2026 Season · Prize Money
Payouts
100% of every qualifier and championship entry paid back — by cheque. No deductions, no holdbacks. What the field puts in, the field takes home — plus a $98,500 Thousand Island Open purse.
Qualifier Payout · 100% paid out
$21,160
Each Qualifier
Each Qualifier
48-team field · 100% paid out · every event
1st place$7,000
2nd place$3,500
3rd place$2,500
4th place$2,000
5th place$1,500
6th place$1,200
7th place$1,000
8th place$500
Big Fish$960
Entry: $420 + HST per team
Tour Championship · 100% paid out
$20,800
Championship
Championship
Top 40 teams · 100% paid out
1st place$10,000 + Key
2nd place$4,000
3rd place$3,000
4th place$2,000
5th place$1,000
Big Fish$800
Entry: $520 + HST per team · includes $20 big fish
Tour Championship · Grand Prize
Win a Fully-Rigged
Bass Cat Boat
+ Mercury Motor
Bass Cat Boat
+ Mercury Motor
Bass Cat Cougar FTD + Mercury 250 Pro XS — $105,000 value
The Tour Champion drives away in a fully-rigged Bass Cat Cougar FTD powered by a Mercury 250 Pro XS — awarded on stage on top of the championship cheque and the winning Key. The richest prize on the water, ready to launch.
The Boat
The Motor
The Boat Draw
The $105K Draw
The Tour Championship winner takes home one key. Nine more keys are awarded by finishing position — ten teams, ten keys, one boat. On stage, the keys are tried one by one until a single team turns the ignition and drives away with the fully-rigged Bass Cat & Mercury package.
Bass Cat Cougar FTDMercury 250 Pro XS10 keys · 1 boat
Thousand Island Open Payout
$98,500
Thousand Island Open
Thousand Island Open
Maximum 100-team field · payouts based on 100 entries
1st place$20,000 + Key
2nd place$10,000
3rd place$8,000
4th place$7,000
5th place$6,000
6th place$5,000
7th place$4,000
8th place$3,500
9th place$3,000
10th place$2,500
11th–20th place$2,000 each
21st–25th place$1,500 each
Overall Big Fish$2,000
Total Payouts$98,500
Entry: $1,020 + HST per team · subject to change by admin if fewer than 100 registrants
Thousand Island Open · Boat Draw
The Open's
$83K Boat Draw
$83K Boat Draw
Bass Cat Pantera + Mercury 200 Pro XS — $83,000 value
Day 3 — top 50 boats. The Open's winning team receives one key, and the remaining nine keys are drawn in order from second place downward by TIO finishing position. Once all ten keys are revealed, a process of elimination runs until one key remains — and that team drives away with the fully-rigged Bass Cat Pantera powered by a Mercury 200 Pro XS.
The Boat
The Motor
All payouts distributed by cheque. Cash awards are paid on-site after every event. For sponsor product prizes and contingency bonuses, see Angler Rewards.
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