Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League to Visit Lake Erie

June 09 , 2006

MONROE, Mich. — The Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Michigan Division will stage its third tournament of 2006 on Lake Erie. The June 17 tournament is expected to draw as many as 200 weekend walleye anglers to the area, with Boater Division competitors casting for a top award of as much as $4,000 and co-anglers in the hunt for a top award of as much as $2,000.

Anglers will take off from Bolles Harbor-Hoffman Memorial Access located in Monroe, Mich. at 7 a.m., and the weigh-in will be held there beginning at 3 p.m. The community is invited to attend both the takeoff and weigh-in, which are free and open to the public.

Boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired for the event and fish for a combined boat weight. Cash payouts are based on a full field of 100 boaters and 100 co-anglers. Boaters compete against other boaters, and co-anglers compete against other co-anglers.

The winning boater will earn as much as $3,500 cash for the win, and if the winner is a registered owner of a Ranger, G3 or Polar Kraft boat used during the event, the winner receives a $500 boat bonus for a top award of $4,000 cash. The winning co-angler will earn as much as $1,750 and if the winner is a registered Ranger, G3 or Polar Kraft owner, the winner will receive a $250 bonus for a top award of $2,000.

Three FLW Walleye League divisions – Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin – each feature three one-day events and one two-day Super Tournament during the regular season. Every angler who receives weight credit earns points, with 200 points awarded to the winner, 199 for second, 198 for third, and so on, except for Super Tournaments, which award 300 points to the winner, 299 for second, 298 for third, and so on. These points determine angler standings.

The top 35 boaters and 35 co-anglers from each FLW Walleye League division advance to the $141,950 Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Finals, set for Sept. 7-9 on Lake Michigan in Escanaba, Mich. Anglers finishing in the top 10 in each division also receive priority entry into the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour for 2007.

The Michigan Division's fourth stop, presented by Evinrude will be held on the Saginaw Bay Aug. 12-13 for their two-day Super Tournament.

If the June 17 tournament on Lake Erie is not yet full, entries will be accepted at tournament registration, which will be held June 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Bolles Harbor-Hoffman Memorial Access located at Exit 11, LaPlaisance Road in Monroe. Entry fees are $150 for boaters and $75 for co-anglers.

The Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League was created to provide the grassroots walleye angler a chance to compete in professionally administered, close-to-home tournaments with lucrative cash awards.

Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.

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