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Copyright 1999 

Georgia's Bruce wins $100,000
in Lake Lanier Wal-Mart FLW Tour Event
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (March 20, 1999) -Mickey Bruce of Buford, Georgia, pocketed $100,000 by winning the third event of the 1999 Wal-Mart FLW Tour bass fishing series on Lake Lanier. The tournament, which features the world's top professional bass anglers competing for a share of a $471,500 purse, is the third stop of seven in the $4 million series, the most lucrative in fishing history.

Bruce, fishing from the CITGO boat in the final round, survived two earlier
rounds of competition and165 other anglers en route to the Wal-Mart FLW
Tour victory. The professional angler landed 5 bass, weighing 15 pounds, 13 ounces in the final round of competition to outdistance the four other
anglers competing in the final round of the professional division and
clinch the title.

"This win probably won't sink in for a couple of weeks," Bruce said. "I
just did my best and let the chips fall where they may."

Bruce caught his winning limit slow-rolling a Stanley spinnerbait in the
Chestatee River.

Fishing from the EverStart boat, Tom Mann, Jr. of Buford, Georgia, took
second place with a championship round, five bass catch weighing 12 pounds, 2 ounces, good for $35,000.

Rounding out the top five in the Wal-Mart FLW Tour's professional division were: (3) Johnny McCombs, Morris, AL, Black & Decker boat, four bass, 10 pounds, 1 ounce, $20,000; (4) Johnny LeSesne, Blue Ridge, GA, Timex boat, three bass, 5 pounds, 4 ounces, $16,000; (5) Jim Nolan, Bull Shoals, Arkansas, Fuji Film boat, one bass, 1 pound, 13 ounces, $14,000.

The win gives Bruce an automatic berth in the year-end Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship, presented by CITGO, September 22-25, 1999, in Wagoner, Oklahoma, where the winner will receive $250,000, the largest first place cash prize in sport fishing.

David Walker of Cannon, Kentucky, is leading the Land O'Lakes Angler of the Year points race with 209 points. Points are awarded to anglers after the
first two days of competition based on ranking at that time. Roland Martin
of Clewiston, Florida, and Mark Hardin of Canton, Georgia, are tied for
second place with 165 points, Mickey Bruce of Buford, Georgia, is in third
with 155 points, followed by Craig Powers of Rockwood, Tennessee, with 150 points. The Land O'Lakes Angler of the Year will be featured on a special edition box of Wheaties later in the year.

The highest-finishing original Ranger boat owner in each tournament will
qualify to enter the $3.5 million Ranger M1 Millennium tournament, the
richest bass event in history, with a $1 million first-place cash prize at
stake. The Ranger owner who catches the largest bass in each division over
the course of the season will also qualify for the Ranger Millennium
tournament.

Ronald Ott of Indianapolis, Indiana, won the co-angler division competition
which concluded Friday with a winning catch totaling 3 pounds, 6 ounces.
Ott collected $15,000 for the win.

Jim Moynagh of Carver, Minnesota, landed a 10 pound, 4 ounce bass to earn big bass honors for the event. Moynagh received $1,000 from Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola will award $5,000 to the angler landing the biggest bass during the 1999 tour. Moynagh is currently leading the year-long big bass contest.

The Wal-Mart FLW Tour is televised on ESPN and ESPN 2. The Wal-Mart FLW Tour Lake Lanier event will be televised on ESPN, Saturday, April 3, at 6 p.m. EST.

Sponsors of the 1999 Wal-Mart FLW Tour include: Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, Land O'Lakes, CITGO Petroleum Products, Chevy Trucks, Uniroyal Tires, Fujifilm, EverStart Batteries, Eveready Flashlights, Black and Decker, Coleman Company, Ranger Boats, Mitchell Rods and Reels, Spiderwire, Evinrude Outboard Motors, Evinrude Electric Trolling Motors, Eagle Electronics, Timex Expedition, Wrangler, Chex Mix, Hamburger Helper, and Wheaties. The Lake Lanier event of the Wal-Mart FLW Tour was hosted by the Gainesville-Hall County Convention and Visitor's Bureau.

Professionals Final Standings
Place Name City, State Day 1&2 Day 3 Day 4 Winnings
1 MICKEY BRUCE BUFORD, GA 27 2 7 1 15 13 $100,000.00
2 TOM JR MANN BUFORD, GA 24 2 9 5 12 2 35000.00
3 JOHNNY MCCOMBS MORRIS, AL 24 8 12 13 10 1 20000.00
4 JOHNNY LE SESNE BLUE RIDGE, GA 24 12 8 5 5 4 16000.00
5 JIM NOLAN BULL SHOALS, AR 23 7 6 3 1 13 14000.00
6 DAVID FRITTS LEXINGTON , NC 25 4 4 9 12000.00
7 ERIC WEIR BELMONT, NC 23 8 4 4 10000.00
8 STEVE DANIEL CLEWISTON, FL 25 13 2 9 9000.00
9 JAMES JENNELLE STERLING, VA 25 3 1 8 8000.00
10 DAVID WALKER CANNON, KY 26 5 0 0 7000.00
11 RICKY DIEHL HUNTSVILLE, AL 23 1 5000.00
12 GUIDO HIBDON GRAVOIS MILLS, MO 22 8 5000.00
13 DANNY CORREIA MARLBORO, MA 22 2 5000.00
14 GEORGE E COCHRAN HOT SPRINGS NP, AR 21 8 5000.00
15 RICKY T GREEN ARKADELPHIA, AR 21 6 5000.00
16 JERRY RHYNE DENVER, NC 21 3 4000.00
17 ERIC HOLT CAPE FAIR, MO 21 1 4000.00
18 MIKE TERRY OBION, TN 20 14 4000.00
19 JIM TUTT LONGVIEW, TX 20 13 4000.00
20 JIM MOYNAGH CARVER, MN 19 12 3750.00
20 ROLAND MARTIN CLEWISTON, FL 19 12 3750.00
22 RANDALL R ROMIG BARTO, PA 19 3 3500.00
23 CHAD BRAUER CAMDENTON, MO 17 15 3500.00
24 DION HIBDON STOVER, MO 17 5 3500.00
25 KEN D ELLIS BOWMAN, SC 17 3 3250.00
25 MARK HARDIN CANTON, GA 17 3 3250.00
27 DAVID SMITH DEL CITY, OK 16 15 3000.00
28 BERNIE SCHULTZ GAINESVILLE, FL 16 9 3000.00
29 TONY COUCH BUCKHEAD, GA 16 8 3000.00
30 DAVID P DUDLEY LYNCHBURG, VA 16 6 2750.00
30 MIKE ROLLER PURDY, MO 16 6 2750.00

CO-ANGLER FINAL Standings
Place Name City, State Day 1 & 2 Day 3 Winnings
1 RONALD OTT INDIANAPOLIS, IN 9 1 3 6 15000.00
2 LEON WILLIAMS FAIRDALE, KY 8 11 2 8 5000.00
3 RICK PARNELL CASSELBERRY, FL 13 1 2 3 4000.00
4 CHRIS E DOUGLAS BELLEVILLE, IL 8 14 1 10 3000.00
5 BUD GOEKE PINCKNEYVILLE, IL 10 6 1 5 2000.00
6 GIL JR KEENER MUSKOGEE, OK 11 8 0 0 1800.00
7 DAVID HUDSON JASPER, AL 9 12 0 0 1600.00
8 CRAIG CLAYTON ROGERS, AR 9 9 0 0 1400.00
9 BILL HALTER ANNA, IL 8 12 0 0 1200.00
10 RICK MARSH HIGH POINT, NC 8 6 0 0 1000.00
11 BILL BARRETT SARASOTA, FL 7 12 900.00
12 TONY NATION CORDOVA, TN 7 10 900.00
13 ANTHONY GAGLIARDI PROSPERITY, SC 7 8 900.00
14 TEDDIE HARRISON CLEWISTON, FL 7 7 900.00
15 BRYAN S JOHNSON SALISBURY, NC 7 2 900.00
16 DOUG CALDWELL KANE, PA 7 0 800.00
16 BRANTLEY W PEOPLES RALEIGH, NC 7 0 800.00
18 TOM SAMPLES MARION, IL 6 15 800.00
19 BRAD CLINE SHAKOPEE, MN 6 10 800.00
20 MARY PARNELL CASSELBERRY, FL 6 9 800.00
21 RODNEY CHMOLACK COLUMBUS, GA 6 7 700.00
22 JIMMY BUMGARNER GASTONIA, NC 6 3 700.00
22 KELLY BROOKS HENDERSON, KY 6 3 700.00
22 EDDIE AMOS DALTON, GA 6 3 700.00
25 JACK LADD UNION CITY, MI 6 2 650.00
25 KEITH BURDEN ST. PETERSBURG, FL 6 2 650.00
27 CURTIS THOMPSON BAYTOWN, TX 6 1 600.00
28 GARY HENRY CONYERS, GA 5 13 600.00
29 ROB NEWELL TALLAHASSEE, FL 5 12 600.00
30 TERRY TOLER ARAB, AL 5 6 600.00

Winner will receive $100,000
Five pro anglers move to final round in $471,500 Wal-Mart FLW Tour
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (March 19, 1999) - After three days of competition, five professional anglers have advanced to the final round of professional
fishing action in the Wal-Mart FLW Tour bass tournament, presented by
Coca-Cola, being held on Lake Lanier. The event features a $471,500 purse
and one of sport fishing's largest first place cash prizes - $100,000. The
tournament will culminate Saturday at the Gainesville Wal-Mart Supercenter with weigh-in activities beginning at 11:30 a.m EST. In Friday's round, the anglers fished from the new, NASCAR-styled, Ranger Comanche fishing machines.

The five anglers making the final cut include: (1) Johnny McCombs, Morris, AL, Citgo boat, 12 pounds, 13 ounces; (2) Tom Mann, Jr., Buford, GA, Uniroyal boat, 9-5; (3) Johnny LeSesne, Blue Ridge, GA, Timex boat, 8-5; (4) Mickey Bruce, Buford, GA, Land O'Lakes boat, 7-1; (5) Jim Nolan, Bull Shoals, AR, Land O'Lakes boat, 6-3.

The angler catching the heaviest limit of bass on the final day will be the
Wal-Mart FLW Tour Pro Division winner and receive $100,000. Second place will pay $35,000, third place $20,000, fourth place $16,000, and fifth
place $14,000.

Rounding out the top 10 Pros were: (6) David Fritts, Lexington, NC,
Wrangler boat, 4-9, $12,000; (7) Eric Weir, Belmont, NC, EverStart boat,
4-4, $10,000; (8) Steve Daniel, Clewiston, FL, Black & Decker boat, 2-9,
$9,000; (9) James Jennelle, Sterling, VA, Coleman boat, 1-8, $8,000; (10)
David Walker, Cannon, KY, Fuji Film boat, 0-0, $7,000.

In other fishing action, the co-angler competition has ended with Ronald
Ott of Indianapolis, Indiana, winning first place with a catch of 3 pounds,
6 ounces. He received $15,000 for the win. Ott caught his winning fish on a
6" Zoom Finesse worm. He also qualified for the Ranger Millennium Tournament.

Rounding out the top 10 Co-Anglers were: (2) Leon Williams, Fairdale, KY,
2-8, $5,000; (3) Rick Parnell, Casselberry, FL, 2-3, $4,000; (4) Chris
Douglas, Belleville, IL, 1-10, $3,000; (5) Bud Goeke, Pinckneyville, Il,
1-5, $2,000; (6) Gil Keener, Jr., Muskogee, OK, 0-0, $1,800; (7) David
Hudson, Jasper, AL, 0-0, $1,600; (8) Craig Clayton, Rogers, AR, 0-0,
$1,400; (9) Bill Halter, Anna, IL, 0-0, $1,200; (10) Rick Marsh, High
Point, NC, 0-0, $1,000.

Field Cut to 10 In Wal-Mart FLW Tour Event on Lake Lanier
Anglers Eye $100,000 First Place Cash
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (March 18, 1999) - Ten anglers have made the first round cut to advance to Friday's second round of professional fishing action in the season opener of the $471,500 Wal-Mart FLW Tour being held on Lake Lanier. The world's best bass anglers are competing for a first place cash prize of $100,000 in the third of seven events on the tour that in 1999 will award anglers $4 million.

The 10 world class anglers, together with the remaining 10 co-anglers, will
compete Friday, for one day, with the top five professionals, based on
Friday's catch weight, advancing to Saturday's final round. In addition to
the $100,000 first place cash, the winning professional and co-angler
receive berths in the Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship, presented by CITGO, September 22-25, 1999, on Ft. Gibson Lake in Wagoner, Oklahoma, where the winning professional will receive the largest cash award in fishing - $250,000.

The top 10 pros advancing include: (1) Mickey Bruce, Buford, GA, 27 pounds, 2 ounces; (2) David Walker, Cannon, KY, 26-5; (3) Steve Daniel, Clewiston, FL, 25-13; (4) David Fritts, Lexington, NC, 25-4; (5) James Jennelle, Sterling, VA, 25-3; (6) Johnny LeSesne, Blue Ridge, GA, 24-12; (7) Johnny McCombs, Morris, AL, 24-8; (8) Tom Mann, Jr., Buford, GA, 24-2; (9) Eric Weir, Belmont, NC, 23-8; (10) Jim Nolan, Bull Shoals, AR, 23-7.

The top 10 co-anglers advancing include: (1) Rick Parnell, Casselberry, FL,
13 pounds, 1 ounce; (2) Gil Keener, Jr., Muskogee, OK, 11-8; (3) Bud Goeke, Pinckneyville, IL, 10-6; (4) David Hudson, Jasper, AL, 9-12; (5) Craig Clayton, Rogers, AR, 9-9; (6) Ronald Ott, 9-1; (7) Chris Douglas,
Belleville, IL, 8-14; (8) Bill Halter, Anna, IL, 8-12; (9) Leon Williams,
Fairdale, KY, 8-11; (10) Rick Marsh, High Point, NC, 8-6.

Kansan Cecil Kingsley in ninth place after first day
Minnesota angler takes first round lead
in $471,500 Wal-Mart FLW Tour Event
on Lake Lanier

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (March 17, 1999) - Cecil Kingsley weighed in three fish for a total weight of 12 pounds 2 ounces to end the first day of fishing on Georgia's Lake Lanier. That put him in ninth place and only once ounce out of eighth.

Jim Moynagh of Carver, Minnesota, has landed four bass weighing 19 pounds, 12 ounces to lead the 165-man professional division after the first round of competition in the third event of the $4 million, 1999 Wal-Mart FLW Tour being held on Lake Lanier. The world's best bass fishermen are competing for a share of the $471,500 cash purse, the largest for a bass tournament in Georgia history, and $100,000 for first place.

Moynagh is attempting to make the 10-man, first round cut, determined at
the end of Thursday's fishing. The top 10 professional and 10 co-anglers,
based on total weight after the first two days of fishing, will advance to
the second round of action on Friday. At the conclusion of Friday's
fishing, the co-angler competition is completed and the pro field is cut to
five. Saturday's final round of fishing will determine the winner of the
Wal-Mart FLW Tour Pro Division, based on total catch weight for that day.
In addition to $100,000, the winning pro (and co-angler) receive a berth in
the Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship, presented by CITGO, September 22-25, 1999, on Ft Gibson Lake in Wagoner, Oklahoma.

The Pro Division leader at the end of Thursday's action will receive 75
points in the Land O'Lakes Angler of the Year race. The professional angler
accumulating the most points through the second day of the Forrest Wood
Open, sixth stop on the tour, will be featured on a nationally-distributed,
special edition box of Wheaties. Superstar angler, Denny Brauer, was the
first angler in history to grace the famous cereal box, having won the 1998
race.

Gill Keener, Jr. of Muskogee, Oklahoma, is leading the 165-man co-angler
field with a four bass catch weighing 9 pounds, 5 ounces. Co-anglers are
competing for a share of $71,500, with $15,000 going to the winner.
Thursday's indoor weigh-in will be held from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. at Laurel
Park in Gainesville. Friday and Saturday's weigh-ins will be held at the
Gainesville Wal-Mart Supercenter. Friday's weigh-in begins at 5 p.m.
Activities on Saturday begin at 11:30 a.m.

Kansans Chapman and Kingsley will compete on pro side
World's best anglers set for third FLW Tour stop on Georgia's Lake Lanier
GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (March 3, 1999) -- Brent Chapman of Lake Quivira and Cecil Kingsley of Lawrence will be joining the world's best professional bass anglers headed for Gainesville, Georgia, to compete in the third event of Operation Bass' $4 million, 1999 Wal-Mart FLW Tour, March 17-20, on Lake Lanier. The tournament is the third stop of seven for the tour that is the most lucrative competitive bass fishing series in history, and the richest tournament in Georgia history.

Kingsley is coming off a 19th place finish in the second tournament. Chapman placed 20th in the first tournament.

The $471,500 Lake Lanier event, presented by Atlanta-based Coca-Cola®,
features 300 world class anglers (150 professional and 150 co-anglers)
fishing in a four-day, elimination competition, with a $100,000 first place
cash award at stake. The all-star field of anglers, comprised of the
sport's biggest names, including 1998 Land O'Lakes FLW Angler of the Year Denny Brauer and 1998 FLW Tour champion Davy Hite, will compete the first two days for one of 10 slots (10 pros and 10 co-anglers) available in the second round of fishing action. On day three, the 10 pros and 10 co-anglers start over, fishing one day for the heaviest limit. The top five pros, based on total weight, advance to the final round of competition on
Saturday. Co-angler competition ends after day three. First prize in the
co-angler competition is $15,000.

In addition to $100,000, the winner earns a berth in the $450,000 Wal-Mart
FLW Tour Championship, presented by CITGO, September 22-25, 1999, on Ft. Gibson Lake at Wagoner, Oklahoma, where the winner receives the largest first place cash award in pro angling - $250,000.

Indoor weigh-ins will be held daily from 3 - 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Laurel Park in Gainesville. Friday and Saturday's weigh-ins will be held at the Gainesville Wal-Mart Supercenter. Friday's weigh-in begins at 5 p.m. Activities on Saturday begin at 11:30 a.m.

David Walker of Cannon, Kentucky, and Rick Lillegard of Atkinson, New
Hampshire, two of bass fishing's emerging new stars, are tied for the lead
in the Land O'Lakes Angler of the Year points race with 135 points. Points
are awarded to anglers after the first two days of competition based on
ranking at that time. Alton Jones of Waco, Texas, is following in second
place with 129 points, Craig Powers of Rockwood, Tennessee, is in third
with 124 points, followed by Mark Hardin of Canton, Georgia, with 114
points. The Land O'Lakes Angler of the Year will be featured on a special
edition box of Wheaties later in the year.

The third and fourth days of each event also feature the top pros fishing
from the new Ranger Comanche fishing machines. The boats represent the
newest advances in craftsmanship and technology, and feature dynamic,
NASCAR-like, sponsor-centered styling from bow to stern.

All tour events are scheduled to be televised on ESPN approximately two
weeks after the tournament. The Wal-Mart FLW Tour Lake Lanier event will be televised on ESPN, Saturday, April 3, at 6 p.m. EST.

Other stops on the 1999 Wal-Mart FLW Tour include: Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open), Bentonville, Arkansas, April 21-24; Mississippi River (presented by Evinrude Outboards), Memphis, Tennessee, May 19-22; Lake St. Clair (Forrest Wood Open), St. Clair, Michigan (presented by EverStart Batteries), June 23-26; Ft. Gibson Lake, Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship (presented by CITGO), Wagoner, Oklahoma, September 22-25.