ADVERTORIAL
TOYOTA: THE TOW VEHICLE
THAT PAYS YOU TO FISH
Since 2008, the Toyota Bonus Bucks program is the only tow vehicle contingency
program in fishing that rewards tournament anglers who own or
lease a truck. Free to register, the program sends checks to participants
who perform well at their respective tournaments.
Perhaps the best part of the program is you don’t have to win your Toyota
Bonus Bucks-supported event to cash in. You simply have to be the highest-finishing
eligible participant in your event, which includes trails ranging from the Tackle
Warehouse Pro Circuit to the Phoenix Bass Fishing League, plus many top-level
team trails, TBF and walleye events, too.
Toledo Bend’s Darold Gleason is now a full-time pro on the Pro Circuit, but
he came through the ranks the hard way, beginning at the BFL level while still a
schoolteacher and basketball coach the very same year Toyota Bonus Bucks
was launched. Twelve years later he remains grateful for the Program’s accessibility
to anglers of all levels.
“My dad had a Toyota truck when I was a kid, so I understood Toyota’s quality
and longevity from way back,” says Gleason. “But as I got older and started
fishing local tournaments, I remember thinking it was pretty cool that Toyota
was the only brand of tow vehicle offering guys like me, not just pros, a chance
to win real money through the brand-new Bonus Bucks Program at the time.”
Gleason is now towing with his fourth Tundra in 12 years. He says he’s never
had a major mechanical issue with a single one of them.
Major League Fishing pro Edwin Evers is quick to support Gleason’s claims
about Toyota’s reliability and quality. Evers says he’s lost count of the number of
Toyota Tundras he’s purchased over the years. He thinks it’s five or six, but
whatever the case, aside from all the Bonus Bucks money he’s won over the
years, he’s also grateful for the horsepower, safety and stopping power his
Tundras have provided.
“What I love most about a Toyota Tundra is what I call ‘the go and the stop.’
That 381-hp engine has a ton of towing power, but a Tundra also has huge oversized
brakes to stop 4,000 pounds of boat and motor – not to mention how much
weight in fishing tackle and other equipment I’m carrying,” says Evers.
“Everybody thinks about towing power when they’re buying a truck,” he adds,
“but you really need to think about whether the truck you’re buying has the braking
system necessary to stop what you’re towing in a safe way.”
Gleason and Evers were both excited to hear about the new special Trail
Edition Tundra, Tacoma and 4Runner that will be available this summer as well.
Trail Edition models feature lockable bed storage compartments to keep your
gear safe and dry, refined front grilles, unique dark gray TRD Off Road wheels,
and more, ready to handle any tournament or outdoor adventure you’re headed
to. Plus, they’re Toyota Bonus Bucks eligible vehicles.
To make sure you’re eligible to participate in the program and possibly win
Toyota Bonus Bucks, simply own or lease a 2016 or newer Toyota truck, sign up
for free and be the highest-finishing registered participant in one of the hundreds
of tournaments supported by the program. To learn more and see program
details, visit toyotafishing.com. If you have questions or need help getting registered,
email [email protected], or call 918.742.6424 and ask
for Kendell or Chip. They will help you get signed up.
Darold Gleason
FLW Pro/Toyota Bonus Bucks Participant
Edwin Evers
MLF Pro/Toyota Bonus Bucks Participant
2021 Toyota Trail Edition Vehicles
Coming Late Summer 2020/Bonus Bucks Eligible
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