15th annual bass classic is Saturday at Evans, Pine lakes

POLAND — The 15th annual Muransky Companies Bass Classic, hosted by Aqua Ohio and benefiting the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Evans and Pine lakes.

Teams of professional bass anglers and their amateur partners will compete for cash and prizes on the bass-filled reservoirs. The 2014 Bass Classic has one of the largest fields in the tournament’s history.

The competition pairs top pros with amateur anglers who make a donation to the United Way. For many of the amateurs, it is the best opportunity to fish from a tournament-rigged bass boat operated by an experienced angler who will share the ins-and-outs of bass fishing.

Prizes will be awarded for total weight and big bass after the tournament weigh-in around 2 p.m.

While the amateur and professional fisherman are on the water, children will be invited to a Fish and Fun event at Evans Lake from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The first 200 children 12 and under at the event will receive food, goodie bags, and fishing gear donated by Fin, Feather, and Fur.