Stren Series name change 12/23/2009
Notice of the anticipated name change for FLW Outdoors' triple-A circuit arrived today as the organization announced that the Stren Series will become the American Fishing Series for 2010. For the first time, the circuit is without a title sponsor – it was known as the EverStart Series from 1998 through 2005.
Notice of the anticipated name change for FLW Outdoors' triple-A circuit arrived today as the organization announced that the Stren Series will become the American Fishing Series for 2010. For the first time, the circuit is without a title sponsor – it was known as the EverStart Series from 1998 through 2005.
Stren is a company owned by Pure Fishing, which this fall ended its sponsorship of FLW Outdoors.
“This circuit will continue to offer anglers some of the best competition in our sport with an opportunity to improve and better oneself, all while having the opportunity to move up and compete on the FLW Tour and ultimately in the Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing,” said FLW Outdoors president and CEO Charlie Evans.
The American Fishing Series will consist of four divisions in 2010 – Central, Northern, Southeast and Texas. The Southeast Division schedule was modified with the updated event being held on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga., April 29-May 1. Each division will consist of three tournaments and the full schedule is below.
Central
> March 18-20 -- Lake of the Ozarks -- Osage Beach, Mo.
> April 15-17 -- Lake Ouachita -- Mount Ida, Ark.
> May 13-15 -- Kentucky Lake -- Gilbertsville, Ky.
Northern
> June 3-5 -- Potomac River -- Marbury, Md.
> July 15-17 -- Lake Champlain -- Plattsburgh, N.Y.
> Sept. 9-11 -- Lake Erie -- Erie, Pa.
Southeast
> Feb. 25-27 -- Lake Okeechobee -- Clewiston, Fla.
> April 29-May 1 -- Lake Seminole -- Bainbridge, Ga.
> Sept. 30-Oct. 2 -- Pickwick Lake -- Florence, Ala.
Texas
> Jan. 7-9 -- Lake Falcon -- Zapata, Texas
> Feb. 4-6 -- Lake Sam Rayburn -- Jasper, Texas
> June 17-19 -- Toledo Bend -- Manning, La.
Invitational
Nov. 4-6 -- Wheeler Lake -- Decatur, Ala.
Fields will consist of 150 boats fishing Thursday and Friday and the Top 10 pros and Top 10 co-anglers advancing to Saturday. Winners will be determined by total weight from all 3 days. The points champion from each division will qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup and a fifth Forrest Wood Cup qualifier will advance from an Invitational event that is open to the top 50 anglers from each division.
Pro entry fees are $825 per tournament and co-angler entry fees are $325. Anglers will compete for top awards of $25,000 in the pro division and $10,000 in the co-angler division, with awards of $800 and $350 extending through 50th place, respectively. If the winner is Ranger Cup-qualified, the pro will win a 198VX Ranger Boat with a 200-horsepower outboard and the co-angler will win an additional $5,000. The entry fee for the Invitational is the same as a tournament entry fee.
Registration is being accepted at FLWOutdoors.com or by calling 270) 252-1000 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time.
