FLORENCE, Ala. – The Stren Series is headed to Pickwick Lake in Florence, Ala., Nov. 5-7 for the 2009 Stren Series Championship, where anglers will be vying for their shot at $115,000 in the Pro Division and $43,000 in the Co-angler Division.
On-site registration will be held Nov. 4 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Marriott Shoals Conference Center located at 800 Cox Creek Parkway S. in Florence.
Anglers will take off from McFarland Park, located at 200 James M. Spain Drive in Florence, at 6:30 each morning. Thursday and Friday’s weigh-ins will be held at McFarland Park beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday’s weigh-in will be held at the Walmart store located at 3100 Hough Road in Florence beginning at 4 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
The 2009 Stren Series Championship is hosted by Florence/Lauderdale Tourism.
After four qualifying events were completed in each Stren Series division – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western – the top 40 pros and 40 co-anglers, based on the points standings from each division, advanced to the championship. The top 10 pros and top 10 co-anglers from each division also qualify for the 2010 Walmart FLW Tour, bass fishing’s top professional circuits. The highest-finishing pro and co-angler from each division at the Stren Series Championship also qualify for the 2010 Forrest Wood Cup.
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