Fishing League Worldwide Announces 2019 FLW Tour Angler Roster

November 26, 2018 • FLW Communications • Press Releases

MINNEAPOLIS – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today the complete professional angler roster for the upcoming 2019 FLW Tour season, the 24th season of the FLW Tour. The field will be showcased along the 2019 FLW Tour, which features seven regular-season tournaments around the country with competition kicking off at Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Jan. 10-13, in Brookeland, Texas, and culminating with the world championship of bass fishing – the FLW Cup at Lake Hamilton, Aug. 9-11, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

There was enormous demand to compete on the 2019 FLW Tour, with 210 anglers registering for a slot on the prestigious tournament circuit in its final year of priority registration before switching to a strict qualifying process and a 150-pro field in 2020. To accommodate all anglers earning priority entry through the 2018 FLW Tour, Costa FLW series, T-H Marine BFL All-American, YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship and TBF National Championship plus sponsor entries, the 2019 FLW Tour field will feature 170 pros.

The top award at each qualifier is $125,000 with $300,000 going to the winner of the FLW Cup. Since the final field exceeds the published payout basis of 150 pros, FLW will survey all 170 participating pros to finalize the 2019 payout structure.

The 2019 FLW Tour roster is headlined by a stout contingent of bass-fishing heavyweights, including three-time Angler of the Year (AOY) and 2003 FLW Cup champion David Dudley of Lynchburg, Virginia, 2015 AOY and 2011 FLW Cup champion Scott Martin of Clewiston, Florida, and two-time Angler of the Year Bryan Thrift of Shelby, North Carolina. They’ll be joined by bass-fishing legends Jimmy Houston of Cookson, Oklahoma, and Larry Nixon of Quitman, Arkansas, as well as three former FLW Cup champions – John Cox (2016), Brad Knight (2015) and Darrel Robertson (2002). James Niggemeyer of Van, Texas, the 2019 FLW Cup runner-up, and rising star Luke Dunkin of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, are also among the top contenders for 2019. The 2019 Tour will also feature 34 rookies from around the country.

“With the demand we saw this year to join the FLW Tour, we couldn’t be more eager to kick off another season at Sam Rayburn Reservoir in January,” said Bill Taylor, FLW’s Senior Director of Tournament Operations. “FLW has long been the home to some of the most decorated bass anglers in the sport, and with the expanded live coverage at all of our Tour events this year, we are more than ready to show off their skills at some of the best fisheries in the world.”

In FLW Tour competition anglers are vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2019 FLW Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. The 2019 FLW Cup will be held on Lake Hamilton and is being hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

For complete details and updated information, visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

FLW Tour Roster

(* denotes 2019 FLW Tour Rookie)

	Angler	City, State
	Jason Abram	Piney Flats, Tenn.
	Randy Allen	Gilliam, La.
	Scott Ashmore	Broken Arrow, Okla.
	Evan Barnes	Hot Springs, Ark.
	Clayton Batts	Butler, Ga.
	Bradford Beavers*	Summerville, Sc.
	Matt Becker	Finleyville, Pa.
	Bob Behrle	Hoover, Ala.
	Daryl Biron	South Windsor, Conn.
	Randy Blaukat	Joplin, Mo.
	Greg Bohannan	Bentonville, Ark.
	Terry Bolton	Benton, Ky.
	Lionel Botha	Malabar, Fla.
	Bailey Boutries*	Daphne, Ala.
	Jay Brainard	Enid, Okla.
	Christopher Brasher	Longview, Texas
	Jimmy Brewer	Marshall, Texas
	Aaron Britt	Yuba City, Calif.
	Grae Buck	Harleysville, Pa.
	Miles Burghoff*	Hixson, Tn.
	Tim Cales	Sandstone, W.Va.
	Jonathan Canada*	Helena, Ala.
	Robert Case Jr.	Point, Texas
	Todd Castledine	Nacogdoches, Texas
	Russell Cecil	Willis, Texas
	Ryan Chandler	Hebron, Ind.
	Glenn Chappelear	Acworth, Ga.
	Jason Christy*	Dadeville, Ala.
	Joey Cifuentes	Clinton, Ark.
	Sheldon Collings	Grove, Okla.
	Ramie Colson Jr.	Cadiz, Ky.
	Kyle Cortiana	Coweta, Okla.
	John Cox	Debary, Fla.
	Alex Davis	Albertville, Ala.
	Darrell Davis	Dover, Fla.
	Randy Despino*	Colfax, La.
	Tommy Dickerson	Orange, Texas
	Jeff Dobson	Bartlesville, Okla.
	Bradley Dortch	Atmore, Ala.
	Josh Douglas	Isle, Minn.
	Kurt Dove	Del Rio, Texas
	David Dudley	Lynchburg, Va.
	Tony Dumitras	Winston, Ga.
	Luke Dunkin	Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
	Dakota Ebare*	Stephenville, Texas
	Jon Englund*	Farwell, Minn.
	Charlie Evans	Berea, Ky.
	Ron Farrow	Rock Hill, S.C.
	Austin Felix	Eden Prairie, Minn.
	Kevin Finley*	Phoenix, Ariz.
	Mark Fisher	Wauconda, Ill.
	Tim Frederick	Leesburg, Fla.
	Hunter Freeman	Monroe, La.
	Derek Fulps*	Broken Arrow, Okla.
	Nick Gainey	Charleston, S.C.
	David Gaston*	Sylacauga, Ala.
	Sam George*	Athens, Ala.
	Matt Greenblatt	Port St Lucie, Fla.
	Chad Grigsby	Maple Grove, Minn.
	Brant Grimm*	Church Hill, Tenn.
	Buddy Gross	Chickamauga, Ga.
	Cody Hahner	Wausau, Wis.
	Bradley Hallman	Norman, Okla.
	Chip Harrington*	Olathe, Kan.
	Dylan Hays	El Dorado, Ariz.
	Billy Hines	Vacaville, Calif.
	Jamie Horton	Centerville, Ala.
	Jimmy Houston	Cookson, Okla.
	Miles Howe	San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
	Rex Huff	Corbin, Ky.
	John Hunter	Shelbyville, Ky.
	Bill Hutchison	Bessemer, Ala.
	Charlie Ingram	Centerville, Tenn.
	Eric Jackson	Walling, Tenn.
	Rex Jaeger*	Hamilton, Ohio
	Jim Jones	Big Bend, Wis.
	Rob Jordan	Flowery Branch, Ga.
	Cody Kelley	Conway, Ark.
	Jay Kendrick	Grant, Ala.
	Rob Kilby	Hot Springs, Ark.
	Brad Knight	Lancing, Tenn.
	Brian Latimer	Belton, S.C.
	Marty Lawrence*	Mesa, Ariz.
	Jeremy Lawyer	Sarcoxie, Mo.
	Nick LeBrun*	Bossier City, La.
	Wes Logan	Springville, Ala.
	Richard Lowitzki	Hampshire, Ill.
	Tim Malone	Kodak, Tenn.
	Scott Martin	Clewiston, Fla.
	Lendell Martin Jr.	Nacogdoches, Texas
	Michael Matthee*	Centurion, Gauteng Province, South Africa
	Billy McCaghren	Mayflower, Ark.
	Chris McCall	Palmer, Texas
	Johnny McCombs	Morris, Ala,
	Bill McDonald	Greenwood, Ind.
	Brandon McMillan	Clewiston, Fla.
	Jared McMillan	Belle Glade, Fla.
	Chuck Medley	Owens Cross Roads, Ala.
	Jason Meninger	Saint Augustine, Fla.
	Kerry Milner	Bono, Ark.
	Kurt Mitchell	Milford, Del.
	Tom Monsoor	La Crosse, Wis.
	Harry Moore	Valley, Ala.
	Bob Morin	Seymour, Tenn.
	Troy Morrow	Eastanollee, Ga.
	Brandon Mosley	Choctaw, Okla.
	Jim Moynagh	Carver, Minn.
	Shawn Murphy	Nicholasville, Ky.
	Cody Murray*	Nampa, Idaho
	Chris Neau	New Orleans, La.
	Corey Neece*	Bristol, Tenn.
	Ron Nelson*	Berrien Springs, Mich.
	Dicky Newberry*	Houston, Texas
	James Niggemeyer	Van, Texas
	Larry Nixon	Quitman, Ark.
	Jordan Osborne	Longview, Texas
	Robert Pearson	Herndon, Va.
	Pete Ponds	Madison, Miss.
	Hensley Powell*	Whitwell, Tenn.
	Chad Randles	Elkhorn, Neb.
	Drew Ratley*	Shreveport, La.
	Tom Redington	Royse City, Texas
	Matt Reed	Madisonville, Texas
	Clark Reehm	Elm Grove, La.
	Jimmy Reese	Witter Springs, Calif.
	Jason Reyes	Huffman, Texas
	Curtis Richardson	Belleville, Ontario, Canada
	Darrel Robertson	Jay, Okla.
	Troy Roder*	Brookeland, Texas
	Zell Rowland	Montgomery, Texas
	Craig Rozema	Simpsonville, S.C.
	Ryan Salzman*	Huntsville, Ala.
	Casey Scanlon	Lake Ozark, Mo.
	Bryan Schmitt	Deale, Md.
	Colby Schrumpf	Highland, Ill.
	Braxton Setzer	Montgomery, Ala.
	Billy Shelton III	La Crosse, Va.
	Charles Sim	Nepean, Ontario, Canada
	AJ Slegona*	Pine Bush, N.Y.
	Capt. Blake Smith	Lakeland, Fla.
	Derrick Snavely	Piney Flats, Tenn.
	Matthew Stefan	Junction City, Wis.
	Tyler Stewart	West Monroe, La.
	Chuck Stratton*	Chaffee, Mo.
	Wade Strelic*	Alpine, Calif.
	Mike Surman	Boca Raton, Fla.
	Timmy Thompkins	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
	Bryan Thrift	Shelby, N.C.
	Rusty Trancygier	Hahira, Ga.
	J. Todd Tucker	Moultrie, Ga.
	Jim Tutt	Longview, Texas
	Andrew Upshaw	Tulsa, Okla.
	John Voyles	Petersburg, Ind.
	Jacob Wall*	Jacksonville, Ore.
	Chad Warren	Sand Springs, Ok.
	Joshua Weaver	Macon, Ga.
	Joseph Webster	Winfield, Ala.
	Kyle Weisenburger	Ottawa, Ohio
	Chris Whitson	Louisville, Tenn.
	Andy Wicker	Pomaria, S.C.
	Scott Wiley	Bay Minette, Ala.
	Joel Willert*	Prior Lake, Minn.
	David Williams	Maiden, N.C.
	Austin Wilson*	Citrus Heights, Calif.
	Barry Wilson	Birmingham, Ala.
	Matt Wittekiend	Angleton, Texas
	Tyler Woolcott*	Port Orange, Fla.
	David Wootton	Collierville, Tenn.
	Gary Yamamoto	Palestine, Texas
	Andy Young	Isle, Minn.

About FLW

FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2018 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct 286 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Spain. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

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