Welcome to the Bear’s Series of tournaments under Wisconsin Team Circuit.  Bear’s Series consists of 4 bass tournaments, plus a year-end Wisconsin Bass Classic.  These are 2-man team tournaments.  The entry fee for each of the 4 tournaments is $130.00 per team.  There is also an optional Big Bass pot, which is $10.00 per team. 100% of the Big Bass pot at each tournament will be paid at the ramp.  25% of the entry fees received at each tournament will go into the Wisconsin Bass Classic-2008 pot, to be paid to the Top 3 finishers, plus Big Bass, at the Classic.  There will also be a $150.00 optional side pot at the Classic that will pay 100% to those competitors in it, beginning at 4^th Place.   

Entry fee into Wisconsin Bass Classic-2008 is free to the qualifiers.  Teams will qualify for Classic-2008 based on a points-format.  Points will be awarded every team participating in any of the Invitationals.  These points are based on a combination of how the team placed in the event plus their total weight in that event, ie. 1^st Place=100 points, plus weight, 2^nd Place=99 points, plus weight, 3^rd Place=98 points, plus weight, etc.  A minimum of 50 points will be awarded each team participating in the tournament.  A team must accumulate at least 300 points to eligible to attend the Wisconsin Bass Classic-2008.  The total accumulated points will also determine boat position on the first tournament day of Classic-2008.  Any team that accumulates 300 points, must fish together as a team at the Classic. 

An individual may fish alone at the first tournament they enter, on behalf of the team, but must declare who their partner will be by the second tournament.  A partner may fish 2 events alone in a Series, and accumulate points on behalf of that team, providing they fish at least 2 events together.  If an individual fishes an event with someone other than his declared partner, this will be considered a new team and points awarded will stay with the new team.  Points can not be transferred between teams.  Points accumulated in a Series will remain in that Series.  Specific rules applying to Wisconsin Team Circuit tournaments can be seen in the WTC Entry Form section of this website.  These rules apply to both Series of tournaments within Wisconsin Team Circuit

Entry into the tournaments in this Series will first be based on preference points earned in the 2007 season.  Teams that earned preference points in 2007 have until March 1, 2008 to exercise their preference points.  After March 1, 2008, entry into any tournament will be based on the date the Tournament Director received the team’s completed entry form and entry fee, until the tournament is full.  Teams earned one preference point for each tournament fished in this Series in 2007, including the Wisconsin Bass Classic-2007.  2007 tournament competitors can determine their preference points by going to the “Year-to-Date Point Standings section of this website, “click” on 2007 Standings, and view the events recorded as fished in 2007.  Add one point if Wisconsin Bass Classic-2007 was fished. If a particular tournament is not full(40 teams) within 15 days of that tournament, additional entries will be accepted and based on the Tournament Director’s receipt of the entry and fee. 

Entries paid by check must be dated and received by the Tournament Director at least 10 days prior to the tournament.  Cash/Money Order entries must be received by the Sunday preceding the tournament. 

This website will be updated after each event with pictures and results from each tournament.  Also, be sure to check out the Links section of this site.

Following is the 2008 Wisconsin Team Circuit-Bear’s Series schedule.  The lakes are generally off-limits to competitors beginning the Wednesday preceding the tournaments.  Any exceptions to this will be communicated to the competitors, via e-mail, by the Tournament Director.

May 17, 2008-Red Cedar Lake Invitational
Host Site:  Tagalong Golf and Resort

June 21, 2008-Bone Lake Invitational
Host Site:  Wilkin’s Resort

July 19, 2008-Island/Chain Lake Invitational
Host Site:  Backwoods Resort

August 2, 2008-Big Chetac Invitational
Host Site:  Birch Lakes Resort

Each tournament will be limited to 45 boats.

September 17, 2008-September 20, 2008-Wisconsin Bass Classic-2008
Minocqua Chain of Lakes, Minocqua, Wisconsin
Hosted by the Minocqua-Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Area Chamber of Commerce
Host Site:  Bosacki’s Boat House

Be sure to check out the tournaments in Bill’s Series of Wisconsin Team Circuit, listed on this site.