Fishing Tourney Honors Porter Wagoner

5/27/2008 Cliff Chartrand Legends and stars from the worlds of Country Music and fishing will participate in the first ever Porter Wagoner Memorial Artists & Anglers Fishing Tournament next week in Nashville. The tournament gets underway Tuesday, June 3, at J. Percy Priest Lake with the weigh-in taking place at 5 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops in Opry Mills. An acoustic concert and fish fry will follow. Country Music artists Tracy Byrd, Vince Gill, and Alabama’s Jeff Cook are just some of the Country stars scheduled to participate. 2008 Bassmaster Classic women’s champion Judy Wong, Gary Yamamoto, and Big Fred Contaoi are among the professional fishers competing. Bass Pro Shops, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, and Costa Del Mar are sponsoring the event, with all proceeds to be donated to the Opry Trust Fund in Wagoner’s memory.