Industry News Updates

LYON LEADS FINAL ROUND OF $214,525 EVERSTART SERIES EVENT ON LAKE PLEASANT

PEORIA, Ariz. (Jan. 30, 2004) – Pro Jim Lyon of Reno, Nev., caught a limit of five bass weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces to lead Friday’s round of the $214,525 EverStart Series Western

BALDIZAN LEADS OPENING DAY OF $214,525 EVERSTART SERIES EVENT ON LAKE PLEASANT

PEORIA, Ariz. (Jan. 28, 2004) – Pro Rudy Baldizan Jr. of Peoria, Ariz., caught five bass weighing 12 pounds, 7 ounces to lead the $214,525 EverStart Series Western Division event

FUJIFILM PRO ANGLERS TO HELP EDUCATE SCHOOLCHILDREN ABOUT FISHING, CONSERVATION

MORGAN CITY, La. (Jan. 28, 2004) — On Friday, Feb. 13, select members of Fujifilm’s pro fishing team will visit Bayou Vista Elementary to meet with an assembly of fifth-grade

PARK & RUTHMAN TAKE NOR-CAL BASS KICKOFF EVENT AT LAKE McCLURE

Nor-Cal Bass kicked off their 2004 season at Lake McClure this past Saturday. Seventy-seven anglers arrived under a steady rain to compete for the more then $10,000 that would be

WAL-MART FLW TOUR TO HOLD $900,000 EVENT ON ATCHAFALAYA BASIN

MORGAN CITY, La. (Jan. 27, 2004) – The $6.8 million Wal-Mart FLW Tour will return to the Atchafalaya Basin Feb. 11-14 for a $900,000 event presented by Frito Lay.

BOLER SEEKS REVENGE ON HARRIS CHAIN

Roger Boler is returning to the scene of the crime, so to speak, when the season opener of the CITGO Bassmaster Tour presented by Busch Beer comes to Leesburg, Fla., this week.

WAL-MART SUPERCENTER TO HOST FISHING SEMINAR PRIOR TO WAL-MART FLW TOUR EVENT

MORGAN CITY, La. (Jan. 27, 2004) — Some of FLW Outdoors’ most successful professional anglers will offer tournament-winning tips and techniques Sunday, Feb. 8 when they host the

AMATEURS ALL FUELED UP FOR 2004 CITGO BASSMASTER TOUR

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Pro anglers aren't the only ones with something to gain on the CITGO Bassmaster Tour presented by Busch Beer. Amateurs are also competing for big rewards, b

Future Pro Tour kicks-off 2004 season March 20th in Napa Valley's Lake Berryessa!

It's that time again! The start of a new exciting season with the Future Pro Tour! It seems like just yesterday anglers were battling it out to be crowned the first-ever Future

SCHEIDE WINS $6.8 MILLION WAL-MART FLW TOUR SEASON OPENER

CLEWISTON, Fla. (Jan. 24, 2004) – Ray Scheide, 33, of Russellville, Ark., capped off a record-setting week on Lake Okeechobee Saturday with a $100,000 win the $6.8 million Wal-Mart

FLW OUTDOORS CONTINUES CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN 2004

MINNEAPOLIS (Jan 23, 2004) — FLW Outdoors is committed to conservation in 2004 through its longstanding partnership with the FishAmerica Foundation, the conservation arm of the

IF THE BASSMASTER ELITE 50 SERIES BEGAN TODAY

MCCALL CRUISES TO LEAD IN $6.8 MILLION WAL-MART FLW TOUR SEASON OPENER ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

CLEWISTON, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2004) – By all accounts, the Wal-Mart FLW Tour season opener presented by EverStart Batteries on Lake Okeechobee this week is a tournament for the record

NOT SATISFIED WITH SECOND, ALTON JONES SETS SIGHTS ON BASS POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - If you want to know which prize is most coveted on the CITGO Bassmaster Tour presented by Busch Beer, just ask Alton Jones. Jones is primed to seize the

BASSMASTER ELITE 50 RACE ALREADY AFFECTING ANGLERS' SEASONS

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - BASS Veteran Ish Monroe is already feeling the pressure of making the all-new Bassmaster Elite 50 Series. With the stringent qualifying criteria for the $1.6 mil

NIXON LEADS PROS IN $6.8 MILLION WAL-MART FLW TOUR SEASON OPENER ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

CLEWISTON, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2004) – Based on Larry Nixon’s tournament-leading catch Wednesday of five bass weighing 28 pounds, 6 ounces, the $6.8 million Wal-Mart FLW Tour season

CITGO BASSMASTER TOUR KICKS OFF AT HARRIS CHAIN

LEESBURG, Fla. - There is tremendous excitement surrounding the season opener of the 2004 CITGO Bassmaster Tour presented by Busch Beer as the pros prepare to kick off their season

NEW FEATURES ADD PIZZAZ TO SAN FRANCISCO SHOW

The upcoming San Francisco Sports, Boat and Fishing Show will showcase outdoor gear and equipment of all kinds and feature scores of entertaining exhibits and demonstrations & more

‘FLW OUTDOORS’ TV TO AIR FEB. 8 ON OLN

MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 19, 2004) — FLW Outdoors’ television show will make its 2004 debut Sunday, Feb. 8 on the Outdoor Life Network with a preview of the Wal-Mart FLW Tour season

DAVIS AIMS FOR FOURTH ANGLER OF THE YEAR TITLE IN 2004

Mark Davis, otherwise know as Mr. Consistency on the CITGO Bassmaster Tour presented by Busch Beer, has finished up a fall of deer hunting and now turns his attention to his other