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PROFESSIONAL ANGLERS ASSOCIATION RELEASES 2009 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION - FishNews - 11-20-2008
January 15 - 17 Lake Toho, Kissimmee, FL
April 9 - 11 Neely Henry, Gadsden, AL<br />
October 8 - 10 Toledo Bend, Hemphill, TX<br />
October 16 - 18 TOYOTA TEXAS BASS CLASSIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
Lake Conroe - Montgomery, TX
Entry Fees Pro $1500.00 ($500.00 deposit)<br />
Co-Angler $300.00 ($100.00 deposit)
2009 Registration Schedule<br />
November 20 - 25, 2008
Priority Registration Open to all PAA Tour level members in good standing prior to November 12th, 2008 who are signing up for all three tournaments.<br />
December 1, 2008
Registration Open to all Pro Anglers signing up for all three tournaments.<br />
December 1, 2008
Registration Open to all Co-Anglers<br />
December 5, 2008
Registration for individual PAA Tournament Series events open to ALL anglers.
Registration begins at 9am Central Time on the designated days.
All entries will be accepted in order received, with the exception of Priority registration for Tour level members in good standing prior to November 12th, 2008.
All Pro Anglers are required to possess a current Advantage Level Membership or Tour Level Membership, which can be obtained during registration. If registering<br />
for all THREE PAA Tournament Series Events on the PRO side, you must be a TOUR level member.
All Co-Anglers are required to possess a current PAA General Membership available during registration.
Tour level Membership $400<br />
Advantage level Membership $150<br />
General level Membership $50
*PAA Membership can be obtained at www.fishpaa.com
* Tournament Series Events open to ALL anglers<br />
* All 2009 Tournament Series Events - No information 30 days prior to the first official practice day<br />
* No off limits prior to the tournament competitions, with the exception of the TTBC World Championship. TTBC World Championship waters will go off limits September 1st, 2009, with the exception of October 1st - 3rd, in which anglers can be on Lake Conroe.<br />
* Top 40 Pro Anglers will advance to the TTBC from the PAA Tournament Series Point List
* Top 20 anglers from the 2009 PAA Tour Level Points Structure list will qualify for the 2009 TTBC World Championship. (All 2009 Events will be included in the PAA Tour level Points Structure list except FLW Series West Clear Lake). Double qualifiers will work off the 2009 PAA Tournament Series Points List.<br />
* No-Entry Fee TTBC World Championship - $500,000 Payout<br />
* 2009 TTBC Winner automatically exempt into the 2010 TTBC<br />
* Top 100 pros in the 2009 PAA Tournament Series Points List will have priority entry for the 2010 PAA Tournament Season<br />
* Pro/Co-Angler format for all 2009 PAA Tournament Series events (excluding 2009 TTBC World Championship)<br />
* Full field will consist of 150 Pro participants and 150 Co-Angler participants for the 2009 PAA Tournament Series events<br />
* 2009 PAA Tournament Series Events will consist of a $235,000 Total Pro Purse Per Event & $70,500 Total Co-Angler Purse Per Event (based on a full field of 150 Pro participants and 150 Co-Angler participants per event).<br />
* 3 Day Cumulative Weight format<br />
* Day 1 & 2 - Full Field<br />
* Day 3 - Top 50 Compete (based on full field)<br />
* Optional $1000 Calcutta Side Pot for Pros Only - 100% Payback, Balance due at Balance Deadline Date (details to follow)<br />
* All PAA Tournament Series events will be televised
Toyota Texas Bass Classic World Championship<br />
No Entry Fee<br />
$500,000
Place
Amount<br />
1st
$200,000<br />
2nd
50,000<br />
3rd
20,000<br />
4th
15,000<br />
5th
13,500<br />
6th
12,000<br />
7th
10,750<br />
8th
10,500<br />
9th
10,250<br />
10th
10,000<br />
11th
7,500<br />
12th
6,500<br />
13th
6,000<br />
14th
5,500<br />
15th
5,000<br />
16th
4,500<br />
17th - 25th
4,000<br />
26th - 40th
3,000<br />
41st - 44th
2,000<br />
45th - 60th
1,500
TOTAL
$500,000
2009 Tournament Series Events Payout
PRO
Co-Angler<br />
1st
$40,000 Boat + $10,000 Cash
1st
$25,000 Boat<br />
2nd
25,000 Boat
2nd
10,000 Boat<br />
3rd
11,000
3rd
10,000 Boat<br />
4th
10,000
4th
2,000<br />
5th
9,000
5th
1,500<br />
6th
8,000
6th
1,400<br />
7th
7,500
7th
1,300<br />
8th
7,250
8th
1,200<br />
9th
7,000
9th
1,100<br />
10th
6,750
10th - 12th
1,000<br />
11th
5,500
13th
900<br />
12th
4,500
14th
800<br />
13th
3,500
15th
700<br />
14th - 19th
3,000
16th
600<br />
20th - 24th
2,500
17th
600<br />
25th
2,400
18th
600<br />
26th
2,300
19th
600<br />
27th
2,200
20th
600<br />
28th
2,100
21st - 24th
500<br />
29th - 40th
2,000
25th - 39th
300<br />
41st - 50th
1,500
40th - 50th
150
Big Bass
$1,500 ($500/day)
Big Bass
$450 ($150/day)
TOTAL
$235,000*
TOTAL
$70,500*
*Based on full field of 150 Pro Participants and 150 Co-Anglers Participants in each event.
Media Contact<br />
Jamie Hairgrove, PAA jamie@fishpaa.com