Ressler Chevrolet to host Walmart FLW Walleye Tour Chevy Pro Night

Anglers available for autographs Monday, Sept. 22

If Tom Keenan can keep his trolling speed fast, such as 1.8 mph or faster, he prefers a crankbait on the line when summertime fishing for walleyes. Angler: Tom Keenan.

September 11, 2008 • MLF • Archives

BISMARCK, N.D. – As part of the festivities surrounding the Walmart FLW Walleye Tour Championship on the Missouri River in Bismarck, N.D., Sept. 24-27, Ressler Chevrolet in Mandan, N.D., will be hosting Chevy Pro Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22.

Fishing fans will have the chance to swap tales with walleye pros Tom Keenan, Jason Przekurat, Eric Olson, Dustin Kjelden and Dennis Lantzy. Both Keenan and Przekurat are previous winners of the prestigious Land O’Lakes Angler of the Year award on the FLW Walleye Tour. In addition, Keenan and Kjelden are both past winners of the FLW Walleye Tour Championship – the most lucrative event in professional walleye fishing. Kjelden claimed the title on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2007 and Keenan won on the Mississippi River in Red Wing, Minn., in 2003.

These anglers will be signing autographs, posing for photos and offering advice to fishing fans from across the region during the two-hour gathering at Ressler Chevrolet, which is located at 1500 Second St. N.E. in Mandan.

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 also 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 Ressler Chevrolet, visit www.ressler-chevrolet.com or call (701) 663-9851.