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2018 TBN State Championship

Posted on August 8, 2018 Written by Brent Stafford

2018 Texas BASS Nation Individual State Championship
November 16-17, 2018
Lake Belton at Temple Lake Park

Tournament flyer, tournament entry form and W-9 are available on the 2018 State Championship page.

Boater Entry Fee: $125.00
Co-Angler Entry Fee: $75.00
Big Bass Entry Fee: Included with Entry

Payout—1 place paid for every 5 entries – separate payouts for Boater and Co-Angler
Big Bass Payout to individuals (boater or co-angler) with top 2 largest legal fish each day (1st $500, 2nd $250)
for total Big Bass Payout of $1,500.

Plaques awarded to Places 1-4 each for both Boater and Co-Angler. State Team anglers will receive paid entry fee to all Boater/Co-Angler qualifying events leading up to the B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional Championship.

Texas B.A.S.S. Nation is excited to offer its membership another path to qualify for the BASSMASTER CLASSIC.
State Championship Qualification is simple:
(1) Compete within your Texas B.A.S.S. Nation Affiliated Club and earn an entry – either as a Boater or a Co-Angler. Clubs are allowed to enter up to 60% of their membership, rounded up when unequal numbers exist. The registration is processed by the Club President and must maintain an equal number of both Boaters and Co-Anglers. Any exceptions are approved by the State President – or –
(2) Compete in your Texas B.A.S.S. Nation Affiliated Region Trail and earn an entry as either a Boater or Co-Angler. Regions are allowed to register up to half of the total event average amount of anglers that competed in the qualifying year’s tournament trail, rounded down when unequal numbers exist.
(3) Angler of the Year standings will be utilized to offer invitations as both Boater and Co-Angler. Regional Directors shall oversee completion and submitting of entry forms and fees, with an equal number of Boaters and Co-Anglers.

The Texas B.A.S.S. Nation Championship is an entry-fee based two-day event, where the top four (4) Boaters and (4) Co-Anglers will advance to the B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional Tournament, as part of the Texas B.A.S.S. Nation State Team. The Central Regional Tournament will be held in 2019 somewhere in the Central U.S. The highest place finishers (1 Boater and 1 Co-Angler) from each State will then advance to the B.A.S.S. Nation National Championship.

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