Erik Luzak and Ashley Rae Win 2018 FLW CANADA CUP!

Top team moving closer to 2019 Forrest Wood Cup!
By Luigi De Rose 

Ashley and Erik cash 10 grand and move closer to FLW Cup.
(Photo: Margaret Garnier/facebook)

		Position		PRO	CO-ANGLER	DAY 1	DAY 2	DAY 3		TOTAL
		1		ERIK LUZAK	ASHLEY RAE	20.55	18.55	16.45		55.55
		2		COOPER GALLANT	DANNY MCGARRY	21.55	18.25	12.45		52.25
		3		DAVE MACDONALD	MIKE BRAYFORD	16.1	17.55	16.9		50.55
		4		BOB IZUMI	DARREN IZUMI	15.45	18.35	15.85		49.65
		5		PETE GARNIER	BOB DECKERT	15.65	15.1	18.5		49.25
		6		DEREK GOLDIE	STEVER ERIC-MARKOVIC	17.5	15.45	14.95		47.9
		7		PHIL CURTIS	BRENT VALERE	16.25	16.85	14.55		47.65
		8		SCOTT BURNS	GORD ROGERS	17.65	16	12.95		46.6
		9		PAUL TSIGARUS	TERRY HICKEY	14.95	17.7	13.7		46.35
		10		DAN RISORTO	GERARD COCKS	20.75	12.9	11.95		45.6

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Hot Spring Arkansas to Host 2018 Forrest Wood Cup

Cup back to Hot Springs
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FLW, in conjunction with Visit Hot Springs and the State of Arkansas, announced Saturday that Hot Springs, Ark., will host the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita Aug. 10-12.

Hot Springs has previously hosted four Forrest Wood Cup championships – one on Lake Hamilton (2005) and three on Lake Ouachita (2007, 2011 and 2015). The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will again feature the most successful anglers from the FLW Tour, Costa FLW Series, T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League, YETI FLW College Fishing and The Bass Federation.

“Our whole city is excited by the fact that FLW has chosen Hot Springs for the fifth time as the host for the Forrest Wood Cup,” says Steve Arrison, CEO of Visit Hot Springs. “Hot Springs has established a wonderful relationship with FLW, and our audiences for the Cup and other FLW events have been large and enthusiastic. I know the 2018 Cup will find the same level of enthusiasm and warm hospitality that FLW has come to associate with the great fishing in Hot Springs.”

John Cox Wins the 2016 FLW CUP!

John Cox wins the 2016 FLW CUP with 54-13lbs of bass. He lead wire to wire! Michael Neal is 2nd with 50-10lbs and Todd Auten 50-5lbs is third. More info coming!

Big Changes Coming to 2016 FLW Tour Events

FLW announced Thursday its planned enhancements and key changes for the 2016 Walmart FLW Tour season. Among the major changes are the additions of two fall FLW Tour Invitational tournaments and changes to Rule No. 19 to now allow competitors to fish in their own wrapped boats on all four days of FLW Tour competition.

Key points from the recently updated rules:

 Fall FLW Tour Invitationals

Two fall FLW Tour Invitational tournaments will be held after the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup at locations yet to be announced. The tournaments will feature a three-day format and a 125-boat pro field (no co-anglers) with a $4,000 entry fee. The field will consist of the top 100 professionals and top five co-anglers from the 2016 FLW Tour Angler of the Year and Co-angler of the Year standings, respectively, along with the top four pros from the Angler of the Year standings in each of the five 2015 Rayovac FLW Series divisions. Co-anglers accepting invitations to compete in the Invitational tournaments will compete as pros. The winner of each Invitational will receive a top prize of $100,000 cash along with automatic qualification into the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup.

 Angler Boats, Boat Wrap Exclusivity, Jersey Exclusivity

Also new for 2016, pros will use their own boats on every day of competition. Sponsor exclusivity for boat wraps will no longer exist, and the list of FLW exclusive categories for logo display on jerseys during the final two days of competition has been reduced from nine to five.

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Featuring a segmented, fish-shaped body and forked tail that create an extremely lifelike baitfish profile, the RaZor ShadZ pulls double duty as a first-of-its-kind floating/diving soft pastic jerkbait and the perfect bladed swim jig trailer to complement the new Project Z^™ ChatterBait.  The combined softness, buoyancy, and extreme durability made possible by its ElaZtech construction allow it to perform above and beyond other soft plastics for both applications.

The RaZor ShadZ is the ideal bladed swim jig trailer when conditions call for a bulkier ChatterBait profile to mimic full-bodied forage like bream, shad and herring.  While other segmented swim jig trailers are notorious for ripping apart, Z-Man’s exclusive 10X Tough ElaZtech material allows for deep body cuts that cause the bait to move in a lifelike manner while still holding up to repeated strikes without tearing.  The RaZor ShadZ is sized to pair perfectly with the newly released Project Z ChatterBait, and its durable super-plastic construction and broad head allow it to stay put securely on the Project Z ChatterBait’s twin keeper barbs without sliding down throughout a day of hard casts, bass bites, and fish catches.

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