2018 Tournament Registration Schedule
A look at when to sign up for next year’s FLW tournament season
Already having withdrawals from fishing your favorite T-H Marine Bass Fishing League, Costa FLW Series or even YETI FLW College Fishing event? Lucky for you, the 2018 tournament season will be here quicker than you think and sign-ups have already kicked off for certain circuits. Whether you’re thinking about finally fishing from the front of the boat, looking to make the step up a level, or just trying to learn a thing or two from the back of the boat, we got you covered.
Below is a list of each FLW tournament circuit along with dates and times for registering.
FLW Tour entry dates:
Pro entry – sign up here
December 4th, 2017 – The top 100 pros and the top 10 co-anglers from the 2017 FLW Tour, the top 10 pros from each division of the 2017 Costa FLW Series, the 2017 TBF National Champion from the boater division and the boater champion from the 2017 BFL All-American must pay their deposits by December 4, 2017, in order to secure their priority entry position.
December 5th, 2017 – For Ranger boat owners (Ranger owners with current registrations or confirmation of a boat order who will use their Ranger boat in FLW Tour competition) and sponsor entries (FLW may reserve sponsor spots in each qualifying tournament), deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT December 5, 2017.
December 6th, 2017 – For pros who fished the full 2017 FLW Tour or a full division of the 2017 Costa FLW Series, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT December 6, 2017.
December 7th, 2017 – For TBF members, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT December 7, 2017.
December 8th, 2017 – For other entries, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT December 8, 2017.
Entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry and will be final once full payment of the 2018 deposit is received.
Co-angler entry – sign up here
December 4th, 2017 – The top 100 co-anglers from the 2017 FLW Tour, top 10 co-anglers from each division of the 2017 Costa FLW Series, the 2017 TBF National Champion from the co-angler division and the co-angler champion from the 2017 BFL All-American must pay their deposits by December 4, 2017, in order to secure their priority entry position.
December 5th, 2017 – For Ranger boat owners (Ranger owners with current registrations or confirmation of a boat order) and sponsor entries (FLW may reserve sponsor spots in each qualifying tournament), deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT December 5, 2017.
December 6th, 2017 – For co-anglers who fished the full 2017 FLW Tour or a full division of the 2017 Costa FLW Series, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT December 6, 2017.
December 7th, 2017 – For TBF members, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT December 7, 2017.
December 8th, 2017 – For other entries, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT December 8, 2017.
Top entry priority goes to co-anglers who enter all seven qualifying tournaments by January 2, 2018.
All other entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry.
Costa FLW Series entry dates:
November 6th, 2017 – The top 40 pros and co-anglers from each division of the 2017 Costa FLW Series and the top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division of the 2017 BFL plus the winner of each 2017 T-H Marine BFL tournament (who paid an entry fee for all five tournaments in a division and fished at least two tournaments in the same division) must pay their deposits for all three tournaments in a division by November 6, 2017 in order to secure their priority entry position.
November 7th, 2017 – For Ranger Boat owners (Ranger owners with current registrations or confirmation of a boat order who will use their Ranger boat in FLW Series competition) and sponsor entries (FLW may reserve sponsor spots in each qualifying tournament), deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT November 7, 2017.
November 8th, 2017 – For anglers who fished a full division of the 2017 Costa FLW Series or a full division of the 2017 T-H Marine BFL, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT November 8, 2017.
November 9th, 2017 – For TBF members, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT November 9, 2017.
November 10th, 2017 – For other entries, deposits will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT November 10, 2017.
Top entry priority goes to pros and co-anglers who enter all three Costa FLW Series tournaments in a division by December 13, 2017, for the Southeastern, Southwestern and Western divisions and March 28, 2018, for the Central and Northern Divisions.
All other entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry. Entry priority will be final once payment of deposits is received.
T-H Marine BFL entry dates:
Entries will be accepted by division beginning at 8 a.m. CT on the following dates:
November 13, 2017 – Hoosier, Michigan, Music City and Volunteer.
November 14, 2017 – Bulldog, Cowboy, Great Lakes, Illini and Mississippi.
November 15, 2017 – Bama, Buckeye, Choo Choo, Mountain and Ozark.
November 16, 2017 – Arkie, LBL, North Carolina, Northeast and Okie.
November 17, 2017 – Gator, Piedmont, Savannah River, Shenandoah and South Carolina.
Boaters entering by the priority deadline for each tournament and providing co-anglers (with membership numbers) will be given top priority and, if accepted into the tournament, will receive a guaranteed co-angler draw.
Co-anglers entering by the priority deadline for each tournament and providing boaters (with membership numbers) will be given top priority.
Boater and co-angler priority and boater draw guarantees are granted when matching boater and co-angler entries (listing each other’s name and membership number) are received by the priority deadline and are contingent on both anglers competing in the tournament entered.
Entering with a boater or co-angler does not guarantee you will be fishing together in the same boat. All boaters and co-anglers, regardless of priority, will be paired by random draw per rule 7.
TBF members entering by the priority deadline for each tournament will be given priority. All other entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry.
YETI FLW College Fishing entry dates:
December 11th, 2017 – Entries will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. CT December 11, 2017, for teams from school clubs represented in the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship.
December 12th, 2017 – All other teams may enter beginning December 12, 2017.
Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing entry dates:
December 4th, 2017 – Registration for the 2018 season opens Dec. 4, 2017, for the Lake Mitchell Open.
January 3rd, 2018 – Registration for all other events will begin Jan. 3, 2018.
For TBF High School State Championships, each team must compete in the state in which their school is located. Teams from all states can compete in FLW High School Fishing Open tournaments and TBF Challenge events. Entries for State Championships and Challenge events should be made at HighSchoolFishing.org or by calling TBF at (580)-765-9031 and entries for Opens should be made at FLWFishing.com or by calling FLW at (270)-252-1000. There is no limit to the number of teams accepted into a tournament from each school or club.