FLW announced today the 2016 Rayovac FLW Series schedule, which will consist of three events in each of the five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the no-entry-fee Rayovac FLW Series Championship to be held on Table Rock Lake in Kimberling City, Missouri.
The Texas division has been rechristened the Southwestern division and will feature stops at Grand Lake and Fort Gibson Lake in Oklahoma.
The Top 40 pros and co-anglers in the final point standings in each division after three qualifying tournaments will advance to the championship, provided they fished all three qualifiers in a division.
The highest-finishing pro from each of the five Rayovac divisions based on final results at the 2016 championship qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup, along with the highest-finishing pro from the championship’s new international division and the Top 5 overall finishers who have not already qualified as their division representative (for a total of 11 Rayovac pros advancing to the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup).
Complete rules and entry dates will be announced soon.
FLW on Tuesday released an updated schedule, advising the dates for the Lake of the Ozarks and Fort Gibson tournaments were incorrect in the original announcement. The schedule below reflects the updated information as provided by FLW:
Central
> March 31-April 2 -- Lake Dardanelle -- Russellville, Ark.
> April 28-30 -- Kentucky Lake -- Paris, Tenn.
> Oct. 6-8 -- Lake of the Ozarks -- Osage Beach, Mo.
Northern
> June 16-18 -- Potomac River -- Marbury, Md.
> July 21-23 -- 1000 Islands -- Clayton, N.Y.
> Aug. 18-20 -- Oneida Lake -- Syracuse, N.Y.
Southeastern
> Jan. 14-16 -- Lake Okeechobee -- Okeechobee, Fla.
> March 10-12 -- Lake Santee Cooper -- Manning, S.C.
> May 12-14 -- Wheeler Lake -- Florence, Ala.
Southwestern
> Feb. 25-27 -- Sam Rayburn Reservoir -- Jasper, Texas
> April 7-9 -- Grand Lake -- Grove, Okla.
> Sept. 29-Oct. 1 -- Fort Gibson Lake -- Wagoner, Okla.
Western
> Feb. 18-20 -- Lake Shasta -- Redding, Calif.
> April 21-23 -- Clear Lake -- Lakeport, Calif.
> May 19-21 -- California Delta -- Bethel Island, Calif.
Championship
> Nov. 3-5 -- Table Rock Lake -- Kimberling City, Mo.
