Brunswick Corporation : Crestliner Pro John Cox Nets FLW Forrest Wood Cup
OTSEGO, Minn., August 11, 2016 HUNTSVILLE, AL-Crestliner Pro Team angler John Cox fought his way through an impressive line-up of FLW anglers over three days on Wheeler Lake to take home the Forrest Wood Cup on Sunday, Aug. 7, alongside a $300,000 Grand Prize. This is Cox's third career FLW tour win, and his first at FLW Wal-Mart Tour's pinnacle event. After impressive fishing performances Friday and Saturday, Cox stood alone Sunday on the sport's biggest stage to receive his prize -- and make a bit of fishing history. He's the first pro to ever win a modern world championship bass fishing event from an aluminum boat-Crestliner's PT20. Cox has competed in a Crestliner since his first FLW tour in 2011. The victory proved to the fishing world that world-championship bass fishing is possible from an aluminum boat. "John's has been an amazing partner with Crestliner for a long time, he really appreciates all that Crestliner bass boats do for him on the water, the durability, performance and getting into tighter spaces," says Lori Kneeland, Crestliner director of marketing. "It's just been an amazing week," Cox says. "I didn't think that one spot had enough fish in it to win, but it did. I've tried to get back in places like that in other Forrest Wood Cups to win, and it just didn't work out. But Wheeler Lake has so many of those little log-infested creeks, and I knew this would be a great opportunity to make it work, and it did." Adds Kneeland, "If anyone had doubts about what an aluminum fishing boat was capable of in high-stakes bass fishing, John Cox just set the record straight." After bringing in a five-bass limit from some of Wheeler Lake's most remote locations on Sunday, and upping his tournament total to 54 lbs., 13 oz., Cox secured the victory. About Crestliner Located in Otsego, Minn., Crestliner boats are crafted with an uncompromising mix of functional design, all-welded aluminum construction and fishing first innovations. Since 1946 Crestliner has been making boats forged with strength and defined by durability. As a worldwide leader, Crestliner continues to redefine the industry with boats built to last. A testament to our quality and craftsmanship, Crestliner has received the CSI Award of Excellence in Customer Satisfaction for Aluminum Outboard Boats for nine consecutive years. Learn more about Crestliner and its line of boats by visiting www.crestliner.com. Crestliner is a division of Brunswick Corporation, a leader in the recreational marine industry. www.brunswick.com About Brunswick Headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., Brunswick Corporation's leading consumer brands include Mercury and Mariner outboard engines; Mercury MerCruiser sterndrives and inboard engines; MotorGuide trolling motors; Attwood, Garelick and Whale marine parts and accessories; Land 'N' Sea, Kellogg Marine, Diversified Marine, BLA and Bell RPG parts and accessories distributors; Bayliner, Boston Whaler, Brunswick Commercial and Government Products, Crestliner, Cypress Cay, Harris, Lowe, Lund, Meridian, Princecraft, Quicksilver, Rayglass, Sea Ray, Thunder Jet and Uttern; Life Fitness, Hammer Strength, Cybex and SCIFIT fitness equipment; InMovement products and services for productive well-being; and Brunswick billiards tables, accessories and game room furniture. For more information, visit http://www.brunswick.com. ### FOR MORE INFORMATION: Lori Kneeland lkneeland@crestliner.com 763-241-2625 This announcement is distributed by GlobeNewswire on behalf of GlobeNewswire clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Brunswick Corporation via GlobeNewswire [HUG#2034495]
Released August 11, 2016