Day One of the Walmart FLW Walleye Tour Cancelled on Lake Erie
Category: press release
Apr 15th, 2009 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified Apr 15th, 2009 at 12:00 AM
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (April 15, 2009) – Day one of the Walmart FLW Walleye Tour on Lake Erie in Port Clinton, Ohio is cancelled due to high winds. The National Weather Service has forecast for Wednesday 10 to 20 mph winds out of the northeast.
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Rough Conditions on Lake Erie
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“Angler safety is our No. 1 concern, and we will never endanger our competitors,” said Sonny Reynolds, Director of Walleye Operations at FLW Outdoors. “We are keeping a close watch on the weather and will make a decision for the second day of competition based on those factors.”
The tournament is hosted by the City of Port Clinton and the Ottawa County Visitors Bureau featuring anglers from 25 states and national television coverage on VERSUS.
Pros will compete for a top award of $100,000 and co-anglers will compete for as much as $20,000.
Nor’ Easter Club, located at 2801 Nor’ Easter Cove Rd. in Port Clinton, will host daily takeoffs each morning at 7 a.m. Thursday and Friday weigh-ins will be held at Waterworks Park beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday’s final weigh-in will be held at the Walmart store located at 2826 E. Harbor Rd. in Port Clinton beginning at 4 p.m. The community is invited to attend daily takeoffs and weigh-ins, which are free and open to the public
Every angler who receives weight credit in a tournament earns points, with 150 points awarded to the winner, 149 to second, 148 for third, and so on. These points determine Land O’Lakes Angler of the Year standings. The top 50 pros and 50 co-anglers in the standings will advance to the FLW Walleye Tour Championship in Bismarck, N.D., Sept. 30-Oct. 3 for a shot at top awards of $150,000 and $20,000, respectively. The prestigious championship, hosted by the Bismarck-Mandan Convention and Visitors Bureau, will also feature boater and co-angler points champions from each of four Walmart FLW Walleye League divisions. The no-entry-fee FLW Walleye Tour Championship is the most lucrative event in professional walleye angling, with cash awards for the entire field.
Coverage of the FLW Walleye Tour, hosted by the City of Port Clinton and the Ottawa County Visitors Bureau, will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on VERSUS, the network which brings anglers the best fishing programming on television featuring the most-trusted authorities on the water. The Emmy-nominated “FLW Outdoors,” will air May 24 from 12:30 to 1:30 ET. “FLW Outdoors,” hosted by Jason Harper, is broadcast to approximately 500 million households worldwide, including internationally through agreements with WFN (World Fishing Network) and Matchroom Sport to such countries as Canada, Germany, China, South Africa, Australia, Malaysia, Russia, Hungary and the United Kingdom, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoor-sports television show in the world.
FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world. FLW Outdoors also is taking fishing mainstream with FLW Fantasy Fishing, offering the largest awards possible in the history of fantasy sports, $10 million in cash and prizes. Sign up for Player’s Advantage for only $10 to get your edge and win.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000. For more information about FLW Fantasy Fishing and Player’s Advantage, visit FantasyFishing.com.