Ha, that is true. If you want to see all of the accounts that I have opened in Wisconsin, you can go to the page 5 of the journal in my signature. I believe we got paid for 32 bonuses last year.
I would probably start with PNC, because they are Early Warning Systems (EWS) sensitive, meaning that they might not approve you after you open a bunch of other accounts.
You can get $300 after $5,000 of direct deposits in 60 days, plus 10 debit transactions. You can also fund $2,000 with a credit card to start, so it might be good to have a sign up bonus to hit there. Data on which cards can be used, and which methods work as a direct deposit are here:
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/pnc-up-to-300-checking-bonus-no-state-restriction/If you don't already have a Chase account, you could grab one of those too. They only let you get one every two years now, so you may as well start that timeline ASAP. No credit card funding with Chase, but you get $300 after one direct deposit of any amount.
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/chase-600-checking-savings-bonus/A good list to find all the current bonuses is here:
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/best-bank-account-bonuses/Other good ones to grab are BMO Harris, Associated Bank, Elements Financial (Check sensitive, so might not get approved after opening a bunch of other accounts), First Bank Financial Centre, First National Bank of Wisconsin. Not all of these have bonuses now, but they come and go. There are also nationwide bonuses from Citi, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America right now.
Doctor of Credit seems to post a bank bonus for Wisconsin about once a week, so you can make a lot.