FLW Outdoors announced that registration for the 2012 Walmart FLW Tour will begin today for qualified anglers. Pros will be fishing for a top award of up to $125,000 in each qualifying tournament and co-anglers will be fishing for up to $25,000.
For a complete 2012 payout table, visit the FLWOutdoors website.
Pros must pay a season deposit of $6,000 by Nov. 2, 2011 in order to secure priority position in the FLW Tour Majors. Entry into individual FLW Tour Opens is permitted but requires a $1,000 deposit for each tournament entered. Priority pro entry is available to the top 100 pros and the top 10 co-anglers from the 2011 FLW Tour Majors, the top 50 pros and top 10 co-anglers from the 2011 FLW Tour Opens, the top 10 pros from each division of the 2011 EverStart Series and the boater champion from the 2011 BFL All-American.
Entry into individual FLW Tour Majors and Opens is permitted for co-anglers and requires a $200 deposit per tournament. Priority co-angler entry is available to the top 100 co-anglers from the 2011 FLW Tour Majors, top 50 co-anglers from the 2011 FLW Tour Opens, top 10 co-anglers from each division of the 2011 EverStart Series and the co-angler champion from the 2011 BFL All-American. Deposits are due by Nov. 2, 2011 in order to secure priority position.
FLW Outdoors will begin accepting pro and co-angler registrations from Ranger boat owners Nov. 3, 2011. TBF members can begin registering Nov. 4, 2011. All other entries will be accepted beginning Nov. 7, 2011.
Top entry priority in the FLW Tour Opens goes to pros fishing the FLW Tour Majors who enter all four FLW Tour Opens by Dec. 12, 2011. Pros who enter all four FLW Tour Opens by Jan. 4, 2012 receive the next highest entry priority. All other FLW Tour Open entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry.
Top entry priority in the FLW Tour Majors goes to co-anglers who enter all six FLW Tour Majors and all four FLW Tour Opens by Dec. 12, 2011. Co-anglers who enter all six FLW Tour Majors by Feb. 6, 2012 receive the next highest entry priority. Top entry priority in the FLW Tour Opens goes to co-anglers who enter all six FLW Tour Majors and all four FLW Tour Opens by Dec. 12, 2011. Co-anglers who enter all four FLW Tour Opens by Jan. 4, 2012 receive the next highest entry priority. All other entry priority will be assigned by the date and time of entry.
Entries may be made either by mail, phone or on the Internet at FLWOutdoors.com. For more details and additional key registration dates visit FLWOutdoors.com.
The 2012 FLW Tour schedule was announced in June and includes visits to some of the finest fisheries in the country at key times of the year to provide some of the best fishing and competition found on the water today.
| Date | Fishery | Location | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 9-12 | Lake Okeechobee | Clewiston, Fla. | FLW Tour Open |
| March 8-11 | Lake Hartwell | Greenville/Anderson, S.C. | FLW Tour Major |
| March 29-April 1 | Table Rock Lake | Branson, Mo. | FLW Tour Major |
| April 26-29 | Beaver Lake | Rogers, Ark. | FLW Tour Major |
| May 17-20 | Potomac River | National Harbor, Md. | FLW Tour Major |
| June 7-10 | Kentucky Lake | Murray/Gilbertsville, Ky. | FLW Tour Major |
| June 28-July 1 | Lake Champlain | Plattsburgh, N.Y. | FLW Tour Major |
| Aug. 9-12 | Lake Lanier | Duluth/Gainesville, Ga. | Forrest Wood Cup |
| Aug. 23-26 | Detroit River | Detroit, Mich. | FLW Tour Open |
| Sept. 20-23 | Wheeler Lake | Decatur, Ala. | FLW Tour Open |
| Oct. 11-14 | Sam Rayburn Reservoir | Lufkin, Texas | FLW Tour Open |
Kellogg’s will once again be presenting the Walmart FLW Tour Angler of the Year and Co-angler of the Year titles to the top pro and co-angler from the point standings after the six FLW Tour Majors. Pros are battling for a $100,000 Angler of the Year award plus entry in the 2013 Forrest Wood Cup. Co-anglers are fishing for a Ranger Z518 with 200 HP outboard Co-angler of the Year award plus entry into the 2013 Forrest Wood Cup.
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