Beat Five Anglers From Your Regional at the All-American and Advance to the FLW Series Championship

MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 2, 2018) – FLW announced today the schedule, rules and increased regional payouts for the 2019 T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL), which includes the opportunity to fish 10 no-entry-fee championships awarding more than $3 million. Fishing the BFL puts local anglers in front of the largest fan base in the sport with coverage on FLWFishing.com and FLW’s social media outlets, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter, that reach more than 1 million fans each month. Boaters and co-anglers also have the convenience of fishing close to home for advancement to seven BFL Regional Championships, the T-H Marine BFL All-American and the Forrest Wood Cup, plus a new opportunity to advance directly to the Costa FLW Series Championship.

• The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus qualifying tournament winners in each division advance to Regional Championships.
• Enter all five events in a division, fish at least two and automatically advance to the Wild Card Regional.
• The top six boaters and co-anglers from each Regional Championship and the Wild Card Regional advance to the All-American.
• The highest-finishing boater and co-angler from each Regional Championship and the Wild Card Regional at the All-American advance to the FLW Series Championship – you only have to beat five anglers from your regional to advance.
• The winning boater at the All-American advances to the FLW Cup.
• The winning boater and co-angler at the FLW Series Championship advance to the FLW Cup. The winning co-angler also receives use of a Ranger Z520L from the championship through the FLW Cup to fish as a pro. Minimum payout at the FLW Cup is $10,000.

For 2019 BFL anglers are eligible for FREE Bass Pro Shops FLW Tournament Incentives at basspro.com/flwincentives. BFL anglers receive a VIP discount card for 25 percent off Bass Pro Shops branded merchandise all year plus incredible tournament bonuses. Lucrative bonuses are also available from Ranger, Triton, Nitro, Evinrude, Mercury, Costa, Leer, Toyota, Power-Pole, T-H Marine and other FLW sponsors.

 

Guaranteed no-entry-fee Regional Championship payouts have increased to $70,000 for winning boaters and $50,000 for winning co-anglers, up from $65,000 and $45,000 in 2018. Each regional payout includes $10,000 for second and $5,000 for third on the boater side and $5,000 for second and $2,500 for third on the co-angler side. The top 24 boaters and co-anglers in each regional receive checks.

The 2019 All-American will feature FLW Live on-the-water coverage just like the FLW Tour to showcase BFL anglers and their sponsors to FLW’s worldwide audience. FLW Live weigh-in coverage will also be available from every BFL tournament in 2019 for enhanced media coverage at every level.

Entry fees have increased slightly to $300 per qualifier for boaters and $150 per qualifier for co-anglers. Super tournament entry fees remain the same at $350 for boaters and $175 for co-anglers. The popular “Win and You are In” format that automatically qualifies the winners from each of the 96 one-day qualifying tournaments and 24 two-day super tournaments to the Regional Championships along with the top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division based on point standings remains unchanged. In the BFL, anglers are never out of contention for advancement to a no-entry-fee championship.

“FLW was founded on providing affordable, close-to-home weekend tournaments for bass anglers,” said T-H Marine BFL tournament director Daniel Fennel. “BFL anglers are the heart and soul of FLW, and we take great pride in providing them with the best possible tournaments along with a clear pathway for advancement to the sport’s next levels – namely the Costa FLW Series and the FLW Tour. Nowhere else do anglers have the opportunity to fish five close-to-home tournaments with a shot at advancing to not just one, but three of the sport’s biggest championships, the All-American, FLW Series Championship and FLW Cup, where a BFL angler can win a total of $520,000.”

For the complete 2019 BFL schedule, rules and payouts, visit FLWFishing.com.

DIVISION	TOURNAMENT	LOCATION	DATE
Arkie	Ouachita	Mount Ida, AR	February 23, 2019
Arkie	Dardanelle	Russellville, AR	March 23, 2019
Arkie	Hamilton	Hot Springs, AR	April 13, 2019
Arkie	Greers Ferry	Greers Ferry, AR	May 18, 2019
Arkie	Dardanelle	Russellville, AR	September 7 – 8, 2019
Bama	Martin	Alexander City, AL	March 9, 2019
Bama	Eufaula	Eufaula, AL	March 23, 2019
Bama	Lay	Columbiana, AL	May 11, 2019
Bama	Neely Henry	Gadsden, AL	June 8, 2019
Bama	Eufaula	Eufaula, AL	September 28 – 29, 2019
Buckeye	Grand Lake-St. Marys	Celina, OH	May 11, 2019
Buckeye	Ohio River-Tanners Creek	Lawrenceburg, IN	June 8, 2019
Buckeye	Indian	Lakeview, OH	July 27, 2019
Buckeye	Ohio River-Tanners Creek	Lawrenceburg, IN	August 17, 2019
Buckeye	Mosquito	Cortland, OH	September 21 – 22, 2019
Bulldog	Lanier	Gainesville, GA	February 23, 2019
Bulldog	Oconee	Buckhead, GA	March 23, 2019
Bulldog	Sinclair	Milledgeville, GA	April 13, 2019
Bulldog	Eufaula	Eufaula, AL	June 22, 2019
Bulldog	Lanier	Gainesville, GA	September 28 – 29, 2019
Choo Choo	Guntersville	Scottsboro, AL	February 16, 2019
Choo Choo	Wheeler	Rogersville, AL	March 16, 2019
Choo Choo	Lewis Smith	Jasper, AL	April 6, 2019
Choo Choo	Neely Henry	Gadsden, AL	May 4, 2019
Choo Choo	Guntersville	Guntersville, AL	September 14 – 15, 2019
Cowboy	Toledo Bend	Many, LA	January 26, 2019
Cowboy	Sam Rayburn	Brookeland, TX	March 2, 2019
Cowboy	Toledo Bend	Many, LA	April 13, 2019
Cowboy	Sam Rayburn	Brookeland, TX	June 8, 2019
Cowboy	Sam Rayburn	Brookeland, TX	September 21 – 22, 2019
Gator	Okeechobee	Clewiston, FL	January 26, 2019
Gator	Okeechobee	Okeechobee, FL	February 16, 2019
Gator	Okeechobee	Okeechobee, FL	March 16, 2019
Gator	Okeechobee	Clewiston, FL	March 30, 2019
Gator	Okeechobee	Clewiston, FL	September 21 – 22, 2019
Great Lakes	MS River-La Crosse	La Crosse, WI	May 18, 2019
Great Lakes	Wolf River Chain	Winneconne, WI	June 15, 2019
Great Lakes	MS River-La Crosse	La Crosse, WI	July 20, 2019
Great Lakes	MS River-Prairie Du Chien	Prairie Du Chien, WI	August 17, 2019
Great Lakes	MS River-La Crosse	La Crosse, WI	September 7 – 8, 2019
Hoosier	Patoka	Birdseye, IN	March 30, 2019
Hoosier	Patoka	Birdseye, IN	May 4, 2019
Hoosier	Monroe	Bloomington, IN	June 29, 2019
Hoosier	Ohio River-Rocky Point	Cannelton, IN	July 20 – 21, 2019
Hoosier	Ohio River-Tanners Creek	Lawrenceburg, IN	September 28, 2019
Illini	Rend	Whittington, IL	April 27, 2019
Illini	Shelbyville	Shelbyville, IL	June 8, 2019
Illini	Rend	Whittington, IL	June 29, 2019
Illini	Ohio River-Golconda	Golconda, IL	July 27, 2019
Illini	Shelbyville	Shelbyville, IL	September 7 – 8, 2019
LBL	Kentucky-Barkley	Buchanan, TN	March 2, 2019
LBL	Kentucky-Barkley	Gilbertsville, KY	March 23, 2019
LBL	Kentucky-Barkley	Gilbertsville, KY	May 18, 2019
LBL	Kentucky-Barkley	Buchanan, TN	June 15, 2019
LBL	Kentucky-Barkley	Gilbertsville, KY	September 14 – 15, 2019
Michigan	St. Clair	Harrison Township, MI	June 22, 2019
Michigan	St. Clair	Harrison Township, MI	July 13, 2019
Michigan	St. Clair	Harrison Township, MI	August 3, 2019
Michigan	Detroit River	Trenton, MI	August 24, 2019
Michigan	Detroit River	Trenton, MI	September 21 – 22, 2019
Mississippi	Ross Barnett	Brandon, MS	March 9, 2019
Mississippi	Pickwick	Iuka, MS	April 6, 2019
Mississippi	Pickwick	Iuka, MS	May 18, 2019
Mississippi	Ross Barnett	Brandon, MS	June 15, 2019
Mississippi	Pickwick	Iuka, MS	September 28 – 29, 2019
Mountain	Dale Hollow	Byrdstown, TN	February 23, 2019
Mountain	Cumberland	Burnside, KY	March 16, 2019
Mountain	Dale Hollow	Byrdstown, TN	May 4, 2019
Mountain	Barren River	Scottsville, KY	June 22, 2019
Mountain	Cherokee	Morristown, TN	September 7 – 8, 2019
Music City	Percy Priest	Smyrna, TN	March 9, 2019
Music City	Center Hill	Sparta, TN	March 30, 2019
Music City	Tims Ford	Winchester, TN	May 11, 2019
Music City	Old Hickory	Gallatin, TN	June 8, 2019
Music City	Old Hickory	Gallatin, TN	September 21 – 22, 2019
North Carolina	Norman	Mooresville, NC	February 23, 2019
North Carolina	Wylie	Lake Wylie, SC	March 23, 2019
North Carolina	Kerr	Henderson, NC	April 27, 2019
North Carolina	High Rock	Salisbury, NC	June 8, 2019
North Carolina	Norman	Mooresville, NC	September 21 – 22, 2019
Northeast	Chesapeake Bay	North East, MD	May 18, 2019
Northeast	Chesapeake Bay	North East, MD	June 15, 2019
Northeast	Champlain	Plattsburgh, NY	July 13, 2019
Northeast	Oneida	Brewerton, NY	August 3 – 4, 2019
Northeast	1000 Islands	Clayton, NY	September 14, 2019
Okie	Grand	Grove, OK	February 23, 2019
Okie	Arkansas River	Muskogee, OK	April 6, 2019
Okie	Eufaula	Eufaula, OK	April 27, 2019
Okie	Ft. Gibson	Wagoner, OK	June 22, 2019
Okie	Grand	Grove, OK	September 7 – 8, 2019
Ozark	Lake of the Ozarks	Osage Beach, MO	March 2, 2019
Ozark	Table Rock	Branson, MO	March 16, 2019
Ozark	Stockton	Greenfield, MO	May 4, 2019
Ozark	Truman	Warsaw, MO	June 29, 2019
Ozark	Lake of the Ozarks	Osage Beach, MO	September 14 – 15, 2019
Piedmont	Kerr	Henderson, NC	April 13, 2019
Piedmont	Smith Mountain	Huddleston, VA	May 11, 2019
Piedmont	High Rock	Salisbury, NC	June 22, 2019
Piedmont	James River	Henrico, VA	July 13, 2019
Piedmont	Smith Mountain	Huddleston, VA	September 7 – 8, 2019
Savannah River	Keowee	Seneca, SC	February 9, 2019
Savannah River	Clarks Hill	Appling, GA	March 2, 2019
Savannah River	Hartwell	Lavonia, GA	April 6, 2019
Savannah River	Hartwell	Anderson, SC	May 11, 2019
Savannah River	Hartwell	Anderson, SC	September 14 – 15, 2019
Shenandoah	Kerr	Henderson, NC	April 6, 2019
Shenandoah	Smith Mountain	Huddleston, VA	June 29, 2019
Shenandoah	Potomac	Marbury, MD	July 27, 2019
Shenandoah	Potomac	Marbury, MD	August 17, 2019
Shenandoah	James River	Henrico, VA	September 14 – 15, 2019
South Carolina	Hartwell	Anderson, SC	February 16, 2019
South Carolina	Santee Cooper	Summerton, SC	March 9, 2019
South Carolina	Clarks Hill	Appling, GA	March 30, 2019
South Carolina	Wylie	Lake Wylie, SC	May 18, 2019
South Carolina	Hartwell	Anderson, SC	September 28 – 29, 2019
Volunteer	Watts Bar	Rockwood, TN	March 2, 2019
Volunteer	South Holston	Bristol, TN	March 30, 2019
Volunteer	Douglas	Kodak, TN	April 27, 2019
Volunteer	Cherokee	Morristown, TN	May 18, 2019
Volunteer	Watts Bar	Rockwood, TN	September 14 – 15, 2019

The BFL is the nation’s largest and most rewarding weekend bass-fishing circuit. Nobody offers better rewards and media coverage to local anglers for a lower cost to compete. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division and tournament winners receive priority entry into the 2020 Costa FLW Series while All-American champions may advance directly to the FLW Tour, the world’s most competitive professional bass-fishing circuit.

Anglers can register for the 2019 BFL season at FLWFishing.com or by calling 270.252.1000 on the dates listed below:

• November 12, 2018 – Hoosier, Michigan, Music City and Volunteer
• November 13, 2018 – Bulldog, Cowboy, Great Lakes, Illini and Mississippi
• November 14, 2018 – Bama, Buckeye, Choo Choo, Mountain and Ozark
• November 15, 2018 – Arkie, LBL, North Carolina, Northeast and Okie
• November 16, 2018 – Gator, Piedmont, Savannah River, Shenandoah and South Carolina

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

About FLW

FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2018 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct 286 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Spain. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.