The 2013 Walmart BFL season continues with three tournaments on Saturday, Aug. 24, in a weekend of river launches. The Michigan Division will fish the Detroit River, the Buckeye Division will take on the Ohio River and the Great Lakes Division will fish the Mississippi River. Up to 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing in each event for top awards up to $8,000 and $3,000 respectively.
When: Saturday, Aug. 24
Where: Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Washington Street Ramp
West Washington and North Main
Prairie Du Chien, Wis.
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Notes: Bass fishing on the Mississippi River is reported as good. Anglers will likely fill their three-fish stringers by fishing plastics, jigs and topwaters around vegetation, schooling bait and current. A mix of largemouth and smallmouth could show up at the scales. The winning weight is expected to be between 10 and 12 pounds.
Where: Michigan Division
Detroit River
Elizabeth Park Marina
200 Grosse Ile Parkway
Trenton, Mich.
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Notes: Fishing on the Detroit River is expected to be excellent. Anglers will split their efforts between Lake Erie, Lake Saint Clair, and the Detroit River. Baits in play will likely be drop-shots, crankbaits, swimbaits, tubes, and topwaters. Anglers will primarily target the area’s plentiful and big smallmouth bass. The winning weight will likely be between 20 and 22 pounds.
Where: Buckeye Division
Ohio River
Lawrenceburg City Ramp
Highway 50
Lawrenceburg, Ind.
To sign up and fish this event, click here.
Notes: Fishing on the Ohio River is expected to be good. Anglers will split their efforts between fishing shallow backwater cover and main-channel current. Baits in play will probably be drop-shots, plastics, crankbaits, jigs and topwaters. The winning weight will likely be right around 10 pounds.
Walmart BFL overview
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the EverStart Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
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About FLW
FLW is the industry’s premier tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money nationwide in 2013 over the course of 220 tournaments across five tournament circuits, four of which provide an avenue to the sport’s richest payday and most coveted championship trophy – the Forrest Wood Cup. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world. FLW is committed to providing a lifestyle experience that is the “Best in Fishing, On and Off the Water.” For more information about FLW and FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FLWOutdoors.com or FantasyFishing.com and look for FLW on Twitter and Facebook.