MINNEAPOLIS – Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour actions returns to FSN Sunday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. Eastern time. The one-hour show will cover the third king mackerel tournament of the year held in Beaufort, S.C. The event concludes with the winning team claiming a cash prize of $100,000.
The “FLW Outdoors” saltwater series is a reality-format show told from the anglers’ perspective. Each week the top-five finalists are followed from takeoff to weigh-in, allowing the audience to feel the anglers’ nerves, listen to their strategy and learn from their mistakes. The stories evolve and the suspense grows throughout the show until the final weigh-in results are announced.
FLW Kingfish Tour qualifying tournaments are three-day events. The entire field competes on day one and day two and the top five teams compete on day three. The winning team is determined based on the heaviest kingfish from day one or day two plus the heaviest kingfish from day three.
Day two was a big day off the South Carolina coast for kingfish action. Calmer, warmer conditions prevailed, which helped the anglers immensely. Two teams managed to catch fish over 41 pounds, and three top teams from day one were bumped out of the top five to qualify for the final round. One of the teams doing the bumping was Second Mortgage, captained by Larry McDuffie of Pittsboro, N.C. They hauled in the heaviest fish of the week – a 41-pound, 8-ounce king – and took over first place. Fishing an area called Gray’s Reef about 50 miles south of Beaufort, Second Mortgage caught the big kingfish just an hour before the scales opened. The leading mackerel hit a blue runner on the top line. This is Second Mortgage’s first Kingfish Tour top-10 and another successful day of fishing could mean $100,000.
Second Mortgage wasn’t the only team to capitalize on Gray’s Reef. The other 41-pounder came from Team Relentless, which also endured a rough ride to reach the fruitful spot. Relentless caught their fish on the downrigger with a blue runner. Last year in Florida at the first Kingfish Tour event of the season, Relentless vaulted to the top on day two but ultimately failed to land a fish in the finals and finished fourth. Tune in Sunday to see if the Jacksonville Beach, Fla., team can avenge last season’s disappointment and claim victory.
FSN also follows Team M&M’s of Hampstead, N.C. After catching a 39-pound, 6-ounce kingfish on day one, the team failed to upgrade their fish on day two and trail the leader by over 2 pounds coming into 
the finals. After winning the second Kingfish Tour event of the season in Fort Pierce, Fla., Capt. Randy Griffin Jr. and his crew are looking for their second consecutive $100,000 win.
FSN is the industry leader in providing the most up-to-date technology in TV production. FSN puts viewers in the boats with the pros, shadowing them from sunrise until the final weigh-in using innovative camera work that gives fishing fans the most intimate viewing experience available.
FSN broadcasts “FLW Outdoors” Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon ET. Check local listings for show times and channels in your area. FLWOutdoors.com also provides an online guide listing upcoming episodes on “FLW Outdoors.”
FSN is broadcast to more than 81 million homes through its network of 20 regional sports channels. Established in 1996, FSN is the only cable network that supplies national, regional and local sports programming. FSN serves as the cable TV home to 62 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States, and produces more than 4,500 live events each year. FSN has an extensive catalog of original national programs, including “Best Damn Sports Show Period” and “Beyond the Glory” documentary series, along with national packages of collegiate sports. Based in Los Angeles, FSN is part of the vast FOX Sports television family. For the latest up-to-the-minute sports news and opinions, visit the FOX Sports/FSN Web site at www.FoxSports.com.
“FLW Outdoors” is also broadcast internationally to more than 429 million households in such countries as Germany, China, South Africa, Australia, Malaysia, Russia, Hungary and the United Kingdom, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoor-sports television show in the world. Additionally, FLW Outdoors is proud to provide tournament coverage to more than 800,000 servicemen and women stationed around the world in 177 countries and aboard Navy ships through broadcasts on the American Forces Network.
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, Ranger Owners Tournament Championship Series, 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 of nearly $43 million through 241 events in 2007.
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 Walmart.com.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, browse FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.