Congratulations to all the Ranger
Cup Walleye Winners!! You are all past and present NPAA
members, and are to be congratulated on this prestigious
award. Best of luck as we prepare for the 2008 season!
Jason Przekurat #169
Chris Gilman #60
Dustin Kjelden #274
Todd Riley #19
Mark Courts
Scott Fairbairn #99
Tommy Skarlis #11
Nick Johnson
Pat Neu #77
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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RANGER CUP AWARDS GIVEN TO TOP WALLEYE PROS
Incentive Program Hands Out Big Money, New Boat During
Ceremony
FLIPPIN, Ark. (January 22, 2008) – Following
the enormous success of Ranger Walleye Pros at all
levels of tournament competition this year, the Ranger
Cup Awards were awarded during the company’s
recent Product Knowledge Tour. The contingency program
is designed to reward Ranger owners for their success
on the water and the continued loyalty to Ranger Boats.
This year, Ranger Cup Awards were given to the Top
10 finishers in the point standings for walleye fishing
either the FLW or PWT tournament trails. Anglers walked
away with Ranger Cup money as well as bonus money,
courtesy of the Evinrude and Yamaha contingency programs
that awards anglers who fish from Ranger boats powered
by Evinrude and Yamaha outboards.
A total of $48,750 in Ranger Cup and Evinrude contingency
money was awarded during the awards luncheon as well
as a new 2008 Ranger 620VS powered by an Evinrude
225 E-TEC, awarded to first place winner in the walleye
division, Jason Przekurat. Przekurat, fishing the
FLW Walleye Tour, finished with 177 points thanks
to a tournament win and four, Top-15 finishes during
the season.
“To date, our Ranger Cup program has paid out
in excess of $3 million to our very accomplished Ranger
owners on both the walleye and bass tours. We feel
that we have the most accomplished group of owners
in the industry; not just in terms of tournament wins,
but in terms of character individuals who do an outstanding
job of representing what Ranger Boats is all about,”
said Ranger Boats President, Randy Hopper. “We
are proud of their accomplishments and feel that the
industry’s best owners deserve the industries
best contingency program. More than just redefining
what real money is as it relates to these kinds of
awards, we’re rewarding them for a job well
done.”
The Ranger Cup program awards points to anglers who
compete out of Ranger boats during qualifying tournament.
A maximum of 50 poin ts is given to Ranger owners
for a first-place finish and are decreased by one
point for each finishing position. To qualify for
the Ranger Cup program, anglers registered in the
program must fish from a Ranger boat during all qualifying
tournaments, meet clothing requirements and properly
display the Ranger Cup decal on their boat.
RANGER CUP WALLEYE WINNERS
1st Place Jason Przekurat – Stevens Point, WI
(FLW)
177 Points Ranger Cup: 2008 620VS powered by Evinrude
225 E-TEC
2nd Place Chris Gilam – Chisago City, MN (FLW)
1172 Points Ranger Cup: $6,500 plus $3,250 Evinrude
bonus
3rd Place Dustin Kjelden – Brookings, SD (FLW)
122 Points Ranger Cup: $5,000 plus $2,500 Evinrude
bonus
4th Place Todd Riley – Amery, WI (FLW)
114 Points Ranger Cup: $4,500 plus $2,250 Evinrude
bonus
5th Place Todd Riley – Amery, WI (PWT)
106 Points Ranger Cup: $4,000 plus $2,000 Evinrude
bonus
6th Place Mark Courts – Harris, MN (PWT)
99 Points Ranger Cup: $3,500 plus $1,750 Evinrude
bonus
7th Place Scott Fairbairn< /B> – Hager
City, MN (FLW)
96 Points Ranger Cup: $3,000 plus $1,500 Evinrude
bonus
8th Place Tommy Skarlis – Waukon, IA (PWT)
95 Points Ranger Cup: $2,500 plus $1,250 Evinrude
bonus
9th Place Nick Johnson – Elmwood, WI (FLW)
93 Points Ranger Cup: $2,000 plus $1,000 Evinrude
bonus
10th Place Pat Neu – Forestville, WI (PWT)
92 Points Ranger Cup: $1,500 plus $750 Evinrude bonus
About Ranger Boats
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Ranger
Boats, headquartered in Flippin, Ark., is the nation's
largest manufacturer of premium fiberglass fishing
boats, including a series of bass, multi-species,
fish 'n play and saltwater boats. Founded in 1968
by Forrest L. Wood, Ranger Boats continues its commitment
to building the highest quality, strongest performing
boats on the water.
About Genmar
Genmar, with approximately 4,500 employees and eight
manufacturing centers, is the builder of 14 premier
brands of recreational boats which include Carver®,
Champion®, Four Winns®, Glastron®, Hydra-Sports®,
Larson®, Marquis™, Ranger®, Scarab®,
Seaswirl®, Stratos®, Triumph®, Wellcraft®,
and Windsor Craft®. Genmar boats are sold worldwide
through its approximately 1,100 dealers. Additionally,
Genmar utilizes its proprietary VEC® Technology
and the Roplene® process in both the manufacture
of certain of its recreational boats and for third
party manufacturing.
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