Kota Kiriyama's American Dream is coming stateside this year and the upcoming event should be a good one. The tournament is scheduled for 10/23 and 10/24 at Lake Wheeler in Alabama and the winner of the event gets a trip to Japan to fish Lake Biwa, home of the world record bass. They just announced the payout schedule for the event. Sounds like a great time on a great fishery!
Below is that schedule.
Guaranteed First Place prize will be a "Free" trip with Kota Kiriyama to fish the World Record Bass Lake ‘Lake Biwa’ in Japan. Also on the itinerary will be visits of cultural and historical nature to Japanese towns!! The trip will be mutually planned for about a week in late spring to summer of 2011, and schedule will be determined between the winning team and Kota Kiriyama. (The Trip Award is not transferable or exchangeable for cash)
Additional Tournament Payout Schedule
20% field pay back at the minimum entry of 150 boat teams
(May vary with the actual number of tournament entries received)
2nd Place $1000.00
3rd Place $600.00
4th Place $500.00
5th Place $400.00
6th Place $300.00
7th Place $300.00
8th Place $300.00
9th Place $300.00
10th Place $300.00
11th-15th Places $200.00
16th-30th Places $150.00
