Florida North - Classic

About This Division

WELCOME TO THE FLORIDA NORTH DIVISION of the FISHERS OF MEN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT TRAIL BERKLEY CLASSIC TEAM SERIES. We are excited to have you!

I am Joseph (Joe) Moyer and I your Director. Call 813-451-8574 or email jmoyer@fomntt.com with any questions. 

The Fishers of Men Berkley Classic Team Series is designed to give you, the competitive bass fisherman, an opportunity to compete for cash, prizes and recognition in an environment unlike any other. Berkley Team Series Divisions feature a 2-person team competition. Each Berkley Team Series Division will host 5 Divisional Tournaments. Teams will be competing to qualify and represent their respective Divisions in one of our Championship Events.

A major part of the attraction of Fishers of Men is the Friday night Pre-Tournament meetings where contestants receive a free meal, lots of door prizes, and hear an inspirational message. Combine that with professionally run tournaments, designed to be affordable for the weekend angler with a pay-out at the divisional level of 70%, and a total pay-out exceeding 81% and it's easy to see why Fishers of Men events are some of the most popular around. Important information concerning times and locations of your Friday night Pre-Tournament meetings may be found on our Tournament Schedule Page.

You must be a member and memberships are to be completed online or submitted to the division director prior to fishing your first tournament. To get your membership CLICK HERE

Membership fees are as follows:

Individual membership     $40 + $2.50 processing fee per person    Family Membership   $60 + $2.50 processing fee per family

Memberships are to be completed online or submitted to the division director prior to fishing your first tournament.

Individual Membership Benefits: Eligibility to compete in any Fishers of Men Tournament.

Family Membership Benefits: Eligibility for the member and any immediate family member residing in the same household to compete in any Fishers of Men Tournament. **Any junior partner can be included in a family membership, whether that junior is an immediate family member residing in the same household or not.

For 2026 Florida North will be a No off limits division.

We will have a Free Pre-touranment banquet for the entire family for each stop of our schedule in 2025.

May God bless us as we strive to do His will. If you would like to become a Ministry Partner with us please DONATE HERE to make your donation. Your donation will assist us in reaching our anglers and their families in order to share the gospel with them.

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Division Events

Division Standings

THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE RULES AND EACH COMPETITOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING AND FOLLOWING THE RULES. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE RULES CLICK HERE!

PARTICIPANTS AND ELIGIBILITY

Open to all individuals, male and female, except;

Any angler who has competed in a Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour or Bassmaster Elite Series tournament within one year of the Fishers of Men event they wish to enter.

*All competitors MUST have a signed waiver (2026 version) on file with Fishers of Men prior to competing in any Fishers of Men event.

Each team MUST include at least one boater who has met all of the legal requirements to operate a watercraft in the state in which that team wishes to compete.

* Fishers of Men reserves the right to reject any entries which we feel are not in the best interest of the tournament. *

Those under 18 years of age, not fishing with a parent, must have written permission from a parent or guardian. Each competitor in each tournament, including championships, must be a current Fishers of Men member in good standing. No membership is required for a legal substitute, as described in rule 17, fishing one tournament as a sub.

DEFINITION OF A “TEAM TYPES”

A team in the Berkely Team Series events can be any one of the following types:

• Traditional Team – Any two anglers of any age, male, or female


• Male/Female Team – Any team made up of one male angler of any age and one female angler of any age


• Adult Junior Team – Any team made up of one angler who has reached his/her nineteenth birthday on or before December 31 of the current year, and one or more anglers who have not reached his/her nineteenth birthday on or before December 31 of the current year.
  
  
  
  • **High School teams are permitted to compete in Team Series tournaments with two junior anglers plus a boat captain in the boat. But only two lines may be in the water at any time during the day.
  
  
  
  

ENTRY FEES

Berkley Team Series regular season tournament entry fees shall be $150.00 + $5.00 processing fee per team per tournament, which includes Big Fish. Entry fees for divisional tournaments should be mailed to the division director, paid to the director in person, or paid online by the late fee deadline to avoid the $25 late fee. The late fee deadline for divisional tournaments will be the Friday 8 days prior the tournament, unless otherwise specified by the director.

BONUS BUCKS

The "Bonus Bucks" program is designed to increase tournament payout for those who wish to compete for a higher purse. This totally optional program features 100% payback of a $25 per team entry, in a 50%; 30%; 20% split, which will be paid to the three highest finishing teams who elect to enter the "Bonus Bucks" program. Bonus Bucks entries for the District Championship Tournaments and National Championships must be prepaid with the tournament entry. No Bonus Bucks entries will be accepted at the pretournament meeting for the District Championship Tournaments and National Championships. National Championship Bonus Bucks entry is $50.

LAUNCH SEQUENCE

Starting positions for teams who entered before the late fee deadline will be determined by a drawing from the pre-registration chip bin for entering prior to the meeting. Teams that enter the tournament at the meeting will be assigned by a drawing from the tournament meeting chip bin. In two-day divisional tournaments, participants not in attendance at the meeting (whether preregistered or not) will be assigned a starting position at the back of the line by the division director. Blast off numbers are not transferable. Competitors must keep the number they are assigned.

Fishers of Men would like to thank all of our fine sponsors; 

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We thank all of our sponsors who make the tournaments possible.