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Kansan Matthew Kinsley places
4th in co-angler division
CHRISTIE WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE
EVENT ON GRAND LAKE
GROVE, Okla. (March 12, 2007) Boater
Jason Christie of Park Hill, Okla., won the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing
League Okie Division tournament on Grand Lake Saturday with a
five-bass catch weighing 21 pounds, 13 ounces. The victory earned
Christie $4,380 and placed him one step closer to qualifying
for the Wright Patman Regional Championship in Texarkana , Texas
, Oct. 25-27, where he could ultimately win a new 519VX Ranger
boat and a Chevy truck.
Christie was throwing a spinnerbait around shallow
points to catch his quality-sized tournament limit of bass.
Christie also won an additional $1,000 for winning
the Ranger Cup Contingency program.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Mike Collins
of Eufaula , Okla. (five bass, 17-11, $2,577); Rodney Lowe of
Tulsa , Okla. (five bass, 17-9, $1,719); Larry Slawson of Tulsa
, Okla. (five bass, 16-4, $1,203) and James Carper of Wright
City , Okla. (five bass, 16-3, $1,031).
Lowe also took home the Boater Division Snickers
Big Bass award, earning him an additional $795 for a 7-pound,
3-ounce bass.
David Decker of Broken Arrow , Okla. , earned $2,474
as the co-angler winner Saturday thanks to five bass weighing
24 pounds that he caught while fishing a tube around boat docks.
Rounding out the top five co-angler s are JW Blankinship
of Midwest City , Okla. (five bass, 16-6, $1,237); Adam Schmidt
of Joplin , Mo. (five bass, 15-15, $824); Matthew Kinsley
of Columbus , Kan. (five bass, 13-5, $577) and Gregory West
of Fort Gibson , Okla. (five bass, 13-3, $495).
Jeff Lander of Owasso , Okla. , earned 377 as the
co-angler Big Bass winner after catching a 7-pound, 7-ounce bass.
The Okie Division's next event will be March 31
on Fort Gibson Lake in Wagoner, Okla. , followed by a tournament
May 12 on Lake Eufaula in Eufaula , Okla. The division's fourth
event will be held June 16 on the Arkansas River in Webber Falls
, Okla. , and the final event of the regular season will be a
two-day Super Tournament held Sept. 15-16 on Grand Lake in Grove,
Okla.
Following the end of regular-season competition,
the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on year-end points
st and ings in the division will advance to the no-entry-fee
Wright Patman Regional Championship where they will compete against
top qualifiers from three other BFL divisions. At the Regional
Championship boaters will fish for a new Ranger boat and Chevy
truck and co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger boat. The top
six boaters and top six co-anglers at the Regional Championship
will also advance to the 2008 All-American presented by Chevy.
With a total purse of $1 million, a potential $140,000 cash prize
going to the winning boater and as much as $70,000 going to the
winning co-angler , the All-American is one of the most prestigious
and lucrative events in bass fishing. The winning boater and
winning co-angler at the All-American also advance to the no-entry-fee
$2 million 2008 Forrest Wood Cup. This event, featuring a top
award of $1 million, is the sport's biggest championship.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features
28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-angler
s are randomly paired. Boaters supply the boat and fish from
the front deck against other boaters while co-anglers compete
from the back deck against other co-angler s.
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 will offer combined purses
of nearly $43 million through 238 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 Wal-Mart.com.
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