Howell Leads Final Five In $1 Million Wal-Mart Open.Sports Editors/Outdoor Writers & Fishing Writers ROGERS, Ark.--(BW SportsWire)--April 27, 2001 Randy Howell of Trussville, Ala., will lead five of the nation's top bass anglers into the final round of the $1 Million Wal-Mart Open after catching five bass weighing 11 pounds, 3 ounces Friday on Beaver Lake Beaver Lake may refer to:
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 a top award of $200,000 cash--one of the most lucrative payouts in tournament fishing. Howell, who already has one Wal-Mart FLW Tour victory to his credit, caught a combination of largemouths, smallmouths and spotted bass The spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. One of the black basses, it is native to the Mississippi River basin and across the Gulf States, from central Texas through the Florida to claim the top qualifying spot. He will have to duplicate his successful sight-fishing tactic Saturday, however, to claim top honors as weights from the previous round are cleared and all finalists start on equal footing. "I'm tickled to death just to make the top 10," said Howell, who advanced to Friday's semifinal round in ninth place. "Even if I finish fifth, it means $30,000. You can't beat that." Wesley Strader of Spring City, Tenn. (five bass, 10-13); former Wal-Mart Open Champion Clark Wendlandt 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. (five bass, 10-11); former Wal-Mart Open Champion Gerald Swindle swindle v. to cheat through trick, device, false statements or other fraudulent methods with the intent to acquire money or property from another to which the swindler is not entitled. Swindling is a crime as one form of theft. (See: fraud, theft) of Warrior, Ala. (five bass, 10-7); and opening day leader Mark Pack of Mineola, Texas Mineola is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. It lies at the junction of U.S. highways 69 and 80, eighty miles east of Dallas in southwestern Wood County. The population was 4,550 at the 2000 census, however 2005 estimates put the population at 5,611. (five bass, 10-6) rounded out the finalists. In the Co-Angler Division W.D. (Hoot) Gibson, 63, of Bryant, Ark., won $40,000 and a year's supply of CITGO gasoline Friday with five bass weighing 5 pounds, 15 ounces that he caught while sight fishing in shallow water See:
Fred Hill This article is about the football player. For the college basketball coach, see Fred Hill (basketball coach). . This article is about the football player. For the soccer player, see Fred Hill (footballer). . of Roxboro, N.C. (four bass, 5-1); Wendell Bennett of Searcy, Ark. (four bass, 4-4); Todd Lee of Jasper, Ala. (three bass, 3-6); and Troy Pickett of Roberta, Ga. (three bass, 2-11) rounded out the top five Co-Anglers. Overall, 80 bass were caught Friday including 11 five-bass limits. All of the bass were returned to Beaver Lake alive. The tournament presented by Wal-Mart concludes Saturday with a 3:30 p.m. weigh-in at Wal-Mart. Saturday's final takeoff from Prairie Creek Park in Rogers starts at 6:30 a.m. A Family Fun Zone featuring fishing seminars, free product samples, interactive displays and children's games will open at Wal-Mart starting at 11 a.m. For complete results, visit www.flwtour.com |
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