Calendar

How does our point system work?

Each tournament requires a
minimum field of 20 anglers or
more to award full points. For
each event that has less than 20
anglers the maximum points
available are reduced by the same
number of anglers less than 20.

One-day tournaments award 200
points on a 1 point decreasing
scale: 1st Place 200 points, 2nd
Place 199 points, etc. For a field
of 18 anglers the maximum points
awarded are 198: 1st Place 198,
2nd Place 197, 3rd Place 196, etc.
Anglers failing to weigh in a fish in
one-day events will receive 50
points.

Two-day tournaments award 400
points on a 2 point decreasing
scale: 1st Place 400 points, 2nd
Place 398 points, etc. If the event
starts with 17 anglers then the
max points available are 394; 1st
Place 394, 2nd Place 392, 3rd
Place 390, etc. Anglers failing to
weigh in a fish in the two-day
event will receive 75 points.

You may fish as many one-day
and two-day tournaments as you
wish, in any division in Region 4,
but only your BEST 4 one-day
tournaments + your BEST two-day
tournament count toward your
regional & national standings. This
allows all anglers the opportunity
to put a bad tournament behind
them. Anglers must have fished at
least four (4) one-day
tournaments to be eligible to
compete in any two-day divisional
tournament.

A PERFECT score is 1200 points:
4 one-day tournaments at 200
points each = 800 points, plus 1
two-day tournament at 400 points
= 1200 points.

After the two-day Divisional
tournaments, the anglers finishing
in the top 250 in their Region will
advance to a Regional
Championship. From this
Regional Championship the top 50
will advance to the National
Championship.

All anglers fishing Division 124 are
eligible to compete for our Angler
of the Year. We will use the same
scoring system counting only your
4 best one-day and the two-day
event to determine end of season
points standings. While ABA
anglers can fish in as many
Divisions as they want nation wide,
only Division 124 events will count
toward the Division 124 Angler of
the Year. All anglers fishing
Division 124 events will receive 5
bonus points per event that count
only toward the Division 124
Angler of the Year competition.
These extra 5 points per event
fished do not count toward
your National ABA point totals,
they only count toward the
Division 124 Angler of the Year
points.

Regular Events
Morning registration 4:30-5:30 a.m., Pairing & Safety Brief 5:30-5:45 a.m., Launch 6 a.m., Weigh-in at 3 p.m.

DATE                                                LOCATION                                                     LAUNCH SITE/ WEIGH-IN
21 Jun 08                                        Black Lake                                                     State Ramp / weigh-in TBD

12 Jul 08                                         Chaumont Bay                                                State Ramp off Rt.12 (Chaumont, NY)

26 Jul 08                                         Butterfield Lake                                          DEC Ramp off Steiner Rd. (Redwood, NY)

2 Aug 08                                         Henderson Harbor                   Town Ramp off Rt 3 & Military Rd / Henchen Marina

Sites for the American Fishing Tour Regional Championships

ATHENS, AL (Jan. 29, 2008) — American Bass Anglers announces the highly anticipated American Fishing Tour
Regional Championships.

Southeast Regional: West Point Lake, La Grange, GA; September 19-20
Hosted by: Highland Marina Resort and the city of La Grange, Georgia. The launch site is Highland Marina Resort.

Northeast Regional: Kerr Lake, Henderson, NC; October 3-4
Hosted by: Vance County Tourism. The launch site is Kerr Lake Recreational Area

Southwest Regional: Lake Dardanelle, Russellville, AR; October 3-4
Hosted by: Russellville Tourism & Visitors Center The launch site is Dardanelle State Park.

Midwest Regional: Lake Barkley, Kuttawa, KY; October 10-11
Hosted by: The Lake Barkley Tourist Commission. The launch site is Kuttawa/Lyon County

The top 500 anglers by points will be invited to compete in one of four Regional Championships. The Top 100 will
advance to the AFT National Championship. There will be a draw prize at each Regional of a Triton / Mercury boat
valued at over $30,000!

The Southeast Region Championship will compete at West Point Lake in LaGrange, Georgia. The tournament will
launch and weigh in at Highland Marina Resort located at 1000 Seminole Road, LaGrange, Georgia, 30240.
Highland Marina Resort is also host hotel for the event. Highland Marina Resort toll free number for reservations
is: (866) 378-7001 Highland Marina Resort

The Northeast Region Championship will be held at Kerr Lake. The tournament will launch and weigh in at
Kerr Lake Recreational Area located in Henderson, NC. A list of hotels will be available soon at
www.AmericanBassAnglers.com

The Southwest Regional Championship will be held at Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Arkansas. The event will
launch out of Dardanelle State park. A list of hotels will be provided soon at www.AmericanBassAnglers.com and
the host hotel is the Best Western that can be reached at 479-967-1000.

The Midwest Regional Championship will be held at Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Kentucky. The event will launch out
of the Kuttawa / Lyon County Boat Ramp. A list of hotels will be available soon at
www.AmericanBassAnglers.com

2008 AFT National Championship - Lake Guntersville

Athens, AL………………Guntersville Lake will be the site of the 2008 American Fishing Tour National
Championship and be hosted by the Marshall County Convention & Visitors Bureau out of Guntersville State Park
on October 25 through November 1, 2008. Weekend Anglers from across the US will compete for their share of
over $100,000 in cash, prizes and bonus money in a no entry fee 4 day championship with first place worth over
$50,000. The public is invited to come watch the weigh-ins daily at 3pm Wednesday through Saturday. MORE