Article: FLW Outdoors Adds $800,000 to 2005 Wal-Mart FLW Tour Purse, Record $7.6 Million to Be Awarded in 10th Anniversary Season.

BENTON, Ky., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- FLW Outdoors announced its 2005 Wal-Mart FLW Tour schedule Tuesday and answered a long-standing request from professional bass anglers by increasing the award for 50th place in all qualifying events to $10,000 in the Pro Division. This increase in awards for the top 50 anglers in every qualifier amounts to an $800,000 addition to the world's most lucrative professional bass-tournament series, which will celebrate its 10th season by awarding the world's top anglers a record $7.6 million over seven events.

The addition also solidifies a long-standing commitment to professional bass anglers that has resulted in a $2.8 million ...

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