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MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 15, 2011) – FLW Outdoors today announced the 2012 EverStart Series schedule. The EverStart Series will again consist of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western – with four qualifying events per division culminating in the no-entry-fee EverStart Series Championship Nov. 1-4 on the Ouachita River in Monroe, La. Pros will be competing for $35,000, and co-anglers will be vying for a new Ranger 177TR with a 90-horsepower outboard in every qualifier.

If the angler is Ranger Cup qualified, the winning pro will also receive a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower outboard and the co-angler will receive an additional $5,000 in each regular-season tournament.

“As a stepping stone to the Walmart FLW Tour, the EverStart Series is an extremely popular circuit that offers anglers the opportunity to test their skills on a variety of fisheries,” said Kathy Fennel, President of FLW Outdoors Operations Division. “We are looking forward to another outstanding season of competition on some fantastic fisheries.”

SCHEDULE
Central Division
March 1-3          Table Rock Lake
May 10-12          Kentucky Lake
July 26-28         Mississippi River, La Crosse
Sept. 13-15        Lake of the Ozarks

Southeast Division
Jan. 19-21         Lake Okeechobee
March 22-24        Lake Seminole
April 19-21        Santee Cooper Lakes
May 3-5            Lake Guntersville

Western Division
Jan. 26-28         Lake Shasta
Feb. 23-25         Lake Havasu
Mar. 29-31         California Delta
April 26-28        Clear Lake

Northern Division
June 14-16         Kerr Lake
July 19-21         Lake Champlain
Aug. 16-18         1000 Islands
Sept. 6-8          Potomac River

Texas Division
Feb. 2-4           Lake Amistad
April 12-14        Sam Rayburn Reservoir
May 31-June 2      Toledo Bend
Oct. 4-6           Lake of the Pines

Championship
Nov. 1-4           Ouachita River

PAYOUT
Qualifiers:
Place           Pro         Co-angler
1              $35,000      $5,000
Ranger Cup     Ranger Z518  Ranger 177TR
               200 HP motor 90 HP motor
2               12,000       4,500
3               10,000       4,000
4                9,000       3,500
5                8,000       3,000
6                7,000       2,500
7                6,000       2,000
8                5,000       1,500
9                4,000       1,000
10               3,000         800
11-15            2,000         700
16-20            1,500         650
21-25            1,400         600
26-30            1,300         550
31-40            1,200         500
41-50            1,100         450
Big Bass–Day 1     300         200
Big Bass–Day 2     300         200
Entry Fee       $1,000        $400

Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament.

EverStart Series Championship:

Place           Pro         Co-angler
1              $50,000      $5,000
Ranger Cup     Ranger Z518  Ranger 177TR
               200 HP motor 90 HP motor
2               20,000      5,000
3               10,000      3,500
4                9,000      2,500
5                8,000      2,250
6                7,000      2,000
7                6,000      1,750
8                5,000      1,500
9                4,000      1,250
10               3,000      1,000
11-15            2,500        900
16-20            2,000        800
21-25            1,750        700
26-30            1,500        600
31-40            1,250        500
41-50            1,000        400
Big Bass–Day 1     300        200
Big Bass–Day 2     300        200

Payback is based on the number of paid entries in qualifying tournaments.

Strike King Angler of the Year and Co-angler of the Year:
Angler of the Year Co-angler of the Year
$5,000 per division $2,000 per division

Additional details can be found at FLWOutdoors.com.

ABOUT FLW OUTDOORS
FLW Outdoors is the best in fishing, on and off the water. Anglers worldwide can compete for millions over the course of 191 tournaments in 2011. FLW Outdoors has taken fishing mainstream with the world’s richest fantasy sports game, FLW Fantasy Fishing presented by Straight Talk, where competitors can play for free as well as sign up for Player’s Advantage to gain an edge. For more information about FLW Outdoors and FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FLWOutdoors.com or FantasyFishing.com.