The inaugural Louisiana Sportsman Open bass tournament will be held March 10-11 in conjunction with the Louisiana Sportsmen’s Show, and will feature a guaranteed $10,000 first-place prize.
“The Louisiana Sportsmen’s Show is the perfect venue for a bass tournament, offering a central weigh-location to highlight what a great fishery we have in South Louisiana,” show director Jack Fisher said.
The event, sponsored by Skeeter-Yamaha, will be a two-man team event with daily weigh-ins held at the Lamar-Dixon Center in Gonzales. All entrants will fish the first day, with the top 20 moving on to the final-day competition.
Entry fee is $200 per team, with an optional $20 big-bass pot. Teams are limited to no more than two anglers.
2012 Louisiana Sportsmen Show Bass Open Results
| Team # | Angler #1 | Angler #2 | Boat Make | Motor Make |
| 1 | Frank Lee | Garret Strickland | Triton | Mercury |
| 2 | Frank Tempanaro | Vernon Suggs | ? | ? |
| 3 | Kelly Wheat | Leavitt Hamilton | Bass Cat | Mercury |
| 4 | Bobby Templet | Terry Blackmon | Ranger | Mercury |
| 5 | Marvin Alleman | Aaron Verrett | Triton | Mercury |
| 6 | George Shaheen, Jr. | Raymond Loupe | Phoneix | Mercury |
| 7 | Randy Son | Chuck Son | Skeeter | Yamaha |
| 8 | Robert Gann | Blake Foret | Sterling | Mercury |
| 9 | Jacob Blanchard | James Simmons | Rocket | Mercury |
| 10 | Mark Comeaux | Mike Lee | Blazer | Yamaha |
| 11 | Charles Puccio | Steven Puccio | Triton | Yamaha |
| 12 | Marc Lowenthal | Ken Sherman | Bass Cat | Mercury |
| 13 | Donnie Hopkins | Moonie Bergeron | Xpress | Minnkota |
| 14 | Benji Sons | Kenny Keton | Skeeter | Yamaha |
| 15 | Billy Billeaud | Jerremy Guidry | Skeeter | Yamaha |
