George Cochran will represent Team Walmart on the 2011 Walmart FLW Tour. Serving as brand ambassador, Cochran will compete against the world's greatest bass anglers. George will use a Wal-Mart wrapped Ranger boat pulled by a matching Chevy tow vehicle.
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George is one of only five anglers in history to win both the prestigious Forrest Wood Cup and Bassmaster Classic. In 2005 he won the FLW Cup and a $500,000 payday on his home waters of Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Ark.
A legend of the sport, Cochran has fished the FLW Tour since it was formed in 1996.
George is also a member of Strike King's
All-Star Pro Team
FLW Outdoors announced this summer at the Forrest Wood Cup in Atlanta that it has agreed to a long-term sponsorship with Walmart, with the retail giant becoming the title sponsor of FLW Outdoors in 2011.
Walmart began its sponsorship of FLW Outdoors in 1997, which served as the first of its kind for the sport of bass fishing. FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 189 tournaments thru the year.
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2011 Forrest Wood Cup, scheduled for next summer on
Arkansas's Lake Ouachita.