Typhoon Announces over $530,000 in Incentives for the 2013 “Wear It to Win It” Program

La Verne, CA - Typhoon Optics is offering a potential $530,850.00 in total prize money for the following 2013 FLW Outdoorstournaments, PAA tournaments, B.A.S.S. Opens, and B.A.S.S. Elite Series tournaments. Beginning January 1, 2013, all participants in the tournamentsmentioned will have yet another way to dramatically increase their tournament winnings, thanks to Typhoon’s “Wear It to Win It” pro program. “Wear It to Win It” will involve all of the following FLW Outdoors tournaments, PAA tournaments, B.A.S.S. Opens, and B.A.S.S. Elite Series tournaments for the 2013 season:

• The Wal-Mart FLW Tour

• The Ever Start Series

• The Wal-Mart BFL Series

• FLW Outdoors Walleye Tour

• Professional Anglers Association (PAA)

• B.A.S.S. Opens

• B.A.S.S. Elite Series

The top 3 finishers (Pros and Co-anglers) of each aforementioned tournament will be eligible to win. 1st Place Pros in the tournaments mentioned can win Typhoon's “Wear It to Win It" pro program’s top cash prize of $2,000. 1st Place Co-Anglers in the tournaments mentioned can win Typhoon’s “Wear It To Win It” top cash prize of $1,000.

How To Qualify

1. REGISTER. All anglers must register their Typhoon sunglass purchase at TyphoonOptics.com prior to their tournaments' commencement. Typhoon sunglasses are available at West Marine, Cabela’s, Bass Pro (online) and leading major outdoorretailers. Also available online at TyphoonOptics.com.

2. WEAR THE PATCH. All winning anglers must wear a Typhoon logo patch on the front of his or her tournament jersey. Typhoon logo patches are available free of charge when you register at TyphoonOptics.com. Typhoon jersey logos are also available to download from TyphoonOptics.com.

3. WEAR TYPHOON. All winning anglers must have been wearing their Typhoon sunglasses during the eligible mentioned tournaments that they are being awarded for.

4. SUBMIT THE PHOTO. Winning anglers must submit a winner’s podium photo showing a clearly legible and viewable full Typhoon logo on your tournament jersey to Typhoon Optics.com in order to be eligible. All winning participants MUST meet this requirement – no exceptions.

“Wear It to Win It” Payouts:

“Wear It to Win It” #1

Applies to all 2013 Wal-Mart FLW Tour Tournaments, 2013 PAA Tournaments and 2013 B.A.S.S. Elite Series Tournaments.

* 1st Place Typhoon Pro $2000

* 2nd Place Typhoon Pro $1500

* 3rd Place Typhoon Pro $1000

* 1st Place Typhoon Co-Angler $1000

* 2nd Place Typhoon Co-Angler $500

* 3rd Place Typhoon Co-Angler $200

“Wear It to Win It”#2

Applies to all 2013 Ever Start Series Tournaments, 2013 Wal-Mart BFL Tournaments, 2013 FLW Outdoors Walleye Tour Tournaments and 2013 B.A.S.S. Open Tournaments.

1st Place Typhoon Pro $1000

2nd Place Typhoon Pro $500

3rd Place Typhoon Pro $200

1st Place Typhoon Co-Angler $500

2nd Place Typhoon Co-Angler $250

3rd Place Typhoon Co-Angler $100