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Bill McBride Chevrolet to host Walmart FLW Series Chevy Pro Night

Legendary anglers available for autographs Tuesday, Sept. 9
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Chevy pro Luke Clausen of Spokane, Wash., is in ninth with five bass for 13-14. Photo by Rob Newell. Angler: Luke Clausen.
August 27, 2008 • MLF • Archives

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – As part of the festivities surrounding the Walmart FLW Series BP Eastern Division event on Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Sept. 10-13, Bill McBride Chevrolet in Plattsburgh will be hosting Chevy Pro Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9.

Fishing fans will have the chance to swap tales with Team Chevy anglers Jimmy Houston, Larry Nixon, Jimmy Houston got a little political on the water today.Luke Clausen, Kim Stricker, Dion Hibdon, Sondra Rankin and David Fritts. Among these seven anglers, they have accumulated 10 tour-level victories in FLW Outdoors competition alone. This team also boasts combined FLW Outdoors earnings of more than $3.5 million. In Hibdon, Clausen and Fritts, Team Chevy is also home to three of only five anglers in the history of the sport to have won both the Forrest Wood Cup and the Bassmaster Classic.

These anglers will be signing autographs, posing for photos and offering advice to fishing fans from Chevy pro Dion Hibdon of Stover, Mo., is in seventh with five bass for 13-1.across the region during the two-hour gathering at Bill McBride Chevrolet, which is located at 5101 United States Ave. in Plattsburgh.

The first 100 fans attending Chevy Pro Night will receive a free FLW Outdoors hat. Additionally, fans can register to win fishing rods, fishing tackle and a die cast Ranger boat.

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. FLW Outdoors took fishing mainstream with Fantasy Fishing, offering the largest awards possible in the history of fantasy sports, $7.3 million in cash and prizes.

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 Bill McBride Chevrolet, visit www.billmcbridechevy.com or call (518) 907-4648.