Virtual Championship 2006: Semifinals
Semifinal round – Moynagh vs. Blaukat
Virtual Championship 2006
Semifinal round – Moynagh vs. Blaukat
You’ve chosen the semifinalists, and now the head-to-head matchups are getting even more interesting, reflecting both the public’s prognostication and will. Only the Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship remains on the tour-level bass-fishing horizon before 2006 is etched forever in the history books. Will voters correctly forecast the FLW Tour champion? Learn more about qualifying pros while casting your daily ballot.
FLWOutdoors.com is once again hosting its own “virtual championship” – a featured daily poll where readers can make their own picks and weigh in on who they think will be crowned champion during the Aug. 2-5 year-ending event on Logan Martin Lake in Birmingham, Ala.
In the days leading up to the championship, FLWOutdoors.com is asking readers to vote on who they think will advance in each of the daily bracket challenges (polls are located on the right-hand side of the FLW Outdoors and FLW Tour home pages). After each day’s votes are tabulated, the virtual championship bracket will be immediately updated to reflect the readers’ choices.
Revisit Virtual Championship 2006 daily and be a part of the voting body that could be the first to correctly anticipate the championship winner. Vote each day to support your favorite qualified angler and to learn more about the 48 pros who will actually compete on Logan Martin Lake for a top prize of $500,000.
Today’s featured bracket matchup: Jim Moynagh (No. 3) vs. Randy Blaukat (No. 27)
Jim Moynagh – No. 3 seed: With seven top-10 FLW Tour appearances to his credit and a third-place finish in the 2006 Land O’ Lakes Angler of the Year race, Jim Moynagh is arguably the hottest angler north of the Mason-Dixon Line right now. However, the question is: How will the Minnesota native fare in the Deep South come championship time? If the 2006 season is any indication, the answer almost assuredly is pretty darn well as Moynagh boasts two top-10 performances this year alone in tour venues about as far away from his hometown waters as possible (notably a second-place finish during a stingy Pickwick Lake, Ala., tour stop and an eighth-place finish at Kentucky Lake). If the southern boys decide to take Moynagh lightly, look for the Carver, Minn., native to capitalize. After all, he hasn’t amassed $630,000 in career earnings at FLW Outdoors events by just fishing Lake Minnetonka.
Randy Blaukat – No. 27 seed: It isn’t said often enough that Randy Blaukat of Lamar, Mo., is one of the most consistent anglers on tour today. This is his sixth straight championship appearance, and he earned his way there with – what else? – consistency. His 2006 season, while bookended with subpar performances, gave him four check-range finishes including a season-high 28th place on Alabama’s Pickwick Lake. That’s right, Blaukat’s best finish so far came in Alabama, and being a veteran who’s a threat anywhere he goes, don’t count Blaukat out on Logan Martin Lake.
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