Gagliardi grabs Hook Set Award for Lake Murray lunker
Voting for Pickwick Lake Hook Set Award ongoing
Powerhouse pro Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, S.C., picked up his second Wal-Mart FLW Tour win on his home waters of Lake Murray in front of a local crowd. Then, thanks to his online fans and footage that captured the artistry of landing a lunker, Gagliardi grabbed the Eagle Claw Hook Set Award and a $500 Wal-Mart gift card for his efforts.
Despite formidable opponents in pros Clifford Pirch and Tim Carroll, Gagliardi handily motored away from the online contest with the video victory. FSN’s cameras caught Gagliardi’s amazing catch, and online visitors in the Hook Set Award helped him earn a $500 gift card to Wal-Mart with their votes.
Eagle Claw Hook Set Award voters were able to choose from video footage of three pro anglers’ hook sets as filmed by FSN’s camera crews for the “FLW Outdoors” TV show during the Feb. 8-11 FLW Tour event on Lake Murray near Columbia, S.C. Fishing fans crowned Gagliardi the Hook Set king, and he will 
receive the shopping card for the award, which, along with the contest, is presented by Eagle Claw.
Gagliardi’s Hook Set Award footage, which was seen on “FLW Outdoors” on FSN and FLWOutdoors.com, garnered more than twice as many votes as did footage of Pirch’s pick-up and four times as many as Carroll’s catch.
FSN provides FLWOutdoors.com with video footage of three of the best hook sets from each FLW Tour event throughout the season. The hook sets are seen on FSN’s “FLW Outdoors” program, which airs Sundays at 11 a.m. Eastern, and are then viewable at FLWOutdoors.com. After voting has closed for a given contest, the winner will be announced on television and through this Web site.
The Hook Set Award contest is free and open to anyone 21 years of age or older who wants to go online to vote for their favorite footage. Use this article to link to the contest or access it through FLWOutdoors.com’s home page in the left-hand navigation column.