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TBF National Championship
Presented by the National Guard to be Held on Lake
Wylie
Qualifiers
seek advancement to $1 million All-American and $2 million Forrest Wood
Cup
Benton,
Ky. (Oct.
24, 2006) – The Bass Federation (TBF) and FLW Outdoors announced Monday that
Lake Wylie in Charlotte, N.C., will host the 2007 TBF National Championship
presented by the National Guard April 19-21, 2007.
Pros
representing six TBF divisions nationwide will compete in the no-entry-fee
championship for a “Living the Dream” prize package that includes use of a
wrapped Chevy truck and Ranger boat powered by Yamaha, free entry into either
the 2008 Wal-Mart FLW Series or the 2008 Wal-Mart FLW Tour, and an automatic
berth into the 2007 $1 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League All-American and the
2007 $2 million Forrest Wood Cup.
“This
is a chance for TBF anglers to launch a career,” said TBF President Robert
Cartlidge. “Not only will the winning pro have the option to fish the FLW Tour
or FLW Series thanks to the ‘Living the Dream’ prize package, but he will also
have a shot at winning $140,000 in the 2007 All-American and as much as $1
million in the 2007 Forrest Wood Cup. There is no other event that offers so
many opportunities for grassroots anglers in our 1,500 clubs
nationwide.”
Thirty-seven
pros and 37 co-anglers have qualified through a series of TBF club, TBF state
and TBF divisional tournaments to compete in the TBF National Championship.
These anglers will compete in tournament boats supplied by Ranger Boats. The
highest finishing boater and co-angler from each of the six TBF divisions after
two days of competition will advance to day three. The pro with the heaviest
cumulative weight from all three days of competition will be crowned TBF
National Champion and will receive the “Living the Dream” prize package. The top
six pros and co-anglers will also advance to the 2007 All-American, and the
co-angler with the heaviest cumulative weight will advance to the 2007 Forrest
Wood Cup.
Lake
Wylie will be off limits to championship anglers from April 2 through April 17,
2007. Official practice will be held April 18 with the tournament starting April
19. Anglers will take off from Copperhead Island Boat Launch located at 15200
Soldier Road in Charlotte at 7 each morning and weigh in at the Charlotte
Merchandise Mart – Liberty Hall located at 800 Briar Creek Road in Charlotte
beginning at 4 each evening. In conjunction with the tournament, TBF and FLW
Outdoors will host a three-day sports show and Family Fun Zone at the Charlotte
Merchandise Mart – Liberty Hall. Admission to the show is free and doors open at
noon on Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Coverage of the TBF
National Championship presented by the National Guard will be broadcast to more
than 80 million FSN (Fox Sports Net) subscribers in the United States as part of
the “FLW Outdoors” television series. “FLW Outdoors” airs Sunday mornings at 11
Eastern time. “FLW Outdoors” is also broadcast internationally to more than 350
million households in Europe, Africa and Asia, making it the most widely
distributed weekly outdoor-sports television show in the world. Additionally,
FLW Outdoors is proud to provide tournament coverage to more than 800,000
servicemembers stationed around the world in 177 countries and aboard Navy ships
through broadcasts on the American Forces Network.
TBF is dedicated to the sport of fishing and owned by
the 25,000 members it serves. TBF affiliated state federations and their 1,500
member clubs conduct more than 20,000 fishing, youth and conservation events at
the local level each year and have provided the foundation for the entire bass
fishing industry for more than 30 years.
For more information about TBF chapters in your area,
visit bassfederation.com.
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, Ranger Owners’ Tournament Trail, 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 will offer combined purses exceeding $43 million
through 247 events in 2007.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its
tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
Wal-Mart and many of America’s largest and
most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails.
Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world’s
leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart,
visit Wal-Mart.com.
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