FLW College Fishing to visit Lake Chickamauga
College teams will vie for top award of $10,000 at Southeast Division event
HIXSON, Tenn. – National Guard FLW College Fishing is headed to Lake Chickamauga Sept. 18 for the third of four stops in the Southeast Division series. Forty collegiate teams will be competing for a top award of $10,000 to be split evenly between the school and bass fishing club.
“It’s just a tough time of year to fish Chickamauga,” said Goodwill pro Wesley Strader of Spring City, Tenn., who just caught a potential record breaking spotted bass on the Ocoee River. “Guys will be catching them deep, shallow, and in mid-depth ranges; there should be a lot of schooling fish and you’ll either be a hero or you’ll zero.
“Spooks, swimbaits, jigs, big worms will all catch fish; guys who are fishing deep will have the most success with a big jig or a big worm. Chickamauga is such a diversified lake that you can fish anyway – crank sandbars, fish docks, flip lay-downs or brushpiles; plan to fish your strength and you should do all right.”
Anglers will take off from Chester Frost Park located at 2318 Gold Point Circle North in Hixson, Tenn., at 7 a.m. Weigh-in will be held at the marina beginning at 2 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
The top five teams from each tournament will qualify for the regional championship where the first-place team wins $25,000 cash for their school and a Ranger 177TR bass boat for their fishing club. The top five teams from each regional advance to the national championship where the first-place team wins $50,000 for their school and $25,000 cash and a Ranger 177TR bass boat for their fishing club.
FLW Outdoors provides boats and drivers for each competing team along with travel allowances. All participants must be registered, full-time undergraduate students at a four-year college or university and members of a fishing club recognized by their college or university.
About FLW Outdoors
FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 189 tournaments in 2010. FLW Outdoors has also taken fishing mainstream with FLW Fantasy Fishing awarding the largest prizes in the history of fantasy sports. FLW Outdoors memberships are available featuring numerous benefits including Player’s Advantage. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, call (270) 252-1000. For more information about FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FantasyFishing.com.