They do Mark, but FLW has opens. Last year the one on Champlain was an open. The Forrest Wood open actually. That's how a local guy was able to fish it. You have little chance of getting in, given the demand, but I will try. But to fish the whole series, you're right, you have to qualify.
All FLW Tour events take entries at the meeting to get on the waiting list. It is next to impossible to get in, but if you let them know you will be at the ramp in the morning ready to fish AND someone has a problem getting to the launch, you never know.
Hey Mac, you ought to talk the rest of the Michigan Connection to come up and fish that tournament, just make sure you go on the Co - Angler side, no need to try and compete against Rob on his home lake..