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

Pro anglers available for autographs Tuesday, April 24
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FLW Tour Championship winner Trevor Jancasz is the No. 3 co-angler on day one at Kentucky Lake with a five-bass catch weighing 15-5. Photo by Jennifer Simmons.
April 19, 2007 • MLF • Archives

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – 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 Charlotte, N.C., area April 24, 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 National Guard Open on Lake Norman April 26-29.

Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, S.C., cleared $200,000 for victory at the 2006 Chevy Open.Among the anglers participating will be Folgers pro Anthony Gagliardi, who won the prestigious Land O’Lakes Angler of the Year award on the Wal-Mart FLW Tour in 2006. Gagliardi is one of the most talented anglers in the sport of professional bass fishing, having won over $675,000 in his FLW Outdoors career. Last season, the 29-year-old claimed victory at the Chevy Open on Lake Murray in Columbia, S.C. His payday in that tournament alone was $200,000. Gagliardi will be speaking at the Wal-Mart store located at 150 Concord Commons in Concord, N.C. Joining him will be Gain pro Jimmy Millsaps, Duracell angler Jeanne Millsaps and Kellogg’s pro Kim Bain. 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 Walmart.com.

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