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Tourney Guy
11-18-2009, 11:37 AM
FLW WALLEYE TOUR OFFERS ANGLERS INCREASED PAYOUT

MINNEAPOLIS (Nov. 18, 2009) – FLW Outdoors, the world’s largest fishing tournament organization, has announced an optional payout for the 2010 FLW Walleye Tour that offers anglers the chance to dramatically increase their tournament payback.

The optional payout is in addition to the regular FLW Walleye Tour prize money and is awarded only to anglers who choose to participate. The optional payout would offer an additional $17,000 to the winning pro and an additional $3,000 to the winning co-angler, based on 150 pros and 150 co-anglers participating and would pay through 30th place. The fee for participation in the optional payout is $400 for pros and $100 for co-anglers.

An optional payout entry for the FLW Walleye Tour Championship is set at $750 for pros and $250 for co-anglers, resulting in an additional $10,000 to the winning pro and an additional $2,500 to the winning co-angler based on 50 pros and 50 co-anglers participating, paying through 50th place.

“FLW Outdoors continues to look for ways to offer tournament anglers the largest payouts in the sport,” said Charlie Evans, President and CEO of FLW Outdoors. “The optional payout allows competitors to significantly boost their winnings and reward them for their efforts while at the same time competing at the highest level.”

Pro entry fees will be $750 per tournament and co-angler entry-fees will be $250. Deposits for all six qualifying events will be $250 for pros and $100 for co-anglers.

Anglers will compete for top awards of $25,000 in the pro division and $5,000 in the co-angler division, with awards of $1,000 and $400, respectively, extending through 30th place. For complete payback tables, visit FLWOutdoors.com. The top 20 anglers from both the East and West divisions of the FLW Walleye Tour will qualify for the FLW Walleye Tour Championship, as well as the top 10 anglers who fish all six events and do not qualify from a division.

The top 50 pros and top 50 co-anglers from the 2009 FLW Walleye Tour and the top 10 boaters and top 10 co-anglers from the 2009 FLW Walleye League must enter by Jan. 11 in order to secure their priority entry position for the 2010 season. Ranger boat owners may enter beginning Jan. 11 followed by Champion and Stratos boat owners and TBF members Jan. 12. General public entries will be accepted beginning Jan. 13. Pros and co-anglers who enter all three tournaments in a division with a counterpart by Jan. 13 will be given priority over anglers who enter less than three events. Deposits for all three events will be accepted online at FLWOutdoors.com or by calling (270) 252-1000. Phones are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time. For additional information, visit FLWOutdoors.com.

FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world. FLW Outdoors also has taken fishing mainstream with FLW Fantasy Fishing, offering the largest awards possible in the history of fantasy sports. Sign up for Player’s Advantage to get your edge and win.

For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000. For more information about FLW Fantasy Fishing and Player’s Advantage, visit FantasyFishing.com.
tzonetom
11-18-2009, 11:51 AM
AIM adjusts their pay out yesterday, and the FLW does one today. Who'd a figured?
stacker2
11-18-2009, 11:57 AM
What is this? I cannot believe either circuit would make a press release to state that they have raised the payouts when, what they are doing, is allowing a side pot that you can enter to WIN YOUR OWN MONEY!! hummmppppffff get real. STOP!! Are you for real? Don't, holy cow, is this where we are going? You gotta be ****tin' me.
jwhite58502
11-18-2009, 03:15 PM
Many regional and local tournaments have a calcutta or side pot perhaps these 2 National Tours have taken into consideration the wishes of anglers by creating thiese side pots. I agree that you are winning your own money but you may be winning someone elses as well, If these are the only extra monies available to win based on economic conditions then I fear the downturn is going to be longer than many of us anticipate, however I for one am still waiting to see or hear about any contingency monies that may become availble in any circuit which will help anglers look at ROI and do best estimate Cost Benefit Analysis for themselves. So in the long run I fail to see how these 2 circuits should be ridiculed or shamed about efforts they are making in the tournament and fishing industry. Let's give them some support and a thanks for trying. What would be the result if they and we quit trying?
Juls
11-18-2009, 04:01 PM
What is this? I cannot believe either circuit would make a press release to state that they have raised the payouts when, what they are doing, is allowing a side pot that you can enter to WIN YOUR OWN MONEY!! hummmppppffff get real. STOP!! Are you for real? Don't, holy cow, is this where we are going? You gotta be ****tin' me.

They didn't. The FLW said they were "Offering". The original poster said they were "increasing payouts" in his title. There's a difference. And, why not a press release? How else are they going to get the information to everyone?

Juls
perchjerker
11-18-2009, 04:25 PM
They didn't. The FLW said they were "Offering". The original poster said they were "increasing payouts" in his title. There's a difference. And, why not a press release? How else are they going to get the information to everyone?

Juls


you will never please some people...
Sunshine
11-18-2009, 04:50 PM
I like it. I see it as having 2 choices. I can enter the same tournament for either:

$750 and possibly win $25,000

Or I can decide to pay an entry of $1150 possibly win $42,000

What’s not to like? We all know that most of the winnings are paid from other contestant entries.

I like it, I like it
Juls
11-18-2009, 04:57 PM
I like it. I see it as having 2 choices. I can enter the same tournament for either:

$750 and possibly win $25,000

Or I can decide to pay an entry of $1150 possibly win $42,000

What’s not to like? We all know that most of the winnings are paid from other contestant entries.

I like it, I like it

Exactly.

Now, it will interesting to see what the contingency payouts will do to boost the payouts even more (for those who run the sponsor products).

It's all good in my opinion.

Juls
GJPoygan
11-19-2009, 03:12 PM
The original payout schedule posted showed a 72% entry fee return on the pro side and a 66% entry fee return on the co side. Without a complete payout schedule for the optional entry fee it is not possible to determine if the return on these fees will be the same, better, or worse.
Could one assume this would be at the 100% level, but????
Good Fishing...
Texeye
11-19-2009, 06:20 PM
One of the many benefits of two major circuits...better payouts.

Hope both the FLW and AIM succeed.
RiverRat242
11-20-2009, 07:53 AM
If I remember correctly at the league championship participation in the optional pot was around 50%. I would expect it would be about the same or slightly higher on the tour side.
I Agree
11-20-2009, 08:15 AM
Texeye,

I agree, there are advantages to having two "Major" circuits.

Now if only the walleye tournament world had two "Major" circuits.
Rich S
11-20-2009, 09:54 AM
Texeye,

I agree, there are advantages to having two "Major" circuits.

Now if only the walleye tournament world had two "Major" circuits.


Yup, fishing has the same problem as golf, car racing, football etc, No major tournament circuits and payouts are dismal at best. As soon as we start seeing billion dollar payouts I will get in but until then it is just a waste of time. I have far better things to do like have a bad attitude on the internet :)
Texeye
11-20-2009, 02:24 PM
I know a few people like that...they don't play the lotto at 5 million because it isn't enough,but look out when it hits 50 million!
Jim Ordway
11-21-2009, 05:34 PM
I think it is great to offer folks options. You pay to play with the original 750. The side pot is not different that the big fish pot that many tourneys have, but on a much scale. It will be interesting to see how many participate in the additional pot. If most do participate, that might validate the higher entry fees and payouts that the FLW has shunned this year.
Take care,
rnj express
11-26-2009, 08:56 AM
Yup, fishing has the same problem as golf, car racing, football etc, No major tournament circuits and payouts are dismal at best. As soon as we start seeing billion dollar payouts I will get in but until then it is just a waste of time. I have far better things to do like have a bad attitude on the internet :)

Rich S, If you cared about the future of our sport and truly want to see the payouts that you have stated, then you should be fishing now. If you sit on the sidelines and wait for better things, they will never come. One big way to help our sport out is to show our support all the time, not just when things are golden. There are 2 circuits trying to make a go of it and we all need to show support by filling the fields.

Terry Filkins
NPAA #180
Salmo USA
Juls
11-26-2009, 10:45 AM
Rich S, If you cared about the future of our sport and truly want to see the payouts that you have stated, then you should be fishing now. If you sit on the sidelines and wait for better things, they will never come. One big way to help our sport out is to show our support all the time, not just when things are golden. There are 2 circuits trying to make a go of it and we all need to show support by filling the fields.

Terry Filkins
NPAA #180
Salmo USA

Terry, I think you've missed Rich's sarcasm. :)

Juls
rnj express
11-27-2009, 06:20 PM
Terry, I think you've missed Rich's sarcasm. :)

Juls
Thanks Juls, :frypan:I see it now.

Sorry Rich

Terry Filkins
NPAA #180
Salmo USA
Rich S
12-01-2009, 08:19 AM
No problem :)