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Kansas angler being sought to help promote new tournament trail

Kansas "Jayhawk" division has been added to ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series for 2006

December 6, 2005 - Editor's note: If you are interested in helping promote the new Bassmaster Jayhawk division and fish all four tournaments, email Jim Zeiner or by calling him at 316-265-5551 to get contact information for the director of the new division. He wants someone to distribute brochures on the circuit and promises to make it worthwhile, but he needs someone who plans to fish all four events. For those of you that haven't heard about it yet, here is more information.

If you are interested in learning more, you will be able to pick up brochures at Zeiner's Angler Supply in Wichita in a few days.

Schedule for Jayhawk Division

Grove, Okla./ Grand Lake / 3/19/2006

Junction City, Kansas / Milford Lake / 4/9/2006

Wilson, Kansas / Wilson Lake / 9/10/2006

Eldorado, Kansas / Eldorado Lake / 10/1/2006

Background Story from when the ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series was first started

Bassmaster Series expands in 2006
Local anglers receive 40 additional weekend tournaments

CELEBRATION, Fla. - Anglers who fish in the ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series in 2006 should be prepared for more opportunity on the water and bigger prize purses.

Next year, BASS is increasing to six the number of regions and increasing to five the number of divisions in the ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series. Each division will now have four tournaments instead of five. The changes mean another 40 one-day tournaments for total of 120. And because they stretch from Texas to Maine, BASS will reach more local anglers than ever before.

The divisional tournaments will continue to host 200 boaters and non-boaters each and the top 30 boaters and non-boaters in each division advance to the regional tournament, where the field will be narrowed to the top eight. Those eight boaters and non-boaters from each region will advance to the ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series National Championship whose winner will advance to the 2007 CITGO Bassmaster Classic.

"We are very excited about the ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series for 2006," said Bruce Mathis, director of ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series and the Women's Bassmaster Tour. "Based on the feedback we received from anglers throughout the 2005 season, we have expanded our schedule to cover a much larger area of the country and reach an even greater number of anglers."

With more opportunity comes a larger prize purse. Boaters and non-boaters will compete for a total prize purse of $55,055 in cash and merchandise at each event, including a $7,500 boater top prize and $3,750 non-boater top prize. Overall, BASS will pay 30 percent of the field in 2006, up from 20 percent in 2005.

Additionally, BASS is enhancing its shared-weight program between boaters and non-boaters in the Series. In 2006, non-boaters will need to catch at least one bass to be eligible to share the weight of their boaters. "We listened to angler feedback and they indicated the importance of this new standard," Mathis said.

Plus, a second-chance tournament will be offered to those anglers who paid to fish in all four one-day tournaments in their division, but did not qualify for the regional tournament. The top eight boaters and non-boaters from the second-chance tournament also will advance to the National Championship and have a chance to qualify for the 2007 CITGO Bassmaster Classic.

Boater entry fees in 2006 will be $250 for each tournament. Non-boater entry fees will be $125.

2006 ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series FAQ

Q1. What is the schedule for entries into the weekend series tournaments?

Answer: From November 21 — 29, 2005 there will be a priority entry for BASS Federation members, BASS Insider members, BASS Life members, Triton Boat owners and Mercury engine owners who sign up for all four events in a division. Beginning November 30, 2005, we'll offer priority entry for other BASS members who sign up for all four events in a division. Beginning December 15, 2005, we'll open registration to anyone entering single or multiple events.

Q2. Do I have to register for all the events in a division?

Answer: During the priority registration periods, you must enter all four events in a division. Beginning on December 15, 2005, you may enter single events.

Q3. Can I register for more than one division?

Answer: Yes, you can enter as many divisions as you wish. Remember that the regional events for different divisions may be on the same dates.

Q4. When can I register for single events?

Answer: Single event registration begins December 15, 2005.

Q5. Do I have to register on line?

Answer: Registration may be done online or by telephone. Online registration is recommended in order to avoid long waiting times on the telephone.

Q6. What is a member name and password?

Answer: Each person registering for an event must establish a member name and password to access the registration pages online if you don't already have one established.

Q7. How do I sign up with a nonboater (boater) for guaranteed entry?

Answer: If you register by telephone ask us to link you to each other. You will be able to link yourselves online. If you find someone to link to after you have registered, just call in and ask us to link you together.

Q8. What if my BASS membership expires before the season is over?

Answer: You will need to extend your membership past the date of the last tournament you are entering. You should do so online to make sure your expiration date is extended immediately.

Q9. What if I don't have a computer?

Answer: Ask a friend, relative or neighbor who has a computer if you can enter on their computer. You might also be able to use a computer at work or at your local library. If none of that works for you, you may call in your entries.

Q10. How do I register more than one person on the same computer?

Answer: You must clear your browser and enter the other person's username and password. Two anglers will not be able to register under the same username and password.

ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series payout

Tournament Structure
T 120 one-day events
T 6 Regional Championships
T 1 Second-Chance Tournament
T 1 National Championship
T 30 divisions: from Texas to Wisconsin and all areas East.
T Season starts in January and runs through October
T Regional events begin in October
T National Championship to be held in the spring of 2007
T All tournaments are blind-draw pairings
T Limited shared weight: boater has 5-fish limit, non-boater has 3-fish limit, but gets the weight of up to 8 fish (3 caught plus the boater's 5) for one-day division events only. Non-boater must have one fish to share the Boater weight.
T Online entry fees: $250 boater / $125 non-boater
T No limit on the number of tournaments an angler can enter

Tournament Format
T Boaters and non-boaters fish the one-day events held on Sundays.
T The top 30 boaters and non-boaters in point standings, who participated in one division, are eligible to compete in the 3-day regional event.
T All boaters and non-boaters, who fished all 4 events in a division but are not in the top 30, are eligible to compete in the Second-Chance event.
T The top 8 boaters and top 8 non-boaters from each regional event and Second-Chance event will qualify to fish in the ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series Championship.

Payouts and Awards
T Boater National Champion earns a slot in the CITGO Bassmaster Classic.
T One-day Division and Regional events are all cash payouts.
T Boaters and non-boaters who qualify for Regional and Championship events do not pay additional entry fees.
ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series
One-day Division Events Payout
Place Merchandise Boater Nonboater Merchandise
1 $7,500 $3,750
2 $700 2,300 1,000 $700
3 180 18,000 1,000 180
4 180 1,200 500 180
5 180 1,000 500 180
6 1,000 500
7 1,000 500
8 900 450
9 800 400
10 700 350
11 600 300
12 550 275
13 540 270
14 530 265
15 520 260
16 510 255
17 500 250
18 480 240
19 460 230
20 440 220
21 420 210
22 400 200
23 350 175
24 340 170
25 330 165
26 320 160
27 310 155
28.-33. 300 150
34.-60. 250 125
Big Bass 1,000 500
Total 1,240 35,350 17,225 1,240
* Payouts based on a full field
Second Place Boater and Non-Boater — Motorguide Bassmaster Series (BASS70) Trolling Motor
Third - Fifth Place Boater & Non-Boater — Mustang PFD

Regional Championship Payout
Boater Non-Boater
  50,000 25,000
3,500 1,750
  2,500 1,250
2,250 1,125
  1,750 875
1,400 700
  1,300 650
1,200 600
  1,100 550
1,000 500
  500 250
500 250
  500 250
500 250
  250 125
250 125
  250 125
250 125
  250 125
250 125
  250 125
250 125
  250 125
250 125
Big Bass 1,000 500
Total 71,500 35,750
Total: 107,250

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