MINNEAPOLIS – FLW Outdoors, the world’s leading tournament fishing organization, has announced its 2010 FLW American Fishing Series schedule as well as other tournament-specific details relating to the upcoming season.
The current American Fishing Series circuit will consist of four divisions in 2010 – Central, Northern, Southeast and Texas – with the Western division being discontinued. Each division will consist of three regular season tournaments. For more details, see full schedule below:
Date, Fishery, Location
Central Division
March 18-20, Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach, Mo.
April 15-17, Lake Ouachita, Mount Ida, Ark.
May 13-15, Kentucky Lake, Gilbertsville, Ky.
Northern Division
June 3-5, Potomac River, Marbury, Md.
July 15-17, Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Sept. 9-11, Lake Erie, Erie, Pa.
Southeast Division
Feb. 25-27, Lake Okeechobee, Clewiston, Fla.
April 29-May 1, Lake Seminole, Bainbridge, Ga.
Sept. 30-Oct. 2, Pickwick Lake, Florence, Ala.
Texas Division
Jan. 7-9, Lake Falcon, Zapata, Texas
Feb. 4-6, Sam Rayburn, Jasper, Texas
June 17-19, Toledo Bend, Many, La.
Invitational
Nov. 4-6, Wheeler Lake, Decatur, Ala.
The fields will consist of 150 boats fishing Thursday and Friday with the top 10 pros and top 10 co-anglers advancing to Saturday’s competition. Winners will be determined by total weight from all three days. The regular season points champion from each division will qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup and a fifth Forrest Wood Cup qualifier will advance from an Invitational event that is open to the top 50 anglers from each division.
Pro entry fees remain $825 per tournament and co-angler entry fees remain $325 per tournament. Anglers will compete for top awards of $25,000 in the Pro Division and $10,000 in the Co-angler Division, with awards of $800 and $350 extending through 50th place, respectively. The entry fee in the Invitational is the same as the American Fishing Series qualifying tournament entry fees.
The top 40 pros and top 40 co-anglers from each division of the 2009 season and the top 40 boaters and top 40 co-anglers from each division of the 2009 Bass Fishing League may register beginning Monday, Nov. 2 and must enter by Dec. 10 to secure their priority entry position for the 2010 season. Ranger boat owners may enter beginning Dec.10 followed by Champion and Stratos boat owners and TBF members Dec. 11. General public entries will be accepted beginning Dec. 14. Pros and co-anglers who enter all three tournaments in a division with a counterpart by Dec. 15 will be given priority over anglers who enter less than three events. Entries are accepted online at FLWOutdoors.com or by calling (270) 252-1000 beginning Monday, Nov. 2. Phones are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time. For additional information, visit FLWOutdoors.com.
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