WADDINGTON â A $30,000 contribution set aside last year for the Bassmaster Elite Series has been preliminarily approved by St. Lawrence County lawmakers.
The Board of Legislatorsâ Services Committee on Monday night voted to authorize the fund release for the now staple north country event, set to bring qualifying professional bass anglers to the St. Lawrence River at Waddingtonâs Whittaker Park from July 15 to 18.
The series tournament was first held in Waddington in 2013, again in 2015, and every year since 2017 â though last yearâs St. Lawrence River tournament was moved to Clayton a few days before its July 23 start.
The prior weekendâs Bassmaster Elite tournament on Cayuga Lake was canceled, complicating St. Lawrence Countyâs COVID-19 testing expectations for anglers arriving in New York without having the testing buffer of the preceding tournament.