$1.9 MILLION WAL-MART FLW REDFISH SERIES FIELDS
NEAR CAPACITY
February 25, 2005
BENTON, Ky. (Feb. 25, 2005) – FLW Outdoors announced
Friday that fields are nearing capacity for the new $1.9 million Wal-Mart
FLW Redfish Series – the largest and most lucrative redfish tournament
trail in the world. Up to 150 teams will be competing in each qualifying
tournament for a share of as much as $200,000 cash, including a top
award of as much as $50,000 cash.
Two-man teams will also be vying for valuable points that could earn
them a berth into the no-entry-fee $300,000 Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series
Championship in Mobile, Ala., Oct. 27-29 for a shot at as much as
$100,000.
“Redfish tournament fishing is a rapidly growing sport, and we
are pleased that our fields for the Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series are
approaching capacity,” said Charlie Evan, president and CEO of
FLW Outdoors. “The FLW Redfish Series will revolutionize professional
redfish angling just as the Wal-Mart FLW Tour and EverStart Series
did for professional bass fishing.”
To register for remaining openings in the FLW Redfish Series, anglers
may call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.
Each FLW Redfish Series tournament will be televised on FSN to a potential
audience of 82 million households, and with McCabe Productions, the
team behind Florida’s No. 1 outdoor show – “Addictive
Fishing” – heading up the coverage, the finished product
is sure to be unlike any other tournament show on television.
“Everyone I’ve spoken with is wildly excited about the upcoming
FLW Redfish season,” said avid redfish angler and outdoor journalist
Rob Newell of Tallahassee, Fla. “When they find out that the
producers responsible for ‘Addictive Fishing’ are handling
the redfish television side of things for FLW Outdoors, they are just
beside themselves with anticipation. This is without a doubt the biggest
thing to happen in the sport.”
Coverage of the FLW Redfish Series will air as part of “FLW Outdoors”
on FSN Sundays at 11 a.m. EST.
In qualifying events, teams will compete for two days to determine
the winner based on accumulated weight. The winning team earns $25,000
cash based on a field of 150 boats, and if a member of the winning
team is the original registered owner of an Aquasport; Champion; Hydra-Sports
1900, 2000 or 2300 Bay Bolt; Ranger or Wellcraft boat that is used
during the tournament, the winners also receive a $12,500 bonus. Additionally,
if a member of the winning team is the original owner of a Yamaha
outboard that is used during the tournament, the team receives another
$12,500 bonus for a total award of $50,000.
Every team that receives weight credit in a tournament earns points
that determine angler standings. Two hundred points are awarded to
the winner, 199 points for second, 198 points for third, and so on.
The top 50 teams from each of the Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series’
two divisions – East and West – will advance to the championship.
Each Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series division features four regular-season
tournaments.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood,
FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and seven
other national tournament circuits offering a combined purse of $30
million through 214 events in 2005. The 27-year-old organization is
the purveyor of America’s largest and most prestigious fishing
tournaments, including the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, EverStart Series, Wal-Mart
Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW
Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour
and Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series.
For more information on the EverStart Series or any of FLW Outdoors’
eight tournament trails, visit FLWOutdoors.com.
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