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FLW announces 2017 Costa FLW Series rules, entry dates

Category: press release

 Sep 28th, 2016 by OutdoorsFIRST 

Modified Sep 28th, 2016 at 12:00 AM

FLW announced the Costa FLW Series rules, entry fees and payouts for the 2017 season. The season will again consist of three events in each of the five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the no-entry-fee Costa FLW Series Championship to be held on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tennessee.

The top 40 pros and co-anglers who fished all three qualifiers in each U.S. division advance to the no-entry-fee FLW Series Championship for a shot at winning $95,000, including a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower outboard in the pro division. The second-place championship pro earns $25,000 followed by $20,000 for third and $15,000 for fourth. The winning co-angler at the championship earns as much as $32,000, including a Ranger Z175, while the second-place championship co-angler earns $12,500 followed by $10,000 for third and $7,500 for fourth.

The highest finishing pro from each of the five U.S. FLW Series divisions and the FLW Series International division based on final results at the 2017 FLW Series Championship will qualify for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup along with the overall top five finishers not already selected as the highest finisher in a division. A total of 11 FLW Series pros will advance to the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing.

Entry fees for the Costa FLW Series are unchanged for 2017 at $1,600 per tournament for pros and $550 per for co-anglers.

Each qualifying tournament pays as much as $85,000, including a Ranger Z518C with a 200 HP outboard, to the winning pro and $32,000, including a Ranger Z175 with a 90 HP outboard, to the winning co-angler based on a 150 boat field. As the number of participants increases, so do the awards. At the maximum field size of 250 boats, the payout jumps to $105,000, including a Ranger Z518C with a 200 HP outboard, for the winning pro and $34,500, including a Ranger Z175 with a 90 HP outboard, for the winning co-angler. The depth of the payout also grows with participation from 40 places paid at 150 boats to 67 places paid at 250 boats.

“The Costa FLW Series is incredibly popular,” said Kathy Fennel, FLW President of Operations. “We introduced the sliding payout last year to ensure that anglers are rewarded proportionally when fishing events with more than 150 boats, and it was very well received. Now, the more boats that fish, the more you win, and we are proud of the fact that no other circuit offers higher rewards for a lower entry fee.”

The top pro and co-angler from the point standings in each division after three events (ties resolved by total weight) win the Strike King Angler of the Year and Co-angler of the Year titles, respectively. The top 10 pros and co-anglers from each division receive priority entry into the 2018 FLW Tour, the world’s top professional bass-fishing circuit.

Complete rules can be found online at FLWFishing.com.

Registration for the 2017 Costa FLW Series season is open for the top 40 pros and co-anglers from the 2016 FLW Series and the top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division of the 2016 Bass Fishing League (BFL).  These anglers have until Nov. 28, 2016 to secure their priority entry. Ranger boat owners and sponsor entries may register beginning Nov. 29, 2016 followed by TBF members Nov. 30, 2016. All other entries will be accepted beginning Dec. 1, 2016. Qualified anglers can register by calling 270.252.1000 or online at FLWFishing.com.

2017 Costa FLW Series Payouts:

Qualifying Event Payout – 150 Boats:

Place                                       Pro                             Ranger Cup                                 Co-angler         Ranger Cup

1                                       $40,000                         Ranger Z518C                            Ranger Z175                   $5,000

                                                                   with 200 HP outboard               with 90 HP outboard               

2                                         15,500                                                                                              5,000

3                                         12,000                                                                                              4,000             

4                                         10,000                                                                                              3,500

5                                           9,000                                                                                              3,000

6                                           8,000                                                                                              2,500

7                                           7,000                                                                                              2,000

8                                           6,000                                                                                              1,750

9                                           5,000                                                                                              1,500

10                                         4,000                                                                                              1,250

11                                         3,750                                                                                              1,000

12                                         3,500                                                                                              1,000

13                                         3,000                                                                                              1,000

14                                         3,000                                                                                              1,000

15                                         3,000                                                                                              1,000

16-20                                   3,000                                                                                                 800

21-25                                   2,750                                                                                                 700

26-30                                   2,500                                                                                                 600

31-40                                   2,000                                                                                                 500

Big Bass: Day 1                   300                                                                                                 200

Big Bass: Day 2                   300                                                                                                 200

Entry Fee                         $1,600                                                                                               $550              

 

Qualifying Event Payout – 250 Boats:

Place                                       Pro                             Ranger Cup                                 Co-angler         Ranger Cup

1                                       $60,000                         Ranger Z518C                            Ranger Z175                   $5,000

                                                                   with 200 HP outboard  with 90 HP outboard  + 2,500          

2                                         25,500                                                                                              7,500

3                                         17,000                                                                                              6,000             

4                                         15,000                                                                                              4,500

5                                         14,000                                                                                              4,000

6                                         10,500                                                                                              3,500

7                                           9,000                                                                                              3,000

8                                           8,000                                                                                              2,250

9                                           7,000                                                                                              1,700

10                                         5,000                                                                                              1,450

11                                         4,700                                                                                              1,100

12                                         4,000                                                                                              1,100

13                                         3,500                                                                                              1,100

14                                         3,500                                                                                              1,100

15                                         3,500                                                                                              1,100

16                                         3,500                                                                                                 900

17                                         3,500                                                                                                 900

18                                         3,500                                                                                                 900

19                                         3,500                                                                                                 900

20                                         3,500                                                                                                 900

21-25                                   2,850                                                                                                 800

26-30                                   2,600                                                                                                 700

31-40                                   2,200                                                                                                 600

41-43                                   2,180                                                                                                 590

44-45                                   2,160                                                                                                 580

46-48                                  2,140                                                                                                 570

49-51                                   2,120                                                                                                 560

52-53                                   2,120                                                                                                 550

54-56                                   2,080                                                                                                540

57-59                                   2,080                                                                                                530

60-61                                   2,040                                                                                                520

62-64                                   2,020                                                                                                510

65-67                                  2,000                                                                                                500

Big Bass: Day 1                   300                                                                                                 200

Big Bass: Day 2                   300                                                                                                 200

Entry Fee                         $1,600                                                                                               $550              

*Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament.

Costa FLW Series Championship:

Place                                       Pro                             Ranger Cup                                 Co-angler         Ranger Cup

1                                       $50,000                        Ranger Z518C                            Ranger Z175                   $5,000

                                                                   with 200 HP outboard               with 90 HP outboard               

2                                         25,000                                       $5,000                                      12,500

3                                         20,000                                          3,500                                      10,000

4                                         15,000                                          2,000                                         7,500

5                                         10,000                                          1,000                                         5,000

6                                           8,000                                                                                             4,000

7                                           7,000                                                                                              3,500

8                                           6,000                                                                                             3,000

9                                           5,000                                                                                             2,500

10                                         4,500                                                                                              2,000

11-15                                   4,000                                                                                              1,500

16-20                                   3,500                                                                                             1,000

21-25                                   3,000                         , ;    &, nbsp;                          &nbs, p;                                       900

26-30                                   2,500                                                                                                800

31-40                                   2,000                                                                                                700

*Payback is based on the number of paid entries in qualifying tournaments.

Strike King Angler of the Year and Co-angler of the Year:

Angler of the Year

$2,000 prize package, including deposits for the 2018 season

 

Co-angler of the Year

$800 prize package, including deposits for the 2018 season

For details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com.

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