SCHAFFER WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON KENTUCKY LAKE

BLACK WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON WRIGHT PATMAN LAKE

TEXARKANA, Texas (Oct. 23, 2006) - Boater Jamey Black of Sheridan, Ark., earned a fully rigged Ranger 519VX and a new Chevy truck Saturday as winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Regional event on Wright Patman lake. The top 40 boaters and the top 40 co-anglers from the Arkie, Cowboy, Louisiana and Okie divisions competed in the three-day event.
Black's winning three-day catch of 11 bass weighed 30 pounds. In addition to the new truck and boat, Black earned a ticket to the 2007 $1 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League All-American, one of the most prestigious tournaments in bass fishing, where the winning boater will earn as much as $140,000 and the winning co-angler will earn as much as $70,000.
The top six boaters and the top six co-anglers at the regional championship earned a spot to compete in the All-American. Rounding out the top six boaters were Ricky Campbell of Waxahachie, Texas (12 bass, 25 pounds, 9 ounces, $4,000); Brandon Rhoden of Grapevine, Ark. (nine bass, 24 pounds, 12 ounces, $2,000); Dicky Newberry of Houston, Texas (12 bass, 22 pounds, 7 ounces, $1,600); Shonn Goodwin of Moore, Okla. (eight bass, 19 pounds, 11 ounces, $1,200); and Matthew Mize of Ben Lomond, Ark. (11 bass, 19 pounds, 1 ounce, $1,000).
Campbell earned an additional $500 as winner of the Ranger Cup award.
Blake Wilson of Prattsville, Ark. earned a new Ranger boat as the co-angler winner, thanks to a three-day total of six bass weighing 20 pounds, 4 ounces.
Rounding out the top six co-anglers were Ray Cates of Texarkana, Ark. (10 bass, 19 pounds, 8 ounces, $2,000); Wade Garcia of Alma, Ark. (seven bass, 16 pounds, 11 ounces, $1,000); Chad Hartzog of Bush, La. (eight bass, 15 pounds, 15 ounces, $800); Kenny Laxson of Lexa, Ark. (five bass, 13 pounds, 3 ounces, $600); and John Stottlemeyr of Luther, Okla. (five bass, 12 pounds, $500).
As the nation's leading provider of affordable, close-to-home weekend tournaments, the BFL is widely credited with opening competitive bass fishing to the masses. It also serves as a steppingstone for anglers who wish to advance to the Stren Series and ultimately the Wal-Mart FLW Tour - bass fishing's most lucrative tournament series. Former BFL anglers who have become fishing superstars on the Wal-Mart FLW Tour include Kellogg's pro Clark Wendlandt, Ranger pro Tommy Biffle and four-time FLW Tour champion David Fritts.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

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FOFI WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

MONETA, Va. (Oct. 23, 2006) - Boater Anthony Fofi of Spring Lake, N.C., earned a fully rigged Ranger 519VX and a new Chevy truck Saturday as winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Regional event on Smith Mountain Lake. The top 40 boaters and the top 40 co-anglers from the Empire, North Carolina, Northeast and Piedmont divisions competed in the three-day event.
Fofi's winning three-day catch of 13 bass weighed 36 pounds, 4 ounces. In addition to the new truck and boat, Fofi earned a ticket to the 2007 $1 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League All-American, one of the most prestigious tournaments in bass fishing, where the winning boater will earn as much as $140,000 and the winning co-angler will earn as much as $70,000.
Fofi caught his winning bass by throwing a handmade jig tipped with a Zoom trailer over shallow pieces of wood.
The top six boaters and the top six co-anglers at the regional championship earned a spot to compete in the All-American. Rounding out the top six boaters were Terry Roberson of Williamstown, N.J. (13 bass, 31 pounds, 9 ounces, $4,000); Ray Armes of Forest, Va. (12 bass, 23 pounds, 7 ounces, $2,000); Sean Stepp of Stafford, Va. (10 bass, 19 pounds, 10 ounces, $1,600); Ray Griffin of Henderson, N.C. (eight bass, 18 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,200); and Matt Arey of Shelby, N.C. (eight bass, 18 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,000).
Armes also earned an additional $500 as winner of the Ranger Cup award.
Tony Stafford of Kernersville, N.C. earned a new Ranger boat as the co-angler winner, thanks to a three-day total of five bass weighing 16 pounds, 8 ounces that he caught on a combination of a Zoom Brush Hog and a jig pitched in and around shallow wood.
Rounding out the top six co-anglers were Jeffery O'Conner of Charlotte, N.C. (six bass, 14 pounds, 9 ounces, $2,000); #### Martin of Baltimore, Md. (four bass, 13 pounds, 4 ounces, $1,000); Justin Mesick of Farmington, Conn. (five bass, 12 pounds, 1 ounce, $800); Mike Davidson of Cortland, N.Y. (five bass, 10 pounds, 1 ounce, $600); and Stacy Metz of Staley, N.C. (three bass, 8 pounds, 6 ounces, $500).
As the nation's leading provider of affordable, close-to-home weekend tournaments, the BFL is widely credited with opening competitive bass fishing to the masses. It also serves as a steppingstone for anglers who wish to advance to the Stren Series and ultimately the Wal-Mart FLW Tour - bass fishing's most lucrative tournament series. Former BFL anglers who have become fishing superstars on the Wal-Mart FLW Tour include Kellogg's pro Clark Wendlandt, Ranger pro Tommy Biffle and four-time FLW Tour champion David Fritts.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

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YURKO WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE DEMOPOLIS

DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (Oct. 23, 2006) - Boater Ronald Yurko of East Point, Fla., earned a fully rigged Ranger 519VX and a new Chevy truck Saturday as winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Regional event on Lake Demopolis. The top 40 boaters and the top 40 co-anglers from the Choo Choo, Everglades, Mississippi and Seminole divisions competed in the three-day event.
Yurko's winning three-day catch of 12 bass weighed 23 pounds, 11 ounce. In addition to the new truck and boat, Yurko earned a ticket to the 2007 $1 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League All-American, one of the most prestigious tournaments in bass fishing, where the winning boater will earn as much as $140,000 and the winning co-angler will earn as much as $70,000.
Yurko caught his winning bass by throwing a floating Rat-L-Trap around banks in between docks and submerged trees.
The top six boaters and the top six co-anglers at the regional championship earned a spot to compete in the All-American. Rounding out the top six boaters were Jimmy Williams of Thomaston, Ala. (eight bass, 23 pounds, 4 ounces, $4,000); Val Osinski of Pompano Beach, Fla. (11 bass, 23 pounds, 1 ounce, $2,000); Brad McCulley of Batesville, Miss. (11 bass, 21 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,600); Bryan Gregory of Fort Payne, Ala. (10 bass, 20 pounds, 2 ounces, $1,200); and Randall Tharp of Gardendale, Ala. (eight bass, 19 pounds, 5 ounces, $1,000).
Williams also earned an additional $500 as winner of the Ranger Cup award.
William Feyh of Brandon, Miss. earned a new Ranger boat as the co-angler winner, thanks to a three-day total of seven bass weighing 16 pounds, 8 ounces that he caught on a combination of crankbaits, Carolina rigs and jigs thrown onto rocky banks with little or no cover.
Rounding out the top six co-anglers were Mark Pirkle of Cleveland, Tenn. (seven bass, 15 pounds, 2 ounces, $2,000); Lance Graves of Raymond, Miss. (six bass, 12 pounds, 12 ounces, $1,000); Glen Mire of Jackson, Miss. (four bass, 12 pounds, 1 ounce, $800); Brandon Bolton of West Point, Miss. (seven bass, 11 pounds, 6 ounces, $600); and Jason Ezell of Lucedale, Miss. (five bass, 10 pounds, 15 ounces, $500).
As the nation's leading provider of affordable, close-to-home weekend tournaments, the BFL is widely credited with opening competitive bass fishing to the masses. It also serves as a steppingstone for anglers who wish to advance to the Stren Series and ultimately the Wal-Mart FLW Tour - bass fishing's most lucrative tournament series. Former BFL anglers who have become fishing superstars on the Wal-Mart FLW Tour include Kellogg's pro Clark Wendlandt, Ranger pro Tommy Biffle and four-time FLW Tour champion David Fritts.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

SCHAFFER WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON KENTUCKY LAKE

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 23, 2006) - Boater #### Schaffer of Rockford, Ohio, earned a fully rigged Ranger 519VX and a new Chevy truck Saturday as winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Regional event on Kentucky Lake. The top 40 boaters and the top 40 co-anglers from the Bama, Buckeye, Hoosier and Mountain divisions competed in the three-day event.
Schaffer's winning three-day catch of 15 bass weighed 37 pounds, 1 ounce. In addition to the new truck and boat, Schaffer earned a ticket to the 2007 $1 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League All-American, one of the most prestigious tournaments in bass fishing, where the winning boater will earn as much as $140,000 and the winning co-angler will earn as much as $70,000.
Schaffer caught his winning bass by throwing a combination of crankbaits and Texas-rigged soft plastics over submerged grass and wood.
Schaffer also won an additional $1,000 for winning the Ranger Cup award.
The top six boaters and the top six co-anglers at the regional championship earned a spot to compete in the All-American. Rounding out the top six boaters were Jason Sain of Beechgrove, Tenn. (14 bass, 36 pounds, 5 ounces, $4,000); Bobby Kilzer of Paris, Tenn. (13 bass, 33 pounds, 14 ounces, $2,000); Don Ingram of Greensburg, Ky. (11 bass, 31 pounds, 6 ounces, $1,600); Calvin Davidson of Plainfield, Ind. (11 bass, 29 pounds, 5 ounces, $1,200); and Gary Thacker of Athens, Ala. (nine bass, 24 pounds, 8 ounces, $1,000).
Chris Gist of Rogersville, Ala., earned a new Ranger boat as the co-angler winner, thanks to a three-day total of 11 bass weighing 20 pounds, 13 ounces that he caught on Carolina-rigged soft plastics around submerged structure.
Rounding out the top six co-anglers were Greg Gilley of Boaz, Ala. (eight bass, 17 pounds, 15 ounces, $2,000); Herman Moore of Seymour, Tenn. (seven bass, 17 pounds, $1,000); Steve Caudill of Morehead, Ky. (six bass, 13 pounds, 14 ounces, $800); William Sentell of Clinton, Tenn. (seven bass, 13 pounds, 9 ounces, $600); and Scott Childers of Indianapolis, Ind. (five bass, 10 pounds, 10 ounces, $500).
As the nation's leading provider of affordable, close-to-home weekend tournaments, the BFL is widely credited with opening competitive bass fishing to the masses. It also serves as a steppingstone for anglers who wish to advance to the Stren Series and ultimately the Wal-Mart FLW Tour - bass fishing's most lucrative tournament series. Former BFL anglers who have become fishing superstars on the Wal-Mart FLW Tour include Kellogg's pro Clark Wendlandt, Ranger pro Tommy Biffle and four-time FLW Tour champion David Fritts.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

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