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2025 Payout Schedule Per Tournament2025 Format Changes
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1. The goal is to have multiple state qualifying tournaments across the state to reduce travel and increase participation.
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Boater Entry Fee $50.00
2. Clubs will submit tournament lakes and dates to the TBF board for approval.
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CoAngler Entry Fee$25.003. Clubs can combine the state qualifying tournaments with their normal club tournaments but must be an open format to promote TBF member growth.
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Total Payback100.00%
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Tournament Payback 80.00%
4. Each club will earn a club in good standing status for sending at least one team to the regional state qualifiers.
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AOY Pot20.00%
5. Boaters will pick co anglers but weight will be seperate. 5 fish limit for boaters and 3 fish limit for co anglers.
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1 for every 5 entries1/56. The participation for each day will go toward the total boater and co angler participation days. Each angler earns a participation day and points per day fished.
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Boater Advancement to Semi Nationals per Tournament 10.00%
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CoAngler Advancement to Semi Nationals per Tournament10.00%
7. Each angler must earn at least 4 participation days to be egilible for AOY.
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# of Boaters Advancing 18. 10% of the tournament participation from each day will advance to the semi national tournament.
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# of CoAnglers Advancing 19. We will pay back 80% at each tournament and the remaining 20% will go toward the $1,000 entry fee for the AOY advancement to the National Tournament as well as door prizes.
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10. We will pay 1 place per every 5 entries.
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11. AOY will be based on points each day of the tournment. 1st place-100 points, 2nd place -99 points, etc. Must fish at least four tournament days to be eligible for AOY. Points from the best four days will be used for the total.
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Tournament Breakdown
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# of Boaters10
12. AOY boater and co angler will be awarded automatic advancement to the National Tournament ($1,000 paid entry)
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# of CoAnglers10
13. The remaining AOY anlgers will receive an invite to the semi National Tournament.
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Boater Participation Days10
14. Tournament sign up is due 1 week prior to tournament.
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CoAngler Participation Days10
15. The State Team will be made up of the top 10% from the Regional State Qualifiers and the AOY.
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Boater Total $$500.00
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CoAngler Total $$250.00FAQ:
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Total $$750.001. How do I qualify for club in good standing since there is no Fall Tournament? Send one team to any one of the regional state qualifier tournaments.
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Boater Payback$400.00
2. Can I fish if I don't have a partner? Reach out to TexasTBF and we will pair you up on a first come first serve basis.
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Coangler Payback$200.00
3. How many regional state qualifiers will you have? We are working on having 4 so that all regions are represented.
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AOY Pot (20%)$150.004. Can I swap partners if I win the AOY. No, the boater and coangler are set for the state once the AOY is awarded. No substitutions
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5. How do I qualify for AOY? You must fish at least four tournament days. Your best four days will be used for the total.
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6. How will a tie for AOY be decided? The results from a 5th tournament will be used to break ties.
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Payout Breakdown Percentages
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# of Anglers
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1-55-1010-1520-2525-3030-3535-4040-4545-50
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Places
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1st Place Payout100.0%65.0%50.0%34.0%31.0%25.0%23.0%21.0%20.5%
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2nd Place Payout 35.0%30.0%28.0%24.0%20.0%19.0%18.0%17.0%
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3rd Place Payout 20.0%22.0%18.0%17.5%16.5%15.0%14.5%
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4th Place Payout16.0%15.0%15.0%14.0%13.0%12.0%
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5th Place Payout 12.0%12.5%11.5%11.0%10.0%
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6th Place Payout10.0%9.0%9.0%8.0%
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7th Place Payout 7.0%7.0%7.0%
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8th Place Payout 6.0%6.0%
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9th Place Payout5.0%
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