Different types of tournaments?

[Bassn Blvd]

What is the difference between BFL, FLW, Bass Masters, and Classics, Walmart tourny?  How does someone go about entering into one of these tournys?  Is it a trail or can you jump to the classic?  Do you have to fish a certain amount of the different tournys to get into the classics.

[RobbyZ5001]

Price wise... BFL is a cheap way to get tournaments in. Bassmasters is mucho grande $$$. If you are a non boater in the BFL you want to try to sign with a boater so you are guarenteed a spot in the tournaments. If you are not signed you need to sign up for it like an open and then you are not 100% going to be in the tournament. BFL I think goes on points like then if you are top in points you can go to there "classic". This is what I get out of it. I am sure people will add more/correct me. You can go to the websites and read the rules and regulations

www.flwoutdoors.com   <-- FLW/BFL/stren series

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/index   <-- BASS

[ga_hawghauler]

BFL the is just lower division of the FLW. you can fish as a boater or non boater. You actually fish the bfl and stren series to qualify for the FLW. The BFL is cheaper to fish than the BASS.

http://flw.flwoutdoors.com/rules.cfm?cid=1#rules

[fishfordollars]

Everything is cheaper than BASS

[mawilson]

in the bfl t's you fish 4 one day and one 2 day tournament then the top 40 boaters and non boaters go to a regional then I think the top 6 or top 10 go to the All American. In the BASS weekend series 4 one and one 2 day top 40 boaters and non boaters  go to regional dont know how many go to championship then top boater gets a spot in the classic. Both t's are $200 boater $100 non boater this is the entry lever for both tours you go bfl stren then flw series then flw tour. BASS you go BASS weekend series BASS opens then Elite their realy is no way to jump right to the top. Hope this helps clear sum things up.

MA Wilson

[Bassn Blvd]

thank you 4 all the help.