Weather and Spawn Will Keep Anglers Guessing

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (March 17, 2010) – The FLW American Fishing Series is headed to Lake of the Ozarks March 18-20 for the first of three stops in the Central Division series. As many as 300 pro and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $25,000 plus a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Yamaha outboard motor and up to $15,000, respectively.

Anglers will take off from Grand Glaize Recreation Area – P.B. #2 located at 711 Public Beach Road in Osage Beach, Mo., at 7 each morning. Weigh-ins will be held at the marina as well beginning at 3 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

The Lake of the Ozarks American Fishing Series tournament is being hosted by the Tri-County Lodging Association.

Pros will fish for a top award of $25,000 plus a 198VX Ranger boat with 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard motor if Ranger Cup guidelines are met. Co-anglers will cast for a top award of $10,000. If the co-angler meets the Ranger Cup guidelines, they will earn an additional $5,000.

The American Fishing Series consists of four divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast and Texas. Each division will consist of three tournaments and competitors will be vying for valuable points that could earn them a trip to the American Fishing Series Invitational on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala., Nov. 4-6. The points champion from each division will qualify for the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup and a fifth Forrest Wood Cup qualifier will advance from the Invitational that is open to the top 50 anglers from each division.

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