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the world,” says Kathy Fennel, FLW president of operations.
“For most of them, this was their first introduction to the
sport.”
The Big Blue Caravan was an outreach effort led by
Barnhart that included a five-day tour of communities with-
in Kentucky. The stop at Marshall County included a public
appearance at Marshall County High School, where people
in the community were invited to visit with Barnhart, as well
as student-athletes, UK Athletics Department staff, basket-
ball coach John Calipari and football coach Mark Stoops.
In June, FLW hosted members of the University of Kentucky
Athletics Department, led by UK Athletics Director Mitch
Barnhart, when the Wildcats came to Marshall County, Ky., as
part of the university’s Big Blue Caravan tour. Marshall County
is the home community of the FLW operations division.
FLW employees provided a tour of the office and FLW Live
studio, as well as some history of FLW and its role in the
growth of competitive bass fishing.
“I think most of them were very surprised at just how big
the sport of bass fishing is, not only in Kentucky, but across
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