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Team Canada wins Pan Am fishing event

By Staff Writer

he host team of the 2019
TCornwall SDG Counties Pan
Am Bass Championship came
out on top at the four-nation
competition edging Team USA by
one hundredth of an ounce to win
gold at the first-ever Pan Am event
held on Canadian water and soil
this past week.

Team Canada’s weight average
during the tournament was 38.98
pounds; Team USA’s average was
38.97 pounds.
Team USA won silver, Team
Mexico took home the bronze
medal with 28.62 pounds and Team
Akwesasne First Nations placed
fourth with 23.79 pounds.

The final standings or ‘weight
averages’ of each team were
determined by dividing a country’s
total weight of bass caught during
the competition by the number of
boats (or duos).

Team Canada and Team USA
each had a full complement of eight
boats (two anglers per boat for
a total of 16 anglers per country)
while Team Mexico entered seven Bob and Darren Izumi Photo Submitted
boats (14 anglers) and Team
Akwesasne fielded three boats (6 weigh-in show. Weights from what great anglers they are. All event’s proceeds will go to CSIA’s
both sessions (maximum 10 fish competitors are very accomplished Keep Canada Fishing program. The
anglers).
per boat) were then combined to anglers, and every nation had bags event also marked the beginning
The 2019 Cornwall SDG Counties determine each team’s total weight of 20 pounds or more during the of the Canadian International
Pan Am Bass Championship for the competition. tournament. Team Canada made Sportfishing Association which is
was to have been held Thursday, me proud. It’s a memory that will working with similar organizations
October 18th and Friday, October “Lake St Francis did not last a lifetime.” in other countries to support
19th on Lake St. Francis. However, disappoint as it really showed itself future Pan American Bass
even with the cold front and strong All fish caught during the event
due to high winds and heavy rain Championships. The ultimate goal
on Thursday, competition was winds,” said Bob Izumi, Captain were released alive following each of these organizations is to re-
of Team Canada and a tournament session.
cancelled on Day One. Instead, instate fishing competition at the
organizer. “I was so happy for Team
anglers fished two sessions on The Canadian Sportfishing Olympics. (Fishing was part of the
Friday – 7:30 am to 11:30 am and 1 Mexico as they had never fished for Industry Association (CSIA) Olympic games until 1900).
pm to 5 pm – with a weigh-in show smallmouth bass. When I saw them hosted the 2019 Pan American
held at Marina 200 following each weigh in the largest 5-fish limit of Bass Championship which was The next Pan American Bass
session. Each boat was allowed the entire event at 25 pounds in sponsored by the City of Cornwall Championship will be held next
a maximum of five bass at each the morning session it showed me and SDG Counties. Some of the year in Mexico.