MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 15, 2011) – FLW Outdoors today announced the 2012 EverStart Series schedule. The EverStart Series will again consist of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western – with four qualifying events per division culminating in the no-entry-fee EverStart Series Championship Nov. 1-4 on the Ouachita River in Monroe, La. Pros will be competing for $35,000, and co-anglers will be vying for a new Ranger 177TR with a 90-horsepower outboard in every qualifier. If the angler is Ranger Cup qualified, the winning pro will also receive a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower outboard and the co-angler will receive an additional $5,000 in each regular-season tournament.
“As a stepping stone to the Walmart FLW Tour, the EverStart Series is an extremely popular circuit that offers anglers the opportunity to test their skills on a variety of fisheries,” said Kathy Fennel, President of FLW Outdoors Operations Division. “We are looking forward to another outstanding season of competition on some fantastic fisheries.”
SCHEDULE
Central Division Northern Division
March 1-3 Table Rock Lake June 14-16 Kerr Lake
May 10-12 Kentucky Lake July 19-21 Lake Champlain
July 26-28 Mississippi River, La Crosse Aug. 16-18 1000 Islands
Sept. 13-15 Lake of the Ozarks Sept. 6-8 Potomac River
Southeast Division Texas Division
Jan. 19-21 Lake Okeechobee Feb. 2-4 Lake Amistad
March 22-24 Lake Seminole April 12-14 Sam Rayburn Reservoir
April 19-21 Santee Cooper Lakes May 31-June 2 Toledo Bend
May 3-5 Lake Guntersville Oct. 4-6 Lake of the Pines
Western Division Championship
Jan. 26-28 Lake Shasta Nov. 1-4 Ouachita River
Feb. 23-25 Lake Havasu
Mar. 29-31 California Delta
April 26-28 Clear Lake
PAYOUT
Qualifiers:
Place Pro Ranger Cup Co-angler Ranger Cup
1 $35,000 Ranger Z518 Ranger 177TR $5,000
with 200 HP outboard with 90 HP outboard
2 12,000 4,500
3 10,000 4,000
4 9,000 3,500
5 8,000 3,000
6 7,000 2,500
7 6,000 2,000
8 5,000 1,500
9 4,000 1,000
10 3,000 800
11-15 2,000 700
16-20 1,500 650
21-25 1,400 600
26-30 1,300 550
31-40 1,200 500
41-50 1,100 450
Big Bass – Day 1 300 200
Big Bass – Day 2 300 200
Entry Fee $1,000 $400
Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament.
EverStart Series Championship:
Place Pro Ranger Cup Co-angler Ranger Cup
1 $50,000 Ranger Z518 Ranger 177TR $5,000
with 200 HP outboard with 90 HP outboard
2 20,000 5,000
3 10,000 3,500
4 9,000 2,500
5 8,000 2,250
6 7,000 2,000
7 6,000 1,750
8 5,000 1,500
9 4,000 1,250
10 3,000 1,000
11-15 2,500 900
16-20 2,000 800
21-25 1,750 700
26-30 1,500 600
31-40 1,250 500
41-50 1,000 400
Big Bass – Day 1 300 200
Big Bass – Day 2 300 200
Payback is based on the number of paid entries in qualifying tournaments.
Angler of the Year and Co-angler of the Year:
Angler of the Year Co-angler of the Year
$5,000 per division $2,000 per division