Knoxville area Wal-Mart stores to host Wal-Mart FLW Tour pro night

Pro anglers available for autographs Tuesday, March 27

George Cochran cites his hometown as his favorite place for bass fishing. Photo by Jason Sealock. Angler: George Cochran.

March 19, 2007 • MLF • Archives

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Fishing fans will have the opportunity to meet some of the most accomplished anglers in the world of competitive bass fishing at six Wal-Mart stores in the Knoxville, Tenn., area March 27, from 6-8 p.m.

The world-class anglers will be signing autographs, posing for photos and offering fishing tips to store visitors during the two-hour event, which precedes the Wal-Mart FLW Tour event, presented by BP, on Fort Loudoun-Tellico Lakes March 29-April 1.

Among the pros participating will be Wal-Mart pro George Cochran of Hot Springs, Ark., who won the 2005 FLW Tour Championship on Lake Hamilton and has accumulated well over $1 million in career earnings. Cochran has long been one of the most recognized anglers on tour, and in addition to his impressive resume on the FLW Tour, has two Bassmaster Classic wins to his credit. Cochran will be speaking at the Wal-Mart store located at 7420 Chapman Highway in Knoxville. Joining him will be Pepcid pro Jason Knapp, Land O’Lakes pro Keith Williams and Kellogg’s pro Sam Newby. For more store details, see the complete schedule below.

Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Ranger Owners Tournament Championship Series, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses of nearly $43 million through 241 events in 2007.

Wal-Mart and many of America’s largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world’s leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, browse FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.