2026 D&R Sports Champtionship
Title Sponsors: Tracker, Nitro, Ranger and Triton Boats / Mercury Marine / Humminbird & Minn Kota
Tournament Info
Location: Muskegon Lake (Sat, Oct 10th), Grand River (Grand Haven, Sun, Oct 11th), Official Practice: Fri Oct 9th (Sunrise to 5:00pm)
Tournament Dates: Sat Oct 10th and Sun Oct 11th
Times: Approx. 7:30am to 3:30pm
Flights: TBD
Launch Sites: Day 1: Fisherman's Landing, Muskegon Day 2: Harbor Island, Grand Haven
Banquet Info
Location: Fisherman's Landing, Muskegon
Date / Time: Saturday Oct 10th, 4pm (post weigh-in)
General Information
The D&R Championship is invite only! Teams that fished 4 of our regular season events will have the distinct privilege to enjoy 2 full days of championship competition. The event will feature an incredible payout, raffle, prizes, as well as thousands of dollars in rolled over contingencies from throughout the season. Entry fee for the event is $170 to teams who did not pre-pay.
Take Off Positions
Day One- All qualifying boats will fish.
- UPDATED - Day one take-off process will be:
- 1st and 2nd take off spots will be determined by raffle; this is for day one only.
- 3rd take off spot and above will be determined by season standing.
- IE: The season point champion will be 3rd take-off spot on day one. Second in season points will be 4th and so on.
- The top half of the field after day one will combine day one weight with day two weight for a chance to win top prizes including a boat or cash prizes.
- The bottom half of the field after day one will start with zero weight and fish for second chance money based solely on the second day’s catch.
- UPDATED - Day two take-off process will be:
- 1st and 2nd take off spots will again be determined by raffle; this is for day two only.
- 3rd place and above will be determined by day one standings
- Second chance boats will be determined by random draw
Off-Limits
Tournament waters are closed to fishing and information for tournament participants starting at 6PM on Sunday Oct 4th until Friday Oct 9th at sunrise - this includes fishing, scanning/boating/scouting, having non-competitors scout the lake or soliciting information from any non-public source. Friday, Oct 9th will be the official practice day. Tournament waters are open from sunrise to 5pm. Tournament waters will observe the same the off-limits as regular season events (lake michigan channels, launch sites off limits).
RemindersAll eligible teams will receive an invite via email. You must accept the invite and RSVP for the banquet to attend.We will be giving $8,800.00 in contingency money and $1,950.00 in highest finisher money! There is plenty of time to purchase some qualifing products from companies like DD26, BlueStrom, Grudens and more. See the full list here.