WMB Classic Invites went out via email on 9/10. Please confirm your spot ASAP.
If you finished in the top 30% of your division, you are invited to fish the WMB Classic free of charge. If you did not finish in the top 30% but fished the at least the minimum events required, you are invited to fish the WMB Classic for a fee of $100. The fee will be paid to WMB by cash or check at the time you register (Friday evening or Saturday morning).
Free entries will not be passed down to other teams. Each team is required to make plans based on how they finished at the end of the regular season.
Substitutes are allowed for the WMB Classic. You can create a new team with another angler THAT QUALIFIED on any other team for the WMB Classic. If your partner does not qualify for the WMB Classic, please do not call us to ask if they can fish with you (this happens a lot).
If you qualified for the WMB Classic through more than one division, you should sign up your team under the best take off position.Big Bass Payouts:Incuded in the entry is a cumulative Big Bass payout for 1st and 2nd big bass of the entire event. We will have a cash sidepot on day 1 and day 2 at 20$ per boat for big bass of the day which will payout 60/40 of the pot each day. This is an optional side pot.
Tournament Details
WMB will host a banquet open to all participants the evening of Friday Sept 23rd 5-8pm. Dinner and drinks will be provided by WMB & D&R Sports.
Please RSVP with the number of guests if you plan to attend so we can get an accurate head count and enough food for everyone. The RSVP is part of the tournament registration process in the invite emails.
The banquet will be outdoors at the pavillion/park next to the Boat Launch area. We will do early registration for Saturday morning as well. You do not need to RSVP if you don't plan on eating with us. Division champs are also encouraged to join us to receive your trophies.
Practice Details
There is no pre-tournament off limits period and no official practice day(s)
Tournament Off Limits & Boundaries
All of lake Charlevoix and connecting navigable waters are in bounds, excluding Lake Michigan with a boundary extending across the channel mouth from the outermost tip of each pier head.