MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 24, 2011) – FLW Outdoors has announced entry dates for the 2012 EverStart Series bass fishing tournaments, which features five divisions with four qualifying events per division.
The top 40 pros and 40 co-anglers from each division of the 2011 EverStart Series and the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers from each division of the 2011 Bass Fishing League may enter tournaments for the 2012 season starting today. They must enter all four tournaments in a division by Nov. 18 in order to secure their priority entry position. Entry for Ranger boat owners starts Nov. 21 followed by TBF members on Nov. 22. All other entries will be accepted beginning Nov. 23. Top entry priority goes to pros and co-anglers who enter all four EverStart Series tournaments in a division by Dec. 28 for the Central, Southeast, Texas and Western divisions and Feb. 1, 2012, for the Northern Division. All other entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry.
Each tournament features a 150-boat field. Anglers finishing the season in the top 40 in each division advance to the EverStart Series Championship, where pros compete for a top award of $50,000, plus a Ranger Z518 and 200-horsepower outboard if Ranger Cup qualified, and co-anglers compete for a top award of a Ranger 177TR with 90-horsepower outboard, plus $5,000 if Ranger Cup qualified as well as berths into a no-entry-fee championship offering even greater rewards. The winning boater and co-angler at the EverStart Series Championship advance to the Forrest Wood Cup for a shot at winning $500,000 and $50,000, respectively.
The Angler of the Year in each division will receive a $5,000 award, and the Co-angler of the Year in each division will receive $2,000.
Entry fees are $1,000 per tournament for pros and $400 per tournament for co-anglers.