FAQ
FLW Outdoors Frequently Asked Questions
Tournament rules, regulations and registration
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General
- What does the "FLW" in FLW Outdoors (and various fishing circuits) stand for?
- What happens to my entry fee if I am put on a waiting list but am not accepted into a tournament?
- How are pros (boaters) and co-anglers paired for tournaments?
- How does FLW Outdoors determine tour standings?
- What does the "FLW" in Wal-Mart FLW Tour stand for?
- How do I enter a Wal-Mart FLW Tour tournament?
- Are there qualifications that I must meet in order to fish in a Wal-Mart FLW Tour tournament?
- How do I enter a Stren Series tournament?
- Are there qualifications that I must meet in order to fish in a Stren Series tournament?
- Are boaters and co-anglers who register for all five tournaments within a Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League division guaranteed entry?
- Why is the field cut for the second day of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Super Tournament?
- 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?
Wal-Mart FLW Tour
Stren Series
Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League
Angler Profiles
FLW Outdoors e-Newsletters
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Account Maintenance
- How do I subscribe to or unsubscribe from an FLW Outdoors e-Newsletter?
- How do I change my e-mail address where my e-Newsletters are delivered?
- How do I change the format of the e-Newsletters I'm receiving?
- Why am I receiving multiple or duplicate copies of my e-Newsletter?
Technical Issues
- Why are URLs or links in the text version of my e-Newsletter broken?
- Why do my e-Newsletters arrive garbled or full of visible HTML coding?
- Have another technical question?
FLW Outdoors Fantasy Fishing Challenge
FLWOutdoors.com
FLW Outdoors Membership
Tournament rules, regulations and registration
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General
- 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
- 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
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
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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:
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:
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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Angler Profiles
Q.Can I add a photo to my angler profile?
A.Yes. FLWOutdoors.com accepts photos from members for their Angler Profile areas, provided the image is deemed appropriate for the Web site and that it can be sent electronically.
In addition, photos are taken of every winner at every tournament. Additional photos of anglers are taken at tournaments where FLWOutdoors.com has sent reporters:
FLW Tour, FLW Series, Stren Series, Walleye Tour, Kingfish Tour, Redfish Series and championships.
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FLW Outdoors e-Newsletters
Account Maintenance
Q. How do I subscribe to or unsubscribe from an FLW Outdoors e-Newsletter?A. To subscribe to any FLW Outdoors e-Newsletter, click here.
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A. To change the e-mail address, first click here to unsubscribe your old address.
Next, subscribe your new address to the e-Newsletters you would like to receive here.
Top Q. How do I change the format of the e-Newsletter I'm receiving?
A. To change the version in which you receive your e-Newsletter, simply unsubscribe and resubscribe to version you'd prefer.
To subscribe to any FLW Outdoors e-Newsletter, click here.
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Top Q. Why am I receiving multiple or duplicate copies of my e-Newsletter?
A. While you may receive multiple subscription confirmations, rest assured you should only receive one copy of the e-Newsletter for each mailing unless you have subscribed to both formats. Some users like the option of subscribing to both formats of the e-Newsletters, so we don't eliminate duplicate e-mail addresses found on both lists.
If you are receiving both formats of an e-Newsletter and would like only one, click here to unsubscribe from the format you do not want.
If you are receiving duplicates of the same formatted e-Newsletter, please forward a copy of the e-Newsletter to flwwebmaster@jacobsinteractive.com and we will investigate the problem.
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Technical Issues
Q. Why are URLs or links in the text version of my e-Newsletters broken?A. E-mail format restrictions may not allow some URLs to fit on one line. This means that when you click a URL in the messages, you may get an error. If the URL does not seem to work, please select, copy, and then paste the entire link address into your browser's target address field. If you are experiencing other problems, please contact flwwebmaster@jacobsinteractive.com.
Top Q. Why do my e-Newsletters arrive garbled or full of visible HTML coding?
A. Some HTML-capable clients have trouble displaying our HTML-formatted e-Newsletters. If you have trouble reading an FLW Outdoors newsletter due to formatting issues, visible HTML code, or other problems, you should switch versions by unsubscribing from the HTML version and resubscribing to the text version of the e-Newsletter in question.
To subscribe to any FLW Outdoors e-Newsletter, click here.
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A. If you have other technical questions concerning FLW Outdoors e-Newsletters, send an e-mail to flwwebmaster@jacobsinteractive.com and we'll investigate the problem.
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FLW Outdoors Fantasy Fishing Challenge
Q.What do I do if I forgot my username?
A. If you have forgotten your username, click the "Forgot username or password?" link on the Fishing Challenge home page and follow the instructions.
Your username will be e-mailed to you at the e-mail address you provided when you registered.
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Q.What do I do if I forgot my password?
A. If you have forgotten your password, click the "Forgot username or password?" link on the Fishing Challenge home page and follow the instructions.
Your password will be e-mailed to you at the e-mail address you provided when you registered.
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Q.How do I update my registration information?
A. To change your registration information, log in and go to the Member Services area of the Web site.
Click on the Update Registration Information link and follow the instructions.
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Q.How do I change my password?
A. To change your password, log in and go to the Member Services area of the Web site.
Click on the Change Password link and follow the instructions.
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Q.How can I stop receiving e-mail ads?
A. To stop receiving nongame-related e-mails, click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the e-mail, or
go to the Member Services area and click on the Update Registration Information link.
This will take you to a page where you can choose the types of e-mails, if any, you want to receive.
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Q.What do I do if I have a question not answered here?
A. If you have a question not answered in FAQ, send us your question by e-mail.
Go to the Member Services area of the Web site, click on the Contact Us link and follow the instructions.
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Q.When will results from FLW Outdoors tournaments be posted to the Web site?
A.For Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour and Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series tournaments,
our goal is to have results posted within 1 hour of the completion of each day's weigh-in. For Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League and Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series events,
our goal is to post results no later than noon on the Monday following each tournament.
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Q.How can I stop unsolicited e-mails when using the discussion area of FLWOutdoors.com?
A. Depending on the type of e-mail you are receiving, there are several things within the discussion area you can do to prevent unwanted
e-mails. If you are receiving e-mails notifying you of new messages posted to the discussion area, follow these steps:
If you are receiving e-mails from other discussion area users, you can hide your e-mail address to prevent unsolicited e-mails.
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FLW Outdoors Membership
Q.How do I become a member of FLW Outdoors?
A.To become a member of FLW Outdoors, go to any page of FLWOutdoors.com and click on the appropriate link from the drop-down menu under Memberships at the top of the page. Complete the membership form, including credit card information, and then click on the 'Apply for Membership' button. You also may become a member by calling FLW Outdoors at (270) 252-1000.
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Q.How does Automatic Renewal work?
A.In addition to ensuring you uninterrupted service, Renewal Billing saves you time and reduces waste. Here’s how it works: You'll be notified at least 30 days prior to renewal with the applicable rate - no further action is required to retain your membership status. The renewal fee will be billed to the credit card used today. To decline your renewal, simply call the number included in your notice before the renewal date and you will not be billed. Anytime thereafter, you can cancel to receive a refund for the unused portion of your membership by calling FLW Outdoors Customer Service at (270) 252-1000.
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