Saturday, August 05, 2006

$500,000 Prize: Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship

Ehrler Wins $500,000 at Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug 05, 2006 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

Standing before an arena filled with cheering bass-fishing fans, Brent Ehrler of Redlands, Calif., brought in a winning catch of five bass weighing 15 pounds, 1 ounce to pocket $500,000 in the Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship presented by Castrol on Lake Logan Martin. The half-million dollar check is the largest first-place award in professional bass fishing.
Ehrler entered the event as the No. 40 seed and dispatched No. 9 seed Clifford Pirch of Payson, Ariz., at the end of the first round with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 20 pounds, 11 ounces compared to Pirch's catch of 10 bass weighing 15 pounds, 4 ounces. During Friday's semifinal round, Ehrler was paired against No. 33 seed National Guard pro Ramie Colson Jr. of Cadiz, Ky., and he again brought in a five-bass limit to defeat Colson and advance to the final round where he ultimately claimed the half-million dollar prize. His semifinal round catch weighed 13 pounds, 4 ounces compared to Colson's limit weighing 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Read more: HERE