August 1, 2018
Qualifying Event Format
Format: Traditional five-fish limit format
• Days 1 & 2: The full field of 150 professionals compete
• Day 3: Top 30 professionals based on cumulative weight from days 1 and 2 continue competition
• Day 4: Top 10 professionals based on cumulative weight from days 1, 2 and 3 continue competition. Winner determined by heaviest cumulative weight from all four days.