In his first ever FLW Tour win pro Brent Long of Cornelius, N.C., won the final event of the 2010 FLW Tour season on Lake Guntersville, June 26 to help Cynthia Storey of Mankato, Minn., win $5,000 in FLW Fantasy Fishing competition.
Storey’s Fantasy Fishing team was led by Long which helped her earn 11,172 valuable points that will be added to her season total. Storey has put herself in position to win the $50,000 grand prize which is based on accumulated points from all five FLW Tour stops.
“This is the craziest thing,” said Storey, who is an on again, off again player. “I don’t normally do stuff like this, but my friend turned me on to Fantasy Fishing last year and I just sort of started playing. Before each event I said a little prayer and picked the guys I thought looked good – this was pure luck!”
Fantasy Fishing winners were announced after each of the five qualifying FLW Tour stops in the 2010 season. Finishing in second place for this event was Lisa Whelan, Tampa, Fla., $500, and in third was Brian Toedt of Escondido, Calif., $100. Several other winners from California to Florida took home prizes ranging from $50 to $25.
Fantasy Fishing players are vying for an overall first place prize of $50,000. Second place will take home $25,000, while the third-place finisher will walk away with Cabela’s Ultimate Fishing Trip, which includes a trip to Lake El Salto in Mexico and a $5,000 Cabela’s gift card. The fourth-place finisher will win a Can-Am ATV valued at $9,699. All prizes for 2010 are guaranteed and will be announced prior to the Forrest Wood Cup.
FLW Outdoors offers a unique tool, Player’s Advantage, for armchair anglers who take the plunge into the fantasy sports world. Through this tool, players are able to garner additional information including history on the anglers, weather conditions and information regarding the fisheries. Players that had Player’s Advantage won at a rate of 4-to-1 over players that did not access this tool.
ABOUT FLW OUTDOORS
FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 189 tournaments in 2010. FLW Outdoors has also taken fishing mainstream with FLW Fantasy Fishing awarding the largest prizes in the history of fantasy sports. FLW Outdoors memberships are available featuring numerous benefits including Player’s Advantage. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, call (270) 252-1000.By: Julie Huber,
