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March 15, 2005
2005 Open schedule blends old with new
In the Central, Northern and Southern divisions, 200 boaters and non-boaters will compete, but out west, it will be 125 boaters and non-boaters
Montgomery, Ala. ¡½ BASS announced the 2005 CITGO Bassmaster Open schedule Tuesday. The Opens are a qualifying series for anglers who hope to qualify for the CITGO Bassmaster Tour. The Opens are also a qualifying venue for the CITGO Bassmaster Classic. The top 30 boaters in the Central, Northern and Southern Open divisions and the top 20 boaters in the Western Open division will earn Tour cards to fish as pros on the 2006 Tour. The top five anglers from the 2005 Open Championship will earn berths in the 2006 Classic.
"We're very excited about the 2005 Open schedule," said Don Rucks, General Manager of BASS. "We've got a great format, and we're taking the series to some of the best bass waters in the country. It's going to be a great season."
The 2005 Open series features three tournaments in each of four divisions. In the Central, Northern and Southern divisions, 200 boaters and non-boaters will compete. In the Western division, 125 boaters and non-boaters will compete. Anglers will also earn points toward the CITGO Bassmaster Open Championship that will be held on the Alabama River, Dec. 1-4, in Prattville, Ala.
The CITGO Bassmaster Open Championship will feature 90 boaters and 90 non-boaters the top 25 boaters and non-boaters in each of the Central, Northern and Southern divisions and the top 15 boaters and non-boaters in the Western Division. These anglers will compete for cash prizes, and the boaters will vie for one of five spots in the 2006 Bassmaster Classic.
The Central Division schedule is an interesting mix of old and new. The series kicks off with an event at one of BASS's favorite and most visited stops, Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Texas, on May 5-7. The second stop will be BASS' first-ever on Lake Norfork, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. The final event in the division will be on the Red River in Louisiana on Nov. 10-12.
In the Northern Division, the season begins on July 14-16 in Sandusky, Ohio, on Lake Erie and follows with events on New York's Lake Champlain, Aug. 11-13, and Oneida Lake, Sept. 15-17. Erie has been a popular BASS destination for several years, while Champlain has not been visited since 1999.
The Southern Opens begin on West Point Lake, June 23-25, and move to Lake Guntersville in Alabama on Sept. 22-24 before concluding on Florida's Lake Toho on Oct. 27-29.
The Western Division opens on the California Delta on May 26-28 before moving north to Clear Lake on Oct. 13-15 and Lake Shasta on Nov. 17-19. BASS will utilize a four-fish limit in these California events.
The Open events will not utilize the shared weight format presently employed on the CITGO Bassmaster Tour and ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series. Furthermore, anglers must weigh in a bass at an event in order to earn points toward the Open Championship.
Central and Western Division Boater ABP Members must enter all 3 tournaments
Online opens 8:00 p.m. CST March 23, 2005
Call-Ins start 8:00 a.m. CST March 24, 2005
Central and Western Division Federation members Non-boaters must enter all 3 tournaments
Online opens 8:00 p.m. CST March 23, 2005
Call-Ins start 8:00 a.m. CST March 24, 2005
Central and Western Division Boaters and Non-boaters open to all members
Online opens 8:00 p.m. CST March 24, 2005
Call-Ins start 8:00 a.m. CST March 25, 2005
Southern and Northern Division Boater ABP Member must enter all 3 tournaments
Online opens 8:00 p.m. CST April 6, 2005
Call-Ins start 8:00 a.m. CST April 7, 2005
Southern and Northern Division Federation members Non-boaters must enter all 3 tournaments
Online opens 8:00 p.m. CST April 6, 2005
Call-Ins start 8:00 a.m. CST April 7, 2005
Southern and Northern Division Boaters and Non-boaters open to all members
Online opens 8:00 p.m. CST April 7, 2005
Call-Ins start 8:00 a.m. CST April 8, 2005
Important:
No mail in entries accepted.
$10.00 fee per event for call-ins.
ABP cutoff March 22, 2005, 11:59 p.m.
Open schedule information for on-line registration system:
Central Open 1
Site: Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Jasper, Texas
Practice days: May 2, 3, 4, 2005
Competition days: May 5, 6, 7, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: April 5, 2005
Central Open 2
Site: Lake Norfork, Mountain Home, Arkansas
Practice days: September 26, 27, 28, 2005
Competition days: September 29, 30, October 1, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: August 30, 2005 (midnight)
Central Open 3
Site: Red River, Natchitoches, Louisiana
Practice days: November 7, 8, 9, 2005
Competition days: November 10, 11, 12, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: October 11, 2005 (midnight)
Western Open 1
Site: California Delta Waterway, Bethel Island, California
Practice days: May 23, 24, 25, 2005
Competition days: May 26, 27, 28, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: April 26, 2005 (midnight)
Western Open 2
Site: Clear Lake, Lakeport, California
Practice days October 10, 11, 12, 2005
Competition days: October 13, 14, 15, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: September 13, 2005 (midnight)
Western Open 3
Site: Lake Shasta, Shasta Lake, California
Practice days: November 14, 15, 16, 2005
Competition days: November 17, 18, 19, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: October 18, 2005 (midnight)
Southern Open 1
Site: West Point Lake, Lanett, Alabama
Practice days: June 20, 21, 22, 2005
Competition days: June 23, 24, 25, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: May 24, 2005 (midnight)
Southern Open 2
Site: Lake Guntersville, Guntersville, Alabama
Practice days: September 19, 20, 21, 2005
Competition days: September 22, 23, 24, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: August 23, 2005 (midnight)
Southern Open 3
Site: Toho/Kissimmee, Kissimmee, Florida
Practice days: October 24, 25, 26, 2005
Competition days: October 27, 28, 29, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: September 27, 2005 (midnight)
Northern Open 1
Site: Sandusky Bay/Lake Erie, Sandusky, Ohio
Practice days: July 11, 12, 13, 2005
Competition days: July 14, 15, 16, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: June 14, 2005 (midnight)
Northern Open 2
Site: Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, New York
Practice days: August 8, 9, 10, 2005
Competition days: August 11, 12, 13, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: July 12, 2005 (midnight)
Northern Open 3
Site: Oneida Lake, Syracuse, New York
Practice days: September 12, 13, 14, 2005
Competition days: September 15, 16, 17, 2005
Balance of entry fee deadline date: August 16, 2005 (midnight)
Important:
Boater Deposit Amount: $500.00
Boater Full Price Amount: $1200.00
Boater amount due by entry fee deadline date: $700.00
Non-Boater Deposit Amount: $200.00
Non-Boater Full Price Amount: $500.00
Non-Boater amount due by entry fee deadline date: $300.00
Entry fee deadline date is for boater and non-boater.
ABP Renewal and ABP new member is $100.00
BASS Communications -Mar. 15, 2005
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Posted by DODGE at March 15, 2005 03:35 PM in Tournament (BASS)