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Sunday, July 28 is the first MS Outdoors Open of the year.  Entry fee is $70 (includes big bass) and cash payback is 100%.  Payback is also 1 place for every 4 boats that fish, you can't beat it in SW Michigan! You can only win 1 of the big bass prizes as well (a team can't take 1st and 2nd big bass) Information below. The payout as really helped bring back anglers...

Last year was a great time and we had a different winner in all of the three regular season tournaments. This year we decided to make the events 100% payback instead of setting aside $5 for a classic. The payout is excellent and we hope to see you at the events! There isn't another tournament series that I can think of that pays this well or this many places because we are not keeping $1 from the entry fees.

Entry Fee: $60 Big Bass: $10 (Cash Only)
July 28th Diamond Lake 7:00-2:00
August 25th Magician Lake 7:00-2:00
September 15th St. Joe River Benton Harbor (DNR Launch near High School) 7:00-2:00
***October 6th Barron Lake 7:30-2:30***
October 13th St. Joe River Benton Harbor (DNR Launch near High School) 7:30-2:30

*** The Barron Lake tournament is limited to the 1st 10 boats to register at MS Outdoors on Detroit Road near Barron Lake and the lake is off-limits beginning Monday, September 30*** You can register for the event on March 1st at MS Outdoors. A strict limit of 10 boats will be placed on the tournament this year and the field is filling up.


Sample Payouts:
Based on 10 Boats
1st $300
2nd $200
3rd $100
Big Bass $55
Big Bass $45

Based on 20 Boats
1st $440
2nd $340
3rd $180
4th $140
5th $100
Big Bass $105
2nd Big Bass $95

Based on 30 Boats
1st $600
2nd $400
3rd $300
4th $200
5th $100
6th $100
7th $100
Big Bass $155
2nd Big Bass $145