Format and eligibility

  • Individual angler season-long points race.
  • 100% cash payout PLUS incredible prizes and trophies
  • Eligible tournaments to collect points: Prairie Walleye Classic, LDB Walleye Shootout, Pine Falls Walleye Challenge, and Selkirk Walleye Championship
  • Best three finishes maximum determines each angler’s season end point total
  • No obligation to compete in all of the tournaments
  • Tour membership is open to all ages
  • Standings will be updated on Kickerfish throughout the season

Entry

  • $50 entry fee per angler
  • Registration form must be submitted and Fee confirmed paid before any points can be accrued (no Tour credit for tournament finishes and catches that occur prior to membership)
  • Entries will continue to be received until the start of the Rules Meeting of the last tournament on the Tour schedule – October 16, 2026 at 8:15pm

Categories

  • Angler of the Year – Highest point finisher in the season end standings (best three out of four finishes determines point total)
  • Spring Champion – Highest point finisher for the Prairie Walleye Classic and LDB Walleye Shootout only (*who does not win Angler of the Year)
  • Fall Champion – Highest point finisher for the Pine Falls Walleye Challenge and the Selkirk Walleye Championship only (*who does not win Angler of the Year)
  • Top Female Angler – Highest point finishing female angler on the 2026 Tour
  • Top Youth Angler – Highest point finishing youth angler on the 2026 Tour (age 17 and under)
  • Heavy Hitter Award – Angler credited with the most MB Master Angler-sized walleye on the 2026 Tour (28 inches +)

Point System

  • All place finishings at all four tournaments will be assigned a point value regardless if that team has an Accuphy Kickerfish Tour member on it or not.
  • 1st place will be assigned 150 points, 2nd place 149 points, 3rd place 148 points and so on until all place finishes have been assigned a point value.
  • Each Accuphy Kickerfish Tour member will be credited with the assigned point value at their respective place finishes.
  • Each tournament has tiebreak rules in place. Those tiebreaks will be used if necessary at all place finishes throughout each tournament’s final standings.
  • In the event that one or more teams score zero for a tournament, the point value assigned will be whatever last place is for the tournament field.

Tiebreakers

  • Team members: In the event that two anglers earn the exact same point total and/or number of Master Anglers due to having fished every event together on the same team
    • those two anglers will place as tied in the standings. Any applicable awards at season end will be awarded as a team (e.g. Co-Anglers of the Year). Any applicable prizes will remain the same and the team is responsible to split the prizes as they see fit.
  • Tiebreak 1: In the event that two or more anglers earn the exact same point total but competed on separate teams for at least one tournament
    • the highest finish where the tied anglers did not compete on the same team will break the tie (e.g. If three anglers are tied, and only one of the anglers has a first place finish, that angler will place higher in the standings amongst the tied anglers and so on). Size of each tournament field will not factor.
  • Tiebreak 2: If Tiebreak 1 cannot break a tie in the standings, the angler who fished in more tournaments will finish higher in the standings (e.g. One tied angler competed in four tournaments and the other tied angler competed in three, the angler who fished in four tournaments will finish higher in the standings).
  • Tiebreak 3: If Tiebreak 2 cannot break a tie in the standings, the next tiebreak will be total number of MB Master Angler-sized walleye credited. The angler with the higher total will finish higher in the standings.
  • Tiebreak 4: If Tiebreak 3 cannot break a tie in the standings, the next tiebreak will be heaviest credited one-day bag weight.
  • Heavy Hitters Tiebreak: The angler who is credited with the heaviest individual fish will finish higher in the Heavy Hitter standings. If needed, the second heaviest fish will be used and so forth until the tie is broken. If the tie cannot be broken, the anglers will finish as tied in the standings.

Awards

  • All prizes must be accepted as awarded
  • Angler of the Year
    • Winner-take-all Cash Pot – Entire entry fee cash pool *up to 80 anglers ($4000). Any entry fees after 80 anglers will go towards cash prizes for runners-up placing(s)
    • Accuphy PingLive Sonar complete package (retail value $2000)
    • Angler of the Year Trophy
  • Spring Champion
    • Accuphy PingLive Sonar (retail value $1749)
    • Spring Champion Trophy
  • Fall Champion
    • Accuphy PingLive Sonar (retail value $1749)
    • Fall Champion Trophy
  • Top Female Angler
    • TBA
    • Top Female Angler Trophy
  • Top Youth Angler
    • TBA
    • Top Youth Angler Trophy
  • Heavy Hitter Award
    • TBA
    • Heavy Hitter Trophy