Pro anglers to offer fishing, automotive advice Sunday in Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Some of FLW Outdoors’ most successful professional anglers will offer tournament-winning tips and techniques when they host the Wal-Mart FLW Outdoors Fishing and Automotive Clinic presented by BFGoodrich Tires, Castrol, EverStart Batteries, 7 UP, Snickers and Fujifilm on Sunday.
The clinic will be held from 2-4 p.m. at the Wal-Mart Supercenter located at 360 Harbison Blvd. in Columbia. The free clinic is designed for people of all ages and skill levels, and participants are invited to ask the pros questions about fishing and automotive topics. The event precedes the third Wal-Mart FLW Tour event to take place on Lake Murray March 12-15.
The first hour of the clinic will take place in the store parking lot and focus on specific techniques the anglers use, including tips on knot tying, casting and tackle selection. During the second hour, anglers will move into the store, where they will be available to answer questions, pose for photos and sign autographs. Participants can also enter a drawing for goodie bags filled with sponsor products, shirts or hats. The drawing will be held before the tournament weigh-in on Saturday, March 15 in the Wal-Mart parking lot.
Anglers scheduled to attend include Team Castrol members Bobby Curtis of Siloam Springs, Ark.; David Dudley of Manteo, N.C.; Johnny McCombs of Mount Olive, Ala.; and Darrel Robertson of Jay, Okla. Team Snickers members John Sappington of Wyandotte, Okla., and David Lauer of South Bend, Ind., and Team 7 UP members Shad Schenck of Waynetown, Ind., and Mark Goines of Shady Point, Okla., will also be on hand as well as Team Fuji member Wesley Strader of Spring City, Tenn. Robertson and Dudley are past winners of the lucrative Ranger M1 tournament, having taken home top prizes of $600,000 and $700,000 cash, respectively. 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 Wal-Mart FLW Tour has been a great way for sponsors 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.”
For more information about any of the Wal-Mart FLW Outdoors Fishing and Automotive Clinic sponsors, please visit their Web sites at BFGoodrichTires.com, CastrolUSA.com, EverStartBatteries.com, 7Up.com, Snickers.com or Fujifilm.com.
FLW Outdoors is the world’s leading marketer of competitive fishing. It administers the $5.76 million Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the world’s most lucrative bass-tournament series; the $3.88 million EverStart Series, the pathway to the FLW Tour; the $6 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League for weekend anglers; the $1 million Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail; the $3.07 million Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Tour, the world’s most lucrative walleye-tournament series; and the new $350,000 Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League for weekend anglers.
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.