First pro clinic scheduled for Jan. 5 in Okeechobee, Fla.
MINNEAPOLIS – Some of FLW Outdoors’ most successful professional anglers will offer the public tournament-winning tips and techniques when they host fishing and automotive clinics in conjunction with EverStart Series and Wal-Mart FLW Tour tournaments in 2003. The free seminars will be held at Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express locations near the tournament sites. The clinics are designed for people of all ages and skill levels, and participants are invited to ask the pros questions about fishing and automotive topics.
The first Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express Fishing and Automotive Clinic will be held Jan. 5 in Okeechobee, Fla., from 2-4 p.m. at the Wal-Mart Supercenter located at 2101 S. Parrott Ave. The event precedes the season-opener EverStart Series tournament to take place on Lake Okeechobee Jan. 8-11.
Anglers scheduled to attend the Okeechobee clinic are Castrol team member David Dudley of Manteo, N.C.; Snickers team member John Sappington of Wyandotte, Okla.; 7 UP team member Shad Schenck of Waynetown, Ind.; and Fujifilm team member Shawn Strader of Rockwood, Tenn. Dudley was the winner of the lucrative 2002 Ranger M1 tournament, taking home the top prize of $700,000 cash. Sappington won the 2002 Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship, which landed him a check for $260,000 cash.
“Getting involved in the communities hosting the EverStart Series has been a great way for us to give back and to thank the anglers and tournament fans who have been loyal consumers of our products for many years,” said Castrol spokesperson Tracy Curtis. “Fishing is a wonderful family activity that has no boundaries on who can participate. We are dedicated to helping anglers of all skill levels learn new tricks of the trade and promoting the sport to a new generation of anglers.”
Highlighted products at the fishing and automotive clinics will be BFGoodrich Tires, Castrol motor oil and EverStart Batteries. Information will include details about what to check on autos and boats before heading out to the water; instructions about how to catch more fish; what life is like as a pro angler; and general auto tips from the pros who put an average of 40,000 miles a year on their vehicles.
For more information about any of the Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express Fishing and Automotive Clinic sponsors, please visit their Web sites at BFGoodrichTires.com, CastrolUSA.com or EverStartBatteries.com. Dates and locations of clinics to be held along the tournament trail in 2003 will be posted on this Web site’s events calendar page.
Wal-Mart and many of America’s most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart has been the title sponsor of FLW Outdoors since 1997. For a complete list of FLW Outdoors sponsors and for more information about the premier products and services they offer, please browse this Web site.