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CLEWISTON, Fla. – After catching the biggest limit on day one of the Lake Okeechobee Stren Series event weighing 24 pounds, 3 ounces, Kevin Long of Clewiston, Fla., refused to relinquish his lead over the next two days to win the Southeastern Division Opener with a three-day total of 49 pounds, 14 ounces.

“I’ve been dreaming about this since I was 12 years old,” said Long, who guides on Okeechobee during the winter. “As you get older you start to wonder if a win is ever going... Read More

first day results for the FLW Stren Tournament here on Lake Okeechobee went to KEVIN LONG FROM CLEWISTON FLORIDA     ; With a weight of over 24libs, Kevin is currently in first place going in to the second day, conditions on the lake will be a little better today with warmer temp, and less wind.    I am glad to see Kevin do well the first day, he is a excellent fishermen, but more important he is a genuinely nice person to know  and always carrie... Read More

CLEWISTON, Fla. — The $6.5 million Stren Series is headed to Lake Okeechobee Feb. 26-28 for a $275,225 bass tournament. As many as 400 pros and co-anglers from 26 states will be competing in the first Southeast Division tournament of the season for top awards of $65,000 and $35,000, respectively.

“I am really looking forward to another tournament on Lake Okeechobee,” said Iams pro Koby Kreiger of Okeechobee, Fla., who finished second at the 2009 season opener of the Walmart FLW S... Read More

BIG WIEGHTS AT THIS FLW TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE, ONLY SHOWS HOW GREAT THIS LAKE IS   McMillan is the man Local Okeechobee legend closes the deal with first professional win

By Rob Newell - 31.Jan.2009

CLEWISTON, Fla. – Last January, Jimmy McMillan of Belle Glade, Fla., fished the Walmart FLW Series on Lake Okeechobee and finished second.

At the time, the FLW Series event was the biggest tournament he had ever fished. During that tournament he made som... Read More