*A Tournament Bonus Program
for PAA Anglers*
- $100,000.00 Classic
Bonus - A one hundred thousand dollar bonus will be paid to any General
or Advantage Member that qualifies for and wins (first place) the 2010 Bassmasters
Classic that qualifies through the Bassmaster Weekend Series or Federation
Nation. The bonus also is available for anglers qualifying and winning the
boater side of the 2010 FLW Forrest Wood Cup who qualify though the BFL (Wal-Mart
Bass Fishing League) or TBF (The Bass Federation). The bonus will be paid
out over 10 years.
- $1,000.00 Classic
and Cup Qualifier Bonus
- A one thousand dollar ($1000) bonus will be paid to any General or higher
level Member of the PAA that qualifies and fishes the 2010 Bassmasters Classic
that qualifies through the Bassmaster Weekend Series or Federation Nation.
The bonus also is available for anglers qualifying and fishing the boater
side of the 2010 FLW Forest Wood Cup who qualify through the BFL (Wal-Mart
Bass Fishing League) or TBF (The Bass Federation).
- Weekend Winners
Bonus - Two hundred and fifty dollar ($250) bonuses will be paid
to General and higher level Members of the PAA for winning (first place) regular
season sanctioned events. Five hundred dollar ($500) bonuses will be paid
to winners of the events listed in the Tournament List. All winners of the
bonus will have name listed on www.fishpaa.com. Minimum number of boats to
qualify for bonus is 30. Complete list of Sanctioned Tournaments, rules, and
payouts will be on www.fishpaa.com .
- Advantage Winners
Bonus - Seven hundred and fifty dollar ($750) bonuses will be paid
to Advantage Members of the PAA for winning (first place) regular season sanctioned
events. One thousand, five hundred dollar ($1,500) bonuses will be paid to
the winners of select championship events (listed in events). No minimum boat
number. Complete list of Sanctioned Tournaments, rules, and payouts will be
on www.fishpaa.com .
- ALL BONUSES ARE
FOR BOATERS AND NON-BOATERS! (where applicable) Rules for PAA Payday
Program are below:
a. Program dates are from
January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. b. For the Weekend Winner Bonus, angler
must be a paid General Member or Advantage Member of the PAA the day before
the sanctioned Weekend Winner Tournament takes place.
c. For the One Hundred
Thousand Dollar Bonus and the Classic and Cup Qualifier Bonuses, angler must
be a paid General or higher level Member of the PAA before April 1, 2009.
d. For the Advantage Winners
Bonus, angler must be a paid Advantage Member of the PAA the day before the
sanctioned Advantage Winner Tournament begins.
e. Angler must display
or wear at least one of the following PAA logos during the entire tournament
day(s) including weigh-in: PAA approved hat, PAA distributed sticker on the
windshield of their competing boat and tow vehicle, any PAA distributed shirt,
and/or PAA logo on the front of the angler's tournament jersey. Only exception
is if the tournament organization does not allow the PAA logo to be displayed.
f. Anglers must be the
first place single overall winner of the sanctioned event. Big fish awards,
ties, and winners decided by chance are not eligible for bonuses.
g. In the event of a team
sanctioned event, each team member will receive half of the eligible bonus if
each member meets all guidelines set forth in the rules. If only one team member
qualifies for the bonus, that member will receive half of the eligible bonus.
Each member must submit their own claim form to the PAA in order to collect
bonus.
h. Concurrent sanctioned
events, where two or more events take place at the same time and allow entrants
in each event to use the same fish for both weigh-ins, are NOT eligible.
i. All PAA Tournament Bonus
claim forms must be submitted within 30-days of tournament win and can be obtained
through www.fishpaa.com or contacting the PAA office at (270) 527-2030. Claim
form must come complete with some form of official tournament results verification
(ex. newsletter/magazine listing, website results printout, or original hard-copy)
depicting PAA member's first place finish and a participating field of 30 or
more boats. Please allow 6-8 weeks for approval and processing. Winning PAA
member is solely responsible for submitting the completed claim form and accompanying
tournament results verification to: PAA PayDay Tournament Bonus Program P.O.
Box 655 Benton, KY 42025
j. The complete list of
sanctioned events will be updated by the PAA on www.fishpaa.com. Tournaments
may be added or deleted at any time at the discretion of the PAA.
-The Current Tournament
List-
$100,000 Bonus for Bassmasters
Classic or FLW Cup winner *
$1000 Bonus for General
Members that qualify for the Bassmasters Classic or FLW Cup*
Weekend Winners Program
- $250 bonuses paid to the winners of the following events: Boater or teams
in Bassmaster Weekend Series, American Bass Anglers, Fishers of Men, Superbass,
Future Pro Tour, Team Trails (of Mississippi)- all divisions, U.S. Anglers Choice
(Pro Teams and Semi-Pro), Bass Anglers Invitational Trail (B.A.I.T.), WON Bass
Tour (team), 2 of Us Couples Tournaments, Central Pro Ams, National Bass Circuit
(Pro and Sport Series), Mt. Dew Team Trail (AL/MS), Texas Bass Couples Tournament
Trails, Renegade Marine Bass Tournaments, Shoals Outdoor Sports Annual Tournament
(AL), Xtreme Bass Series- FL (team and One Man), Airport Marine Team and Solo
Trails, Ignition Bass, Southern Anglers Challenge, USA Bassin' ($250 for regular
season and regionals - $500.00 for Classic), Ohio BASS Federation Nation Invitational
Trail and Ohio 6 Man Championship, LAPR Bass Series (Lake Anna Bass Series,
Potomac River Bass Series, and Rappahannock River Bass Series), Sunday Morning
Bull Creek Bass Tournaments, Carolina Angler's Team Trail, HD Marine Team Tournaments(GA/SC),
American Bass Association of PA & NJ, Hoosier Open Team and Senior Tournaments,
Got 2 Love It Bass Tournaments, Anglers Choice Marine Team Trail (VA/NC), FLW
Outdoors BFL, and FLW Outdoors College Fishing Trail. Also for non boaters in
Bassmaster Weekend Series, ABA Draw Trail, Anglers In Action Tournament Trail,
U.S. Anglers Choice (Pro Ams), Central Pro Ams, BASS Opens, BASS WBT, Ohio BASS
Federation Nation Invitational Trail, ABA Grand Slam Series, FLW Outdoors BFL,
FLW Stren, FLW Series, FLW Tour, WON Bass AAA, U.S. Anglers Choice, Hoiser Open
and Senior tournament, Got 2 Love It Bass Tournaments, Anglers Quest, Media
Bass Tournaments, Bass-N-Bucks and Fish The Fall Team Trail.
$500 bonuses paid
to the winners of the following events as boaters, non boaters, and /or teams:
Bassmaster Weekend Series Championship, AFT National Championship, Fishers of
Men Championships, Team Trails Championships, USA Bassin' Classic, Mark's Outdoor
Sports Lay Lake Open, Airport Marine Toyota Benefit Tournament, Xtreme Bass
Series Championship- FL (team), Superbass Classic, Xtreme Bass One Man Championship
(FL), Big Bass Bash (Anglers In Action), Anglers In Action Team Championship,
2 of Us Couples Championship, National Bass Circuit (NBC Tour, NBC Tour and
NBC Championships), Sealy Outdoors McDonald's Big Bass Splash tournaments, U.S.
Anglers Choice (Pro Teams and Semi-Pro TOC's), BASS Federation Nation Divisionals,
BASS Federation Nation Championship.
Advantage Winners Program
- $750 bonuses paid to the winners of the following events: Boaters in ABA Grand
Slam Series, FLW Outdoors Stren Series, U.S. Anglers Choice (Pro Ams), BASS
Women's Bass Tour, WON Bass US Open, WON Bass Pro, and BASS Opens.