The VERSUS sports network will air 13 original episodes of "FishPAA Television" including coverage of the 2010 PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix.
Tournament coverage and other original programming highlighting the Professional Anglers Association will be aired from October through December at 7 a.m. EST each Saturday and 4 a.m. each Friday. Ninety minutes of coverage from Tournament Series events will include 30 minutes per day of competition.
VERSUS is available to approximately 80 million homes throughout the United States as part of the network's strong block of outdoors programming. Tournament Series events begin with the season-opener July 8-10 on Cherokee Lake in Morristown, Tenn.
"This move is big for our organization and, more importantly, for the anglers competing in the PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix," said Danny Blandford, PAA Program Director. "Versus will allow us to showcase our growing organization along with some of the most talented professional anglers in the world to a vast audience. Producing three episodes per event allows us to highlight all the anglers who do well, regardless if they are still in contention on the final day."
"FishPAA Television" currently is airing on Versus each Saturday in June at 7 a.m. with highlights from the 2009 Carrot Stix Tournament Series.
Coverage of the four events in the Tournament Series - Cherokee Lake, Lake Norman in Charlotte, Tawakoni Lake near Garland, Texas, and Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo. -- along with other episodes about the PAA will begin in October.
