Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series event from Fernandina Beach to air on FSN

Sept. 17 program to highlight $200,000 qualifying event

MINNEAPOLIS – Tune in Sunday, Sept. 17 to “FLW Outdoors” on FSN for the $200,000 Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series event presented by Yamaha in Fernandina Beach, Fla. The fourth and final Eastern Division event of the $1.9 million FLW Redfish Series season concludes with the winning team claiming a cash prize of up to $50,000.

The “FLW Outdoors” saltwater series is a reality-format show told from the anglers’ perspective. Each week the top-five finalists are followed from takeoff to weigh-in, allowing the audience to feel the anglers’ nerves, listen to their strategy and learn from their mistakes. The stories evolve and the suspense grows throughout the one-hour show until the final weigh-in results are announced.

This tournament presented Eastern Division anglers with their last chance at qualifying for the three-day, no-entry-fee $300,000 Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series Championship to be held in Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 19-21. The championship winner will take home as much as $100,000.

After two days of competition at Fernandina Beach, the event saw a complete reshuffling of the top five teams. The day-one leaders struggled while those farther back in the pack rose to the occasion. Scott Hughes of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Mike Laramy of Tampa, Fla., moved to the top on the strength of a 12-pound, 6-ounce catch to add to their day-one weight of 10-15 for a two-day total of 23-05. The team is fishing in two separate spots located in the Intracoastal Waterway near Jacksonville, Fla. The two are using a combination of 3-inch Berkley Gulp shrimp, Exude Tubes and RT Slugs to catch their fish.

Chalk up yet another top-10 for the redfish team of Warren Girle of Long Boat Key, Fla., and Billy Harris of Bradenton, Fla. On day two, Girle and Harris brought in 12 pounds, 9 ounces for a two-day total of 22-13 to move into second place. That now makes five top-10 qualifications for this team in their last eight regular-season events. Girle and Harris are staying close in the Nassau Sound area and are throwing Exude RT Slugs and Darts.

Brothers Ronald Hueston of Naples, Fla., and Chris Hueston of Miami grabbed third place heading into the final round with a catch of 11 pounds, 13 ounces for a two-day total of 22-1. The Huestons are making an hour-long run to the south to capitalize on low water and then running all the way back up close to Fernandina to take advantage of the first part of the falling tide. Tune in to see if their run-and-gun strategy works on day three.

FSN broadcasts “FLW Outdoors” Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon ET. Check local listings for show times and channels in your area. FLWOutdoors.com also provides an online show guide listing what events are coming up on “FLW Outdoors.”

FSN reaches more than 81 million homes through its network of 20 regional sports channels. Established in 1996, FSN is the only cable network that supplies national, regional and local sports programming. FSN serves as the cable TV home to 62 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States, and produces over 4,500 live events each year. FSN has an extensive catalog of original national programs, including “Best Damn Sports Show Period” and “Beyond the Glory” documentary series, along with national packages of collegiate sports. Based in Los Angeles, FSN is part of the vast FOX Sports television family. For the latest up-to-the-minute sports news and opinions, visit the FOX Sports/FSN website at www.FoxSports.com.

“FLW Outdoors” is also broadcast internationally to more than 350 million households in such countries as Germany, China, South Africa, Australia, Malaysia, Russia, Hungary and the United Kingdom, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoor-sports television show in the world. Additionally, FLW Outdoors is proud to provide tournament coverage to more than 800,000 service men and women stationed around the world in 177 countries and aboard Navy ships through broadcasts on the American Forces Network.

Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners’ Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.

Wal-Mart and many of America’s largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world’s leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, browse FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.