MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO HOST WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION TOURNAMENT

 

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (July 8, 2009) – The Great Lakes Division of the $8 million

Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Mississippi River in Prairie Du Chien,

Wis., July 18 for the third of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters

and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as

much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

 

If the winner is a participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program, he or she will

receive a $2,000 bonus from Ranger Boats. If the winner is not a Ranger Cup

participant, Ranger will award $1,000 to the highest-finishing Ranger Cup

participant. That’s a potential top award of $8,000 for anglers who meet contingency

guidelines.

 

Bombardier will award $1,000 to the winning boater if the winner’s boat is equipped

with a qualifying Evinrude E-TEC or Direct Injection outboard.

 

The winning co-angler will earn as much as $3,000 cash.

 

Big Bass awards of up to $1,000 and $500, respectively, will also be awarded in the

Boater and Co-angler Divisions.

 

Anglers may register for the tournament online at FLWOutdoors.com or by calling

(270) 252-1000. Onsite registration will be held July 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the

Walmart store located at 38020 U.S. Highway 18 in Prairie Du Chien. Entry fees are

$200 for boaters and $100 for co-anglers.

 

Washington Street Park in Prairie Du Chien will host the takeoff and weigh-in at

5:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.

 

CHESAPEAKE BAY TO HOST WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTHEAST DIVISION TOURNAMENT

 

NORTH EAST, Md. (July 8, 2009) – The Northeast Division of the $8 million Walmart

Bass Fishing League® will visit Chesapeake Bay in North East, Md., July 18 for the

third of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are

expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash,

including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

 

If the winner is a participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program, he or she will

receive a $2,000 bonus from Ranger Boats. If the winner is not a Ranger Cup

participant, Ranger will award $1,000 to the highest-finishing Ranger Cup

participant. That’s a potential top award of $8,000 for anglers who meet contingency

guidelines.

 

Bombardier will award $1,000 to the winning boater if the winner’s boat is equipped

with a qualifying Evinrude E-TEC or Direct Injection outboard.

 

The winning co-angler will earn as much as $3,000 cash.

 

Big Bass awards of up to $1,000 and $500, respectively, will also be awarded in the

Boater and Co-angler Divisions.

 

Anglers may register for the tournament online at FLWOutdoors.com or by calling

(270) 252-1000. Onsite registration will be held July 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the

Walmart store located at 75 North E. Plaza in North East. Entry fees are $200 for

boaters and $100 for co-anglers.

 

Anchor Marina Inc. in North East will host the takeoff and weigh-in at 5:30 a.m. and

2 p.m., respectively.

 

SANDUSKY BAY TO HOST WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE MICHIGAN DIVISION TOURNAMENT

 

SANDUSKY, Ohio (July 8, 2009) – The Michigan Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass

Fishing League® will visit Sandusky Bay in Sandusky, Ohio, July 18 for the second of

five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected

to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including

a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

 

If the winner is a participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program, he or she will

receive a $2,000 bonus from Ranger Boats. If the winner is not a Ranger Cup

participant, Ranger will award $1,000 to the highest-finishing Ranger Cup

participant. That’s a potential top award of $8,000 for anglers who meet contingency

guidelines.

 

Bombardier will award $1,000 to the winning boater if the winner’s boat is equipped

with a qualifying Evinrude E-TEC or Direct Injection outboard.

 

The winning co-angler will earn as much as $3,000 cash.

 

Big Bass awards of up to $1,000 and $500, respectively, will also be awarded in the

Boater and Co-angler Divisions.

 

Anglers may register for the tournament online at FLWOutdoors.com or by calling

(270) 252-1000. Onsite registration will be held July 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the

Walmart store located at 5500 Milan Road, Suite 200 in Sandusky. Entry fees are $200

for boaters and $100 for co-anglers.

 

Sandusky Shelby Street Boat Launch in Sandusky will host the takeoff and weigh-in at

6 a.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.

 

The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers in each of the BFL’s 28 divisions at the end of

the season advance to a no-entry-fee Regional Championship where boaters fish for a

new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck and co-anglers fish for a new Ranger boat. Seven

regional championships will each send six boaters and six co-anglers to the

no-entry-fee Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy, which features a $1

million purse and a top award of $140,000 in the Boater Division and $70,000 in the

Co-angler Division. Anglers who compete in all five regular-season events within a

division but do not advance to a Regional Championship are eligible to compete in

the Chevy Wild Card, which will also send six boaters and six co-anglers to the

All-American for a total of 48 boaters and 48 co-anglers advancing through BFL

competition.

 

The winning boater and winning co-angler at the All-American will advance to the

no-entry-fee $2.5 million Forrest Wood Cup in Atlanta in 2010. This event, featuring

a top award of $1 million, is the most lucrative tournament in all of competitive

bass fishing. In all, the BFL offers weekend anglers the opportunity to qualify for

three no-entry-fee championships with total cash awards exceeding $3.5 million.

Plus, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers from each BFL division may move up to the

Stren Series™ for 2010 while All-American champions have the option to advance

directly to the Walmart FLW Tour®.

 

The next Michigan Division tournament will be held on the Saint Clair River in

Harrison Township, Mich., Aug 8.

 

Following the end of regular-season competition, the top 40 boaters and 40

co-anglers in the Michigan Division will advance to the Mississippi River Regional

Championship in Fort Madison, Iowa, Oct. 1-3 and will compete against anglers from

the LBL, Great Lakes and Illini divisions for an All-American berth.

 

In BFL competition, boaters supply the boat and compete from the front deck against

other boaters. Co-anglers compete from the back deck against other co-anglers.

 

As the nation’s leading provider of affordable, close-to-home weekend tournaments,

the BFL is widely credited with opening competitive bass fishing to the masses. It

also serves as a steppingstone for anglers who wish to advance to the Stren Series

and ultimately the FLW Tour – bass fishing’s most lucrative tournament circuit.

 

Total awards are based on a full field of 200 boats in every tournament.

 

FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is

the largest fishing tournament organization in the world. FLW Outdoors also is

taking fishing mainstream with FLW Fantasy Fishing, offering the largest awards

possible in the history of fantasy sports, $10 million in cash and prizes. Sign up

for Player’s Advantage for only $10 to get your edge and win.

 

For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com

or call (270) 252-1000. For more information about FLW Fantasy Fishing and Player’s

Advantage, visit FantasyFishing.com.

 

FLWOutdoors.com

 

 

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