Flw In Trouble?

[Cajunangler]

If all of the sponsors pull out of FLW Johnny Morris will take it over and call it the BassPro FLW Tour as the sole sponsor and clean up. You can't keep that guy down even if you want to. The are the Budweiser of outdoor sports marketing.

Rainbow, I'm sure the name will change but more likely Bass Pro J_M Tour. I don't know his middle initial but I doubt Forrest Wood continues to be acknowledged in the tours name.

[Champ188]

It would seem these big corporations, especially the ones whose products are not directly related to fishing, may not be seeing adequate returns on their investments.

[J-Doc]

It would seem these big corporations, especially the ones whose products are not directly related to fishing, may not be seeing adequate returns on their investments.

Yep. Few years back, lots of sponsors didn't renew. As soon as Wal-Mart did, they all came back.

[ness]

It would seem these big corporations, especially the ones whose products are not directly related to fishing, may not be seeing adequate returns on their investments.

Bingo.

[rainbow]

Cajunangler, on 08 Jan 2015 - 9:49 PM, said:

Rainbow, I'm sure the name will change but more likely Bass Pro J_M Tour. I don't know his middle initial but I doubt Forrest Wood continues to be acknowledged in the tours name.

Cajun, you're probably right on that one. I don't know his middle name either. Maybe the M stand for Money.

[Quillback]

Doesn't help FLW when one of the top guys, Brent Ehler, moves over to BASS.

[jaspy111]

wraps and displaying of brands really doent matter, I come from motocross background and people have been doing it for years and years, displaying brands on their bikes and graphics for local races, just trying to show loyalty to the brands they like even if they don't get any sponsorship from them, so I say if you want to wrap your boat to advertise for a brand like hummingbird or lowrance or abu Garcia , the go for it, cause more than likely its your money that paid for the wrap and all thet stuff anyway

[kjackson]

Well, there's at least some life left.

WALMART ANNOUNCES 2015 FLW ANGLING TEAM

MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 9, 2015) – Walmart announced the members of its professional angling team that will hit the water in 2015. The Walmart team will be comprised of pros Mark Rose of West Memphis, Arkansas, David Dudley of Lynchburg, Virginia, and co-angler Nicole Jacobs of New Brighton, Minnesota.

Rose, a 16-year veteran of the Walmart FLW Tour, wrapped up his 2014 season with a fifth-place finish in the Angler of the Year standings. He qualified for the ninth Forrest Wood Cup appearance of his career and earned more than $100,000 throughout the season. The Arkansas native has 40 career top-10 finishes and six career victories.

“When I represent a title sponsor, it needs to be something that I believe in and can really endorse whole heartedly,” Rose said. “Walmart helps me, and millions of other people, save money and live better every day. In today’s times, that means a lot, so it’s easy to represent a company like Walmart.”

No stranger to quality and performance, 18-year FLW Tour veteran David Dudley will compete in FLW competition in a Walmart-wrapped Ranger boat for the first time this season. A three-time FLW Tour Angler of the Year winner, Dudley has 39 career top-10 finishes and seven career wins in FLW competition, giving him career earnings of more than $3.3 million dollars – the highest total in FLW history.

“With a family of five children to support, we definitely do a lot of our shopping at Walmart,” Dudley said. “I believe in the company, and that’s extremely important to me in a title sponsor. I look forward to representing the Walmart brand in 2015.”

Newcomer Nicole Jacobs will represent Walmart in the FLW Tour co-angler ranks during her first season on the FLW Tour. A well-respected angler in the Midwest, Jacobs is looking to take the next step in her professional angling career and is excited to represent Walmart around the country.

“It’s an honor to have been selected to represent Walmart,” Jacobs said. “I am going to do my best to be a positive role model for all anglers – men, women and children.”

Walmart began its relationship with FLW in 1997, as title sponsor of the FLW Tour then added title sponsorship of the Bass Fishing League (BFL) in 2001. The partnership offers both companies a wide variety of marketing and promotional opportunities including Walmart in-store promotions and retailtainment linked to FLW tournaments.

[Champ188]

wraps and displaying of brands really doent matter, I come from motocross background and people have been doing it for years and years, displaying brands on their bikes and graphics for local races, just trying to show loyalty to the brands they like even if they don't get any sponsorship from them, so I say if you want to wrap your boat to advertise for a brand like hummingbird or lowrance or abu Garcia , the go for it, cause more than likely its your money that paid for the wrap and all thet stuff anyway

Couldn't care less what anyone wants to put on their boat or shirts. Just saying it makes you look like a desperate wannabe ... or just a goober ... when you aren't really sponsored by them.

[J-Doc]

Couldn't care less what anyone wants to put on their boat or shirts. Just saying it makes you look like a desperate wannabe ... or just a goober ... when you aren't really sponsored by them.

Do you own a Ranger hat or shirt/hoodie?