Hot Springs Lands 2011 Forrest World Cup

 

Yesterday during a news conference in Hot Springs it was announced that the city would again be home base for the Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. The event is scheduled for August 11-14 2011 on Lake Ouachita. The last time the event was held in the city was 2007 and Scott Suggs of Bryant made professional fishing history by winning the first $1 million first cash prize.

The event will pit top anglers from the FLW Tour, FLW Series, American Fishing Series, Bass Fishing League, The Bass Federation, and the National Guard FLW College Fishing.

FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world.

Hot Springs isn’t a new venue for FLW Outdoors’ championship tournaments.  The 2005 Forrest Wood Cup was held on Lake Hamilton, a sister lake to Lake Ouachita, and drew a record crowd of fans. That year, bass fishing legend and Hot Springs resident George Cochran took the top prize of $500,000. The Forrest Wood Cup returned to Hot Springs and Lake Ouachita in 2007.

In addition to the tournament, the FLW Outdoors Expo will be head at the Hot Springs Convention Center and the live weigh-ins will be held at Summit Arena.