FLW Tour Anglers Prepped for Super Bowl of Bass Fishing.Sports Editors & Outdoors/Fishing Writers SHREVEPORT, La.--(BW SportsWire)--July 25, 2002 After a highly successful season culminating in a 1-ounce margin of victory for Sam Newby of Pocola, Okla., in the final regular-season event, 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 is riding a wave of excitement heading to Cross Lake near Shreveport, La., Sept. 11-14 for its $800,000 championship presented by Castrol. This year's championship features a setup unlike any bass-fishing championship in the history of the sport. The 48 pros who qualified based on their year-end point total will be seeded so fishing fans can keep up with their favorite anglers in a bracket-style competition similar to the NCAA basketball This article is about the Nintendo game. For the collegiate sport, see College basketball. NCAA Basketball (known as World League Basketball playoffs. The No. 1 seed will fish head-to-head against the No. 48 seed; the No. 2 seed will compete against the No. 47 seed and so on. The 2002 Land O'Lakes
Other notable opening-round matchups include Yamaha's Dean Rojas (3) of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and teammate Takahiro Omori (46) of Emory, Texas Emory is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rains CountyGR6. Previously known as Springville, the city is named after Emory Rains who was a great legislator from the area. ; Kellogg's pros Clark Wendlandt (4) of Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. A small portion of the city also sits in Travis County, Texas. From a population of 5,161 in 1990, Cedar Park grew to a population of 26,049 at the 2000 census. , and Alvin Shaw (45) of State Road, N.C.; Chevy pros Tom Mann Tom Mann (15 April 1856 - 13 March 1941) was a noted British trade unionist. Largely self-educated, Mann became a successful organiser and a popular public speaker in the labour movement. Jr. (14) of Buford, Ga., and Larry Nixon (35) of Bee Branch, Ark.; perennial contenders Rick Clunn (11) of Ava, Mo., and Paul Elias (38) of Pachuta, Miss.; and professional-fishing legacies Dion Hibdon (19) of Stover stover stalks of maize plants from which mature corn cobs have been harvested as grain, or grain sorghum plants from which heads have also been removed. The stover is usually fed by turning the cattle into the field and is subject to fungal infection, sometimes causing mycotoxicosis. , Mo., and Keith Williams (30) of Conway, Ark. Guido Hibdon, Dion's father, also qualified for the championship as the 22nd seed, meaning he could face his son in the final round if both men advance. Williams' father, Jerry, also fishes the Wal-Mart FLW Tour but did not qualify for the championship. Team Yamaha and Team Fujifilm tied for most representatives. Each has four pros competing. Kellogg's is next in line with three followed by Coleman with two. Teams Castrol, Conseco, Land O'Lakes and Stanley Works each have one angler competing. The top 48 pros will fish for a combined two-day weight to eliminate half the field for the semifinal round on day three. The 24 semifinalists will continue in head-to-head competition on day three, after which the field will be cut to 12 finalists. On day four, the remaining 12 anglers will be reseeded according to their total weight from the first three days of competition. Anglers seeded No. 1 and No. 2 will compete for the first- and second-place cash awards of $260,000 and $55,000. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will compete for third- and fourth-place money of $34,500 and $29,000 and so on. For pairings, visit www.flwoutdoors.com. |
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