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THE FRONT PAGE organization. Marshals have the opportunity to ride along with pros during tourna- ments at the highest level of professional fishing, with a front-row seat to every deci- sion, every catch, heartbreak and elation. Marshals can learn – in real-time – just what it takes to catch fish in a high-pressure environment against some of the best anglers on the planet. Tackle Warehouse Named Title Sponsor of FLW Pro Circuit > THE FLW PRO CIRCUIT has a new name. In 2020, FLW’s top-level tournament series will be called the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit after announcing its partnership with title sponsor Tackle Warehouse. Now the official and exclusive fishing tackle retailer of FLW, Tackle Warehouse enters the fold as the namesake of FLW’s most prestigious tournament trail, which will include 155 anglers in 2020. As part of the sponsorship agreement, Tackle Warehouse will receive exposure across all FLW plat- forms, including more than 235 tournaments, Bass Fishing magazine, FLWFishing.com and FLW Live. In addition, Tackle Warehouse will be the title sponsor of the FLW College Fishing School of the Year awards and the present- ing sponsor of FLW High School Fishing Summer Camp. Tackle Warehouse is bass fishing’s leading online retailer that guarantees the lowest prices on fishing tackle from every top brand. For more information or to stock up for your next tournament, visit TackleWarehouse.com. 2019 marked the inaugu- ral season for the FLW Marshal program, which changed the way on-the- 14 “He taught me more in that three hours than I’ve probably learned in 10 years.” – Timmy Beight, on riding with Jordan Osborne during the 2019 Pro Circuit event on Sam Rayburn “I have told about 50 peo- ple already. I told my bank president when I went in to deposit the check.” – Dan Hughes, after winning the marshal contest at Lake Toho, which netted him $2,500 “I would like to marshal again. The hundred dollars [entry fee] is well worth it. It’s unbelievable how much MARSHAL DETAILS The FLW Marshal pro- gram is a $100 VIP experi- ence that includes a cookout and fishing seminar with Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit pros before each event, a marshal shirt by E3 Sport Apparel, and entry in the marshal contest, which pays $2,500 to the winning marshal and cash prizes to the rest of the top 10 mar- shals (based on the two-day combined weights of their pro angler draws). This is the opportunity of a lifetime for serious anglers, and it is only available to FLW members and sub- scribers who are at least 16 years old. Pick your favorite lake (or more than one), ride along to learn from the world’s best pros and have the chance to win cash awards. For more information about the FLW Marshal pro- gram, visit our website at FLWFishing.com/marshals. water action is presented to bass fishing fans in real-time. With a marshal in nearly every boat, fish-catch report- ing and photography were critical pieces of FLW’s live coverage of FLW Tour events last season. The FLW Marshal pro- gram is back in 2020, and with your help, it can be bet- ter than ever. The benefits of the Marshal program don’t just extend to FLW as an FLWFISHING.COM | MAJORLEAGUEFISHING.COM | FEBRUARY-MARCH 2020 Be a Part of the FLW Marshal Program WHAT SOME OF LAST YEAR’S MARSHALS HAD TO SAY: I learned out here. I don’t know if they realize how much I learned from them.” – John Young, who won the marshal contest at Lake Chickamauga in 2019