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2002 Schedule with lodging, dining, camping, bait shop launch and more
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RCL 2002
tournament Rules
RCL 2002 tournament Yamaha
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2002 Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit Championship
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Contact Information
FLW Outdoors
88 Moors road
Gilbertsville Kentucky 42044
Phone 270-36205225
Fax 270-362-9856
website www.operationwalleye.com
Tournament director Sonny Reynolds
E-mail Sonny
Reynolds
For additional information, please contact:
Dave Washburn, communications director, (270) 252-1607
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
$1.4 Million 2002
Wal-Mart RCL Walleye championship Set for Mississippi
River
Red Wing, Minn. (Sept. 16, 2002) — The Mississippi River will serve
as the
playing field for the world’s greatest walleye anglers during the 2002
Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit Championship – the world’s most lucrative
walleye tournament. With a $1.4 million purse, the winning pro angler
stands
to take home up to $400,000 cash, and the winning co-angler could earn
up to
$150,000 cash.
Ranger pro Mark Brumbaugh of Arcanum, Ohio, Crestliner pro Rick Olson
of
Mina Lake, S.D., and Lund pro Scott Glorvigen of Grand Rapids, Minn.,
as
well as 2002 RCL Angler of the Year Tim Minnema are a few of the
walleye-fishing superstars who will be competing in the lucrative
championship Oct. 2-5 in Red Wing, Minn. In 2001, Dean Arnoldussen
of
Kaukauna, Wis., won $400,000 at the RCL championship and instantly
joined
the sport’s top all-time money winners. He will be competing again
this
year.
More than 400 walleye anglers will take off from Treasure Island Casino
and
Resort in Welch, Minn., during the four-day event. In the two-day opening
round, a full field will compete for one of 12 semifinal-round spots
based
on accumulated weight. Weights will be cleared for the one-day semifinal
round, and the top 12 pros will compete for one of six final-round
spots.
Co-angler competition will conclude with the semifinal round. The six
pros
fishing in the one-day final round will again start at zero and will
be
followed by an Outdoor Life Network camera crew. The winner is determined
by
the heaviest catch on the final day. Pros and co-anglers fish for a
combined
boat limit of five walleyes each day of competition.
Anglers qualified for the championship via four regular-season RCL Walleye
Circuit events or through more than 49 other sanctioned organizations
and
events.
Directed by FLW Outdoors and named after Wal-Mart and boat manufacturers
Ranger, Crestliner and Lund, the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit is the
world’s
most lucrative walleye fishing series. Each of the circuit’s four
regular-season tournaments featured a cash purse of up to $346,000
with
$90,000 in cash and prizes, including a fully-rigged Ranger, Crestliner
or
Lund boat powered by Evinrude or Yamaha, going to the winning pro.
The top
co-angler in each qualifying event earned $15,000 cash.
Weigh-ins during the first two days of the tournament will be held at
Treasure Island Casino and Resort starting at 3 p.m. The semifinal-
and
final-round weigh-ins Oct. 4-5 will be held at the Hastings, Minn.,
Wal-Mart
located at 225 33rd St. West at 5 p.m. Friday and 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Takeoff will be at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and 8 a.m.
Friday
at Treasure Island Casino and Resort.
Sponsors of the 2002 Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit are Wal-Mart, Castrol,
Conseco, Crestliner, Energizer, EverStart Batteries, Evinrude, Faded
Glory,
Garmin, Kellogg’s, Lund, Minn Kota, Newell Rubbermaid, Poulan, Ranger
Boats,
Snickers, Stanley, Weed Eater and Yamaha Outboards.
Ranger, Crestliner, Lund, Evinrude and Yamaha are contingency sponsors
for
the event. The winning pro is guaranteed $150,000 cash, but if he meets
the
Ranger, Crestliner or Lund bonus requirements, he will win an additional
$150,000. If the winner also meets the Evinrude or Yamaha bonus
requirements, he will pocket an additional $100,000 for a total of
$400,000
cash.
For more information, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call 270-252-1000
Date |
Championship Oct 2-5, 2002 |
Location |
Mississippi River Welch Mn |
Host |
Treasure Island Casino & Resort 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch,
MN 55089
Phone: (800) 222-7077 www.treasureislandcasino.com |
Marina |
Treasure Island Casino & Resort |
Registration |
October 1, 3 - 6 p.m.
Pre-Tournament Meeting: 6:30 p.m.
Treasure Island Casino & Resort 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch,
MN 55089
Phone: (800) 222-7077 www.treasureislandcasino.com |
Pre Tournament Meeting |
October 1, 3 - 6 p.m.
Pre-Tournament Meeting: 6:30 p.m.
Treasure Island Casino & Resort 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch,
MN 55089
Phone: (800) 222-7077 www.treasureislandcasino.com |
RCL Housing |
Treasure Island Casino & Resort 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch,
MN 55089
Phone: (800) 222-7077 www.treasureislandcasino.com |
Wal-Mart |
225 33rd Street West, Hastings, Minn |
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To register for competition or for more information about the Wal-Mart
RCL
Walleye Circuit, visit www.operationwalleye.com
or call 270-362-5259. Entry
fees for the championship are $1,500 for pros and $750 for co-anglers.
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