THOMPSON WINS WAL-MART TEXAS TOURNAMENT TRAIL EVENT ON LAKE TEXOMA

DENISON, Texas (May 21, 2007) – Pro Johnny Thompson of Calera, Okla., caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 24 pounds, 7 ounces to win $65,000 in cash and prizes, including a 519VX Ranger boat powered by a 200-horsepower Yamaha or Evinrude outboard, Sunday at the final regular season Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail event presented by Abu Garcia event on Lake Texoma. A field of 200 pros and 200 co-anglers competed in the event, which featured a $226,500 purse.

Thompson caught his bass on a combination of spinnerbaits and jigs that he was throwing around shallow cover in the north end of the lake.

Rounding out the top five pros are Brian Clark of Haltom City (10 bass, 23-10, $7,493); Landan Ware of Jewett (10 bass, 22-1, $5,620 plus $4,000 bonus); Stephen Johnston of Hemphill (nine bass, 21-11, $4,027 plus $3,000 bonus); and Keith Combs of Temple (10 bass, 20-13, $2,998 plus $2,500 bonus).

Bonuses are awarded to registered Ranger boat owners. Pros must also fish out of the eligible Ranger boat during the tournament to qualify for contingency awards. Ware’s winnings also included a $5,000 bonus as the highest-finishing participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program.

Dan Wilson of Pilot Point won the co-angler division title with 10 bass weighing 15 pounds, 12 ounces. He earned $4,000. He was throwing a Strike King spinnerbait around submerged bushes and other shallow cover.

Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Claude Rabb of Vidalia, La. (seven bass, 14-11, $2,801); Sisto Salinas of Troy (eight bass, 13-15, $1,867 plus $1,000 bonus); Scott West of Forney (four bass, 12-13, $934); and Ronnie Bickham of New Boston (four bass, 12-00, $747 plus $850 bonus).

The top 50 pros and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will then advance to the next event, the $210,000 Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail Championship Oct. 13-14 on Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Jasper. The winning pro at the championship can earn as much as $75,000 in cash and prizes, including a Ranger boat.

Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Ranger Owners Tournament Championship Series, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits will offer combined purses of nearly $43 million through 238 events in 2007.

Wal-Mart and many of America’s largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world’s leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Walmart.com.

For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.