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Article: Field Cut to ``Final Five'' in Wal-Mart FLW Tour's $1 Million Bass Event; Legendary Anglers Eye $200,000 First Place Cash.
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- Business Wire
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- June 28, 1999
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DETROIT--(BW SportsWire)--June 25, 1999--
After three days of competition among the world's top bass anglers, five professional anglers will advance to the final round of fishing action in the Forrest Wood Open being held on Lake St. Clair near Detroit. The event, which features a $1 million purse and one of sport fishing's largest first place cash awards - $200,000 - culminates Saturday.
In Saturday's final round, the final five will fish from Nascar-styled, Ranger Commanche fishing machines, and each competitor will be paired with a camera crew from ESPN. The angler catching the heaviest limit of bass for the day will be the Pro Division winner of the ...