Victory Series Information
Victory Series
- Everybody Wins!
By Rick Byrnes
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December 9th, 2023
AC Tournament LLC will be launching the
Victory Series in 2024. What is the Victory
Series? The Victory Series will allow teams to
gain U.S. Angler's Choice payback and
Championship points for fishing other events not
affiliated with U.S. Angler's Choice. It is a
digital series in which we will only use
published results from these selected events.
The events are not AC events; you can only enter
the Victory Series if you have paid an entry
into a selected event or series. You are fishing
under that event's rules, not AC's.
If you have entered one of the select events,
you will have an option to pay an entry to U.S.
Angler's Choice (Victory Series). For example,
for those of you who have ever pulled up to the
ramp and
entered two events that were there, this is very
similar, with the exception that AC will not be
there. We will simply use the digital results
from the event to pay places and award
Championship points.
Teams fish for more money: Teams electing
to enter the Victory Series will be fishing for
double payback – the event entered payback and
the standard U.S. Angler's Choice payback. You
could potentially finish just out of the money
in the event and win the Victory Series first
place prize. Points will be awarded as they are
in any AC event, but only to those who enter the
Victory Series.
Charity Events: AC will be promoting
selected Charity events. Over the years, we have
seen these events dwindle in participation. The
payback in these events cannot compete with
today's outlaw events or circuits. They are
sending money to charities for a good cause. For
instance, in the area I call home, we once had a
Shriners Hospital event on Rend Lake. This event
would draw well over 200 boats back in the day.
It no longer exists. The Harkins 4-man charity
event would fill up within days of entry
release. It now struggles to get a half-full
field. I remember winners of these events
donating their earnings back to the Charity;
times have changed, but that's another story. AC
is going to use the promotional tools we have,
such as text, email, and paid Social Media
promotion, to increase turnout in these events,
and once again, Victory Series Teams will fish
for more and receive "Choice Points."
Fishery Pressure: In some cases, we may
utilize the Victory Series to add an opportunity
for anglers where we do not have a presence.
Rather than add another trail to a body of
water, we may select an existing trail to be
Victory Series qualified. This will give these
participants the opportunity to not only compete
for double paybacks but also to gain points to
qualify for the only team Championship in the United States that
awards three fiberglass boats at a single event. Truly one of the
most lucrative Championships in the Country
Summary: I have run tournaments since
2001, starting my first AC trail as a Winter
series on Lake Egypt. I have fished tournaments
for 42 years. Over this time, there have been
many changes, some good but many bad. In my
geographical area, we once had four or five
trails awarding three or more boats at a
year-end Championship. These were all active
around the same time period; some would draw
over 100 boats in an event.
Back then, there wasn't Social Media where
anyone with a scale could promote and run
events. Events were insured and would draw large
fields. Charity events were the largest draws by
far; now, they struggle to exist in many cases.
I believe the Victory Series will be good for
all involved and a needed change. The Charity
events we select will see increased turnout with
our promotion. We can add a new series to an
area without increasing fishery pressure, other
than the increase in numbers the existing trail
will see because of the opportunities the
Victory Series offers. Finally, teams will fish
for more money than ever before at these events,
if they opt to.
U.S. Angler's Choice does appear to be the only
trail left in the United States awarding three
boats at a year-end Championship. There is a
reason for this; it is financially almost
impossible to do. The Victory Series will allow
us to continue to offer teams these
opportunities if the angler adopts it and
utilizes the opportunity. So I am hopeful we
have found a solution for many with the Victory
Series.
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