FLW honored Karen
Hollingsworth, manager of Wildlife
Forever’s State-Fish Art Contest, dur-
ing the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup for
her leadership in providing aware-
ness and understanding of fish and
fishing to the youth of America. The
2018 State-Fish Art Contest was the
20th iteration.
“Karen believes in the power of
fishing to develop conservation and
aquatic stewardship,” said Dave
Washburn, FLW vice president of
operations, on the Cup weigh-in
stage on day two in Hot Springs. “She
has made significant advancements
in creating appreciation of America’s
fish and fishing.”
“I was truly surprised by this spe-
cial award and so pleased to see the
State-Fish Art program honored,”
Hollingsworth added. “I want to thank
our sponsors and all the students and teachers participating in the annual con-
test. Without their help and support the program would not be possible.”
FLW has been a longtime supporter of the State-Fish Art program, which
displays its winning art on a “Wall of Fame” at the annual Cup Expo. For more
information, visit wildlifeforever.org.
ROSE AND COMPANY
RECEIVE RANGER CUP
AWARDS
FLW HONORS HOLLINGSWORTH
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUTH,
STATE-FISH ART CONTEST
Scott Arms of Ranger Boats recognized
five Ranger Cup award winners during the
Thursday night banquet that preceded the
Forrest Wood Cup. The five anglers were
the highest-finishing Ranger Cup anglers in
the 2018 FLW Tour standings.
Mark Rose, the Pennzoil Marine Angler
of the Year, received top honors and a
new Ranger Z518L bass boat. Other recipi-
ents were Bryan Thrift ($10,000), Scott
Martin ($8,000), Chris Johnston ($7,000)
and Cody Meyer ($5,000).
For more information on the Ranger
Cup program, visit rangercup.com.
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The Forrest Wood Cup is returning to Hot
Springs, Ark., Aug. 9-11, 2019. The tourna-
ment will take place at Lake Hamilton. It’ll be
the first time in Cup history that the champi-
onship event will visit the same host commu-
nity in consecutive seasons.
“Hot Springs and FLW have established a
great relationship in the 20 years that we
have hosted their great events, and we are
thrilled and grateful that the FLW Cup is
returning to our city,” says Steve Arrison,
CEO of Visit Hot Springs. “FLW not only does
the best job in the world at putting on a
family-friendly event that literally has some-
thing for everyone, but it also does a
tremendous job of highlighting the great
fishing, great attractions and great facilities
we have here in Hot Springs.”
The 2019 Cup will be the sixth iteration in
Hot Springs. The community first hosted the
Cup in 2005, when hometown favorite George
Cochran won the championship on Lake
Hamilton. Subsequent Cups were held at Lake
Ouachita in 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2018.
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2019 CUP TO RETURN TO HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
FLWFISHING.COM I FALL 2018