Hot Springs area Wal-Mart stores to host Wal-Mart FLW Tour pro night

Pro anglers available for autographs Sunday, July 29

Wal-Mart pro Trevor Jancasz of White Pigeon, Mich., is tied for sixth with a two-day total of 38-0. Photo by Rob Newell.

July 24, 2007 • MLF • Archives

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Fishing fans will have the opportunity to meet some of the most accomplished anglers in the world of competitive bass fishing at five Wal-Mart stores in the Hot Springs area July 29, 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 $2 million Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita Aug. 2-5. Thousands of anglers from more than 40 states, Japan, Australia, Canada, Italy and Spain have been casting for more than a year to earn a trip to the Forrest Wood Cup, which is presented by Castrol.

Among the anglers participating at Wal-Mart FLW Tour pro night will be Fujifilm pro Randy Blaukat of Lamar, Mo., who has won over $500,000 in his FLW Outdoors career. Blaukat is one of the best bass fishermen in the sport, having notched seven top-10 finishes on the FLW Tour. Blaukat will be speaking at the Wal-Mart store located at 3604 North Highway 7 in Hot Springs Village, Ark. Joining him will be Castrol angler Mark Phillips of Fayetteville, Ark., and Ranger pro Greg Carpenter of Royal, Ark. 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.