2020 FLW Series Schedule and Details
Enhancements include expanded schedule, new lower entry fees, increased payout percentages and $200,000 Championship award
Major League Fishing (MLF) and Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) recently announced the expanded 2020 Toyota Series details, schedules, rules, entry fees and payouts.
Highlights include:
More tournaments – The 2020 Toyota Series season will consist of three events in eight divisions, up from five divisions in 2019.
Higher championship payouts – Anglers that fish all three qualifiers in any of the eight divisions and finish in the top 25 will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series Championship for a shot at winning $200,000 cash, plus lucrative contingency bonuses, such as the $35,000 FLW Phoenix Bonus. There’s also an additional $10,000 bonus for the highest-finishing pro from each of the eight U.S. Toyota Series divisions and the International Division. The winning co-angler at the Championship earns a $33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat powered by a 115-hp Suzuki outboard.
Win and you’re in – The new win-and-you-are-in format guarantees that anglers are never out of contention to qualify for the Championship. Fish all three qualifiers in a division and win a tournament, and they’ll be on their way to the Championship.
Reduced entry fees – Toyota Series entry fees have been reduced to $1,700 for pros and $550 for co-anglers per tournament while top payouts in each event remain $40,000 for pros and a $33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat powered by a 115-hp Suzuki outboard for co-anglers. As field sizes increase, so do payouts, with top awards reaching $65,000 for pros and $35,000 for co-anglers at 260 boats and awards of $2,000 for pros and $550 for co-anglers extending through 65th place.
2020 Toyota Series Registration Information
Registration for the 2020 Toyota Series season opens Oct. 28, 2019, for the top 40 pros and co-anglers from each division of the 2019 FLW Series, the top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division of the 2019 BFL, and the winner of each 2019 BFL tournament who paid an entry fee for all five tournaments in a division and fished at least two tournaments in the same division. These anglers have until Nov. 4, 2019, to secure their priority entry. Ranger boat owners may register beginning Nov. 5, 2019. Anglers who fished a full division of the 2019 FLW Series or 2019 BFL can register beginning Nov. 6, 2019, followed by Triton and Nitro boat owners on Nov. 7, 2019. TBF members can register Nov. 8, 2019. All other entries will be accepted beginning Nov. 11, 2019.
Register by calling 270.252.1000 or online at shop.FLWFishing.com.
2020 Toyota Series Schedule
Central Division
Feb. 27-29 – Lake Chickamauga – Dayton, Tenn.
April 16-18 – Dale Hollow Lake – Byrdstown, Tenn.
May 28-30 – Pickwick Lake – Florence, Ala.
Eastern Division
March 3-5* – Lake Hartwell – Seneca, S.C.
April 30-May 2 – Lake Norman – Huntersville, N.C.
Sept. 10-12 – Potomac River – Marbury, Md.
Northern Division
July 9-11 – Lake Champlain – Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Aug. 20-22 – St. Lawrence River – Massena, N.Y.
Sept. 17-19 – Detroit River – Trenton, Mich.
Plains Division
March 26-28 – Lake of the Ozarks – Osage Beach, Mo.
May 7-9 – Table Rock Lake – Branson, Mo.
Sept. 17-19 – Lake Dardanelle – Russellville, Ark.
Southeastern Division
March 26-28 – Wheeler Lake – Decatur, Ala.
May 7-9 – Neely Henry Lake – Gadsden, Ala.
June 4-6 – Lake Eufaula – Eufaula, Ala.
Southern Division
Feb. 13-15 – St. Johns River – Palatka, Fla.
March 12-14 – Lake Okeechobee – Clewiston, Fla.
April 16-18 – Lake Seminole – Bainbridge, Ga.
Southwestern Division
Jan. 30-Feb. 1 – Toledo Bend Reservoir – Many, La.
April 8-10** – Fort Gibson Lake – Wagoner, Okla.
Oct. 15-17 – Sam Rayburn Reservoir – Brookeland, Texas
Western Division
March 12-14 – Lake Havasu – Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
April 30-May 2 – California Delta – Bethel Island, Calif.
Sept. 24-26 – Clear Lake – Lakeport, Calif.
Toyota Series Championship
Nov. 5-7 – TBA, watch FLWFishing.com for details
Note: Events will be held Thursday through Saturday, unless indicated with an asterisk.
* Tuesday – Thursday event
** Wednesday – Friday event
2020 Toyota Series Payouts*
*Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament, scaling up for every 20 boats over 160 and scaling down for every boat below 160.
160 Boat Qualifying Event:
Place – Pro – Co-angler
1 – Pro: $40,000 + $35,000 FLW Phoenix Bonus for qualified anglers
Co-angler: $33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat powered by a 115-hp Suzuki outboard
2 – 15,500 – 5,000
3 – 12,000 – 4,000
4 – 10,000 – 3,500
5 – 9,000 – 3,000
6 – 8,000 – 2,500
7 – 7,000 – 2,000
8 – 6,000 – 1,750
9 – 5,000 – 1,500
10 – 4,000 – 1,250
11 – 3,750 – 1,000
12 – 3,500 – 1,000
13-15 – 3,000 – 1,000
16-20 – 3,000 – 800
21-25 – 2,750 – 700
26-30 – 2,500 – 600
31-40 – 2,000 – 550
Big Bass – 300 – 200
Entry Fee – 1,700 – 550
260 Boat Qualifying Event:
Place – Pro – Co-angler
1 – Pro: $65,000 + $35,000 FLW Phoenix Bonus for qualified anglers
Co-angler: $33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat powered by a 115-hp Suzuki outboard + $5,000
2 – 27,500 – 8,000
3 – 18,000 – 6,500
4 – 16,000 – 5,000
5 – 15,000 – 4,500
6 – 11,500 – 3,750
7 – 10,000 – 3,250
8 – 8,500 – 2,500
9 – 7,500 – 1,800
10 – 5,500 – 1,600
11 – 5,000 – 1,200
12 – 4,250 – 1,200
13 – 3,750 – 1,200
14 – 3,750 – 1,200
15 – 3,750 – 1,200
16-20 – 3,750 – 1,000
21-25 – 3,000 – 850
26-30 – 2,700 – 800
31-40 – 2,350 – 725
41-45 – 2,300 – 700
46-50 – 2,250 – 675
51-55 – 2,200 – 600
56-60 – 2,100 – 570
61-65 – 2,000 – 550
Big Bass – 300 – 200
Entry Fee – $1,700 – $550
FLW Series Championship:
Place – Pro – Co-angler
1 – Pro: $200,000 + $35,000 FLW Phoenix Bonus for qualified anglers
Co-angler: $33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat powered by a 115-hp Suzuki outboard
2 – 40,000 – 12,500
3 – 30,000 – 10,000
4 – 25,000 – 7,500
5 – 20,000 – 5,000
6 – 14,000 – 4,000
7 – 13,000 – 3,500
8 – 12,000 – 3,000
9 – 11,000 – 2,500
10 – 10,000 – 2,000
11-15 – 4,500 – 1,500
16-20 – 3,500 – 1,000
21-25 – 3,000 – 900
26-30 – 2,500 – 800
31-40 – 2,000 – 700
Division Bonuses
Awarded to the top pro from each division at the Championship
Central Bonus – 10,000
Eastern Bonus – 10,000
Northern Bonus – 10,000
Plains Bonus – 10,000
Southeastern Bonus – 10,000
Southern Bonus – 10,000
Southwestern Bonus – 10,000
Western Bonus – 10,000
International Bonus – 10,000
Click here to read the full press release announcing the details for the 2020 Toyota Series and Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine.