"FLW Outdoors and chairman Irwin Jacobs have teamed with Wal-Mart and other major sponsors in an attempt to make fantasy fishing as popular as fantasy football and baseball.
While the concept is not original (ESPN and BASS teamed to provide fantasy fishing to contestants in conjunction with the BASS tournament schedule last year), the amount of prize money certainly is unique. FLW Outdoors has promised to distribute at least $1.7 million in cash prizes, with the cumulative points winner picking up a guaranteed $1 million first prize..."
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/fantasyguy/blog/2008/01/the_lure_of_fantasy_fishing.html
Sounds like a neat idea. It's interesting to think about who will be the best picks for the top ten pro anglers.
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