FLW Outdoors Announces 2007 Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour Schedule
1/17/07
FLW OUTDOORS ANNOUNCES 2007 WAL-MART FLW KINGFISH TOUR SCHEDULE
BENTON, Ky. (Jan. 17, 2007) – FLW Outdoors announced its 2007 Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour schedule Wednesday complete with top awards of $100,000 in every qualifier and $150,000 in the Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour Championship.
In 2007, the nation’s top kingfish teams will fish five events – four $300,000 qualifiers and the $500,000 no-entry-fee championship – for a total of $1.7 million cash. Each of these stops will be featured in a one-hour episode of “FLW Outdoors” broadcast Sundays at 11 a.m. Eastern time to 80 million FSN (Fox Sports Net) households in the United States and delivered weekly to more than 350 million households in Europe, Asia and Africa.
The top award in each qualifier includes $40,000 plus $60,000 in Hydra-Sports, Scarab, Seaswirl, Wellcraft, Yamaha and Evinrude contingency bonuses. The top award in the championship includes $75,000 plus $75,000 in boat and engine contingency bonuses. Payouts in every qualifier extend through 40th place, which pays as much as $1,500. The championship payout extends through 50th place, which pays as much as $3,500.
Qualifying tournaments run Friday through Sunday, with a full field of 100 boats competing on the first two days and the top five teams advancing to day three. Winners are determined by the weight of the heaviest kingfish from Friday or Saturday plus the heaviest kingfish from Sunday. Sunday weigh-ins will be held at local Wal-Mart stores.
Competition kicks off April 13-15 in Sarasota, Fla., followed by tournaments June 8-10 in Fort Pierce, Fla.; Aug. 17-19 in Beaufort, S.C.; and Sept. 21-23 in Atlantic Beach, N.C. After these qualifying events are complete, the top 50 teams will advance to the FLW Kingfish Tour Championship in Biloxi, Miss., Nov. 2-4.
Entry fees for 2007 remain unchanged at $1,500 per team for each qualifying tournament. The top 50 teams from the 2006 FLW Kingfish Tour and the top five teams from each division of the 2006 Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series may register for the 2007 FLW Kingfish Tour beginning today through March 14. Hydra-Sports, Scarab, Seaswirl and Wellcraft boat owners may register beginning March 15. All other entries will be accepted beginning March 16. Teams that enter all four qualifying tournaments by March 27 will be given priority over teams that enter fewer than four events. Entries for the 2007 season may be made online at FLWOutdoors.com or by calling (270) 252-1000. Phones are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time Monday through Friday.
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, Ranger Owners Tournament Championship Series, 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 of nearly $43 million through 238 events in 2007.
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 tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
2007 Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour Schedule
April 13-15 Sarasota, Fla.
June 8-10 Fort Pierce, Fla.
Aug. 17-19 Beaufort, S.C.
Sept. 21-23 Atlantic Beach, N.C.
Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour Championship
Nov. 2-4 Biloxi, Miss.
2007 Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour Payouts
$300,000 Qualifiers
Hydra-Sports, Evinrude
Scarab, Seaswirl & Yamaha
Place Award Wellcraft Bonus Bonus Total
1 $40000 $30000 $30000 $100000
2 17000 9000 9000 35000
3 10000 5250 5250 20500
4 8000 4250 4250 16500
5 7000 3750 3750 14500
6 6000 3250 3250 12500
7 5000 2750 2750 10500
8 4000 2250 2250 8500
9 3000 1750 1750 6500
10 2500 1500 1500 5500
11-15 2000 1250 1250 4500
16-20 1500 1000 1000 3500
21-40 750 750 1500
$500,000 Championship
Hydra-Sports, Evinrude
Scarab, Seaswirl & Yamaha
Place Award Wellcraft Bonus Bonus Total
1 $75000 $37500 $37500 $150000
2 25000 12500 12500 50000
3 17500 8750 8750 35000
4 12500 6250 6250 25000
5 10000 5000 5000 20000
6 9000 4500 4500 18000
7 8000 4000 4000 16000
8 7000 3500 3500 14000
9 6000 3000 3000 12000
10 5000 2500 2500 10000
11-20 2000 1250 1250 4500
21-50 1000 1250 1250 3500
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