Registration for the first three regional qualifiers for the Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open – Lake Okeechobee, Fla. (March 13); Lake Ray Roberts, Texas (April 17); and Lake Mead, Nev. (April 24) – opened today at basspro.com/usopen. Registration will be open for 24 hours only and allows amateur anglers to be entered in a drawing to compete as one of 250 two-person teams in regional qualifying events this spring. Bass Pro Shops last week announced the first-of its-kind amateur team tournament with a total guaranteed purse of $4.3 million.
With proceeds benefitting conservation and the future of fishing, the event is exclusively for amateurs who own a Tracker, Ranger, Nitro, Triton, Sun Tracker, Tahoe or MAKO boat. The Top 40 finishers from each regional qualifier will be eligible to fish the National Championship this fall at Big Cedar Lodge on Table Rock Lake in Missouri.
The National Championship will feature 350 two-person teams competing for a $1 million prize.
