AIM™ Announces AIM Weekend Walleye Series

[JIM C]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Published November 5th 2013

AIM™ Announces AIM Weekend Walleye Series

Anglers Insight Marketing LLC (AIM™) is pleased to announce the formation of a new tournament circuit aimed squarely at the grass-roots walleye angler.

The newly formed AIM Weekend Walleye Series will feature exciting team style competition with anglers competing in several states including Minnesota and Wisconsin. These events will showcase AIM’s revolutionary Catch-Record-Release™ (CRR) tournament format where anglers will measure, photograph, and immediately release all walleyes caught. Since no fish are kept, this unique and exciting tournament format allows AIM™ to hold highly competitive events on waters with restrictive slots or other regulations that make these waters less attractive to tournament anglers. Minnesota’s famed Mille Lacs Lake is a prime example, and AIM’s revolutionary CRR format will guarantee great competition on this heavily regulated fishery with minimal impact to the lake’s resources. “There are a bunch of anglers who have waited a long time to get after the big slot fish in Mille Lacs and have them count in a tournament,” says AIM Board of Directors member Jim Carroll. “We are very excited to finally give them the opportunity in 2014.“

Anglers Insight Marketing™ has been holding high profile walleye tournaments across the country since 2009, and the cutting edge AIM Pro Walleye Series will also continue in 2014. “We saw a real need in the industry for professionally run, grassroots level events for weekend warriors,” says AIM Board Member Brett King. “And we have refined our CRR process to the point where we are comfortable bringing this format to team style tournaments.”

The AIM Weekend Walleye Series will feature low entry fees and lucrative payouts with fair competition for all contestants. Event details and schedules are being finalized, and more information will soon be available at www.aimfishing.com

Anglers Insight Marketing, LLC (AIM™) is a unique tournament organization which is owned by stockholders, the majority of which are Professional walleye anglers. AIM Professionals are among the All Stars of professional fishing, with cumulative HUNDREDS of years of tournament experience, including countless tournament victories, series championships, and Angler of the Year titles. This insight and knowledge is now being employed to provide the finest tournament experience for the participants, and the maximum exposure for the host tournament sites and corporate partners.

AIM Marketing Partners: Yamaha Marine, Nitro Boats, Navionics, Power Pole, Worldwide Marine Insurance and The City of Oconto.

[JohnMickish]

Anybody else thinking this is going to be a great deal? I heard that the entry fees where going to be low to appeal to the grass roots guys. I'm looking forward to the rest if the info.

[Lawrence Luoma]

I'm looking forward to it, also. Can't wait to see the locations and date.

[JIM C]

Dates and locations below for the new AIM Weekend Series.

Jim Carroll NPAA#13

AIM Weekend Walleye Series

~State Schedules~

Minnesota Weekend Walleye Series

May 18: Ottertail Lake

June 8: Mille Lacs Lake

July 13: Leech Lake

August 9-10: Minnesota State Championship on Lake Winnibigoshish

Wisconsin Weekend Walleye Series

April 27: Winneconne, WI

May 11: Bay of Green Bay

July 13: Lake Winnebago

September 6-7: Wisconsin State Championship on the Bay of Green Bay

Wild-Card Event (Qualifier for both Minnesota and Wisconsin Anglers)

June 29: Mississippi River (Pools TBD)

AIM Border Battle Shootout

Spring of 2015 (Location TBD)

Entry Info and Additional Details

$300 Entry Fee for State Qualifiers

$500 Entry Fee for State Championship

$35 AIM Angler Membership Fee

[JohnMickish]

Here is the latest info. Great payouts, with the possibility to win not one, not two but three boats! The winner of each state championship gets an Alumacraft boat and the winner of the intrastate "Border Battle" championship will come away with a new Warrior boat.

Who's going to fish this?

I am.

Anglers Insight Marketing LLC (AIMTM) is pleased to announce further details for the new AIM Weekend Walleye Series tournament circuit aimed squarely at the grass-roots walleye angler.

The 2014 AIM Weekend Walleye Series will feature exciting team-style competition, with anglers competing in separate Minnesota and Wisconsin divisions.

Each State Division will consist of three AIM Weekend Walleye Series Qualifier events and a season-ending AIM Weekend Walleye Series State Championship.

In addition, to help anglers qualify for their respective State Championships and deal with any potential scheduling conflicts, AIM is adding an additional Wild-Card Qualifier event open to both Minnesota and Wisconsin anglers. Anglers must enter in at least three events to qualify for their State Championship.

Schedule of Events- Divisional State Qualifiers

Minnesota AIM Weekend Walleye Series Qualifiers

May 18th - Ottertail Lake

June 8th - Mille Lacs Lake

July 13th - Leech Lake

Wisconsin AIM Weekend Walleye Series Qualifiers

April 27th - Winneconne, WI

May 11th - Bay of Green Bay

July 13th - Lake Winnebago

AIM Wild-Card Event (Qualifier for both Minnesota and Wisconsin Anglers)

June 29th - Mississippi River (Pools TBD)

Entry Fees and Payouts for Divisional State Qualifiers and

Wild-Card Event

$300 Team Entry Fee for State Qualifiers

$35 AIM Angler Membership Fee (per angler)

Qualifier Payouts are based on 100 boats, and will be adjusted accordingly to reflect actual field size

1st- $8,000.00* 9th- $900.00

2nd- $2400.00 10th- $800.00

3rd- $1800.00 11th- $700.00

4th- $1500.00 12th- $600.00

5th- $1300.00 13th- $500.00

6th- $1200.00 14th- $400.00

7th- $1100.00 15th- $300.00

8th- $1000.00

*The winning team in each State Qualifier tournament will also receive a free entry ($1250 value) into the 2014 Oconto AIM Pro Team Challenge event (30K + 1st Place Prize)

Schedule of Events- Divisional State Championships

Minnesota AIM Weekend Walleye Series State Championship

August 9-10th - Minnesota State Championship on Lake Winnibigoshish

Wisconsin AIM Weekend Walleye Series State Championship

September 6-7th - Wisconsin State Championship on the Bay of Green Bay

Entry Fees and Payouts for Divisional State Championships

$500 Team Entry Fee for State Championships

Championship Payouts are based on 100 boats, and will be adjusted accordingly to reflect actual field size

1st- Alumacraft Escape 165 Tiller powered by a Yamaha F40 Tiller plus $4k

2nd- $8,000.00 9th- $1000.00

3rd- $2400.00 10th- $900.00

4th- $1800.00 11th- $850.00

5th- $1500.00 12th- $750.00

6th- $1300.00 13th- $650.00

7th- $1200.00 14th- $550.00

8th- $1100.00 15th- $500.00

Schedule of Events - AIM Border Battle Shootout

Spring of 2015 (Location TBD)

Teams finishing in the “Top 5” in the each State Championship, as well each state’s “Top 5” teams in points in the “Team of the Year” race will qualify to fish in the Warrior Boats Border Battle Shootout in 2015.  Qualifying teams from both states will fish for a chance to win a brand new Warrior 1898 DC powered by a 150 HP Yamaha outboard. Final details of this “AIM Border Battle” between anglers from Minnesota and Wisconsin are still being worked out, but this event will be a NO ENTRY FEE shootout for the Warrior boat package!

*REGISTRATION WILL BE OPENING SOON SO STAY TUNED!

[JIM C]

AIM has opened up registration for the AIM Weekend Walleye Series!

For more information: http://aimfishing.com/

Jim Carroll NPAA#13