KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (June 18, 2008) - FLW Outdoors announced its 2009 Wal-Mart FLW Tour schedule today from the FLW Tour event in Knoxville, Tenn., and indicated that a major announcement on the 2009 Forrest Wood Cup would be made soon. The regular-season schedule includes some of the nation's top fisheries at peak times of the year for limits of big bass.
The FLW Tour will kick off the season with a $1 million tournament on Lake Guntersville in Huntsville, Ala., Feb. 12-15 followed by another $1 million tournament on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., March 12-15. Branson will also play host to the TBF National Championship March 12-14. TBF anglers will fish Bull Shoals Lake and share the same weigh-in stage as their FLW Tour counterparts. Lake Norman in Charlotte, N.C., will host the $1.5 million National Guard Open April 23-26 followed by the $1.5 million Wal-Mart Open on Beaver Lake May 14-17.
Murray, Ky., will host the fifth tournament of the season, a $1 million event on Kentucky Lake, June 11-14, and Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, N.Y., will host the season's sixth and final qualifier, the $1.5 million Chevy Open, July 9-12.
"We will be visiting some tremendous fisheries and some terrific fishing communities in 2009," said FLW Outdoors President and CEO Charlie Evans.
"We will be visiting a number of lakes during a time of the year when we could see records fall, and we are thrilled to be visiting communities that have demonstrated outstanding fan support."
Additional details on each FLW Tour stop and the TBF National Championship will be announced soon. A major announcement from the site of the 2009 Forrest Wood Cup is also being planned.
2009 Wal-Mart FLW Tour Schedule Date Lake City, State Feb. 12-15 Lake Guntersville Huntsville, Ala. March 12-15 Table Rock Lake Branson, Mo. $1.5 Million National Guard Open April 23-26 Lake Norman Charlotte, N.C. $1.5 Million Wal-Mart Open May 14-17 Beaver Lake Rogers, Ark. June 11-14 Kentucky Lake Murray, Ky. $1.5 Million Chevy Open July 9-12 Lake Champlain Plattsburgh, N.Y.