Carl Cannon Chevrolet to host Wal-Mart FLW Tour Chevy Pro Night

Legendary anglers available for autographs Wednesday, April 2

JASPER, Ala. – As part of the festivities surrounding the Wal-Mart FLW Tour event on Lewis Smith Lake in Jasper, Ala., April 3-6, Carl Cannon Chevrolet in Jasper will be hosting Chevy Pro Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 2.

Fishing fans will have the chance to swap tales with Team Chevy anglers Jimmy Houston, Larry Nixon, Luke Clausen, Kim Stricker, Dion Hibdon, Sondra Rankin and David Fritts. These anglers have accumulated 10 tour-level victories and winnings of more than $3.5 million in FLW Outdoors competition alone. Additionally, Hibdon, Clausen and Fritts are three of only five anglers in the history of the sport to have won both the Forrest Wood Cup and the Bassmaster Classic.

Team Chevy will be signing autographs, posing for photos and offering advice to fishing fans from across the region during the two-hour gathering at Carl Cannon Chevrolet, which is located at 2801 Highway 78 E.in Jasper.

The first 100 fans attending Chevy Pro Night will receive a free FLW Outdoors hat. Additionally, fans can register to win a new Ranger boat that will be given away during the FLW Tour’s final weigh-in at 4 p.m. on April 6 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham. Fishing rods, fishing tackle and other great prizes will also be given away during Chevy Pro Night.

Tournament anglers aren’t the only ones winning big this season. With the introduction of FLW Fantasy Fishing™, FLW Outdoors® offers anyone the opportunity to enter for their chance to land the catch of a lifetime with the opportunity to win $7.3 million in cash and prizes. Players can become a virtual pro angler by signing up for Player’s Advantage, providing them with exclusive insider information that could guide them to a $100,000 victory at every Wal-Mart FLW Tour® stop and the Forrest Wood Cup. Player’s Advantage will give them an edge over the competition and increase their shot for a $1 million cash grand prize that will be awarded to the FLW Fantasy Fishing cumulative points winner. Those who visit FantasyFishing.com today can sign up for Player’s Advantage and FLW Outdoors will include a $15 Wal-Mart gift card.

FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world. In 2008 alone the organization is offering more than 90,000 anglers the chance to win over $40 million through 230 tournaments in 10 circuits targeting bass, walleye, redfish, kingfish and striped bass. FLW Outdoors is also taking fishing mainstream with the largest cash awards in the history of fantasy sports, $7.3 million.

For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, browse FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000. For more information about FLW Fantasy Fishing and Player’s Advantage, visit FantasyFishing.com.

For directions to Carl Cannon Chevrolet, visit www.carlcannon.com or call (888) 626-3504.