2023 St. Croix Bassmaster opens at Lake Eufaula June 15-17

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June 14, 2023

Fishermen from across the country are converging on Lake Eufaula June 15-17 for the St. Croix Bassmaster Open.

Takeoff starts at 6 a.m. each morning and can be best viewed from the Cove.

Anglers will weigh in at 2 p.m. each day from Nichols Point.

Following the day two weigh-in, the field will be cut to the top ten and the winner will punch their ticket to the 2024 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota in Tulsa.

This is the first time that the Bassmaster Tournament Trail has visited Lake Eufaula since 2014 and the largest lake the Opens anglers will fish this season.

You can follow all the action from the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula on Bassmaster.com or come out to Nichols Point to watch the weigh-in live.

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