Walmart Flw Tour Pro Gerard To Sit Out Of Tourney At Eufaula

MINNEAPOLIS (May 7, 2015) – Walmart FLW Tour pros Joe Gerard of Concordia, Kansas, informed FLW this afternoon that he will also miss the upcoming Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Eufaula presented by Quaker State tournament next week. Gerard will miss the event due to a medical issue with his father. Gerard will return for the fifth regular-season FLW Tour event next month on Lake Chickamauga. A tournament field of 150 boats will compete on Lake Eufaula.
 
In FLW Tour competition, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. The 2015 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 20-23 on Lake Ouachita and is hosted by Visit Hot Springs. The Forrest Wood Cup Champion could win as much as $500,000 – professional bass-fishing’s richest prize.
 
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