FLW announced today the 2018 Costa FLW Series schedule and it again features three events in five separate divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the no-entry-fee series championship to be held at Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Ala., in November 2018.
The top 40 pros and co-anglers in the final point standings in each division after three qualifying tournaments will advance to the 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship, provided they competed in 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 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup, along with the highest finishing pro from the championship’s international division. A total of six Costa FLW Series pros will advance to the 2019 Forrest Wood Cup, a change from recent seasons when 10 pros plus the top international finisher advanced to the Cup.
Complete rules and entry dates will be announced soon.
Here's a rundown of the 2018 FLW Series schedule:
Central Division
> April 19-21: Table Rock Lake (Branson, Mo./ExploreBranson.com)
> June 7-9: Lake Barkley (Cadiz, Ky./Cadiz-Trigg County Tourism)
> Oct. 11-13: Lake of the Ozarks (Osage Beach, Mo./Tri-County Lodging Association)
Northern Division
> June 21-23: Lake Champlain (Plattsburgh, N.Y./City of Plattsburgh)
> July 26-28: Lake Erie (Buffalo, N.Y./Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission)
> Sept. 6-8: 1000 Islands (Clayton, N.Y./Clayton Chamber of Commerce)
Southeastern Division
> Jan. 4-6: Lake Okeechobee (Okeechobee, Fla./Okeechobee County Tourism Development Council)
> March 1-3: Lake Seminole (Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau)
> April 5-7: Santee Cooper (Summerton, S.C./Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce)
Southwestern Division
> Feb. 15-17: Sam Rayburn Reservoir (Jasper, Texas/Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce)
> March 22-24: Grand Lake (Grove, Okla./City of Grove)
> Oct. 4-6: Fort Gibson Lake (Wagoner, Okla./Wagoner Area Chamber of Commerce)
Western Division
> Feb. 8-10: Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau)
> May 10-12: Clear Lake (Lakeport, Calif./Konocti Vista Casino Resort and Marina)
> Sept. 27-29: California Delta (Bethel Island, Calif./Russo's Marina)
FLW Series Championship
> Nov. 1-3: Lake Guntersville (Guntersville, Ala./Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau)
