Lake Hartwell
Lake Hartwell, Kentucky
3/17/2016
Walmart FLW Tour
FLW expects strict adherence to the following rules by all contestants. Additionally, FLW suggests that co-anglers share fuel expenses with their pro partner each day of competition to help offset the high cost of boat operation. FLW also recommends the use of nonpuncturing culling clips for marking fish and livewell additives like G-Juice to help promote the healthy release of bass. FLW discourages sharing a partner’s phone number with anyone without the partner’s consent. In the event of an emergency, please call 911 first and then notify the tournament director. The tournament director should be notified as soon as possible prior to weigh-in if you use a mobile communication device under the conditions outlined in rule 10.
2016 FLW Tour Rules:
1. INTERPRETATION & ENFORCEMENT • These rules will remain unchanged during 2016. Interpretation and enforcement of these rules will be left exclusively to the tournament director. Decisions of the tournament director are final in all matters and are not subject to appeal. Each contestant agrees to report any rule violation to the tournament director immediately upon discovery of the violation. Failure to report violations (pro or co-angler) may be cause for disqualification. The violation of a tournament rule may result in, but is not limited to, weight loss, the loss of weight up to a particular time in the tournament day, the loss of weight for the entire day, the loss of the heaviest one-day catch, the loss of the heaviest bass for the day, disqualification from the entire tournament or ineligibility to participate in future FLW tournaments. Protests are to be made in writing within 30 minutes of the check-in time of the final flight of each tournament day. 2. PAYBACK & PARTICIPATION • Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament. Participation is open only to members of FLW who are 16 years of age or older. Any person under the age of 18 (19 in Alabama and Nebraska) entering a tournament must also have the signature of a parent or legal guardian in the provided space on the entry form. Any person’s participation in any tournament is at the sole discretion of FLW officials. Any person who, in the judgment of the tournament director, is disabled or handicapped in such a manner as to unfairly hinder his or her pro or co-angler partner or compromise his or her safety or the safety of his or her pro or co-angler partner may not be eligible to participate. All contestants must have a valid fishing license for the waters they fish. Random checks will be conducted at each tournament. Failure to provide proof of a valid fishing license within a reasonable amount of time when requested by the tournament director will result in disqualification for that day and any preceding days in which the license was required for the tournament. QUALIFIERS – PRO ENTRY: Entry in the FLW Tour Qualifiers requires a $6,000 deposit for the season. Pros are expected to fish all six qualifying tournaments. A pro may be permitted to miss a tournament for proper cause with prior approval from the tournament director. Missing a tournament without prior approval will result in ineligibility to participate in future 2016 FLW Tour events. The top 100 pros and the top 10 co-anglers from the 2015 FLW Tour, the top 10 pros from each division of the 2015 FLW Series, the 2015 TBF National Champion from the boater division and the boater champion from the 2015 BFL All-American must pay their deposits by November 30, 2015 in order to secure their priority entry position. For Ranger boat owners (Ranger owners with current registrations or confirmation of a boat order who will use their Ranger boat in FLW Tour competition) and sponsor entries (FLW may reserve sponsor spots in each qualifying tournament), deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 1, 2015. For TBF members, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 3, 2015. For other entries, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 4, 2015. Entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry and will be final once full payment of the 2016 deposit is received. Entries may be made either by mail, phone or on the Internet at FLWFishing.com. Do not make entry by more than one method. Published payouts for each qualifying tournament are based on 150 entries. A maximum field of 160 pros will be set prior to the first tournament (sponsor entries will not count toward the maximum field size), at which time pros not accepted into the field are eligible for a full refund or participation in a reserve pool to be called up for competition should a member of the original field drop out at any point during the season. Once called up to the FLW Tour, pros are expected to fish all remaining tournaments. If a reserve pool angler declines an invitation to compete, he or she will be dropped from the pool for the remainder of the season. Reserve pool anglers will receive a $1,000 deposit refund following each tournament they are not called up to fish. DEPOSITS ARE NONTRANSFERABLE AND NONREFUNDABLE ONCE ACCEPTED INTO THE FIELD. Any entry balances not received by the entry balance deadline (excluding reserve pool anglers called up after the deadline) will be charged a $100 late fee. QUALIFIERS – CO-ANGLER ENTRY: Entry into individual FLW Tour events is permitted and requires a $300 deposit per tournament. The top 100 co-anglers from the 2015 FLW Tour, top 10 co-anglers from each division of the 2015 FLW Series, the 2015 TBF National Champion from the co-angler division and the co-angler champion from the 2015 BFL All-American must pay their deposits by November 30, 2015 in order to secure their priority entry position. For Ranger boat owners (Ranger owners with current registrations or confirmation of a boat order) and sponsor entries (FLW may reserve sponsor spots in each qualifying tournament), deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 1, 2015. For TBF members, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 3, 2015. For other entries, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 4, 2015. Top entry priority goes to co-anglers who enter all six qualifying tournaments by January 4, 2016. All other entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry. Entry priority will be final once payment of deposits is received. Entries may be made either by mail, phone or on the Internet at FLWFishing.com. Do not make entry by more than one method. Published payouts for each qualifying tournament are based on 150 entries. Deposits are nontransferable and nonrefundable once accepted into a tournament. Co-angler entries received after a tournament has filled will be placed on a waiting list. Those placed on the waiting list and not accepted into the tournament will receive a full refund after the tournament. CONFIRMED ENTRIES ARE CONTINGENT UPON COMPLETE ENTRY FEE BEING PAID BY THE ENTRY/BALANCE DEADLINE DATE. Entry fees (minus the deposit) may be transferred or refunded if FLW is notified prior to the entry/balance deadline. Entry fees will not be transferred or refunded after the entry/balance deadline. Any entry balances not received by the entry balance deadline (except those called up from the waiting list) will be charged a $100 late fee. QUALIFIERS – PAYMENT SCHEDULE: Pro entry fees for the six qualifying tournaments total $27,000, and co-angler entry fees are $800 per tournament. Pros must pay a $6,000 deposit upon entry for the season followed by payments for the season according to the schedule outlined below. Co-anglers must pay a $300 deposit per tournament upon entry followed by payment for the balance of the entry fee according to the schedule outlined below. 1. Lake Okeechobee: $4,200 pro and $500 co-angler due January 13, 2016. 2. Lake Hartwell: $4,200 pro and $500 co-angler due February 24, 2016. 3. Beaver Lake: $4,200 pro and $500 co-angler due March 23, 2016. 4. Pickwick Lake: $4,200 pro and $500 co-angler due April 13, 2016. 5. Kentucky Lake: $4,200 pro and $500 co-angler due May 18, 2016. 6. Lake Champlain: $500 co-angler due June 1, 2016. Pro paid in full based on payments listed above. INVITATIONALS – PRO ENTRY: One hundred twenty-five (125) anglers will be invited to participate. Invitations will be extended to the following anglers:- The top 100 pros in the point standings from the 2016 FLW Tour qualifiers.
- Pros must have fished all six qualifiers, unless granted approval from the tournament director to miss a tournament, to be eligible for an invitation.
- If a pro in the top 100 declines an invitation, the next eligible pro will be invited.
- The top five co-anglers in the point standings from the 2016 FLW Tour qualifiers.
- If a co-angler in the top five declines an invitation, the next co-angler will be invited. This process will continue until five co-anglers are selected or the 15th ranked co-angler is invited.
- Any unclaimed co-angler invitations will revert back to the 2016 FLW Tour pros.
- The top four pros from each of the five 2015 FLW Series divisions.
- Pros must have fished all three qualifiers in a division to be eligible for an invitation.
- If a pro in the top four declines an invitation, the next eligible pro will be invited. This process will continue until four pros are selected or the 15th ranked pro in the division is invited.
- Any unclaimed invitations in a division will revert back to the 2016 FLW Tour pros.
- If 125 invitations are not accepted following the procedure outline above, FLW may extend at-large invitations to fill the field.
- Lake Norman: $3,000 due Aug 24, 2016.
- Norris Lake: $3,000 due Sep 28, 2016.
- Lake Okeechobee Jan 1, 2016 Jan 18–30 & Feb 3, 2016
- Lake Hartwell Feb 12, 2016 Feb 29–Mar 12 & Mar 16, 2016
- Beaver Lake Mar 11, 2016 Mar 28–Apr 9 & Apr 13, 2016
- Pickwick Lake Apr 1, 2016 Apr 18–30 & May 4, 2016
- Kentucky Lake May 6, 2016 May 23–Jun 4 & Jun 8, 2016
- Lake Champlain May 20, 2016 Jun 6–18 & Jun 22, 2016
- Wheeler Lake – FWC Jul 1, 2016 Jul 18–30 & Aug 3, 2016
- Lake Norman – Invitational Aug 12, 2016 Aug 29–Sep 10 & Sep 14, 2016
- Norris Lake – Invitational Sep 16, 2016 Oct 3–15 & Oct 19, 2016
- Automotive oil
- Boats
- Marine electronics
- Outboard engines
- POV cameras
Forrest Wood Cup Format
The top 35 pros from the point standings after the six qualifying tournaments (ties resolved by total weight, then total number of fish, then total number of live fish) qualify for the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup. If a top-35 pro has already qualified for the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup, the next person in the point standings will be invited. The winner from each 2016 FLW Tour Invitational qualifies for the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup. The 2016 FLW Tour Angler of the Year and 2016 Forrest Wood Cup champion qualify for the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup provided they compete in the pro division of all the 2017 FLW Tour qualifiers. If the 2016 FLW Tour Angler of the Year or Forrest Wood Cup pro champion does not compete in 2017, their entry in the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup will go to the 2017 FLW Tour pro with the highest point total who is not already qualified for the Forrest Wood Cup. Days 1 and 2- 50 professionals compete
- Top 35 pros in the 2016 FLW Tour AOY standings
- 2015 Walmart FLW Tour AOY winner
- 2015 Forrest Wood Cup champion
- 10 2015 Rayovac FLW Series Championship qualifiers
- 2016 BFL All-American champion
- 2016 FLW College Fishing National Championship winner
- 2016 The Bass Federation National Championship winner
- Top 20 professionals based on cumulative weight from days 1 and 2 continue competition
- Top 10 professionals based on cumulative weight from days 1, 2 and 3 continue competition
- Winning professional determined by heaviest cumulative weight from all four days
2016 Contingency Awards
Walmart FLW Tour Angler of the Year and Co-angler of the Year: Angler of the Year: $100,000 + 2016 Forrest Wood Cup entry (provided the angler fishes the 2016 Tour) Co-angler of the Year: Ranger Z518C with 200-hp outboard Points: 200 points are awarded to the winner of each tournament, 199 to 2nd, 198 to 3rd, etc. All anglers who receive weight credit receive points. The top pro and co-angler from the point standings after the six FLW Tour events (ties resolved by total weight, then total number of fish, then total number of live fish) win the Walmart FLW Tour Angler of the Year and Co-angler of the Year. Walmart FLW Tour Rookie of the Year: The top pro from the point standings after the six FLW Tour events (ties resolved by total weight) who has never fished an FLW Tour (Major) or BASS Elite Series tournament as a pro before this season wins the Walmart FLW Tour Rookie of the Year trophy.Ranger Cup
Ranger awards $25,000 to the winning pro and $5,000 to the winning co-angler in each qualifying tournament if they meet Ranger Cup guidelines. Additionally Ranger awards a Z518C with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Evinrude outboard to the highest finishing pro in the FLW Tour Angler of the Year standings that meets Ranger Cup guidelines. Pros must be the original owner of a 2011 or newer Ranger boat. Co-anglers must be the owner of a 2007 or newer Ranger boat. Anglers must be registered with Ranger and meet all Ranger Cup clothing, decal and boat year model requirements to receive a Ranger Cup bonus. The decision of Ranger Boats is final in all matters regarding Ranger Cup bonus eligibility. Visit the Ranger Cup page at RangerBoats.com or call 870.453.2222 for additional information.Quaker State
Quaker State will provide participating Walmart FLW Tour pros with four cases each of Shell Rotella Diesel, Pennzoil Marine and Quaker State Full Synthetic oil. Two cases of each product will be delivered during registration at Lake Okeechobee and two cases of each product will be delivered during registration at Kentucky Lake. To be eligible, pros must:- Fish all six 2016 Walmart FLW Tour qualifiers as a pro.
- Display a 10-inch Quaker State decal on the driver’s console or a 6-inch Quaker State decal above the rub rail on both sides of their boat used during all days of FLW Tour competition.
Power-Pole Captains Cash Rewards Club
Power-Pole awards $1,000 to the winning pro in each FLW Tour qualifier and the Forrest Wood Cup if he or she meets Captains Cash Rewards Club contingency requirements. That’s right. Get cash rewards for winning sanctioned tournaments with your Power-Pole shallow water anchor! We love winners and we want to reward you for making Power-Pole an important part of your advantage over the competition. How to become a member of the Power-Pole Captains Cash Club- Read, Understand and Agree to the Terms and Conditions Purchase of Captains Cash membership will constitute a certification that the participant has read, understands, and agrees to abide by terms and conditions of the Power-Pole Captains Cash Rewards program.
- Purchase a Club Membership Membership is $24.95 for 2016. All Captains Cash participants must purchase a Captains Cash membership.
- Win a Sanctioned Event using your Power-Pole anchor! Be sure to check the current list of sanctioned tournaments.
- Download a Claim Form and get Paid! Did you win a sanctioned tournament as a registered Captains Cash Club Member? If so, be sure you get paid by submitting a completed Captains Cash Affidavit Claim of Tournament Win form.
T-H Marine Atlas Awards
For 2016 the payouts have been restructured to give more opportunity to anglers fishing smaller tournaments. The payouts below will be for EVERY tournament, regardless of size (50-boat minimum). So Many Ways To Win! Entry Fee - $24.99 2016 ATLAS AWARDS PAYOUTS **- HOTFOOT - $50
- G-FORCE HANDLE - $50
- TWO-WAY ALARM - $50
- LOC-R-BAR - $50
- TROLL-TAMER - $50
- THE OXYGENATOR - $50
- G-Force Eliminator - $50
- KVD Kong Mount - $75
- Hydrowave H2 - $100
- ATLAS™ HYDRAULIC JACKPLATE - $250
- GRAND SLAM BONUS - $500**
- TOTAL POSSIBLE WINNINGS: $1,275
- If an Atlas Awards member does not win the event, T-H Marine will pay the highest finishing Atlas Awards member*
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- 2nd-10th = $100
- 11th-20th = $50
- *Must Own at least 5 products (Photo/Video evidence may be requested)
2016 Costa Contingency Program
Costa FLW Rewards – Costa awards $200 or a pair of Costa sunglasses (winner’s choice) to the highest-finishing pro/boater and $100 or a pair of Costa sunglasses (winner’s choice) to the highest-finishing co-angler in each Walmart FLW Tour, Costa FLW Series and BFL tournament if he or she meets Costa FLW Rewards contingency requirements. The second-highest finishing pro/boater receives a $100 Costa clothing certificate and the second-highest finishing co-angler receives a $50 Costa clothing certificate. Circuits:- Walmart FLW Tour – All tournaments
- Costa FLW Series – All tournaments
- FLW Bass Fishing League – All tournaments
- Highest Costa FLW Rewards finisher = $200 pro/boater or Costa sunglasses (winner’s choice) and $100 co-angler or Costa sunglasses (winner’s choice)
- 2nd Highest Costa FLW Rewards finisher = $100 Costa Clothing Package pro/boater and$50 Costa Clothing Package co-angler
- The Costa logo must be visible on the front of your jersey or Costa branded clothing, hat and/or visor.
- Costa branded sunglasses must be worn on stage in some fashion (on your face, around your neck or on your hat).
- The Costa logo must be displayed on your tow vehicle and/or boat.
- You must verify participation in the Costa FLW Rewards program at registration for each tournament by showing FLW staff the Costa logo on your jersey, Costa branded clothing, hat and/or visor.
LEER Cover Cash
LEER awards $500 to the highest placing eligible pro and $150 to the highest placing eligible co-angler that meets LEER Cover Cash contingency requirements in each FLW Tour qualifier. Awards jump to $1,000 for pros and $500 for co-anglers at the Forrest Wood Cup. Highest finishes must fall within the top 50 percent of the field. You must own a LEER or Pace Edwards truck cap or tonneau cover and use it on your primary tow vehicle to be eligible for this award. You must be registered with LEER and confirmed in the program before eligibility begins. There is no cost to participate. Claim forms must be submitted within 30 days of the tournament finish. You can register at leercovercash.com.Buck Knives Cut
Buck Knives awards a limited edition FLW Buck Knife to the 20th place pro following the day 2 weigh-in at each FLW Tour stop and the Forrest Wood Cup. The top 20 pros continue competition on day 3.Bob's Machine Tournament Rewards
1. Read, Understand & Agree to the Terms and Conditions, Click here to read. 2. Purchase a Bob's Tournament Rewards Membership. Membership is valid from Jan1st to Dec31st of given year. Click here to purchase. 3. Place 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a Bob's Tournament Rewards sanctioned event using Bob's Jack Plate. Extra payout if also equipped with Bob's Billet foot throttle or Bob's low water pickup nose cone. Click here for list of Sanctioned events and event payouts. If your club or tournament trail is interested in being added to approved tournaments, please have the Club president or the Tournament director contact us at Prostaff@bobsmachine.com or call 1-855-JACKPLATE 4. Download a Claim Form and get PAID!! Click here for claim form. 5. Download Vector LOGO : Click hereToyota Bonus Bucks
The Toyota Bonus Bucks program is totally free and is available to anglers who tow with a 2012 or newer Toyota Tundra, Sequoia, 4Runner, Tacoma or FJ Cruiser and fish in Bonus Bucks supported events. Plus, you don’t have to win the tournament to win the Bonus Bucks; you simply have to be the highest finishing registered participant and finish in the top 50% of the field. For more information and to register for Toyota Bonus Bucks, please visithttp://www.toyotatrucksbonusbucks.com.
Entry Fees
PAYBACK & PARTICIPATION • Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament. Participation is open only to members of FLW who are 16 years of age or older. Any person under the age of 18 (19 in Alabama and Nebraska) entering a tournament must also have the signature of a parent or legal guardian in the provided space on the entry form. Any person’s participation in any tournament is at the sole discretion of FLW officials. Any person who, in the judgment of the tournament director, is disabled or handicapped in such a manner as to unfairly hinder his or her pro or co-angler partner or compromise his or her safety or the safety of his or her pro or co-angler partner may not be eligible to participate. All contestants must have a valid fishing license for the waters they fish. Random checks will be conducted at each tournament. Failure to provide proof of a valid fishing license within a reasonable amount of time when requested by the tournament director will result in disqualification for that day and any preceding days in which the license was required for the tournament. QUALIFIERS – PRO ENTRY: Entry in the FLW Tour Qualifiers requires a $6,000 deposit for the season. Pros are expected to fish all six qualifying tournaments. A pro may be permitted to miss a tournament for proper cause with prior approval from the tournament director. Missing a tournament without prior approval will result in ineligibility to participate in future 2016 FLW Tour events. The top 100 pros and the top 10 co-anglers from the 2015 FLW Tour, the top 10 pros from each division of the 2015 FLW Series, the 2015 TBF National Champion from the boater division and the boater champion from the 2015 BFL All-American must pay their deposits by November 30, 2015 in order to secure their priority entry position. For Ranger boat owners (Ranger owners with current registrations or confirmation of a boat order who will use their Ranger boat in FLW Tour competition) and sponsor entries (FLW may reserve sponsor spots in each qualifying tournament), deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 1, 2015. For TBF members, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 3, 2015. For other entries, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 4, 2015. Entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry and will be final once full payment of the 2016 deposit is received. Entries may be made either by mail, phone or on the Internet at FLWFishing.com. Do not make entry by more than one method. Published payouts for each qualifying tournament are based on 150 entries. A maximum field of 160 pros will be set prior to the first tournament (sponsor entries will not count toward the maximum field size), at which time pros not accepted into the field are eligible for a full refund or participation in a reserve pool to be called up for competition should a member of the original field drop out at any point during the season. Once called up to the FLW Tour, pros are expected to fish all remaining tournaments. If a reserve pool angler declines an invitation to compete, he or she will be dropped from the pool for the remainder of the season. Reserve pool anglers will receive a $1,000 deposit refund following each tournament they are not called up to fish. DEPOSITS ARE NONTRANSFERABLE AND NONREFUNDABLE ONCE ACCEPTED INTO THE FIELD. Any entry balances not received by the entry balance deadline (excluding reserve pool anglers called up after the deadline) will be charged a $100 late fee. QUALIFIERS – CO-ANGLER ENTRY: Entry into individual FLW Tour events is permitted and requires a $300 deposit per tournament. The top 100 co-anglers from the 2015 FLW Tour, top 10 co-anglers from each division of the 2015 FLW Series, the 2015 TBF National Champion from the co-angler division and the co-angler champion from the 2015 BFL All-American must pay their deposits by November 30, 2015 in order to secure their priority entry position. For Ranger boat owners (Ranger owners with current registrations or confirmation of a boat order) and sponsor entries (FLW may reserve sponsor spots in each qualifying tournament), deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 1, 2015. For TBF members, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 3, 2015. For other entries, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Central time December 4, 2015. Top entry priority goes to co-anglers who enter all six qualifying tournaments by January 4, 2016. All other entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry. Entry priority will be final once payment of deposits is received. Entries may be made either by mail, phone or on the Internet at FLWFishing.com. Do not make entry by more than one method. Published payouts for each qualifying tournament are based on 150 entries. Deposits are nontransferable and nonrefundable once accepted into a tournament. Co-angler entries received after a tournament has filled will be placed on a waiting list. Those placed on the waiting list and not accepted into the tournament will receive a full refund after the tournament. CONFIRMED ENTRIES ARE CONTINGENT UPON COMPLETE ENTRY FEE BEING PAID BY THE ENTRY/BALANCE DEADLINE DATE. Entry fees (minus the deposit) may be transferred or refunded if FLW is notified prior to the entry/balance deadline. Entry fees will not be transferred or refunded after the entry/balance deadline. Any entry balances not received by the entry balance deadline (except those called up from the waiting list) will be charged a $100 late fee. QUALIFIERS – PAYMENT SCHEDULE: Pro entry fees for the six qualifying tournaments total $27,000, and co-angler entry fees are $800 per tournament. Pros must pay a $6,000 deposit upon entry for the season followed by payments for the season according to the schedule outlined below. Co-anglers must pay a $300 deposit per tournament upon entry followed by payment for the balance of the entry fee according to the schedule outlined below. 1. Lake Okeechobee: $4,200 pro and $500 co-angler due January 13, 2016. 2. Lake Hartwell: $4,200 pro and $500 co-angler due February 24, 2016. 3. Beaver Lake: $4,200 pro and $500 co-angler due March 23, 2016. 4. Pickwick Lake: $4,200 pro and $500 co-angler due April 13, 2016. 5. Kentucky Lake: $4,200 pro and $500 co-angler due May 18, 2016. 6. Lake Champlain: $500 co-angler due June 1, 2016. Pro paid in full based on payments listed above. INVITATIONALS – PRO ENTRY: One hundred twenty-five (125) anglers will be invited to participate. Invitations will be extended to the following anglers:- The top 100 pros in the point standings from the 2016 FLW Tour qualifiers.
- Pros must have fished all six qualifiers, unless granted approval from the tournament director to miss a tournament, to be eligible for an invitation.
- If a pro in the top 100 declines an invitation, the next eligible pro will be invited.
- The top five co-anglers in the point standings from the 2016 FLW Tour qualifiers.
- If a co-angler in the top five declines an invitation, the next co-angler will be invited. This process will continue until five co-anglers are selected or the 15th ranked co-angler is invited.
- Any unclaimed co-angler invitations will revert back to the 2016 FLW Tour pros.
- The top four pros from each of the five 2015 FLW Series divisions.
- Pros must have fished all three qualifiers in a division to be eligible for an invitation.
- If a pro in the top four declines an invitation, the next eligible pro will be invited. This process will continue until four pros are selected or the 15th ranked pro in the division is invited.
- Any unclaimed invitations in a division will revert back to the 2016 FLW Tour pros.
- If 125 invitations are not accepted following the procedure outline above, FLW may extend at-large invitations to fill the field.
- Lake Norman: $3,000 due Aug 24, 2016.
- Norris Lake: $3,000 due Sep 28, 2016.