The 2017 FLW Series will consist of five divisions with three events in each, according to the schedule released today by FLW.
The divisions will remain as is – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – and the season will culminate with a no-entry-fee FLW Series Championship to be held at Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tenn, in November 2017.
The top 40 pros and co-anglers in the final point standings in each division after three qualifying tournaments will advance to the 2017 FLW Series Championship, provided they fished all three qualifiers in a division.
The highest finishing pro from each of the five Costa FLW Series divisions based on final results at the 2017 Costa FLW Series Championship qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup along with the highest finishing pro from the championship’s international division and the top five overall finishers who have not already qualified as their division representative for a total of 11 Costa FLW Series pros advancing to the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup.
The 2017 FLW Series schedule is:
Central Division
> March 30-April 1: Lake Dardanelle – Russellville, Ark.
> June 8-10: Kentucky Lake – Gilbertsville, Ky.
> Oct. 12-14: Lake of the Ozarks – Osage Beach, Mo.
Northern Division
> June 22-24: Lake Champlain – Plattsburgh, N.Y.
> July 27-29: Thousand Islands – Clayton, N.Y.
> Aug. 24-26: Potomac River – Marbury, Md.
Southeastern Division
> Jan. 26-28: Lake Okeechobee – Clewiston, Fla.
> March 2-4: Lake Seminole – Bainbridge, Ga.
> May 4-6: Lake Chickamauga – Dayton, Tenn.
Southwestern Division
> Feb. 23-25: Sam Rayburn Reservoir – Brookeland, Texas
> April 20-22: Grand Lake – Grove, Okla.
> Sept. 21-23: Lake Texoma – Pottsboro, Texas
Western Division
> Feb. 9-11: Lake Havasu – Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
> May 11-13: California Delta – Bethel Island, Calif.
> Sept. 28-30: Clear Lake – Lakeport, Calif.
FLW Series Championship
> Nov. 2-4: Kentucky Lake – Paris, Tenn.
