Inaugural APEX EVENT April 23rd, 24th, & 25th

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Inaugural APEX EVENT April 23rd, 24th, & 25th

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ARE YOU READY?!
The time is near for the Inaugural APEX EVENT April 23rd, 24th, & 25th at Lake Almanor!
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Re: Inaugural APEX EVENT April 23rd, 24th, & 25th

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So. What was the event held in Arlington, OR.?
A pre-inaugural event??? Help me understand. The APEX cup seems very convoluted.
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From WWBT/APEX

The Arlington event was an invitation to any of the APEX ANGLERS who wanted to participate, like a preseason game.

It was a no entry fee event with all who participated receiving a cash prize.

It was not one of the AOY points race events for APEX, The regular APEX season are all held in CA for 2021.

The 2021 APEX regular season starts with the full field of APEX anglers this weekend at Lake Almanor.
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Thanks for the clarification.
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Who are the Apex anglers ?.....
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Re: Inaugural APEX EVENT April 23rd, 24th, & 25th

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How does one get invited...?
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Compete in their regular pro ams and come in the top ten in points and you’ll get invited next year. I think they might go down a little lower than 10th if the other guys in top ten are already Apex Anglers. I’m not positive on that though.
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This was posted previously by Ken Mah, one of the APEX anglers in a previous discussion on APEX.

by kmah » Wed Jan 06, 2021 9:22 am

APEX is designed to be the highest level of bass fishing in our region. All of the television, media, angler exposure, and corporate partnerships will be highlighted.

In 2021 the field was comprised of corporate partnership exemptions, prior pro cup participants, former AOY’s, and the top 22 anglers from the 2020 WWBT AOY List.

Anyone can qualify for 2022 via the 2021 WWBT Pro/Am season which starts in 6 days. You have to be top 10 in AOY points on the pro side to guarantee your invitation. They anticipate expanding the field for the next 2-3 years potentially capping the APEX field around 50-65 Ish anglers. At some point they will release underperforming anglers out of the field to make room for future qualifiers.

Wrapped boats, jerseys, and contracts are all required. Once qualified you currently get 2 seasons to sustain yourself.

They plan on going to “non-mainstream” lake locations in 2020. The format will be a hybrid format using traditional and non-traditional elements.

Ken Mah

HEre is a link to that convo post647156.html?hilit=apex#p647156
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