The Professional Anglers Association presents the PAA Payday

*A Tournament Bonus Program for All Anglers*

• $100,000.00 Classic Bonus – A one hundred thousand dollar bonus will be paid to any General or Advantage Member that qualifies for and wins (first place) the 2010 Bassmasters Classic that qualifies through the Bassmaster Weekend Series or Federation Nation. The bonus also is available for anglers qualifying and winning the boater side of the 2010 FLW Forrest Wood Cup who qualify though the BFL (Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League) or TBF (The Bass Federation). The bonus will be paid out over 10 years.
• $1,000.00 Classic and Cup Qualifier Bonus – A one thousand dollar ($1000) bonus will be paid to any General or higher level Member of the PAA that qualifies and fishes the 2010 Bassmasters Classic that qualifies through the Bassmaster Weekend Series or Federation Nation. The bonus also is available for anglers qualifying and fishing the boater side of the 2010 FLW Forest Wood Cup who qualify through the BFL (Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League) or TBF (The Bass Federation).
• Weekend Winners Bonus – Two hundred and fifty dollar ($250) bonuses will be paid to General and higher level Members of the PAA for winning (first place) regular season sanctioned events. Five hundred dollar ($500) bonuses will be paid to winners of the events listed in the Tournament List. All winners of the bonus will have name listed on www.fishpaa.com. Minimum number of boats to qualify for bonus is 30. Complete list of Sanctioned Tournaments, rules, and payouts will be on www.fishpaa.com .
• Advantage Winners Bonus – Seven hundred and fifty dollar ($750) bonuses will be paid to Advantage Members of the PAA for winning (first place) regular season sanctioned events. One thousand, five hundred dollar ($1,500) bonuses will be paid to the winners of select championship events (listed in events). No minimum boat number. Complete list of Sanctioned Tournaments, rules, and payouts will be on www.fishpaa.com .
• ALL BONUSES ARE FOR BOATERS AND NON-BOATERS! (where applicable)

Rules for PAA Payday Program are below:

a.     Program dates are from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009.

b.     For the Weekend Winner Bonus, angler must be a paid General Member or higher level Member of the PAA the day before the sanctioned Weekend Winner Tournament takes place.

c.     For the One Hundred Thousand Dollar Bonus and the Classic and Cup Qualifier Bonuses, angler must be a paid General or higher level Member of the PAA before April 1, 2009.

d.     For the Advantage Winners Bonus, angler must be a paid Advantage Member or higher level Member of the PAA the day before the sanctioned Advantage Winner Tournament begins.

e.     Angler must display or wear at least one of the following PAA logos during the entire tournament day(s) including weigh-in: PAA approved hat, PAA distributed sticker on the windshield of their competing boat and tow vehicle, any PAA distributed shirt, and/or PAA logo on the front of the angler’s tournament jersey. Only exception is if the tournament organization does not allow the PAA logo to be displayed.

f.      Anglers must be the first place single overall winner of the sanctioned event. Big fish awards, ties, and winners decided by chance are not eligible for bonuses.

g.     In the event of a team sanctioned event, each team member will receive half of the eligible bonus if each member meets all guidelines set forth in the rules. If only one team member qualifies for the bonus, that member will receive half of the eligible bonus. Each member must submit their own claim form to the PAA in order to collect bonus.

h.     Concurrent sanctioned events, where two or more events take place at the same time and allow entrants in each event to use the same fish for both weigh-ins, are NOT eligible.

i.      All PAA Tournament Bonus claim forms must be submitted within 30-days of tournament win and can be obtained through www.fishpaa.com or contacting the PAA office at (270) 527-2030. Claim form must come complete with some form of official tournament results verification (ex. newsletter/magazine listing, website results printout, or original hard-copy) depicting PAA member’s first place finish and a participating field of 30 or more boats. Please allow 6-8 weeks for approval and processing. Winning PAA member is solely responsible for submitting the completed claim form and accompanying tournament results verification to:        PAA Tournament Bonus Program
P.O. Box 655
Benton, KY 42025

j.      The complete list of sanctioned events will be updated by the PAA on www.fishpaa.com. Tournaments may be added or deleted at any time at the discretion of the PAA.

The Professional Anglers Association presents the PAA Payday

-The Current Tournament List-

$100,000 Bonus for Bassmasters Classic or FLW Cup winner *

$1000 Bonus for General Members that qualify for the Bassmasters Classic or FLW Cup*

Weekend Winners Program - $250 bonuses paid to the winners of the following events: Boater or teams in Bassmaster Weekend Series, American Bass Anglers, Fishers of Men, Superbass, Future Pro Tour, Team Trails (of Mississippi), U.S. Anglers Choice (Pro Teams and Semi-Pro), Bass Anglers Invitational Trail (B.A.I.T.), WON Bass Tour (team), 2 of Us Couples Tournaments, Xtreme Bass Series- FL (team and One Man), FLW Outdoors BFL, and FLW Outdoors College Fishing Trail. Also for non boaters in Bassmaster Weekend Series, ABA Draw Trail, U.S. Anglers Choice (Pro Ams), BASS Opens, BASS WBT, ABA Grand Slam Series, FLW Outdoors BFL, FLW Stren, FLW Series, FLW Tour, WON Bass AAA, and U.S. Anglers Choice.

            $500 bonuses paid to the winners of the following events as boaters, non boaters, and /or teams: Bassmaster Weekend Series Championship, AFT National Championship, Fishers of Men Championships, Team Trails Championships, Xtreme Bass Series Championship- FL (team), Superbass Classic, Xtreme Bass One Man Championship (FL), 2 of Us Couples Championship, National Bass Circuit (NBC Tour, NBC Tour and NBC Championships), Sealy Outdoors McDonald's Big Bass Splash tournaments, U.S. Anglers Choice (Pro Teams and Semi-Pro TOC’s), BASS Federation Nation Divisionals, and BASS Federation Nation Championship.

Advantage Winners Program - $750 bonuses paid to the winners of the following events: Boaters in ABA Grand Slam Series, FLW Outdoors Stren Series, U.S. Anglers Choice (Pro Ams), BASS Women’s Bass Tour, WON Bass US Open, WON Bass Pro, and BASS Opens.

            $1500 bonuses paid to the winners of the following events: FLW Outdoors Stren Series Championship, BASS WBT Championship, and ABA Grand Slam Series National Championship.

*that meets certain guidelines listed above.