The Advocate and Democrat

The purse is $1 million, with $125,000 cash going to the winner of the Pro Division and $25,000 cash going to the winner of the Co-angler Division.

The anglers will take off at 6:30 a.m. each day from the Tellico Recreational Area Ramp, east of Lenoir City.

Weigh-ins on Thursday and Friday will also be held at that same location beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins will be held at the Knoxville Convention Center beginning at 4 p.m.

In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros.

Co-anglers fish from the back deck against co-anglers.

The full field of 400 anglers competes in the two-day opening round for one of 10 slots in Saturday’s competition based on their two-day accumulated weight.

Weights are cleared for day three, and co-angler competition concludes following Saturday’s weigh-in.

The top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from days three and four.

In conjunction with the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, FLW Outdoors will host a free Family Fun Zone and outdoor show at the convention center from noon-6 p.m.

Fans can meet some of their favorite anglers and check out products by some of the top brands in fishing apparel.

Children 14 and under visiting the Family Fun Zone on Sunday will receive a free rod and reel combo while supplies last.

One person will even win a new Ranger boat during the final weigh-in on Sunday.

Admission is free and you must be present to win.

For those that don’t get a chance to see the tournament in person, Fox Sports Net will feature the tournament as part of the “FLW Outdoors” television program.

The Knoxville tournament is set to air on Aug. 10 and 17.