How to Play
Picking Your Team
Each FLWTM tournament, we'll choose 15 of our Evinrude pros competing in that event, then randomly put them into three groups: Group A, Group B, Group C.
You choose one pro from each group.
You will also enter what you think will be the total weight of your three angler's catches for the entire tournament and who you think will score the most Power Points on your team. This information will be used to break any ties at the end of the tournament.
About FLW Tournaments
A Wal-Mart FLW bass tournament consists of a field of 200 professional anglers fishing against each other on a given lake over four days. The lakes change for each event – and often the anglers change, as well – but the goal is always the same: The angler who catches the most bass, measured by weight, wins the tournament.
Here’s a quick breakdown for how an FLW tournament works:
- 200 anglers fish on days 1 and 2, the "opening round," to try and make the cut.
- The top 10 anglers, based on each angler’s combined catch weight from days 1 and 2, make the cut and advance to fish on days 3 and 4.
- For days 3 and 4, the "final round," the top 10 anglers’ weights are each reset to zero and they fish for another two days to determine the winner.
- The winner is the angler with the heaviest combined weight from days 3 and 4.
Anglers are allowed to weigh in no more than five bass – what’s known as a "limit" – on any given day. Anglers are allowed to "cull" bass – that is, replace one bass in their livewell with a heavier one. They can have possession of no more than five bass in their livewell at any given time, however.
Catch weights vary from tournament to tournament, based on whether a lake has lots of bass, fewer bass, big bass or smaller bass. Some tournaments see many limits, others see relatively few of them. The same is true of relative fish size: Some tournaments see bigger ones, and others do not.
Still, the bottom line is always the same: To succeed in any given tournament, an angler’s goal is to catch more weight in bass than his competitors.
At the end of the tournament, all of the anglers are ranked according to how they finished in either the opening round or the final round. These are called the "tournament results," and they determine how many Evinrude Power Points you receive.
Tournament Days 1 and 2
At the end of both the first and second days, the 15 Evinrude anglers selected for our challenge will be ranked in order of the placement that day. The top performing Evinrude pro will earn 30 points. Second place 28 points, ect.
| Angler Rank |
Evinrude Power Points
Received |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 |
30
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2 |
Note: If your pro pick is disqualified or catches no fish during the tournament, you will receive no Power Points for that angler.
Day 3: The Final 10
Only the top 10 anglers in an FLW tournament move on to compete on Days 3 and 4. If your anglers make it to the weekend, you earn more points. If your anglers miss the cut they're done earning points for the tournament.
At the end of day three, the top 10 anglers will be ranked again, from 1 – 10. [This will most likely include anglers not part of this challenge.] The top finisher – if they are an Evinrude pro selected for this challenge – earns 30 points. Second place earns 27 points, ect.
| Angler Rank |
Evinrude Power Points
Received |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 |
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3 |
Remember, your Evinrude pro members earn points for their ranking in the top 10.
Day 4
On the final day of the tournament, the top 10 anglers will again be ranked from 1 through 10. Only Evinrude pros selected for our challenge who finish in the top three will earn points.
| Angler Rank |
Evinrude Power Points
Received |
1
2
3 |
30
20
10 |
Checking Your Results
Evinrude Power Point standings for both the most recent FLW bass tournament and the season point standings will be updated on the site within 24 hours of the completed fourth round. Your current individual point total and ranking for both the tournament and the season will be displayed, along with the top 10 and top 50 players.
Tournament Schedule
The Wal-Mart FLW tour schedule consists of the following six regular season events:
| FLW Tour Event Location |
Online Registration Period |
Tournament Dates |
| Lake Toho |
Not Included in Challenge |
2/28/08 – 3/2/08 |
| Lewis Smith |
12:01 a.m., 3/3/08 – 11:59 p.m., 4/2/08 |
4/3/08 – 4/6/08 |
| Lake Norman |
12:01 a.m., 4/7/08 – 11:59 p.m., 4/23/08 |
4/24/08 – 4/27/08 |
| Beaver Lake |
12:01 a.m., 4/28/08 – 11:59 p.m., 5/14/08 |
5/15/08 – 5/18/08 |
| Ft. Loudoun – Tellico Lakes |
12:01 a.m., 5/19/08 – 11:59 p.m., 6/18/08 |
6/19/08 – 6/22/08 |
| Detroit River |
12:01 a.m., 6/23/08 – 11:59 p.m., 7/9/08 |
7/10/08 – 7/13/08 |
| (All Times are Eastern Time) |
Final Tips
Be sure to pick your anglers before each tournament, as teams DO NOT carry-over from tournament to tournament. In fact, the 15 anglers you choose from will change for each tournament.
Be sure to use some of the research tools available to you – the angler bios on this site, info on fantasyfishing.com and more.
Good luck!