BASS officials announced Tuesday that the Bassmaster Elite Series’ River Rumble, originally scheduled for June 26-29 on the Mississippi River at Fort Madison, Iowa, has been relocated due to unsafe river conditions.

The new site for the event will be Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tenn., just three hours from Memphis. But if you’re a local tournament angler hoping to land a spot as a non-boater, you’re out of luck.

Despite the urgent relocation of the event, the co-angler slots filled up quickly. There’s already a waiting list of about 70 fishermen on the co-angler side.

For those who don’t know, Elite Series tournaments feature some of the top names in professional bass fishing - guys like Michael Iaconelli, Gerald Swindle and Kevin VanDam. Those guys are paired each day by random draw with amateur anglers (known as co-anglers) who have no control over the boat.

It’s often a good opportunity to learn from the most polished anglers in the business. But unless you’re already registered, you won’t get that chance on Old Hickory.

Sorry, guys and gals.

If you’re merely interested in following the event, daily weigh-ins will be broadcast at Bassmaster.com. The tournament has been renamed the “Tennessee Triumph.”

Old Hickory, which has hosted BASS events seven times during the organization’s 40-year history, will also host a Women’s Bassmaster Tour event this week, Thursday-Saturday.

Weigh-ins for the women’s event will also be broadcast live online.