Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog is one of Michgan's largest team format weekend series!
  • 100% payouts
  • Great Schedules
  • Classic qualifier
  • Bassmaster Team Trail Qualifier 
Don't miss our annual early draw each spring to lock in your take-off positions. Signup in our Member Portal!

D&R Sports Center Tournament Series

Big money, big contingencies and big competition - Michigan's premiere sporting goods store and boat dealer bring you Michigan's premiere tournament series. Choose from East or West side divisions to compete for a $10,000* first place championship pot, thousands in contingencies and awesome sponsors prizes - on top of the already awesome regular payouts. 

This series is pre-registration only and you can signup on our Member Portal. 

Weekend and Weeknight Series

Check out or weekend and weeknight series. We host tournaments across the state and lots of them! Plenty of options to choose from and a little something for everyone. Most of our divisions are classic qualifiers where you can compete for a total purse of nearly $20,000! Check out all of our divisions or use this handy tournament locator to find a division near you!

West Michigan Bass is proud to partner with:

Kustom Kicker Jigs
Al & Bob's Sports
Showspan
Blu House Properties
The Outdoorsman Pro Shop
4K Accounting Services
Beer City Glass
D and R Sports Center
Cashion Rods
Discount Door
Blackfish
Nitro Boats
Tracker Boats
Mercury
Minn Kota
Humminbird
J&H Family Stores
Interstate Batteries

Member submissions (Submit yours here! )

2023 Tom Cook Memorial Day Open

The annual Tom Cook Memorial Day Open is back again! We are returning to Fisherman's landing at Muskegon Lake on Memorial Day - May 29th 2023 - with 1 big change:

  • $500 Entry Fee includes Big Bass pot
  • Take Off Positions will be random draw at 5:15 am. First come, first served after.
  • Raffle for 1st and 2nd take-off positions.
  • Boat limit capped at 60 boats.
  • Take off at 6am, weighin at 2pm
  • NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED
  • Lake Michigan will be open to run unless there is a small craft advisory
  • Team format, best 5 fish - largemouth or smallmouth bass only
  • This is a charity benefit event.
  • Please fill out a waiver at https://my.westmichiganbass.com/Waiver/PublicWaiver if you are not already a member or you will have to do so in the morning.
  • Registration will be PREREGISTRATION ONLY - no walkups or day of registrations.
  • You can register online at my.westmichiganbass.com or at the Grand Rapids Ultimate Fishing Show in person.
  • Contact info@westmichiganbass.com
# Boats 1 2 3 4 5
40 $10,000.00 $2,250.00 $1,500.00 $1,000.00 $850.00 ...To 9th
50 $12,500.00 $2,750.00 $1,800.00 $1,250.00 $1,000.00 ...To 10th
60 $15,000.00 $3,000.00 $2,100.00 $1,400.00 $1,150.00 ...To 14th
$1000 BB1, $300 BB2