 14 | 736 |
| (Co-Angler) | ||||
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| 1 | Roland Gittings | 4 | 11 | 939 |
| 2 | David Williams | 4 | 10 | 935 |
| 3 | Paul Kimball Jr | 4 | 11 | 924 |
| 4 | Justin Moffat | 4 | 9 | 913 |
| 5 | John Chacosky | 4 | 11 | 907 |
| 6 | David Wilt | 4 | 10 | 906 |
| 7 | Gregory Greg Callas | 4 | 11 | 905 |
| 8 | Pablo Velazquez | 4 | 10 | 896 |
| 9 | Patrick Saganich | 4 | 11 | 894 |
| 10 | Michael Slattery | 4 | 9 | 892 |
| 11 | Michael Saganich Sr | 4 | 9 | 886 |
| 12 | Kyle Slomba | 4 | 10 | 885 |
| 13 | Troy Bowings | 4 | 10 | 875 |
| 13 | Mark Buzz Marini | 4 | 10 | 875 |
| 15 | Matthew Raab | 4 | 8 | 868 |
| 16 | William Bill Ertel | 4 | 7 | 842 |
| 17 | Thomas Nolf | 4 | 9 | 770 |
| 18 | Emillio Victor Auriemma | 4 | 8 | 751 |
| 19 | Kevin Beaudean | 4 | 7 | 743 |
| 20 | Christopher Trovinger | 4 | 7 | 734 |
| 21 | Karl Wynn | 3 | 9 | 726 |
| 22 | Samuel Rineer | 3 | 9 | 722 |
| 23 | Robert Soley | 4 | 7 | 719 |
| 24 | Joshua Luko | 3 | 9 | 708 |
| 25 | Francis Daniels | 3 | 9 | 700 |
Pustizzi Takes the win on the Chesapeake ATHENS, Ala. – Vincent Pustizzi of Pittsgrove, NJ won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on the Chesapeake Bay on 6/1/19. Running out of Anchor Boats Marina in North East MD, Pustizzi weighed in a five bass limit weighing 19.97 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 5.77 pounds. He took home a check for $2500.00 for the win. |
Rodriguez takes the win on the Potomac River ATHENS, Ala. – Daniel Rodriguez of Monkton, MD. won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on the Potomac River on 5/5/19. Running out of Smallwood State Park, Rodriguez weighed in a five bass limit weighing 16.13 pounds. He took home a check for $5000.00 for the win. |
Rice Wins $5500.00 on the Potomac River ATHENS, Ala. – James Rice of Newburg, MD, won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on the Potomac River on 5/4/19. Rice weighed in a five bass limit weighing 18.76 pounds. He took home a check for $5500.00 for the win |
John Vanore Wins Upper Chesapeake Bay ATHENS, Ala. – John Vanore of Mullica Hill New Jersey won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Maryland event held on the Upper Chesapeake on 4/13/19. Running out of Anchor Boats Marina in North East MD, Vanore weighed in a five bass limit totaling 22.82 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 5.95 pounds. He took home a check for $5500.00 for the win. I started out fishing shallow this morning putting four fish in the boat right away on a prototype Keitech jig said Vanore. Once the tide started going out I ran transition spots with a Keitech jig fishing in 8ft of water. |
Maryland Division Announces Rescheduled Date The season opener for Maryland Division of The Bass Pro Shops Opens Series presented by American Bass Anglers, originally scheduled for 03/23/2019 has been rescheduled for 05/05/2019 at the Smallwood State Park. All entries have been transferred to the new date unless anglers have requested otherwise. For more information on this event call ABA tournament headquarters at 256-232-0406. |
Ken Thompson wins Again on the Chesapeake Bay
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ABA Open Series NE heads to the Chesapeake Bay ATHENS, Ala. – The Maryland division of the Ram Truck Open Series will hold its next event of the season on June 2nd, 2018, on the Chesapeake Bay. The competitors will launch from Anchor Boats Marina, located at 36 Iroquois Dr, North East, MD 21901. Anglers may begin fishing at 5:30 a.m. or safe light. The weigh-in will begin at 2:00 p.m. Registration begins at 4 p.m. Friday, June 1st at Anchor Boats Marina. To register for this tournament, click here |
Hughes wins on The Potomac River
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Ken Thompson wins on the Chesapeake Bay
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ABA Open Series NE heads to Lake the Potomac River
The competitors will launch at Smallwood State Park, located at 2750 Sweden Point Rd, Marbury, MD 20658. Anglers may begin fishing at 6:30a.m. or safe light. The weigh-in will begin at 3:00 p.m. Registration begins at 4 p.m. on Friday May 11th at the tournament trailer. |
ABA Open Series NE heads to the ATHENS, Ala. – The Maryland division of the ABA Open Series will hold its next event of the season on May 5th, 2018, on the Chesapeake Bay. The competitors will launch from Anchor Boats Marina, located at 36 Iroquois Dr, North East, MD 21901. Anglers may begin fishing at 6 a.m. or safe light. The weigh-in will begin at 2:30 p.m. Registration begins at 4 p.m. Friday, May 4th at Anchor Boats Marina. To register for this tournament, click here |
Maryland Open Series 04/14/2018 Tournament Cancelled
Our number one priory is the safety of our anglers, and we do apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. For further questions contact Jeff Randall at 256-777-6152. |
Arens wins on Potomac River
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Maryland Open Series Kick off March 31 Athens, AL. The ABA Open Series will launch the first Maryland Division tournament of 2018 on the Potomac River March 31st out of Smallwood State Park in La Plata Maryland. The event is hosted by Charles County http://www.charlescountymd.gov
To learn more about this event and to register visit ABA Open Series https://goo.gl/Wxrzhw |
Maryland and Virginia Head to the Potomac River for two-day Championship
The competitors will launch from Smallwood State Park located at 2750 Sweden Point Road Marbury, Maryland 20658. Anglers will begin fishing at 6:45 am or safe light until 3:30 pm on day one and 6:45 am or safe light until 3:00 pm on day two. To register for this tournament, see www.ramopenseries.com/EventDetails.php?id=8863. |
ATHENS, Ala. – Ken W. Thompson won his second tournament with the American Bass Anglers Open Series NE, Maryland 
ATHENS, Ala. – 
ATHENS, Ala. – Ken W. Thompson won the American Bass Anglers Ram Truck Open Series NE tournament, held Date on the Chesapeake Bay. Running out of Anchor Boats Marina in North East, Maryland, the Roaring Spring, Pa angler caught five 
ATHENS, Ala. – Thomas Arens won the first event of the Maryland Division ABA Open Series March 31, 2018. Running out of Smallwood State park near Marbury Maryland, the Purcellville Va angler caught five bass weighing 21.87 pounds. He anchored his bag with a 6.16-pound kicker......
In 2017, Jesepth Hughes of King George, Virginia won the first Open Series tournament held March 25th on the Potomac River. Jesepth caught five bass weighing 22.19 pounds. “I ran down south and caught them all on a black and blue jig in 6-8 feet of water,” Hughes said.
The Maryland and Virginia Divisions of the Ram Truck Open Series will hold its two-day championship on the Potomac River September 9th and 10th.