FLW returns to Lake Hartwell

A Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) bass-fishing tournament that features the top weekend anglers from the T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) takes place this weekend, Oct. 3-5, in Seneca at the T-H Marine FLW BFL Regional Tournament on Lake Hartwell presented by Navionics.  The no-entry fee tournament, hosted by Visit Oconee SC, is a three day event that features the top pros and co-anglers from the Music City (West Tennessee), Shenandoah (Virginia-Maryland), North Carolina, and Volunteer (East Tennessee) divisions casting for a top prize of $70,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower outboard in the pro division and a Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower outboard in the co-angler division.  In addition to the new Ranger boats, anglers are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing, the BFL All-American. The 2020 BFL All-American will be held April 30-May 2 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina. Anglers will take off from the Clemson Beach and Recreation Area, located at 275 YMCA Circle in Seneca at 7:30 a.m. EDT each day of competition. The weigh-ins will be held each day at the same location beginning at 3:30 p.m. All takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.  The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, advance to one of six regional tournaments. FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2019 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct more than 290 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Namibia, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and Zimbabwe. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com.