Wal-Mart Bass Tournament LaCrosse

  • bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    $7 MILLION WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE TO VISIT MISSISSIPPI RIVER

    LA CROSSE, Wis. (Aug. 8, 2002) – The $7 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing
    League for weekend anglers will visit the Mississippi River Aug. 10 for
    the fourth of five Great Lakes Division events.
    Up to 400 of the region’s best anglers will be vying for top awards of
    up to $5,000 cash in the Boater Division and up to $2,500 cash in the
    Co-angler Division at the tournament weigh-in, which will be held at
    Bob’s Bait and Tackle in La Crosse beginning at 3 p.m.
    The division’s final regular-season event, the two-day Great Lakes
    Super Tournament, will be held Sept. 14-15 on the Mississippi River.
    Following the end of regular-season competition, the top 30 Great Lakes
    Division boaters and co-anglers will advance to regional competition
    presented by Yamaha on Kentucky Lake near Gilbertsville, Ky., Oct.
    15-19, where they will go up against top competitors from the Hoosier,
    Illini and Michigan Divisions. Boaters will compete for a new Chevy
    truck and a Ranger boat powered by Evinrude or Yamaha, while co-anglers
    fish for a new Ranger boat powered by Evinrude or Yamaha.
    Anglers who enter all five regular-season Great Lakes Division
    tournaments but do not advance to the regional can fish the Chevy Trucks
    Wild Card Regional Nov. 5-9 for a shot at the 2003 Wal-Mart BFL
    All-American championship. With $100,000 cash going to the winning
    boater and $50,000 cash going to the winning co-angler, the All-American
    ranks as one of the most lucrative championship tournaments in
    competitive angling.
    Six boaters and six co-anglers from each of the BFL’s six regional
    tournaments will advance to the All-American along with six boaters and
    six co-anglers from the Chevy Wild Card. Three boaters and three
    co-anglers from the Western Regional will also advance to the
    All-American, boosting the total field to 45 boaters and 45 co-anglers.
    Nationwide, the BFL is divided into 26 divisions – each featuring four
    one-day qualifying tournaments and a two-day Super Tournament. Each
    Super Tournament will award up to $9,600 to the winning boater and up to
    $4,800 to the winning co-angler.
    Under the BFL’s boater and co-angler format, boaters supply the boats,
    fish from the front deck and control boat movement throughout the
    competition. Co-anglers fish from the back deck and are competing
    against other co-anglers. Two hundred points are awarded to tournament
    winners, 199 points are presented for second and so on. These points
    determine angler standings throughout the season. Every angler who
    receives weight credit earns points.
    Awards for the 2002 BFL season could reach $7 million based on full
    fields at each tournament. Additionally, Ranger Cup participants are
    eligible to win a $500 to $1,000 bonus at each BFL tournament. Anglers
    using a fixed-mount GARMIN Fishfinder or GPS/Sounder are also eligible
    to win a $1,000 bonus at each BFL tournament as part of the GARMIN Grand
    Giveaway.
    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 EverStart Series and ultimately the Wal-Mart FLW
    Tour – bass fishing’s most lucrative tournament series. Each year the
    top 30 BFL boaters and co-anglers from each division are eligible to
    advance to the EverStart Series. All-American champions are eligible for
    Wal-Mart FLW Tour competition. The top 10 pros and co-anglers from each
    of the EverStart Series’ three divisions are eligible to advance to the
    Wal-Mart FLW Tour. Former BFL anglers who have become fishing superstars
    on the Wal-Mart FLW Tour include Kellogg’s pro Clark Wendlandt, Chevy
    pro Tommy Biffle and four-time FLW Tour champion David Fritts.
    Sponsors of the 2002 Wal-Mart BFL are Wal-Mart, ALPO Pet Foods, BC
    Powder, BFGoodrich Tires, Castrol, Chevy Trucks, Conseco, Energizer,
    EverStart Batteries, Evinrude, Faded Glory, Frito-Lay, FujiFilm, Garmin,
    Kellogg’s, Land O’Lakes, Maxwell House, Minn Kota, Newell Rubbermaid,
    Pepsi, Poulan, Ranger Boats, Shop-Vac, Snickers, Stanley Works, Stren,
    US Bank, Weed Eater and Yamaha Outboards.
    To enter a tournament or to find more information about the Wal-Mart
    Bass Fishing League, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call 270-527-4125.

    Click on the above site.

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