Wisconsin Alliance of Bass Tournament Anglers

Winter Newsletter 2012

                  Please see below the proposed 2012 schedule pending permits.After many hours of looking at different dates and conflicts this is the best we could come up with.Please keep in mind the 1st tournament is on Pewaukee May 12th this is the only day we could have a tournament in May due to conflicts.The other change you will see below is 2 dates for Winnebago on July 21-22. Please see explanation of a different format for Saturday July 21st.Also we will be running these out of Rainbow park in Oshkosh. Please let me know if you have any questions.

May 12   Sat Pewaukee

June 3     Sun Okauchee

June 16   Sat Rock

June 30   Sat Madison

July 21-22 Sat,Sun Winnebago

Aug 12   Sun Madison

Aug 25 and 26   Sat , Sun Classic

Another Change is Rock lake near Lake Mills this is in place of the 2^nd Okauchee which has fished tough The last couple of years. The size in acres is bigger then Okauchee and bigger then Nags. The bass fishing Here can be very good and diverse with smallies and large mouths.There is deep and shallow structure.

      2. You will notice 2 dates for Winnebago.We will be running out of Oshkosh as we are getting a $250 kicker From the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce.
Please note a different format for Saturday the 1^st day at Winnebago. This will be in place of the Open’s. The difference is this will be a qualifier for getting into the Classic however it will Not count for team of the year.Please note the payout below based on 50 teams. This is a format that has been done In some southern states with a great deal of success.

Note: For qualifying purposes you need to fish a minimum of 4 and qualify just like now and for automatic qualifying You will need to fish 6 tournaments like now.The only difference is a team could fish both Winnebago events and cash A check in one then he would only need to fish 2 other qualifiers.

Based on 50 teams entered. The way it works example: say you have the heaviest stringer for 1^st you would get $1600 and in that bag you had the 3^rd largest big bass of the tournament you would win another $700 for a total of $2300. You can only win Big bass 1 time example : a team could not win 1^st and 5^th big bass. And yes a team might only have 1 fish For Big Bass of the tournament and win $1600.

                 Heaviest Stringer                    Big Bass

                1st          $1600                            1st     $1600

                2^nd          $ 900                            2^nd     $ 900

                3^rd          $ 700                             3rd     $ 700

               4^th          $ 500                             4th    $ 500

                5^th          $ 300                             5th    $ 300

Thank You Kevin