Big Bass Splash on Toledo Bend to Pay Out $500K in Cash & Prizes

The Big Bass Splash on Toledo Bend Reservoir is coming May 17, 18, and 19 at Cypress Bend Park, presented by Sealy Outdoors

This year's event features half a million dollars in guaranteed cash and prizes. The grand prize for the biggest bass overall is valued at $100,000.  It includes a Phoenix 721 Pro XP powered by Mercury and equipped with Minn Kota, Hummingbird, Navionics, and Power Pole

The grand prize winner will also get a new Ram Truck and $5,000 cash. Here's the breakdown for the rest of the top five

• 2nd - $15,000 cash
• 3rd - $10,000 cash
• 4th - $5,000 cash
• 5th - $2,500 cash

There will also be over $250K in hourly cash payout

HEAVIEST BASS  . . . 2,500

2nd Heaviest Bass. . 1,500
3rd Heaviest Bass. . .1,000
4th Heaviest Bass. . . . 900
5th Heaviest Bass. . . . 800
6th Heaviest Bass. . . . 750
7th Heaviest Bass. . . . 700
8th Heaviest Bass. . . . 650
9th Heaviest Bass. . . . 600
10th Heaviest Bass. . . 550
11th Heaviest Bass . . .500
12th Heaviest Bass . . .450
13th Heaviest Bass. . . 400
14th Heaviest Bass. . . 350
15th Heaviest Bass. . . 300

Anglers will also have the chance to win big money by catching exact-weight bass. The contestant(s) who weighs in the first 3.00/4.00/5.00 exact weight bass each day of the tournament will be awarded $5,000 at the Sunday Awards Ceremony.

Fishing begins each morning of the tourney at 6 a.m., but the first weigh-in hour begins at 7 a.m.

The 8 a.m. and 12 noon hours are t-shirt hours. If the person weighing in the largest bass of those hours also has the official Big Bass Splash t-shirt with them, their winning prize money will be doubled.

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