General
Q.What happens to my entry fee if I am put on a waiting list but am not accepted into a tournament?
A. You will receive a full refund after the tournament.
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Q.How are pros (boaters) and co-anglers paired for tournaments?
A. In an effort to promote fairness and good sportsmanship through all of our tournaments that pair pros, or boaters, with co-anglers (Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour and Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League), fishing partners (boaters and their co-anglers) are randomly drawn by computer at the close of registration. Individual anglers do not select their own partners.
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Q.How does FLW Outdoors determine tour standings?
A.Points are awarded to all anglers who receive weight credit, based on a points scale specific to the circuit (a 200-point scale for regular qualifying bass tournaments, 300-point scale for BFL Super Tournaments, 150-point scale for Walleye Tour events and a 100-point scale for Walleye League events). In a 200-point scale, for example, 200 points will be awarded to the winner of each qualifying event, 199 to 2nd, 198 to 3rd, etc. The same system is employed for the other points systems, but with 300, 150 or 100 points constituting the top points awards for tournament winners.
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Wal-Mart FLW Tour
Q.What does the "FLW" in Wal-Mart FLW Tour stand for?
A.FLW stands for Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats. FLW Outdoors named the tour after Wood in 1996 to honor the self-made pioneer of modern bass fishing and to lend credibility to the young tournament circuit.
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Q.How do I enter a Wal-Mart FLW Tour tournament?
A. Entering a Wal-Mart FLW Tour event is easy. Complete and submit the official entry form along with your entry fee to FLW Outdoors
by the published deadline for each tournament. You can register online, which requires payment by credit card, by clicking
on
Tournament Registration found on the Wal-Mart FLW Tour home page. If you like, print the online registration
form and mail it with your registration fee to FLW Outdoors.
Entry forms also are available by calling FLW Outdoors at (270) 252-1000.
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Q. Are there qualifications that I must meet in order to fish in a Wal-Mart FLW Tour tournament?
A. Participation in Wal-Mart FLW Tour events is open only to members of FLW Outdoors (go to
FLW Outdoors Membership to signup) who are 16 years of age or older. Any person entering a tournament
under the age of majority must also have the signature of their parent or legal guardian. A completed entry form and the complete entry fee must be received no later than the published deadline for each tournament. Each tournament is limited to 400 contestants (200 boats carrying one pro and one co-angler).
Priority entry is given to the following:
- The top 100 Wal-Mart FLW Tour pros from the previous year
- The top 50 Wal-Mart FLW Tour co-anglers from the previous year
- The top 10 pros and co-anglers in each Stren Series division from the previous year
- The boater and co-angler winners from the previous year's BFL All-American Championship
- The top 30 Wal-Mart FLW Series pros and co-anglers from the previous year
- Ranger, Champion and Stratos boat owners
Past these priority entries, entry is granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
For complete entry information, see section two, Participation,
in the Rules section located on the Wal-Mart FLW Tour home page.
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Stren Series
Q.How do I enter a Stren Series tournament?
A. Entering a Stren Series tournament is easy. Complete and submit the official entry form along with your entry
fee to FLW Outdoors by the published deadline for each tournament. You can register online, which requires payment by credit card, by clicking
on Tournament Registration found on the Stren Series home page. If you like, print the online
registration form and mail it with your registration fee to FLW Outdoors. Entry forms also are available by calling FLW Outdoors at (270) 252-1000.
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Q. Are there qualifications that I must meet in order to fish in a Stren Series tournament?
A. Participation in Stren Series events is open only to members of FLW Outdoors (go to
FLW Outdoors Membership to signup)
who are 16 years of age or older. Any person entering a tournament under the age of majority must also have the signature of their parent or legal guardian. A completed entry form and the complete entry fee must be received no later than the published deadline for each tournament. Each tournament is limited to 400 contestants (200 boats carrying one boater and one co-angler).
Priority entry is given to the following:
- The top 40 pros and co-anglers in each Stren Series division from the previous year
- The top 40 boaters and co-anglers who qualify for entry through the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League from the previous year
- Ranger, Champion and Stratos boat owners
Past these priority entries, entry is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. For complete entry information, see section two, Participation and Eligibility, in the
Rules section located on the Stren Series home page.
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Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League
Q.Are boaters and co-anglers who register for all five tournaments within a Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League division guaranteed entry?
A. No. Only boaters and co-anglers who enter together receive entry priority into their respective divisions (either boater or co-angler).
These entries, like all entries, are also subject to time and date stamp and thus are processed in the order in which they are received. If
accepted into a tournament, boaters who enter with a co-angler are guaranteed to be drawn with a co-angler. If a competitor registers and
pays entry fees for all five tournaments within a division, they are guaranteed Wild Card eligibility.
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Q.Why is the field cut for the second day of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Super Tournament?
A. The decision to try this format during
the last tournament of each Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League division was based on two primary goals: to increase public awareness of the
Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League and to provide a more lucrative opportunity for our anglers.
One way to increase public awareness is to increase spectator turnout at weigh-ins. To do this, the weigh-ins need to take place in or near a population center.
FLW Outdoors has successfully increased public awareness at events in other circuits, where audience size increases dramatically for day-three and day-four weigh-ins held at the local Wal-Mart store.
Safety for both anglers and fish is a top priority at the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Super Tournaments as it is at all our tournaments. Transporting 400 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League anglers
and their day's catch safely to the weigh-in location required the field be cut to the top 20 percent of boaters and co-anglers.
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Q. Why are the entry fees greater for the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Super Tournament than the entry fees for the rest of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League events?
A.The entry fee for the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Super Tournament is $300 for boaters and $150 for co-anglers. The purse pays out to the top 40 anglers in each division, plus big bass, like in regular Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League tournaments, but for the Super Tournaments, awards are substantially larger.
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