[2] 2000 EverStart Series Gives Anglers Shot At Big Leagues.Business Editors GILBERTSVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1999 The 2000 EverStart Batteries Series of bass fishing tournaments will provide participating anglers a pathway to the Wal-Mart FLW FLW Frank Lloyd Wright FLW Forrest L Wood (fishing tournament) FLW Fort Leonard Wood (US Army) FLW Famous Last Words FLW Four Letter Word FLW Final Weight Tour, the "Big Leagues" of competitive bass angling, and a shot at $1.8 million in cash and prizes. Winning anglers in the Professional and Co-Angler Divisions of each tournament in the series, as well as the overall top 10 anglers, based on a system of points and pounds, will receive automatic berths in the 2001 Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the richest tournament series in history. The 2000 Wal-Mart FLW Tour features $4.4 million in guaranteed cash purses. The three-year-old EverStart Series is comprised of two divisions, Eastern and Central, with four multi-day events per division. The top 75 professional and co-anglers from each division will advance to the year-end EverStart Invitational Challenge at Cypress Gardens This article is about the Florida theme park. For the South Carolina botanical garden, see Cypress Gardens (South Carolina). Cypress Gardens Adventure Park (formerly Cypress Gardens) is a theme park near Winter Haven, Florida in the United States. , Fla., which features a purse of $360,000. The winning professional angler in the Challenge will receive $25,000 and one of the authentic Evinrude-powered Ranger Comanche fishing machines used in the final rounds of the Wal-Mart FLW Tour events. The winning co-angler will also receive a Ranger rig powered by Evinrude, plus $10,000. The Challenge event will also be broadcast on ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2. "The EverStart Series has become the bass tournament series of choice for serious bass anglers, because it enables top performers to advance to top professional competition and gives them guaranteed spots in the Wal-Mart FLW Tour," said Operation Bass Vice President, Tournament Operations, Kathy Fennel fennel, common name for several perennial herbs, genus Foeniculum vulgare of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), related to dill. The strawlike foliage and the seeds are licorice-scented and are used (especially in Italian cooking) for flavoring. . "Our tournaments cover the skill level spectrum. Red Man anglers can advance to EverStart competition, and EverStart anglers can move up to the Wal-Mart FLW Tour." The format for the regular EverStart Series events includes four days of competition, Wednesday-Saturday. A full field of 150 anglers from the Professional Division and 150 from the Co-Angler Division compete for two days, after which the fields are reduced to the top 30. The top 30 anglers from each division start over on day three and fish for one day only to determine the top 10 professional anglers who will advance to the final round on Saturday. Co-angler competition concludes at the end of fishing on day three. The professional anglers start over on the final day, with the winner determined by the weight of that day's catch. The final weigh-in at each event is held at the local Wal-Mart store. Each regular EverStart event features a first place award of $10,000, plus a Ranger boat powered by Evinrude. First place in the Co-Angler division is $6,000. The schedule for the 2000 EverStart Series includes stops at: Eastern Division - Lake Okeechobee Noun 1. Lake Okeechobee - a lake in southeast Florida to the north of the Everglades Okeechobee Everglade State, FL, Florida, Sunshine State - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states , Clewiston, Fla., Jan. 5-8; Lake Martin, Alexander City, Ala., Feb. 2-5; Lake Santee Cooper Santee Cooper, also known as the South Carolina Public Service Authority, is South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility. Its headquarters are located in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. , Manning, S.C., March 1-4; Lake Cumberland Lake Cumberland is an artificial lake in Clinton, Laurel, Pulaski, Russell, and Wayne counties in Kentucky.[1] The primary reasons for its construction were a means for flood control and the production of hydroelectric power. , Somerset, Ky., April 5-8. Central Division - Lake Sam Rayburn, Jasper, Texas Jasper is a city in Jasper County, Texas, on U.S. highways 96 and 190, State Highway 63, and Sandy Creek in north central Jasper County. The population was 8,247 at the 2000 census(2006 estimate-7,465). , March 8-11; Beaver Lake Beaver Lake may refer to:
Entry fees for the EverStart Series events are: Professional Division - $500 and Co-Angler Division - $200. Entry fees for the Challenge are: Professional Division - $1,000 and Co-Angler Division - $400. Sponsors for the 2000 EverStart Series include: EverStart Batteries, Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, Land O'Lakes, CITGO Petroleum Products, Chevy Trucks, BFGoodrich Tires, Fujifilm, Black and Decker, Coleman Company, Ranger Boats, Mitchell Rods and Reels, Spiderline, Evinrude Outboard Motors Evinrude Outboard Motors is a major brand of outboard boat motors. Founded by Ole Evinrude, it was formerly owned by the Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC), and is now owned by Bombardier Recreational Products. , Garmin, Timex, Shop-Vac, Wrangler wran·gler n. 1. One who wrangles or quarrels. 2. A cowboy or cowgirl, especially one who tends saddle horses. Noun 1. , US Bank VISA, Eveready, Kellogg's, Poulan and Weed Eater. EverStart Batteries are marketed exclusively through Wal-Mart stores. EverStart is the number one selling battery in the world. Operation Bass Inc. manages the EverStart Series, Wal-Mart FLW Tour and the Red Man Tournament Trail. With potential cash purses of $12 million in 135 events in 2000, the organization continues to lead the industry in cash awards to anglers. To register to receive all of our press releases via email visit our Electronic Media Kit at www.businesswire.com/emk/opbas.shtml. |
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