2011 PAA Tournament Schedule

Industry News | PAA Releases 2011 Tournament Schedule

12/10/2010 3:49:28 PM

New All-Star Tournament for 2011

The Professional Anglers Association just released their schedule for next year.

The season begins in late March on Lake Lanier in northeast Georgia, known for its outstanding spotted bass fishing. The series moves to Missouri’s famed Table Rock Lake in June to tangle with the mix of largemouth, spots and smallmouth. The season wraps up in August on Neely Henry Lake in east Alabama, where the PAA Angler of the Year race and qualifications for the Toyota Texas Bass Classic will be finalized.

This year’s PAA Tournament Series fields will feature some of the nation’s top pros competing for cash and a new Nitro Boats Z-8 outfitted with a Mercury 225 Optimax. The first two days’ weigh-ins will take place at the host lakes, with the final weigh-in featuring the top qualifiers to be held at nearby Bass Pro Shops.

New for the 2011 season is the inaugural Bass Pro Shops PAA All Star Series tournament, scheduled for April 21-23 on Lake Ray Hubbard in Garland, Texas. The no-entry fee tournament features a field of 50 invited qualifiers from the 2010 PAA Tournament Season, champions of the 2010 Bassmaster Classic and Forrest Wood Cup, and the 2010 B.A.S.S. and FLW Tour anglers of the year.

Registration Details


Registration for the 2011 PAA Tournament Series will be Dec. 13-30 for any angler who competed in a 2010 PAA Tournament Series event.

During that period, Priority Entry will be given to the Top 100 from the final 2010 PAA Tournament Series “Season Series” points standings. Those standings can be found onFishPAA.com/rankings/aoy-points.

Open registration for all anglers will begin Jan. 3. On and after this date, Priority Entry will be given to any angler who registers and provides deposits for all three 2011 PAA Tournament Series events.


Registration includes submitting a deposit of $750 per tournament. Entry fees for the 2011 PAA Tournament Series season will remain unchanged, at $2,500 per event.


Registration and deposit may be made by contacting the PAA at (270) 527-2030 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CST.

Schedule Dates

LakeLanier
March 31-April 2
Lake Lanier Islands , Ga


TableRock Lake
June 23-25
Branson, Mo.


Neely Henry Lake
Aug. 18-20
Gadsden, Ala.


PAA All Star Series
April 21-23
Garland, Texas


For more information about the fisheries, the weigh-in locations and more visit, Fishpaa.com.