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FLW Outdoors Announces 2010 Forrest Wood Cup Format

Category: press release

 Apr 30th, 2010 by OutdoorsFIRST 

Modified Apr 30th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

WHAT:        2010 Forrest Wood Cup Format and Schedule

WHEN:       Thursday, Aug. 5 – Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010

WHERE:     Lake Lanier, Atlanta, Ga.

                  Gwinnett Convention Center and Gwinnett Arena, Duluth, Ga.

NOTES:      The world’s best anglers will be competing to win the Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing, on Lake Lanier, Aug. 5-8. The 2010 Forrest Wood Cup Champion will be determined by cumulative weight over four days of fishing. The entire field of 78 pros and 78 co-anglers will compete on Lake Lanier the first two days (Thursday and Friday). For day three (Saturday), the field will be cut to the top 30 pro and co-anglers with the co-angler champion being crowned at the conclusion of day three. The top six pro anglers will fish day four (Sunday) for the coveted Forrest Wood Cup crown.

                  Anglers will takeoff from Laurel Park in Gainesville, Ga., daily at 7 a.m. with the takeoff festivities beginning each day at 6:30 a.m.

                  The FLW Outdoors Expo will be held Friday, Aug. 6 – Sunday, Aug. 8 at the Gwinnett Convention Center. The Expo will be open from noon – 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 6, and from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7, and Sunday, Aug. 8.

                  Daily weigh-ins for the Forrest Wood Cup will be held at 5 p.m. each day at Gwinnett Arena.

                  For complete details, visit FLWOutdoors.com.

ABOUT FLW OUTDOORS

FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world and is offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 189  tournaments in 2010. FLW Outdoors has also taken fishing mainstream with the world’s richest fantasy sports game, FLW Fantasy Fishing. Sign up for an FLW Outdoors Membership featuring Player’s Advantage to get your edge and win. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000. For more information about FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FantasyFishing.com.