Masters Bass Circuit

In reading a great post by Five Bass Blog I learned that Minnesota has a new professional tournament trail starting in 2011; Masters Bass Circuit created by North American Membership Group.

I don't follow walleye fishing very closely, and yes I am born and raised right here in Minnesota, but apparently we've had a very successful walleye circuit for 26 years running; Cabela's Masters Walleye Circuit. The new bass circuit is going to be modeled after the walleye circuit.

The Masters Bass Circuit is a two person team format. According to the NPAA the payouts are substantial. "We are planning on four tournaments in 2011 in the Minnesota/Wisconsin area," said Sr. Events Coordinator Dan Johnson, who oversees both the bass and walleye circuits. "We'll have three one-day qualifiers, each with a 50-boat limit and $10,000 first-place prize and 80 percent payback, and a two-day, 30-boat championship with a $20,000 first-place payout."

Entry fees are $400 for qualifying tournaments and $600 for the championship. Details on the schedule, registration, sponsor contingencies and more will be announced shortly."

Apparently this is somewhat old news since several blogs have already posted about it but it's the first time i had heard about it. I'm not a good enough angler to complete at this level but I'm excited about what this circuit could do for bass fishing in Minnesota.


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