FLW Adds 7th 2017 Tour Event
Lake Guntersville will kick off 2017 season in February
FLW announced today the addition of a seventh Walmart FLW Tour event to the 2017 schedule. The 2017 season will now open at Lake Guntersville, Feb. 2-5 in Guntersville, Ala.
The announcement was made at the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup pretournament meeting and dinner at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala., just up the road from Lake Guntersville.
“A seventh FLW Tour event is something that many pros have asked for in recent years,” says Kathy Fennel, FLW president of operations. “We announced our traditional six Tour events at ICAST last month, but we wanted to surprise the pros with this announcement to kick off the Forrest Wood Cup in Huntsville. On Saturday we will also unveil the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup date and location as part of the week’s festivities.”
The expanded season offers Tour anglers more opportunities to compete for six-figure payouts and to promote their sponsors. For fans, it’s one more opportunity to watch the best bass anglers in the world compete on a premier bass fishery.
2017 Walmart FLW Tour regular-season schedule:
February 2-5 – Lake Guntersville
Guntersville, Ala.
Hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau
February 16-19 – Lake Travis
Jonestown, Texas
Hosted by the City of Jonestown & Austin Sports Commission
March 9-12 – Harris Chain of Lakes
Leesburg, Fla.
Hosted by Lake County, Fla.
April 6-9 – Lake Cumberland
Burnside, Ky.
Hosted by Somerset Tourist and Convention Commission
April 27-30 – Beaver Lake
Rogers, Ark.
Hosted by Visit Rogers
May 18-21 – Mississippi River
La Crosse, Wis.
Hosted by Explore La Crosse
June 15-18 – Potomac River
Marbury, Md.
Hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners
The date and location for the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart will be unveiled on-stage at the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup on Saturday at Propst Arena in Huntsville.