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FLW Live Reel Chat with Sam Newby – going on now!

Chat directly with the 2005 EverStart Series champion on FLWOutdoors.com. Submit questions early!
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Sam Newby of Pocola, Okla., finished sixth with 25-1. Photo by Jeff Schroeder. Angler: Sam Newby.
November 8, 2005 • MLF • Archives

In an ongoing effort to provide as much interaction between world-class anglers and fishing fans as possible, FLWOutdoors.com has announced the seventh installment of FLW Live Reel Chat. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. Central time (4 p.m. EST), visitors to FLWOutdoors.com will get a chance to correspond directly with Pocola, Okla., native and bass-fishing specialist Sam Newby in a special live chat room format.

FLW Live Reel ChatNewby, winner of the 2005 EverStart Series Championship, has quietly padded his resume with a list of extraordinary accomplishments since fishing the FLW Tour full time in 2002. Currently, Newby boasts more than $480,000 in career earnings and owns 10 top-10 finishes at FLW Outdoors events. In addition to collecting $140,000 for winning the most recent EverStart Championship, Newby also holds two additional titles – finishing first at the FLW Tour Lake Champlain event in 2002 and first at the EverStart Series Central Division event on Fort Gibson in 2000. Newby’s FLW Outdoors career began back in 1996 when he started fishing the Wal-Mart BFL Okie Division.

How to join the chat

FLW Live Reel ChatParticipation is FLW Live Reel Chat is simple. At the start of the next live chat on Nov. 15, visitors can log on shortly before 3 p.m. (Central time) and start submitting questions. During the chat, fishing fans will be able to talk directly to Johnson about his storied career, his recent AOY victory, the upcoming FLW Walleye Tour Championship or anything else that comes to mind. In addition, visitors to FLWOutdoors.com also have the added bonus of being able to log on today and submit questions to the chat early in order to have the first shot at getting their questions answered.

Bass-fishing fans who missed out on any of the previous FLW Live Reel Chats, can view the transcripts by clicking on the links below:

Sept. 7 chat with Nick Johnson – 2005 FLW Walleye Tour Angler of the Year

Aug. 2 chat with 2005 FLW Championship winner George Cochran

July 7 chat with Mike Iaconelli – winner of the 2003 Bassmaster Classic and the 2005 FLW Tour’s Chevy Open

June 1 chat with Jimmy Houston – a two-time BASS Angler of the Year and host of popular television show Jimmy Houston Outdoors on ESPN

May 16 chat with FLW Tour pro Alvin Shaw – winner of the 2005 FLW Tour event on Lake Wheeler

May 4 chat with FLW Tour pro Andre Moore of Scottsdale, Ariz. – two-time winner of the FLW Tour’s Wal-Mart Open

FLWOutdoors.com will offer the FLW Live Reel Chat format each month as anglers or celebrities become available.