The Bites “95” bass fishing tournament series has released its schedule and rules for 2024. The schedule is the last to come out every year so that the dates can be worked around all the other events up and down the river. Here are the details of the changes made to the Bites “95” format for 2024:
- The Open Events will not be held for 2024 due to lack of participation. The sentiment from the anglers was that they did not want to fish other pools, the purse was too small due to the amount of boats and the amount of other tournaments the anglers were involved in.
- Two new events have been added: a Couples Male Female Event and a Singles Event. Both of these events may be used to qualify for the end year event. No membership fee is required for these two events.
- It will no longer take 5 events to qualify for the end year event. That number of 5 has been reduced to 4 events.
- The end year event is no longer called a “Championship”. The year-end event will be similar to the Super BFL in the fall. It will be a two-day event with a cut to the top 10 boats for day two. All the weights from day 1 will be erased and the top 10 boats will start at 0 for day 2. The top 3 boats of day 1 will have a payout. The rest of the purse will be transferred to day 2. $10 from each entry fee from earlier events will be held back for the year-end event tournament purse. At this time, there is an attempt to gather a couple of $500 sponsors for that event to add dollars to the total purse.
- The entry fees for the events are as follows:
- Regular Team Events: $200
- Couple Male Female and Singles: $150.00
- End Year Two Day: $300
Here are the dates for the 2024 Bites “95” schedule:
| Event | Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bites #1 | May 12th, 2024 | Clinton Street Team Tournament | 7-8-9 |
| Bites #2 | June 2nd, 2024 | Clinton Street Team Tournament | 7-8-9 |
| Bites #3 | June 30th, 2024 | Clinton Street Team Tournament | 7-8-9 |
| Couples Male Female (NEW) | July 28th, 2024 | Clinton Street | 7-8-9 |
| Singles (NEW) | August 4th, 2024 | Clinton Street | 7-8-9 |
Please note that the Couples Male Female and Singles events may be used to qualify for the end year event, and no membership fee is required for these two events. The end year event will be a two-day event with a cut to the top 10 boats for day two. All the weights from day 1 will be erased and the top 10 boats will start at 0 for day 2. The top 3 boats of day 1 will have a payout. The rest of the purse will be transferred to day 2. $10 from each entry fee from earlier events will be held back for the year-end event tournament purse. At this time, there is an attempt to gather a couple of $500 sponsors for that event to add dollars to the total purse.