MINNEAPOLIS — Tune in Sunday to “Wal-Mart FLW Outdoors” on FSN for the
$200,000 Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series event held in Grand Isle, La., June
24-25. The second Western Division event of the $1.9 million FLW Redfish
Series season concludes with the winning team claiming a cash prize of
$37,500.
The “Wal-Mart FLW Outdoors” saltwater series is a reality-format show told
from the anglers’ perspective. Each week the top four teams are followed
from takeoff to weigh-in, allowing the audience to feel the anglers’
nerves, listen to their strategy, and learn from their mistakes. The
stories evolve and the suspense grows throughout the one-hour show until
the final weigh-in results are announced.
The Sunday, Sept. 25, show follows Kurt Koliba of Port Lavaca, Texas, and
Michael Shimek of Bay City, Texas, who led the event after the first day
of competition with a pair of legal reds weighing 17 pounds, 1 ounce. This
prolific duo placed second at the first FLW Redfish Series Western
Division event at Port Aransas, Texas, and is poised for another high
finish. Because of a restriction requiring the immediate release of all
redfish over 27 inches, the two employ sight-fishing tactics with ½-ounce
spoons.
Coming in second place was Chris Chapman of Winter Park, Fla., and Dan
McGatlin of Lake Mary, Fla. On day one, these pros catch two redfish that
weighed 13 pounds, 11 ounces and sit only 6 ounces behind the leaders.
Watch on day two as these Central Florida natives make a 35-mile run to
Venice in search of the winning fish.
FSN broadcasts “Wal-Mart FLW Outdoors” Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon ET.
Check local listings for show times and channels in your area, and
reference the online
guide at FLWOutdoors.com to see what shows are slated for the year.
FSN reaches more than 78 million homes through its network of 20 regional
sports channels. FSN, based in Los Angeles, serves as the cable-TV home to
60 of the 81 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States and
produces over 4,500 live events each year. In addition to home-team games,
FSN telecasts a wide variety of national sports events and programming,
including the “Best Damn Sports Show Period” and “Beyond the Glory.” For
the latest up-to-the-minute sports news and opinions, visit the FOX
Sports/FSN Web site at
FoxSports.com.
“Wal-Mart FLW Outdoors” is also televised on the American Forces Network,
which reaches over 800,000 service men and women stationed around the
world in 177 countries and aboard naval ships.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW
Outdoors administers eight national tournament circuits offering more than
$30 million in awards through 214 events in 2005. The 27-year-old
organization is the purveyor of America’s largest and most prestigious
fishing tournaments, including the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart EverStart
Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail,
Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW
Kingfish Tour and Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series.
Wal-Mart and more than 40 of America’s largest and most respected
companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed
on as title sponsor of the FLW Tour in 1997 and today is the title sponsor
of all FLW Outdoors events. For more information about FLW Outdoors and
its bass, walleye, redfish and kingfish tournament programs, browse
FLWOutdoors.com.