The dates of June 27th - July 1st have been officially announced for the 2007 prestigious NFL Pro Bass Challenge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Where nearly 100 Pro Football Stars and Professional Anglers gather to compete and fish the vast Atchafalaya basin. . This charitable Pro-Am event where current and former NFL players and coaches are the amateurs is staged yearly as a pre football season fishing event that also raises money for various Charities in the City of Baton Rouge . Due to the devastation of hurricane Katrina, we have developed the Pro Bass Challenge Katrina Foundation and our dollars generated this year will go to those families in serious need. The tournaments Title Sponsor is Brian Harris Chevrolet in association with Ascension Marine and Stratos-Boats, Corporate sponsors are Spillway Sportsman, Coca-Cola, Mockler Beverage Budweiser, Yamaha, Jones Creek Cafe & Oyster Bar and a host of associate sponsors that are the reason that we are able to bring this classic event to Baton Rouge. We thank all these valuable and generous sponsors. The popular catch and release fishing tournament which crowns the best bass fisherman in pro football, put current and former pro football players and coaches of the NFL against each other, while paired with pro anglers from the Stratos-Boats Pro Teams from across the nation. We expect to have another outstanding field of Pro Anglers and NFL Stars, said George Shaheen, Jr. the tournament director. For you Stratos team members this event is by invitation only and is a full-fledged big money tournament to determine the best bass fisherman among Team Stratos Anglers. The top football player and pro fisherman each will win a fully rigged Stratos Performance Bass Boat powered by Yamaha Outboards valued at over $22,000.00 each. Both divisions also have cash and prizes awarded. BREC BATON ROUGE FAIR GROUNDS South Airline Hwy in Baton Rouge will be the site of the daily weigh-in filmed live Saturday and Sunday for both local and national media groups. The excitement of professional bass fishing being brought into over million homes per day is enough to keep anyones focus. Each year we reserve the right to invite outside guests to fish this most prestigious event, so log on to our web site www.probasschallenge.com and see if you are interested in coming to south Louisiana and trying your angler skills at solving the mighty Atchafalaya Basin.