USAC Havasu Pro-Am 2-26 & 2-27

[Bill Hutcheson]

The U.S. Anglers Choice Pro-AM circuit will once again be hitting the shores of Lake Havasu on February 26th & 27th, 2011 for what should be some great action on pre-spawn bass.

Best of all, anglers will be competing for a year end berth into the USAC Pro-Am fish off which will take the top 25 qualifiers from the Southern Division to fish for hold out cash at the year end event slated for June 11-12th at Clear Lake.

Full information on next weekend's event is below. Contact Sherry at (800) 360-7112 or Hutch at (760) 304-4411 to sign up today.

U.S. Angler’s Choice Pro Am Events

Lake Havasu – February 26-27th, 2010
The Lake Havasu Pro Am is the third event of the USAC season and the second event in the Southern Region.

Event Host
Lake Havasu Convention and Visitors Bureau
314 London Bridge Road
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
http://www.golakehavasu.com

Marina – Launch & Weigh-In
Windsor Beach State Park
699 London Bridge Road
Lake Havasu City, CA 86403
(928) 855-2784

Fee Type Price in US $
Daily Entrance Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays & State Holidays: Per Vehicle (1-4 Adults) 15.00
Daily Entrance Other Days: Per Vehicle (1-4 Adults) 10.00
Daily Entrance: Individual/Bicycle 3.00
Camping: Non-Electric 18.00
Overnight Parking Fee (10 pm – 2 pm) 5.00
Over-Sized Parking 10.00
Dump Station Fee 15.00

Host Hotels
Quality Inn Lake Havasu
271 S. Lake Havasu Ave
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
(928) 855-1111
$58.00 + Tax Room Rates for USAC Anglers

Days Inn Lake Havasu
1700 McCulloch Blvd North
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
(928) 855-7841
$59.99 + Tax room rates for USAC anglers

Entry Fees – Options:
Pro entry fee $500
Am entry fee $250


Options
(Pro & Am divisions have their own option pools – all options are 100% payback)

Big Bass $50
Big bass option will be split for day one and day two. Payback on big bass is as follows:
1st Place big bass of the day 65% of the option pool for the day
2nd Place big bass of the day 35% of the option pool for the day

Top 5 $50
Top 5 option will pay back to the top 5 anglers on the final day of competition on a percentage basis as follows:
1st Place 40%
2nd Place 25%
3rd Place 15%
4th Place 10%
5th Place 10%

All entries for USAC tournaments must be fully paid prior to the start of official practice periods. All Options must be paid in full prior to the start of the partner paring meeting.

PAYBACK – based on a 100 boat full field – 1 in 5 payback
Pro 15% TOC AM 10% TOC
Place Payback Holdout Place Payback Holdout
1st $11,000 1st $2,500
2nd $7,000 2nd $2,000
3rd $4,000 3rd $1,500
4th $3,000 4th $1,250
5th $2,500 5th $1,000
6th $2,000 6th $900
7th $1,500 7th $800
8th $1,200 8th $700
9th $1,000 9th $700
10th $900 10th $600
11th $800 11th $500
12th $700 12th $400
13th $700 13th $300
14th $600 14th $300
15th $600 15th $300
16th $500 16th $250
17th $500 17th $250
18th $500 18th $250
19th $500 TOC 19th $250 TOC
20th $500 Holdout 20th $250 Holdout
Total $40,000 $7,500 $15,000 $2,500

Full TOC qualification details can be viewed on the USAC Pro-AM homepage at http://www.usanglerschoice.com

Registration

Friday, February 25th, 2011 2:00 to 5:00 pm Quality Inn – Havasu Room
271 S. Lake Havasu Ave
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
(928) 855-1111

All anglers must check in prior to 5:00pm on Friday Evening February 25th, 2011 either in person or by phone to avoid start position penalties.

Mandatory Partner Paring meeting will begin at 6:00 pm on Friday February 25th, 2011

Practice - Off LimitsOfficial practice period will commence at 6:00am on Thursday February 24th and continue until 3:00pm on Friday February 25th, 2011.

Off limits will be the marked buoy area immediately in front of Windsor State park from the North ramp to the South ramp. Other off limits areas will be the “NO ENTRANCE” coves at Site Six and around Mesquite Bay that are the handicapped fishing coves. Any or all other areas marked with buoys as “NO ENTRANCE” will also be off limits. You may not fish within 100 feet of a gas dock. You may not cast into an off limits area.

Additional Information:· All participants must possess a valid California Fishing license with a Colorado River stamp or an Arizona License with a Colorado River stamp.
· All participants must be a current Angler’s Choice member in good standing.
· 5 fish limit per angler; 13 inch minimum measured with mouth closed on a flat board with tail compressed.
· Weigh-in will be held at the Hilton area of Windsor State Beach above the South Launch Ramp

[Bill Hutcheson]

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