Columbia city councilman Davis wins Capital City Lake Murray Country Challenge presented by FLW

Columbia city councilman Sam Davis and Costa FLW Series pro angler Bradford Beavers of Ridgeville, South Carolina, won the Capital City Lake Murray Country Challenge presented by FLW bass-fishing tournament Sunday after bringing two fish to the scale weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces. For his victory Davis won $500 for his charity – the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

The event marked just one of many events that happened throughout the week at the Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The event featured four Columbia, South Carolina dignitaries paired with six different FLW Tour pros, each competing for $500 to be donated to the charity of their choice. The tournament launched out of Dreher Island State Park in Prosperity and the teams weighed in on the Bass & BBQ stage outside the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

Despite the record catch being caught by the pros competing in the Forrest Wood Cup, fishing was tough for the local dignitaries as just two of the four teams competing caught fish.

The top two teams finished the tournament in:

1^st:          Columbia City Councilman Sam Davis and pro Bradford Beavers, two bass, 6-7 (Charity: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority)

2^nd:         Lexington County Councilman Todd Cullum and pro James Watson, one bass, 1-10, (Charity: PETS, Inc.)

Also competing in the tournament were:

3^rd:         Richland County Councilman Bill Malinowski and pro Bryan New (Charity: Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc.)

4^th:         South Carolina Director of State Parks Phil Gaines and pro Allen Boyd (Charity: Harvest Hope)

The complete weigh-in was livestreamed on the FLW Facebook page and can be watched at: Facebook.com/FLWFishing.

Lake Murray and the Columbia area are a very familiar destination for FLW. The city has played host to the 2008, 2014 and 2017 Forrest Wood Cups and numerous FLW-sanctioned tournaments. The 2017 Forrest Wood Cup marked the 22nd anniversary of the championship event.

For more Forrest Wood Cup coverage, details and tournament information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

About FLW

FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2017 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW conducts more than 258 bass-fishing tournaments annually across the United States and sanctions tournaments in Canada, China, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

Television coverage of the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) Sept. 27 from Noon -1 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

For a full schedule of events, complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

About FLW

FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2017 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW conducts more than 258 bass-fishing tournaments annually across the United States and sanctions tournaments in Canada, China, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.