Carp Fishing Tournament
1st Place $30,000 • 2nd Place $25,000 • 3rd Place $20,000 • 4th Place $15,000 • 5th Place $10,000
The most elite professional carp anglers in the world will compete in the Carp Angling World Championship (CAWC) on the St. Lawrence River the week of September 23, 2011. CARP Tournament Series and the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce announced the St. Lawrence River in northern New York State will be the site for the world-class tournament. Over 100 two-person teams are expected to compete along a 30-plus mile course on the river corridor of St. Lawrence County.
Expected among the nations represented for the 100+ continuous hours of competition will be teams from the United States, England, France, Holland, Germany, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Canada, South Africa, Romania, Japan, Ukraine and Bosnia.
The 2011 CAWC is sanctioned by the UK-based International Carp Fishing Association (ICFA).
Ray Scott, founder of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society® (BASS), will be the special celebrity guest at CARP Tournament Series’ elite Carp Angling World Championship on the St. Lawrence River in September. The legendary Scott sweetened the prize pool for the first-place winners with a getaway at his renowned private lake in Alabama.