OHPPBT is now taking new members for the 2012 season.

Old Hickory Percy Priest Bass Tournament (OHPPBT) has a few open spots available. We will keep the open enrollment for new and returning members through the  2012 Fishing Show at the TN State Fairgrounds.

We will be located at the Academy Sports & Outdoors booth. The OHPPBT Membership fee is $25.00 for the year. Click the big red "Membership Form Click Here" button on the right side of the front page on our web site www.ohppbt.com then print the form and mail it in with your check. you can also bring the form to the fishing show.

We will not have another membership meeting for new and returning members as planned due to the Fairgrounds Fishing Show is a couple weeks later than normal. We had planned for one but our schedule,the fishing show & my work schedule make this not possible. I would ask for ALL NEW & RETURNING MEMBERS to print off an updated rules & regulations from this site to familiarize themselves with the 2012 updates. I would also request that all new members take time to call me (Brad) over the next few weeks if you were NOT at the meeting we had at the TWRA Offices. Thanks and I look forward to seeing you at the Fairgrounds Fishing Show. (615) 497-7373

OHPPBT will not allow any variance of the Tennessee or Alabama Rig in our Regular Points Tournaments.

Eric Walls Sr. was announced to be the 2012 OHPPBT Assistant Tournament Director, he will assist in the live well check in the mornings, and measure the fish. Dayton Wauford Jr will keep the tally board up to date and check the live wells in the morning. Bob Parry will help with the check in during the morning, handle the drawing tickets and write the weights down on our paper sheets. Ronnie Campbell will be our back up helper if someone is out sick or on vacation and will blast off every 3rd event like the rest of the workers that are boaters. Detroit Brown will walk around and look like he is working, we are trying to get him to relax @ 74 years young (LOL). Josh Dady will be pulling the tournament trailer to events and run the scales. Brad (The Director) will announce the weights, make short fish calls, any other house keeping items, and do the general day to day operations and handle all other items with sponsors and the web site.

We only have around 30 or so openings for this year. The deadline will be sign up by February 17th 2012 and it is only $25.00 for the annual membership. February 18th and later will be $25.00 plus a $25.00 late fee up until our 2nd tournament (if we still have openings). 

James Victory will be having a parking lot type tournament for OHPPBT Members & guests only Saturday January 28th 2012 at Long Hunter State Park. This is not an OHPPBT Event, it is only to get out fish and have a little fun tournament one of our members is holding. He will fish from 8am to 3pm this Saturday. We will start the sign up around 7:30am and end around the 8:00am Start Time.

During the 2012 Fish Off we will be giving out a 7 day all inclusive Stay at a Mexican 4 Diamond Beach Front Resort. The Royal in Playa Del Carmen. It is above a 5 star rating and this is about a $3500.00 Value. It includes all food, alcoholic, & non  alcoholic drinks, Entertainment, Room Service, and transportation to and from the airport.

We will also be giving away a 2012 Model Power Pole during the Fish Off. These are in addition to all of the same type prizes we gave out in 2011. Last year we gave out around $37500.00 in $$$ and prizes just at the Fish OFF! This is in addition to the prize money and the 35 or so door prizes that we give out at our regular tournaments. Don't wait or the spots will all be full. Every year 40-50 people try to sign up later in the year. Don't be one of the people who wish they would have joined us.

Please call me (Brad Chapman) with any questions at (615) 497-7373 or email me at    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  and thanks for your interest in The Old Hickory Percy Priest Bass Tournament.

The 2011 OHPPBT FISH OFF RESULTS AND PICTURES.

I want to thank all of our Sponsors and Members that helped make this Fish Off the Biggest and Best yet! We gave out over $37,200.00 in prize money and merchandise. Every single person who entered left with a prize. Even if they didn't catch a fish. We gave swag bags and gift certificates just for entering the 2011 OHPPBT Fish Off on Percy Priest Lake and Old Hickory Lake. All of our sponsors chipped in and helped make this a great success. Academy Sports & Outdoors, Mercury Outboards, Bob Frensley Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge & Ram, Outback Steakhouse of Mt. Juliet & Hermitage, The Nashville Predators, All Pro Rods, Riverside Marine, Ace Hardware of Mt Juliet,  Anderson Marine, Stones River Fiberglass & Boat Repair, Deep Creek Lures, Calico Jack's Boat & RV Rental, Dunkin Donuts of Hermitage & Mt Juliet, Houston's Meat & Produce, Pro Tournament Scales, Line-X of Nashville, Power Pole Shallow Water Anchors, Deka Batteries, Crossroads Services Group, New Web Designs, The U.S. Air Force, Bare Foot Charlie's, Cripple Creek Taxidermy of Murfreesboro, Dual Pro Chargers, Interstate Batteries, Ozark Tackle, Driftwood Lures, Cedar Creek Marina, Fate Sanders Marina, Hoppy's Baits, Poindexter Bait & Tackle, Berry's Pawn & Jewelry of Madison, Cabin Creek Bait & Tackle, Andrews Cadillac, Land Rover of Nashville, Jet's Pizza of Hermitage & Gallatin, Lake Fork Tackle, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Frazier Marine Group & the Professor, E-Fish911, Bass Cat Boats, & Bandit Crank Baits.

  I also want to thank all of our event workers from the 2011 season.  Bob Parry, Eric Walls, Dayton Wauford, Scott Thorpe and  the others who volunteered there time at any of our tournaments including the Kids Tournament and  the Fish Off.
 

  I also want to thank my Wonderful, Understanding, & Beautiful Wife Shonna for all the sacrifices she makes behind the scenes  and for the help for me and the OHPPBT Members & Sponsors. I also want to thank Taylor & Mackenzie (my daughters) for the time they give and help also.

  OHPPBT has raised over $8600.00 in the past 3 seasons for charity. We have helped various homeless shelters, The Predators Foundation (for Pediatric Cancer Research), The American Red Cross of Middle Tennessee, St. Judes, Various Local Churches, Hunters for the Hungry, Various Flood Victims of middle TN, and a few different (non-profit) youth sports teams. We also give fishing poles, bait, tackle, and prizes to several kids groups and individuals during the year. This is all possible with the help of our sponsors and members and I want to make sure you know we are challenging all other local tournaments to do the same.

  We will be having our annual meeting for the OHPPBT on Saturday, January 14^th 2012. This will NOT be a 50 Points Meeting like last year and is required for new and returning members.  The meeting in early ebruary will be the deadline to sign up OR once we reach our QUOTA,  Whichever occurs 1^st. SO DO NOT WAIT TO JOIN or you may not make the cut off.

  We will start taking New & Returning Members December 1^st 2011 for the 2012 Season. You will be able to download or print it off the form  at www.ohppbt.com  (this site) by Dec. 1^st 2011 and  mail it in.

  We will not be having our Fish Off as late as we did in 2011. It will be the 1^st weekend in October for the 2012 Season.  I will have our schedule posted by December 1^st 2011  for the  next season. We will be a fishing Kentucky Lake and Lake Guntersville to the 2012 Schedule as a non-points event.

 Thank again,  I hope to see most of you this winter or  next season. We will have a few tournaments this winter (to be listed on our site by Nov. 22^nd 2011).  

OHPPBT Director, Brad Chapman

Call or email me for membership or sponsorship information.

(615) 497-7373

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Below are the pictures of the 2011 OHPPBT Points Champions, Big Fish Of the Year, The 1^st Place in the Fish Off  & The Biggest (trash fish, NOT A BLACK BASS) caught during the Fish Off.  Below those  pictures are Results for the top 20 places from the 2011 OHPPBT Fish Off .

   OHPPBT has fished our final tournament for the 2011 season. Here are the tournament results from our October 15th 2011 Old Hickory Lake Tournament at Cedar Creek Marina. Keith Posey and Russ Barnett took over as our points leader at our tournament 2 weeks ago. They were able to hold on for the finish. Bob Parry had managed to fish with 5 different partners and had the top spot for about 80% of our season. He was able to hold on and keep the # 2 spot for the year. Dayton Wauford Jr. & Eric Walls were catching up to the top spots but there was not enough season left to make it. They ended up in 3rd place for the year. The Points Standings for 2011 have been posted and updated.

   Here is the tournament report from OHPPBT's last regular season tournament for 2011.  We are looking forward to a big fish off on October 29th & 30th 2011. We will fish 1 day at Percy Priest and Lake, & day 2 at Old Hickory Lake. Old Hickory Percy Priest Bass Tournament is already gearing up for the 2012 season. We will have a meeting after the first of the year to sign up as a new or returning member. We will have limited openings for the 2012 season.

Thanks to all of OHPPBT's Members and Sponsors for making this all possible and we appreciate all of your support. I also want to thank my wife Shonna, my two daughters (Taylor & Mackenzie) for their patience with me for all the countless hours I spend building OHPPBT into the best tournament for the weekend warrior in the South Eastern United States. I also want to thank Eric Walls, Dayton Wauford, Bob Parry, Scott Thorpe, & Detroit Brown for all the countless hours they have given to work the tournaments. I also want to thank Eric Cardwell and Ronnie Campbell for the times they helped out as well. See you at the fish off everyone. 

OHPPBT Owner/Director,

Brad Chapman