FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
‘FLW OUTDOORS’ TV FEATURES TOP-RATED PROFESSIONAL ANGLERS
MINNEAPOLIS (June 7, 2004) — Coming June 20 on “FLW Outdoors” television, co-hosts Carlton Wing and Taylor Carr will talk with several well-known anglers, including father-and-son duo Guido and Dion Hibdon of Missouri. The show will also profile the legendary Rick Clunn of Ava, Mo., and George Cochran of Hot Springs, Ark. The “FLW Outdoors” crew will also take viewers on a shallow-water fishing trip on California’s Lake Castaic with EverStart Series Western Division pro Art Berry of Hemet, Calif.
“FLW Outdoors” will recap the first five Wal-Mart FLW Tour events of the season and detail the importance of the June 23-26 Forrest Wood Open presented by Kellogg’s, which will take place on New York’s Lake Champlain. This event, the final in a six-event season, will determine the Land O’Lakes Angler of the Year as well as the field of 48 pros that will advance to the $1.5 million FLW Tour Championship Aug. 11-14 on Logan Martin Lake in Birmingham, Ala.
The Hibdons, who have a combined 15 top-10 finishes in FLW Outdoors events and more than $800,000 in winnings, will talk about competing against each other in the most lucrative bass-fishing tournaments in the world. Clunn, who has 19 FLW Tour top-10 finishes and almost $900,000 in winnings, along with Cochran, who has four FLW Tour top-10 finishes, will also talk with Wing and Carr about life as a bass pro. Berry, a top EverStart Series competitor, will show viewers how to catch bass on his home turf in California.
The Outdoor Life Network broadcasts “FLW Outdoors” every Sunday from 1-2 p.m. Eastern time and again on Thursdays from 5-6 p.m. Check local listings for show times and channels in your area.
During each tournament show, “FLW Outdoors” television hosts Wing and Carr will go on location to provide on-the-water coverage. Tournament weigh-ins are broadcast live at Wal-Mart stores throughout the country and tape-delayed on “FLW Outdoors” by three weeks to bring audiences nationwide the best tournament footage possible throughout the season.
FLW Outdoors is the industry’s premier provider of sport-fishing tournaments, including the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the world’s most lucrative bass-fishing circuit; the EverStart Series, known as the gateway to the FLW Tour; the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League for weekend anglers; the Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail; the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Tour, the world’s most lucrative walleye-fishing circuit; and the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League for weekend anglers.
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