FLW Live Reel Chat with Bryan Thrift Tuesday at 2 p.m. Central

Bass-fishing fans can chat directly with the 2010 FLW Tour Lake Norman winner on FLWOutdoors.com, start submitting questions now

Pro Bryan Thrift now boasts a remarkable 29 pound, 10-ounce and leads all pros heading into the third day of FLW Tour competition on Lake Norman. Photo by Gary Mortenson. Angler: Bryan Thrift.

April 2, 2010 • 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 36th installment of FLW Live Reel Chat. On Tuesday, April 6 at 2 p.m. Central time (3 p.m. ET), visitors to FLWOutdoors.com will be able to correspond directly with FLW Tour pro Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C., in a special live chat-room format.

With 18 top-10 finishes in FLW Outdoors events and top-five finishes in three consecutive tournaments, FLW Tour pro Bryan Thrift is as hot as any angler in the sport right now. Since he began fishing the FLW Tour in 2006, Thrift has also amassed an amazing 9 FLW Tour top-10 finishes including his most recent $125,000 win at Lake Norman. Thrift’s career earnings at FLW Outdoors related events now stand at nearly $600,000.

As a result of his first-ever FLW Tour victory, Thrift now owns the top spot in the 2010 FLW Tour Angler of the Year race.

Chat directly with Thrift

Participation in the upcoming chat is simple. At the start of the next live chat on April 6, visitors can log on at 2 p.m. Central time and interact or simply watch the chat unfold. As always, FLW Outdoors fishing fans may submit questions immediately and can continue asking questions throughout the entire duration of the Live Reel Chat.

During the chat fishing fans will be able to ask Thrift about his dominant victory at the recent FLW Tour event at Lake Norman, inquire what it’s like to be a pro angler on the FLW Tour, pose tips-and-technique questions or anything else that comes to mind. Again, visitors to FLWOutdoors.com are able to log on and submit questions in advance of the scheduled chat in order to have the first shot at getting their questions answered. It’s FLW Live Reel Chat also a great way to participate if you’re unable to make the live chat on April 6. And for those who miss the chat entirely, a transcript of the event will be posted to the site in article form immediately following its conclusion.

In addition, bass-fishing fans who missed out on any previous FLW Live Reel Chats, can find links to their full transcripts here.

FLWOutdoors.com will offer the FLW Live Reel Chat format continually, with regularly scheduled chats occurring after each FLW Tour event. Also, additional chats will be added throughout each month as anglers or celebrities become available.