FLW Outdoors announces 2008 walleye wraps

Allar to fish for Team Berkley

Local pro Scott Allar found success during practice in Pool 4 of the Mississippi River. Photo by Brett Carlson. Angler: Scott Allar.

April 10, 2008 • MLF • Archives

MINNEAPOLIS – FLW Outdoors announced today 10 Ranger boats will be wrapped with sponsor logos for the 2008 Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour season. The most lucrative tournament trail in professional walleye fishing commences competition April 16 on Lake Erie in Port Clinton, Ohio.

New for 2008, Scott Allar will fish for Team Berkley. Allar is perhaps the best river walleye angler in the game. In his career, the Welch, Minn., pro has accumulated nearly $300,000 in FLW Outdoors earnings. Allar’s resume also boasts seven top-10 finishes, including two second-place feats at the FLW Walleye Tour Championship. In 2008, he will join a legendary team of professional anglers that includes Kevin Vida, Glenn Browne and Sam Newby.

“I am thrilled to be running a Berkley wrap,” Allar said. “They’ve been a sponsor of mine for four years, and I used their products religiously before I was sponsored by them. Simply put, their products are affordable for the weekend and tournament angler, but most importantly, they are extremely effective.”

Allar said his two favorite Berkley baits are the 4-inch Gulp Alive minnow for jigging applications and the Berkley Frenzy Flicker Shad crankbait for trolling and casting.

Holdovers from last season include BP pro Jason Przekurat, the reigning Land O’Lakes Angler of the Year; Castrol pro Nick Johnson, the 2004 Walleye Tour Championship winner; Land O’Lakes pro Eric Olson; Chevy pro Tom Keenan, the 2003 FLW Walleye Tour Championship winner and 2006 Angler of the Year; Pringles pro Julia Davis; Duracell pro Paul Meleen; Folgers pro Dennis Lantzy; Prilosec pro David Kolb and Brookings, S.D., pro Dustin Kjelden, the 2007 FLW Walleye Tour Championship winner.

Tournament pros 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.