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Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series Championship to air Nov. 26 on FSN - FishNews - 11-20-2006
MINNEAPOLIS - Tune in to "FLW Outdoors" Sunday, Nov. 26, beginning at 11 a.m. EST on FSN (Fox Sports Net) to watch the fiercest competitors in tournament redfishing close out the 2006 season at the Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series Championship in Pensacola, Fla. Having qualified for the $300,000 season-ending event through the Eastern or Western divisions of the $1.9 million Redfish Series, the best 100 teams battle for a top award of $100,000.
Anglers head toward open water as Fox Sports Net camera crews film the action.The "FLW Outdoors" saltwater series is a reality-format show told from the anglers' perspective. The top five teams surviving the opening-round cut are followed from takeoff to weigh-in, allowing the audience to feel the anglers' nerves, listen to their strategies and learn from their mistakes. The stories evolve and the suspense grows throughout the one-hour show until the final weigh-in results are announced.
In a three-day tournament that saw many teams heading way east or west from the Pensacola takeoff point to find their reds, most of the five teams that made the cut into the finals rose to the top by sticking close to home base and fishing docks.
Day-two leaders John Eggers (right) and parner John Henninger depart Shoreline Park Marina in search of a championship title.FSN follows John Henninger and John Eggers of Jacksonville, Fla., as they readjust from a long-run strategy on day one to a short game in Pensacola Bay that offers bountiful dock fishing and the pair's first trip to a Redfish Series finale. But after a week's worth of refining a dock pattern near Pensacola during practice, Jason Hughey of Davenport, Fla., and Travis Tanner of Christmas, Fla., have also unlocked the combination to their first-ever final-round appearance in a series event.
Kris Walter (right) of Hudson, Fla., and Danny Winters of Tampa, Fla., place their fish in the weigh-in tank.<br />
Exhibiting consistency during championship competition are Kris Walter of Hudson, Fla., and Danny Winters of Tampa, Fla., the only team to retain a top-five standing wire to wire by adapting to a dock pattern after being blown out of their primary spot. Eager for a championship win after a fifth-place finish earlier in the season, however, are FSN's "Addictive Fishing" host Blair Wiggins of Cocoa, Fla., and partner Tadd Vandemark of Key Largo, Fla., who are fishing riverine areas in nearby bays. Chief Tadd Vandemark (left) and Blair Wiggins proudly display their catch.Tauzin and Clark Jordan of Pearland, Texas, buck the close-by trend in favor of redfish further east, a move that has these prior Redfish Series winners handily in the hunt for a $100,000 payday and potential championship title.
FSN broadcasts "FLW Outdoors" Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon Eastern time. Check local listings for show times and channels in your area. FLWOutdoors.com also provides an online show guide listing what events are coming up on "FLW Outdoors."
FSN is available in more than 81 million homes through its network of 20 regional sports channels. Established in 1996, FSN is the only cable network that supplies national, regional and local sports programming. FSN serves as the cable TV home to 62 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States, and produces over 4,500 live events each year. FSN has an extensive catalog of original national programs, including "Best Damn Sports Show Period" and "Beyond the Glory" documentary series, along with national packages of collegiate sports. Based in Los Angeles, FSN is part of the vast FOX Sports television family. For the latest up-to-the-minute sports news and opinions, visit the FOX Sports/FSN Web site at www.FoxSports.com.
"FLW Outdoors" is also broadcast internationally to more than 350 million households in such countries as Germany, China, South Africa, Australia, Malaysia, Russia, Hungary and the United Kingdom, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoor-sports television show in the world. Additionally, FLW Outdoors is proud to provide tournament coverage to more than 800,000 service men and women stationed around the world in 177 countries and aboard Navy ships through broadcasts on the American Forces Network.
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, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, 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 offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
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.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, browse FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.