Story by Lisa Bell 

Posted - January 26th - 8:43pm CST

Benton, KY – The 2010 PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series schedule from the Professional Anglers Association is finalized. The four event tournament series will take place between July and October with stops stretching across the south. All four events will be three competition days with three days of official practice. The Wednesday prior to competition will be an off day and include registration activities at Bass Pro Shops.* Each event will have a 30 day off-limits period prior to the start of official practice periods.

“The 2010 PAA Bass Pro Shops Series schedule is final,” states PAA President, John Crews. “We were able to eliminate conflicts with any major tournaments and will go to lakes that are close enough to everybody’s favorite Bass Pro stores. The mix of new and well-known lakes is exciting. Lots of fish will be caught on these lakes when the best anglers in the world show up.” 

The PAA will also be offering some innovative opportunities to get the general public and amateur anglers involved in PAA competitions as well. Observers will have chances to win prizes based on their pro’s performance, as well as a chance to compete in an all new Pro-Am format on Saturday. Details of both exciting programs will be announced in the coming weeks.

2010 PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series

Schedule:

July 8-10 Lake Cherokee - Morristown, Tennessee 
August 12-14* Lake Norman - Charlotte, North Carolina 
September 9-11 Lake Tawakoni - Garland, Texas 
October 14-16 Table Rock Lake - Branson, Missouri  

Payout is $50,000 for 1st and $5,500 for 50th, based on a full field. 

Registration Schedule 

February 22-26 -- Priority Entry 1: All anglers in the Top 100 of the 2009 PAA Tournament Series point standings who register for all four 2010 PAA Tournament Series events 

March 1-5 -- Priority Entry 2: All anglers on the 2009 PAA tour points standings who register for all four 2010 PAA Tournament Series events 

March 8-10, 2010 -- Any angler wishing to register for all four 2010 PAA Tournament Series events 

March 15-19, 2010 -- Any angler wishing to register for individual 2010 PAA Tournament Series events