Bass Pro Shops has announced a $1 million amateur tournament.

The Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships has been announced with over $4.2 million in cash and prizes. One ultimate national championship team will walk away with $1 million.

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This tournament is for amateurs only and an amateur is someone who:

  • Has not competed as a boater/pro in a MLF Major or BASS Elite Series event in the last two years.
  • Anglers who have not paid an entry fee greater than $2,500.
  • Anglers that do not have lifetime earning greater than $100,000.

To participate, amateurs must own their own boat from any of the following brands: Tracker, Ranger, Nitro, Triton, Sun Tracker, Tahoe, or MAKO. The tournament will include two-person teams and the entry fee is $450 per person or $250 for youth aged 12 to 17. Each team member will receive a US Open gift bag valued at $150.

Eight qualifying events will take place between March 2021 and November 2021 and each event will feature a lottery-style drawing to see which teams will compete. The qualifying events are as follows:

  • March 13th, 2021 - Lake Okeechobee, Florida
  • April 17th, 2021 - Lake Ray Roberts in Dallas, Texas
  • April 24th, 2021 - Lake Mead, Nevada
  • July 17th, 2021 - Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
  • August 21st, 2021 - Lake St. Clair in Detroit, Michigan
  • September 11th, 2021 - Old Hickory Lake in Nashville, Tennessee
  • October 16th, 2021 - Grand Lake 'O the Cherokees in Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • November 17th, 2021 - Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas

The grand championship of the tournament will take place at Table Rock Lake in Missouri on November 19th, 2021.

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Source: Mid-Michigan Now

 

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