BASSMASTER Team Championship

BASSMASTER Team Championship

Updated on 2/23/2021 1:30 PM

Bassmasters Team Trail

West Michigan Bass is proud to announce that in 2019, all members will be eligible to qualify for the Bassmaster Team Trail championship tournament late Nov / Early Dec - with a shot to compete for a spot at the Bassmaster Classic!

If you're not familiar with the Team trail, check out Bassmaster's website or follow along below...

What is the team trail?

It's a way for the every day angler to have a shot at the biggest tournament in the world - purely by competing in local team tournaments.

How do I become eligible?

All paid teams of West Michigan Bass will be eligible. A portion of our membership fee is paid on your behalf to BASS which makes you also a member of the team trail. You'll receive a 1 year subscription to BASS Times magazine along with this membership as well as the usual WMB perks and discounts. Per BASS:Participation in this tournament is by invitation only. This tournament is open only to current B.A.S.S. members who are also current B.A.S.S. Team members, recognized by a sanctioned B.A.S.S. Team partner. Teams must consist of two people. Team members are not interchangeable. Teams qualifying for the Bassmaster Team Championship must consist of the same two anglers that began the season as a team, exceptions in case of an emergency may be granted with permission from the B.A.S.S. tournament director or if a trail has an “alternate” program in which teams may use the same alternate they used all year. However, full time Bassmaster Elite Series or FLW Tour pros, employees, officers and directors of B.A.S.S. or its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies and members of their immediate families (spouse, parents, children and sibling, regardless of where they live) are ineligible. Any candidate for competition who, in the judgment of the Tournament Director, is disabled in such a manner as to endanger the safety and well-being of his/her partner or themselves shall not be eligible.

How many WMB teams get to go?

The number of spots allocated to WMB is driven by the number of members we have. We intend to fill 10 spots in 2019.

How will you choose which teams get a spot?

Per BASS rules, we must have a points system or cumlulative tournament to award the spots. In 2019 we will be granting the 2 top points teams from HOTD each a spot. The remaining spots will be awarded to the top finishing teams at the 2019 classic.

What does it cost me?

Other than your membership fee to WMB, there is no additional cost from us. Teams qualifying and attending the Team Tournament will be paying an entry fee for that tournament and require a BASS membership.