Florida's Schultz Charges into FLW Tour Championship Semi-Final Round; Clunn Certain To Set Single Season Earnings Record.Sports Editors/Outdoor Writers & Fishing Writers SHREVEPORT Shreveport (shrēv`pôrt), city (1990 pop. 198,525), seat of Caddo parish, NW La., on the Red River near the Tex. and Ark. lines; inc. 1839. , La.--(BW SportsWire)--Sept. 14, 2000 Bernie Schultz of Gainesville, Fla., will lead a star-studded lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. into Friday's semi-final round of 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 Championship after catching an opening-round total of 10 bass weighing 25 pounds, 13 ounces on the Red River. Joining Schultz in the hunt for the largest cash prize in tournament fishing - $250,000 - are two former FLW Tour champions. Darrel Robertson of Jay, Okla., the reigning FLW Tour champion, qualified in fourth place with 10 bass weighing 24-6, and David Fritts of Lexington, N.C., winner of the 1997 championship, qualified in seventh place with 10 bass weighing 23-12. Rick Clunn Rick Clunn (born August 24, 1946) is a paid professional fisherman from Ava, Missouri. He is arguably the world's greatest angler, having dominated the Bassmasters Classic by qualifying for more than any other angler and for winning twice as many Bassmaster Classics than his of Ava, Mo., will also advance to the semi-final round for the 11th time in his career with nine bass weighing 23-14 to secure the fifth qualifying spot. If not for a second place finish in Memphis four months ago (he fell short by less than a pound), Clunn would be looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. his fourth victory in as many tournaments. But regardless of the outcome here, Clunn has already set the FLW Tour's single season earnings mark. The only question now is: how high will it go? Clunn has already won $441,800 this season. A $250,000 victory in Shreveport would boost his earnings to $691,800 - more money than any bass angler angler, common name for a member of the family Ceratiidae, European and American bottom-dwelling predacious fishes. The angler lies on the bottom and lures its prey with a long, wormlike appendage that extends forward and dangles over its mouth. has ever won in a single season. Prior to this year, Fritts topped the all-time money winner's list with $305,500 that he amassed during the 1997 season. Fritts won three tournaments that year. Statistically, the odds could be in Clunn's favor. Once he advances to the semi-final round, Clunn goes on to make the final cut 80 percent of the time. And once he's in the final-five, Clunn wins 38 percent of the time. Larry Nixon of Bee Branch, Ark., caught 10 bass weighing 24-14 to qualify in second place, and Tommy Biffle of Wagoner, Okla., ended the first qualifying round in third with 10 bass weighing 24-13. Tom Hunley of Stamping Ground stamp·ing ground n. See stomping ground. stamping ground Noun a favourite meeting place Noun 1. , Ky., led the Co-angler Division with eight bass weighing 18-3. Co-Angler competition ends Friday with the winner collecting $25,000. Friday's weigh-in will start at 5 p.m. at the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Westport Avenue off Pines Road in Shreveport. For more information, visit www.flwtour.com. |
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