PROFESSIONAL ANGLERS ASSOCIATION RELEASES 2009 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

January 15 - 17 Lake Toho, Kissimmee, FL
April 9 - 11 Neely Henry, Gadsden, AL
October 8 - 10 Toledo Bend, Hemphill, TX
October 16 - 18 TOYOTA TEXAS BASS CLASSIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Lake Conroe - Montgomery, TX

Entry Fees Pro $1500.00 ($500.00 deposit)
Co-Angler $300.00 ($100.00 deposit)

2009 Registration Schedule
November 20 - 25, 2008

Priority Registration Open to all PAA Tour level members in good standing prior to November 12th, 2008 who are signing up for all three tournaments.
December 1, 2008

Registration Open to all Pro Anglers signing up for all three tournaments.
December 1, 2008

Registration Open to all Co-Anglers
December 5, 2008

Registration for individual PAA Tournament Series events open to ALL anglers.

Registration begins at 9am Central Time on the designated days.

All entries will be accepted in order received, with the exception of Priority registration for Tour level members in good standing prior to November 12th, 2008.

All Pro Anglers are required to possess a current Advantage Level Membership or Tour Level Membership, which can be obtained during registration. If registering
for all THREE PAA Tournament Series Events on the PRO side, you must be a TOUR level member.

All Co-Anglers are required to possess a current PAA General Membership available during registration.

Tour level Membership $400
Advantage level Membership $150
General level Membership $50

*PAA Membership can be obtained at www.fishpaa.com

* Tournament Series Events open to ALL anglers
* All 2009 Tournament Series Events - No information 30 days prior to the first official practice day
* No off limits prior to the tournament competitions, with the exception of the TTBC World Championship. TTBC World Championship waters will go off limits September 1st, 2009, with the exception of October 1st - 3rd, in which anglers can be on Lake Conroe.
* Top 40 Pro Anglers will advance to the TTBC from the PAA Tournament Series Point List

* Top 20 anglers from the 2009 PAA Tour Level Points Structure list will qualify for the 2009 TTBC World Championship. (All 2009 Events will be included in the PAA Tour level Points Structure list except FLW Series West Clear Lake). Double qualifiers will work off the 2009 PAA Tournament Series Points List.
* No-Entry Fee TTBC World Championship - $500,000 Payout
* 2009 TTBC Winner automatically exempt into the 2010 TTBC
* Top 100 pros in the 2009 PAA Tournament Series Points List will have priority entry for the 2010 PAA Tournament Season
* Pro/Co-Angler format for all 2009 PAA Tournament Series events (excluding 2009 TTBC World Championship)
* Full field will consist of 150 Pro participants and 150 Co-Angler participants for the 2009 PAA Tournament Series events
* 2009 PAA Tournament Series Events will consist of a $235,000 Total Pro Purse Per Event & $70,500 Total Co-Angler Purse Per Event (based on a full field of 150 Pro participants and 150 Co-Angler participants per event).
* 3 Day Cumulative Weight format
* Day 1 & 2 - Full Field
* Day 3 - Top 50 Compete (based on full field)
* Optional $1000 Calcutta Side Pot for Pros Only - 100% Payback, Balance due at Balance Deadline Date (details to follow)
* All PAA Tournament Series events will be televised

Toyota Texas Bass Classic World Championship
No Entry Fee
$500,000

Place

Amount
1st

$200,000
2nd

50,000
3rd

20,000
4th

15,000
5th

13,500
6th

12,000
7th

10,750
8th

10,500
9th

10,250
10th

10,000
11th

7,500
12th

6,500
13th

6,000
14th

5,500
15th

5,000
16th

4,500
17th - 25th

4,000
26th - 40th

3,000
41st - 44th

2,000
45th - 60th

1,500

TOTAL

$500,000

2009 Tournament Series Events Payout

PRO

Co-Angler
1st

$40,000 Boat + $10,000 Cash

1st

$25,000 Boat
2nd

25,000 Boat

2nd

10,000 Boat
3rd

11,000

3rd

10,000 Boat
4th

10,000

4th

2,000
5th

9,000

5th

1,500
6th

8,000

6th

1,400
7th

7,500

7th

1,300
8th

7,250

8th

1,200
9th

7,000

9th

1,100
10th

6,750

10th - 12th

1,000
11th

5,500

13th

900
12th

4,500

14th

800
13th

3,500

15th

700
14th - 19th

3,000

16th

600
20th - 24th

2,500

17th

600
25th

2,400

18th

600
26th

2,300

19th

600
27th

2,200

20th

600
28th

2,100

21st - 24th

500
29th - 40th

2,000

25th - 39th

300
41st - 50th

1,500

40th - 50th

150

Big Bass

$1,500 ($500/day)

Big Bass

$450 ($150/day)

TOTAL

$235,000*

TOTAL

$70,500*

*Based on full field of 150 Pro Participants and 150 Co-Anglers Participants in each event.

Media Contact
Jamie Hairgrove, PAA jamie@fishpaa.com