... by both outfits. Looking at FLW and Ranger now. These are sister operations controlled by Minneapolis entrepreneur Irwin Jacobs, whose Genmar holding company recently filed for bankruptcy, the Chapter 11 variety. Jacobs was quick to point out ...

... all, over 4,000 prizes totaling as much as $7.3 million will be awarded during the FLW Fantasy Fishing season. Irwin Jacobs is the financier responsible for helping the FLW Tour get off the ground during the mid-1990s. He said he sees this ...

... Symphony has received a $100 million donation from Irwin Jacobs, the engineer who co-founded wireless technology ... our organization will forever be grateful to Joan and Irwin Jacobs for their generosity," Douglas Gerhart, the symphony ...

... are still around, but BASS these days is a branch of ESPN, the sports television network system. FLW is owned by Irwin Jacobs, a Minneapolis-area entrepreneur. Wood is also a few months from the end of a seven-year term on the Arkansas ...

... Scott sold BASS to a group of investors but remained as its showcase celebrity. Wood sold Ranger to sports mogul Irwin Jacobs of Minneapolis but remained as Ranger's meeter and greeter. Both are wealthy. Jacobs bought Operation Bass then ...

... Jacobs won his first tour title, finishing with consecutive 5-under 67's for a one-stroke victory over Hale Irwin. Jacobs had a 10-under 206 total. Last week: Larry Nelson defeated Dana Quigley by one stroke to win the Bruno's Memorial ...

... the problems. BASS is owned by ESPN, the sports cable network. FLW is owned by Genmar, a corporate conglomerate of Irwin Jacobs, former owner of the Minnesota Vikings in pro football, and FLW tournament weigh-ins have been TV-driven since ...

... appear tacky to fishing purists, but nobody seems to mind. "It's show business, there's no question," said Irwin Jacobs, the financier responsible for helping the FLW Tour get off the ground during the mid-1990s. As the weigh-in finally ...

... that don't get in.'' The tournament will be conducted by Operation Bass, which is owned by Minneapolis financier Irwin Jacobs. He owns Ranger Boats through his company Genmar Holdings Inc., which includes a dozen boat companies that make 20 ...

... an outgrowth of Operation Bass (the Red Man tournament people) following a purchase by Minneapolis entrepreneur Irwin Jacobs. FLW stands for Forrest L. Wood, the Flippin resident who is the father of the modern bass boat. Jacobs also bought ...