AIM Fishing
Published January 12, 2011
AIM Announces the 2011 Bay Mills Invitational Walleye Tournament™
Artificial Lures Only and High Payback Highlight This Historic Event
The second event of the 2011 AIM Pro Walleye Series™ schedule will be the Bay Mills Invitational Walleye Tournament™. AIM® has teamed up with the Bay Mills Resort & Casino to conduct a special invitational tournament that will be held June 2 to 4, 2011. The Resort, located on the prime fishery near Brimley, Michigan, has pledged additional cash to the event purse.
Bay Mills Resort & Casino has chosen to partner with AIM® to showcase the entire Brimley area and the outstanding walleye fishery. The 2011 Bay Mills Invitational Walleye Tournament™ will feature the fishing industry’s newest products in an “artificial bait only” competition. The tournament will also showcase the exclusive AIM Catch-Record-Release™ format – with every large walleye being digitally recorded – and then immediately released to fight again!
Rod Jones, General Manager of Bay Mills Resort & Casino said, “Since we are located here in Brimley, Michigan, right on the shores of Lake Superior, where anglers from all over the US and Canada travel to fish, hosting the Bay Mills Invitational Walleye Tournament is a natural fit for our resort. It will showcase the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan as a premier walleye fishing destination. I especially like AIM’s Catch-Record-Release format. Bay Mills Resort & Casino has committed additional funds to the tournament purse to make this a premier event in the walleye fishing industry.”
Scott Matheson, President and CEO of AIM® stated, “We are pleased to bring the AIM® tournament format to the Brimley area. This event will be another example of AIM fishing the best areas at the peak of the bite. This event will also showcase the newest products of our fishing and marine Marketing Partners. The normal 100% Pro Angler payback in the AIM Pro Walleye Series™ events will be increased significantly thanks to Rod Jones and Bay Mills Resort & Casino! After a very successful event last year, we are proud to offer this high-payback invitational again as a reward for participation in the 2010 season of the AIM Pro Walleye Series™. We invite competitors, our Marketing Partners and our fans to make plans now to attend!”
The 2011 Bay Mills Invitational Walleye Tournament will feature several unique characteristics.
Bay Mills Resort & Casino will serve as the tournament headquarters, launch site, and the site of the daily weigh-in stage show (which will also be featured LIVE on www.aimfishing.com and other fishing websites.)
“The Soo” is located on the St. Mary’s River, connecting the east end of Lake Superior to northern Lake Huron. The area forms an ideal walleye fishery, with a huge variety of structure from shallow structure and weeds, rocky points, reefs, islands, and river channels. The river and the expansive lake areas offer countless presentation options. Shallow and deep jigging and shallow and deep trolling are all proven techniques. Walleyes can be found throughout hundreds of square miles of the waterway!
Bay Mills Resort & Casinos located on the shores of Lake Superior in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan has 2 casinos, 1,000 slots, 10 tables, a poker room, 142 lake-view hotel rooms, an RV park, 5 restaurants and bars, plus a championship golf course. It is owned by the Bay Mills Indian Community and is located at 11386 West Lakeshore Dr., Brimley, Michigan 49715. The contact number is (906) 248-3715, or www.4baymills.com.
For rooms call Bay Mills Resort & Casinos at 1- 888 - 4 BAY MILLS (422-9645) or Willabee’s Motel 906-248-3090. MENTION AIM Fishing Tournament.
