Northwest Arkansas Wal-Mart stores to host Wal-Mart FLW Tour pro night
Pro anglers available for autographs Tuesday, May 15
ROGERS, Ark. – Fishing fans will have the opportunity to meet some of the most accomplished anglers in the world of competitive bass fishing at seven Wal-Mart stores in Northwest Arkansas May 15 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 $1.5 million Wal-Mart Open on Beaver Lake May 17-20.
Among the anglers participating will be Wal-Mart pro George Cochran, who won the Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship in 2005. Cochran is one of the most talented anglers in the sport of professional bass fishing, having won more than $786,400 in his FLW Outdoors career. Cochran is one of the few 
professional anglers to win both the Bassmaster Classic and the FLW Tour Championship.
Cochran will be speaking at the Wal-Mart store located at 2110 W. Walnut in Rogers. Joining him will be BFGoodrich Tires pro Chad Grigsby, Cheez-Its pro Alvin Shaw, National Guard pro Derek Jones and Berkley pro Glenn Browne. 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.