FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Anglers Insight Marketing Announced the Creation of “Super Cash Pools” for Added Tournament Excitement
Plymouth, WI March 3rd, 2009 – AIM™ announced today that it will administer “Super Cash Pools” that offer increased payouts directly to the participating AIM™ Pro Anglers.
Super Cash Pools will be created for overall tournament placement at each event. Pro Anglers will have the option of participating in the tournament Super Cash Pool – and will compete ONLY against the other Pro’s in the Pool. Entry will be $1000 per event. The total Super Cash Pool will be evenly divided among the highest placing Pro Angler participants according to a progressive table driven by the number of participants.
Below are 4 examples of what the Super Cash Pool payouts would look like along with the number of Pro’s receiving checks depending on the number of participants:
1. At 15 participants – the Pool will be evenly distributed to the THREE highest placing Pro’s each receiving a check for $5,000.
2. At 40 participants – the Pool will be evenly distributed to the FOUR highest placing Pro’s each receiving a check for $10,000.
3. At 60 participants – the Pool will be evenly distributed to the SIX highest placing Pro’s with each receiving a check for $10,000.
4. With 82 participants – the Pool will be evenly distributed to the NINE highest placing Pro’s with each receiving a check for $9,111.
In the above examples, the highest placing Super Cash Pool participant may finish the tournament in 12th place overall. However, this Pro Angler would then additionally win first place in the Super Cash Pool. A table that describes payouts will be distributed at each tournament and posted in the near future on the AIM website (www.aimfishing.com).
Other Cash Pools will also be created for the Big Fish and Big Basket award for each of the first two days of each tournament. Pro Anglers will have the option of participating in these Cash Pools – and will compete ONLY against the other Pro Angler participants in these Cash Pools. Entry will be $100 per category, per event ($50 per day). The total Cash Pool will be awarded to the Pro Anglers with the largest total converted weights in each category during each of the first two days of each event.
Scott Matheson, CEO of AIM™ stated, “At the suggestion of our Pro Angler owners and members, we have created these Cash Pools to increase the excitement and the payouts available at each tournament. AIM is committed to ‘raising the bar’ when it comes to making our events fun and profitable for all our Pro Angler competitors. By participating in the Super Cash Pools a Pro Angler may significantly increase his or her payday!”
He also adds, “Each of these Cash Pools is completely optional and voluntary. Furthermore, 100% of the funds collected will be distributed to the winning participants based on their performance. These three Cash Pools will be an extra source of income for the winning participants – essentially a tournament within each tournament. AIM will only administer these funds and will not keep a single dollar.”
Participation in the AIM Pro Walleye Series™ Cash Pools will not require advance registration. Pro Anglers can elect to participate up to the Rules Meeting preceding each event. Entry into these pools will also available on line at AIM’s website in the near future. Further information about AIM™ as well as up-to-the-minute updates about tournaments can be found at the AIM™ web site: http://www.aimfishing.com.
Anglers Insight Marketing, LLC (AIM) is an angler owned organization dedicated to lead the fishing industry in competitive angling through the insight and knowledge of its owners who are predominantly participants in the sport.
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For more information, contact:
Scott Matheson
President and CEO
Anglers Insight Marketing LLC
PO Box 110
Plymouth, WI 53073
Office: 920-526-3399
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
AIM™ Announces Finalized Pro Walleye Series Tournament Format and Registrations.
Plymouth, WI – February 17, 2009. AIM™ announced today the final format for their AIM Pro Walleye Series™ tournaments and registration for the 2009 season.
AIM™ will conduct four Pro-Am walleye fishing tournaments in 2009. The first three AIM Pro Walleye Series™ tournaments will serve as qualifying events for the AIM International Walleye Championship™. Each of the AIM Pro Walleye Series™ qualifying tournaments will host fields limited to 100 Pro Walleye Anglers and 100 Co-anglers.
The AIM Pro Walleye Series™ tournaments will all be three day events. The Pro Angler provides the boat, all the fishing tackle and bait for the day. Each day the Co-angler will be paired with a different Pro Angler and have the opportunity to learn individual strategies and cutting edge presentations. The full field of 100 Pro Anglers and Co-anglers will fish the first two days. The top 50% of the Pro Angler field – based on cumulative weights over the first two days – will fish the third day of the tournament along with Co-anglers who were randomly drawn during the Rules Meeting prior to the event.
The AIM Pro Walleye Series™ tournaments include the following dates and locations:
May 22-24, 2009 Bay City, Michigan fishing Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron
July 2-4, 2009 Green Bay, Wisconsin fishing Green Bay on Lake Michigan
August 13-15, 2009 Akaska, South Dakota fishing Lake Oahe
Each AIM Pro Walleye Series™ qualifying tournament is scheduled to coincide with a regional festival that will provide large numbers of spectators. This guarantees the maximum exposure for professional fishing; the sponsor’s and host communities of AIM™ along with individual Pro Anglers themselves. Pro Angler entry fees for the 2009 AIM Pro Walleye Series™ have been set at $1,500 per event. For anglers who are not AIM™ owners or “Life Members” there will also be a $250 membership fee per event. Co-angler entry fees have been held to just $250 per event which will help attract a broader base of new Co-anglers to the sport! . Co-anglers will not be competing for prizes based upon their placement in the event, but instead will be awarded prizes by drawings at the daily weigh-ins. AIM™ is also announcing guaranteed paybacks of not less than 100% of Pro Angler entry fees which will ensure a minimum of $150,000 in payouts, including a first place prize of $50,000 with a full 100 boat field in AIM Pro Walleye Series™ events.
The AIM International Walleye Championship™ will be held September 2-4, 2009 on Lake Winnibigoshish in northern Minnesota. Pro Anglers will qualify for the Championship by fishing at least one AIM Pro Walleye Series™ tournament. The top three Pro Anglers in the cumulative “Angler of the Year” rankings after the first three qualifying events will receive FREE entries to the Championship. In addition, the two Pro Anglers that post the largest improvements in Angler of the Year standings from the first event to the end of the third event will also receive FREE entries to the AIM International Walleye Championship™.
Scott Matheson, AIM™ President and CEO reports, “The AIM International Walleye Championship will truly be an “international” event. Entries to our Championship will include the top finishers from national, regional and local walleye tournament organizations from across the U.S. and Canada. Each of these organizations hosts talented anglers who have the skills and desire to compete in this true Championship event, and we welcome each of them. Our initial commitment was to ‘raise the bar’ in tournament fishing and introduce a series of! exciting innovations. The AIM format for 2009 accomplishes all this, and more!”
All AIM™ tournaments will incorporate the exclusive AIM™ Catch, Record, Release™ (CRR) format. The process will include the Pro Angler and Co-angler measuring the length of each walleye, taking two digital photos, and immediately releasing the fish. At the daily “weigh-in” the lengths of the seven largest walleyes will be converted to weights and counted in the cumulative total weight for the Pro Angler. The photos and weights of walleyes will be displayed both on stage and on the AIM™ website to give viewers an idea of the quantity and quality of fish caught by the competitors. On the third day of each event weights will be tallied as the fish are caught by the tournament leaders, and will be streamed on the AIM™ website along with video taken that day providing excitement never before seen in walleye tournaments.
“CRR will bring us back to the head-to-head competition that this sport needs” emphasizes Pro Angler Gary Parsons, “It will eliminate the guesswork that slot limits and culling restrictions have brought to walleye competitions. We’ll be back to fishing on great bodies of water where the angler who catches the biggest fish – wins!” Catch, Record, Release™ will also eliminate the concerns by local anglers and fisheries managers of excessive fish harvest or mortality of released fish.
Registration for AIM Pro Walleye Series™ events is now available online at http://www.aimfishing.com, or by mail and telephone at 920-526-3399
Anglers Insight Marketing, LLC (AIM) is an angler owned organization dedicated to lead the fishing industry in competitive angling through the insight and knowledge of its owners who are predominantly participants in the sport.
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For more information, contact:
Anglers Insight Marketing LLC
PO Box 110
Plymouth, WI 53073
Office: 920-526-3399
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Anglers Insight Marketing™ Announces the Site of the September 2009 AIM International Walleye Championship™
Plymouth, WI – February 14, 2009. Anglers Insight Marketing LLC™ (AIM™) announced today that the Lake Winnie Area Resort Association will host AIM’s inaugural AIM International Walleye Championship™ on Lake Winnibigoshish (“Lake Winnie”) this coming September 2nd, 3rd and 4th. This championship combined with AIM’s Catch-Record-Release™ (C-R-R) tournament format should provide excitement never before experienced in a walleye series championship.
AIM™ will conduct a series of three qualifying Pro-Am walleye fishing tournaments in 2009: the AIM Pro Walleye Series™. Each tournament will host fields of 100 of the top walleye fishing Professionals and 100 Co-anglers. The fourth tournament of 2009 will be designated the AIM International Walleye Championship™ and will provide increased payouts and special prize packages. This schedule marks a change in the initial schedule of events and is based on extensive input from AIM™ Shareholders and other anglers.
The “Lake Winnie” Championship location just a few hours from US headquarters of Lund Boat Company a sponsor of the AIM Pro Walleye Series™ in 2009. The 2009 AIM International Walleye Championship™ winner will receive a new 2009 Lund Pro V 2075 powered by a 300 HP Mercury Verado outboard which has been provided by Mercury Outboards another AIM™ sponsor. With a field of 100 boats this boat package combined with a potential bonus of $10,000 to the winner will bring the first place winnings for the event to just over $75,000.
The Lake Winnie Area Resort Association welcomes the AIM International Walleye Championship™ to “Lake Winnie” and is excited to showcase this fantastic fishery through this professional competition. Lake Winnie is a diverse fishery offering a bountiful walleye population. The AIM™ Pros will have the options of shallow water structure fishing and o! pen water trolling on the 67,000 acres of Lake Winnibigoshish and the neighboring Cut Foot Sioux Lake.
AIM™ Pro Anglers will qualify for the AIM International Walleye Championship™ by fishing at least one of the three AIM Pro Walleye Series™ events. The top three ranked AIM™ Pro Anglers along with the two anglers with the strongest comeback in ranking from the first event to the third event will pay no entry fee for the Championship. Also qualifying to fish the AIM™ Championship event will be top ranked anglers from as many as 50 national/regional/local walleye tournament organizations f! rom the U.S. and Canada who are outstanding tournament anglers and more than ready and willing to let their talents shine. Details outlining this qualification process and a list of the qualifying tournament organizations will be released at a later date on AIM’s website http://www.aimfishing.com. The qualifying field for this Championship could exceed 100 boats and be as large as 200 boats. Championship Payouts will be guaranteed to exceed 100% of Pro entry fees.
The AIM International Walleye Championship™ will showcase the exclusive AIM Catch-Record-Release™ (C-R-R) format. Anglers will measure, photograph and immediately release all walleyes caught. The contestants in the Championship will have the opportunity to “weigh” their seven largest walleyes every day, walleyes that would normally be excluded from an anglers tournament limit because of restrictive “slot limits”. Lake Winnie is teeming with three to four pound walleyes that have been protected for years by slot limits. Plus there are plenty of illusive eight to ten pounders that can tip the scales in the Pro Angler’s favor. This means the AIM™ Champion will be the Pro Angler that cat! ches and records the biggest walleyes regardless of the slot restrictions. The AIM International Walleye Championship™ will showcase Lake Winnie as a prime destination for walleye and multi-species angling.
The AIM International Walleye Championship™ will be a three day event. The full field of boats (Professionals and Co-anglers) will fish the first two days. The Professional provides the boat and all the fishing tackle and bait for the day. Each day the Co-angler will be paired with a different Professional and have the opportunity to fish and learn fish catching techniques from some of the best walleye anglers in the world. The top 50% of the Pro Angler field – based on cumulative weight over the first two days – will fish the third day of the Championship. The final day Pros will be paired with Co-anglers selected by a random drawing at the pre-event Rules Meeting.
Anglers Insight Marketing, LLC (AIM) is an angler owned organization dedicated to lead the fishing industry in competitive angling through the insight and knowledge of its owners who are predominantly participants in the sport.
Further information about AIM™ as well as up-to-the-minute updates about tournaments can be found at the AIM™ web site: http://www.aimfishing.com.
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For more information, contact:
Scott Matheson
President and CEO
Anglers Insight Marketing LLC
PO Box 110
Plymouth, WI 53073
Office: 920-526-3399
[email protected]