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| The WORLD MUSKIE TOURNAMENT SERIES™ (WMT Series™) is set, once again, to continue to make muskie fishing and muskie tournament fishing history during the 2012 tournament season, offering a championship purse of $160,000.00 with a first place prize of $100,000.00 with all twenty one tournaments being held throughout Wisconsin. The whopping $160,000.00 purse for a muskie tournament series, season ending championship, far and away will eclipse the old record of a $55,000.00 cash purse with a $40,000.00 first place prize held by the WMT Series™ in 2011. For twelve years, it has been the WMT Series™ mission to promote and enhance the sport of muskie fishing through hosting 188, high profile professional muskie tournaments, giving back to those muskie anglers who have given so much to the sport by releasing 100% of their catch.
The Professional Muskie Angler Circuit™ (Pro-MAC™) and the Muskie Country Tournament Circuit™ (MCTC™) are the two largest professional muskie tournament circuits in the world, is sanctioned by, and run under the direction of the WMT Series™. On October 6th & 7th, the top fifty finishing teams from each tournament series will compete for muskies fishing top prize of $100,000.00 (with limits being reached) at the WMT Series™ Invitation Championship™ on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes.
The Pro-MAC™ will consist of six qualifying two-day events in 2012. With a field of 125 teams, anglers will be competing for a purse over $31,000.00 and for the chance to earn enough points for the highly coveted invite to the Championship. The cost for a two angler team is $370 for each event. The 2012 Pro-MAC™ schedule is:
June 9 & 10 Minocqua Chain
June 16 & 17 Three Lakes Chain
August 4 & 5 Three Lakes Chain
August 18 & 19 Manitowish Chain
August 25 & 26 Eagle River Chain
September 15 & 16 Namekagon Lake
The Muskie Country Tournament Circuit™ is comprised of fourteen one-day tournaments that are held, back- to-back, with one event on Saturday, and another the following Sunday (except North-South Twin Lakes hosted on Memorial Day Monday after Lac Vieux Desert tournament on the previous Saturday). With fields of 75 teams, anglers will be competing for a purse of $19,000.00 with the top fifty point leaders going on to the WMT Series™ Invitational Championship™. The cost to compete in an MCTC™ event is $370 per two angler team for each event. The 2012 MCTC™ schedule is:
May 12 Lake Monona
May 13 Lake Waubesa/Upper Mud
May 19 Pewaukee Lake
May 20 Lake Okauchee
May 26 Lac Vieux Desert
May 28 North/South Twin Lakes
June 2 Squirrel Lake/Pike-Round Chain
June 3 Butternut Lake/Phillips Chain
June 23 Big St. Germain/Sand Dam Chain
June 24 Big Arbor Vitae/Plum Lake
June 30 Lake Mohawksin
July 1 Boom Lake
September 8 Bone Lake
September 9 Wapogasset Lake
The WMT Series™ events are open to the public. If you are interested in expanding your muskie knowledge and enjoying the competition with others who share your interest, log on to www.WMTSeries.com web site or www.professionalmuskieanglercircuit.com for info and an entry form or you can call 715-277-4411. |
