The Tennessean profiles WBE CEO Brian Bird’s path from a childhood 3-pound bass on a west Texas stock pond to staging The Champions on Old Hickory at Sanders Ferry Park. The piece frames the three-day event (Oct 29–31) as the first unified field of Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series and Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour anglers, with two amateurs also in the mix, ambassadors Randy Moss and Bill Dance, free park and expo elements, a Riley Green concert, and PPV streaming.
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https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2026/10/29/bass-fishing-nashville-world-bass-enterprises-the-champions/91561051007/
