FLW Outdoors announces 2010 FLW Series Western details
Series registration commences Monday, Nov. 2
MINNEAPOLIS – FLW Outdoors, the world’s leading tournament fishing organization, has announced its 2010 FLW Series schedule as well as other tournament-specific details relating to the upcoming season.
The 2010 National Guard FLW Series Western Division will serve anglers in the Western United States and its schedule is below.
Date———————Fishery———————–Location
Jan. 13-16————-Lake Shasta—————–Shasta Lake, Calif.
May 5-8——————Lake Mead——————-Las Vegas, Nev.
June 9-12————-California Delta————–Stockton, Calif.
Sept 22-25————Lake Roosevelt——————-Payson, Ariz.
The FLW Series field of 150 pros and 150 co-anglers will compete Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with the top five pros advancing to Saturday’s competition. The total weight from the first three days will determine the winning co-angler on Friday, and the total weight from all four days will determine the winning pro after Saturday’s final weigh-in. Practice for each event has been condensed from four to three days – Sunday, Monday and Tuesday – and tournament waters will be off-limits six days prior to practice.
Pro entry fees have been reduced to $2,000 per tournament and co-angler entry fees have been reduced to $350 per event. Anglers will compete for top awards of $50,000 in the Pro Division and a brand new, Ranger 177TR with 90 hp engine in the Co-angler Division, with awards of $5,000 and $400, respectively, extending through 50th place. The top 10 pros and top 10 co-anglers at the end of the season will qualify for the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup.
The top 100 pros and top 100 co-anglers from the 2009 FLW Series and the top 10 pros and top 10 co-anglers from the 2009 Stren Series may register beginning Monday, Nov. 2 and must enter by Dec. 15 in order to secure their priority entry position for the 2010 season. Ranger boat owners may enter beginning Dec. 15 followed by Champion and Stratos boat owners and TBF members Dec. 16. General public entries will be accepted beginning Dec. 17. Pros and co-anglers who enter all four tournaments with a counterpart by Dec. 17 will be given priority over anglers who enter less than four events. Deposits for all four events will be accepted online at FLWOutdoors.com or by calling (270) 252-1000. Phones are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time. For additional information, visit FLWOutdoors.com.
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