Professional Anglers Set Annual Conference in Milwaukee

Al Lindner to Speak on the Future of Fishing; Media Invited to Interview Tackle and Marine Industry Leaders and Top North American Anglers

by Cody Roswick, Exec. Dir.

(Nov. 27, 2008)… The National Professional Anglers Association will conduct their annual Conference in Milwaukee, Jan. 2-4, 2009. The gathering will consist of the top anglers in this country and Canada, and bring together representatives from 15 boat and outboard manufacturers, insurance companies, tackle companies, outdoor media companies and the major walleye tournament organizations.

The NPAA membership has grown nearly 20 percent through 2008 in it despite turbulent economic times in the outdoor recreation industry. The conference will address important trends and opportunities with anglers and bring them up to date on the future of their sport and the organization.

Pat Neu, NPAA President, and Promotional Angler said, “Our goal is to maintain the growth momentum that started in 2008 by inviting non NPAA members to attend the Conference this year. We feel that the Conference is one of the shining stars of our association and a must attend for a member to see first hand what the NPAA is doing for it’s members, the tackle/marine industry and sport fishing. The Conference program is geared for our members and our Supporting Partners. It’s an opportunity for our members to learn from some of the best in the industry and it’s an opportunity for our Supporting Partners to meet with their Pro-staff and the sport fishing industry opinion leaders. The NPAA objectives for the coming year include continued growth of or member base, enhancement of existing programs, continued involvement in youth activities, development of a natural resources watchdog committee, and an increased emphasis on media exposure for our members and Supporting Partners.”

Writers, TV and radio news crews, magazines and web sites are welcome to attend the open conference sessions. NPAA members and keynote speakers will be available for interviews throughout the weekend. Friday evening, Jan. 2 is a social event in the Honors Lounge at the Hilton City Center Hotel (hiltonmilwaukee.com or 414-271-7250). To cash in on the very attractive room rates at the Hilton Hotel, reservations must be made by Dec. 12. For conference registration and NPAA membership contact the NPAA through their email address npaa@npaa.net or phone #701-845-0381.

Saturday and Sunday are full days with speakers and supporting member breakout sessions. Additionally, the newly formed organization, Anglers Insight Marketing, will unveil their 2009 tournament plans. AIM is owned by competitive anglers. The other tournaments with major announcements and 2009 plans, payouts and sites include MWC and FLW. The MWC will discuss their new western tour, while FLW will discuss sites and deeper payouts.

Other breakout sessions will be for anglers associated or interested in Lund Boats, Ranger Boats, Mercury Outboards, Evinrude Outboards, Northland Tackle, Fin-Tech Tackle, Navionics, Berkley, Greater Insurance Services, Bartness Rods and Tackle, Outdoors First Media and Off-Shore Tackle. NPAA Executive Director, Cody Roswick said, “We appreciate these leading companies and their support of promotional anglers and their activities to propel this sport forward.” (more…)

Walmart FLW Walleye League Schedule Announced For 2009

(Nov. 25, 2008 - Minneapolis, MN)… FLW Outdoors has announced its 2009 Walmart FLW Walleye League schedule featuring four divisions, each with three one-day qualifying tournaments.

The Heartland Division will kick off the 2009 season March 21 on the Illinois River in Spring Valley, Ill., followed by events April 25 on the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa, and May 30 on Lake Rathbun in Centerville, Iowa.

Anglers fishing the Michigan Division will visit Lake Erie in Port Clinton, Ohio, April 4, followed by tournaments June 20 on Lake Erie in Monroe, Mich., and Aug. 22 on Saginaw Bay in Au Gres, Mich.

Competition in the Minnesota Division will begin May 2 on the Mississippi River in Red Wing, Minn., followed by tournaments June 6 on Leech Lake in Walker, Minn., and July 11 on Lake Bemidji in Bemidji, Minn.

Wisconsin Division competition will start May 16 on Lake Petenwell in Arkdale, Wis., followed by tournaments June 27 on Green Bay in Oconto, Wis., and Aug. 8 on Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, Wis.

After all qualifying events are complete, the top 30 boaters and co-anglers in the points standings from each division will advance to the no-entry-fee Walmart FLW Walleye League Finals to be held Sept. 17-19 on Lake Wissota in Chippewa Falls, Wis. The boater and co-angler points champions from each division will also advance to the Walmart FLW Walleye Tour Championship on the Missouri River in Bismarck, N.D., Sept. 30-Oct. 3, where they can win as much as $150,000 and $20,000, respectively. The top 10 boaters and co-anglers from each division will receive priority entry into the 2010 FLW Walleye Tour. (more…)

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International Game Fish Association (IGFA) November Hot Catches

by Pete Johnson / Johnson Communications
(Nov. 18, 2008 - Dania Beach, FL)… World records coordinator Rebecca Wright of the International Game Fish Association provides highlights of selected documented fish catches made across the globe recently submitted for IGFA world records. Here are 13 recent submissions which are now before the world records committee:

Young Toronto, Ontario, Canada angler Landon Watchorn, got a thrill and possibly her first world record when she landed a lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) while fishing Wellesley Lake, Canada on July 29. It took her five minutes to reel up as the sizable fish weighed in at 10.43 kg (23 lb 0 oz). She’s submitted documentation in the female smallfry division hoping to beat the current IGFA record of 20 lb 10 oz (9.35 kg), recorded three years ago in Lake Superior, Michigan.

Fishing a flashtail whistler fly tied to 4 kg (8 lb) tippet while fishing New Mexico’s Bluewater Lake, Doug Cavin, of Wildorado, Texas, USA, landed a tiger muskellunge (Esox masquinongy x Esox lucius) on August 21, weighing 5.02 kg (11 lb 1 oz). The current IGFA 8 lb tippet record for the tiger musky is 10 lb 10 oz (4.81 kg), caught in 1997 from Horseshoe Lake near Walsenburg, Colorado USA.

Fishing her hometown’s Kenai River, in Alaska, USA, Ms. Jackie L. Johnson, of Kenai wrestled to shore a Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) on July 31, weighing in at 32.74 kg (72 lb 3 oz). She used a Spin-N-Glow lure on 60 kg (130 lb) class line taking 25 minutes to land the fish. The current IGFA record is 71 lb 1 oz (32.66 kg), caught on July 2, 2004, also from the Kenai River near Soldotna.

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Team Finley/Wood Capture 2008 IFA Redfish Cup Championship

Cabela’s Team of the Year Award Won by Team Cedotal/Dufrene

by Christy Schad
(Nov. 12, 2008 - Lizella, GA.)… After securing a two-fish limit during both days of competition weighing a combined 27.08 pounds, the team of Glenn Finley and Dodd Wood captured the 2008 IFA Redfish Tour Championship on Saturday in Panama City Beach, Fla.

Faced with clear-water fishing conditions unlike those in their native South Carolina, the two Belton, SC, natives called on their bass fishing backgrounds and targeted deeper water during the two-day championship event. After weighing in one of the tournament’s largest fish on day one, a 7.43-pounder, the team edged out the second-place team of Jay Cedotal and Chad Dufrene, who finished with 26.92 pounds.

Cedotal and Dufrene, who had the highest finish of the six regular-season division winners, captured the Team of the Year Award.

“This is our first time fishing Panama City Beach. We came in the Sunday before the tournament started to pre-fish and we caught only a handful,” Finley said. “We have a bass fishing background and really had to go back to that to help us find the fish. We had to fish deeper water. We fish a lot in the Charleston (SC) area and there is no clear water there like there is here.”

With the win, the Finley and Wood team were awarded a new Ranger 173 Ghost powered by a 115-horsepower, four-stroke Yamaha outboard, equipped with a Power Pole shallow-water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor and Humminbird electronics. The value of the prize boat is $34,000.

Rounding out the Top 3 finishing teams, the team of Pete Dixon and Ron Hobbs finished with 26.90 pounds over two days, putting them .02 pounds behind second-place finishers Cedotal and Dufrene. Dixon and Hobbs, natives of Jacksonville, Fla., stayed close during the tournament, but were unable to break the seven-pound barrier during the two-day event.

“We practiced for two days, ran two miles and only burned five gallons of gas for the tournament,” Dixon said. “We used mostly spoons and Gulp! baits to catch our fish. We lost count of the fish we caught today but we only caught three on Friday.”

More than 250 anglers from six different divisions and from across the Gulf and Atlantic coasts competed for the 2008 IFA Redfish Tour Championship, which ran November 7-8, 2008. These two-angler teams qualified for the no-entry-fee IFA Redfish Tour Championship by fishing a minimum of three IFA Redfish Tour events during 2008.

The IFA Redfish Tour continues to draw redfish anglers from across the southeast, offering two-angler teams the opportunity to compete in six different divisions, each offering a three-event regular season. With low entry fees for the one-day, regular-season tournaments, the events allow anglers to fish close to home and minimize expenses, while still being a part of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization.

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans safely tagged and released 281 redfish of the 283 caught during the event. The results of the tagging will aid in conservation efforts for redfish in the future, helping to ensure healthy redfish populations and a successful recreational fishing industry in the Panama City Beach area.

“Once again, Panama City Beach provided the ideal backdrop for the IFA Redfish Tour Championship. From our facilities at Edgewater Beach Resort to our launch site at RiverCamps on Crooked Creek and the fishing conditions, this city continues to prove itself as a top destination for anglers and tourists alike,” said the IFA Redfish Tour’s Bart Schad. “With our conservation efforts in place, our goal is for our events to not only provide a competitive outlet for serious anglers but also to leave the tournament site and fishing waters in better shape than they were when we arrived. I know we have succeeded.” (more…)

Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats Become Presenting Sponsors of all BASS Federation Nation Events

by BASS Communications / BASS
(Nov. 10, 2008 - Celebration, FL.)… BASS announced today that Kennesaw, Ga.,-based Yamaha Marine Group and Texas-based Skeeter Products, Inc., have increased their sponsorship agreement to include presenting level support of the BASS Federation Nation Championship and the BASS Federation Nation Divisionals.

With the new agreement, the six divisionals will be titled the BASS Federation Nation Divisionals presented by Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats and the championship event will be the BASS Federation Nation Championship presented by Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats.

Yamaha, which is an Official Engine sponsor of BASS and its prestigious tournament structure, and Skeeter, which serves as an Official Boat sponsor of BASS, will continue to serve as premier sponsors of the Bassmaster Classic, Bassmaster Elite Series, Bassmaster Opens and the Women’s Bassmaster Tour presented by Academy Sports & Outdoors.

“The BASS Federation Nation represents the “heart and soul” of our great sport of bass fishing,” said Jeff Stone, senior vice president and general manager of Skeeter. “From local club competitions to the national championship, this great organization provides the foundation and inspiration that helps drive the bass boat industry today. We look forward to building upon this rich heritage with the Federation Nation by providing support and exposure to its many members and our customers and dealers.”

“At Yamaha we strive to provide outboard motors that truly exceed the satisfaction expectations of bass anglers across the country,” said Dale Barnes, division manager, marketing for Yamaha Marine Group. “We believe this opportunity to become more involved with the BASS Federation Nation will help us understand the needs and desires of federation members from every state even better as the market continues to evolve.”

Both companies will continue to support BASS’ youth initiatives including the Bassmaster CastingKids Championship and Junior Bassmaster World Championship.

The announcement was made on the heels of the completion of the BASS Federation Nation Championship, which qualified six amateur competitors for the 2009 Bassmaster Classic, set for Feb. 20-22 on the Red River and Shreveport-Bossier City, La.

The agreement also includes a large presence across BASS’ considerable multimedia platforms, the Bassmaster and the ESPNOutdoors websites.

“We appreciate the support from Skeeter and Yamaha, particularly as it relates to our Federation Nation programs,” said Tom Ricks, vice president and general manager of BASS. “Both have fantastic reputations in the industry and continue to advance the sport of bass fishing.”

For more information on Yamaha Marine Group, visit the yamahaoutboards website or for more information on Skeeter Boats, visit the skeeterboats website.

About BASS: For 40 years, BASS has served as the authority on bass fishing. With its considerable multi-media platforms and expansive tournament trail, BASS is guided by its mission to serve all fishing fans. Through its industry-leading publications Bassmaster Magazine, BASS Times and Fishing Tackle Retailer and comprehensive Web properties in the Bassmaster and ESPNOutdoors websites, the organization is committed to delivering content true to the lifestyle. Additionally, television programming on ESPN2 continues to provide relevant content - from tips and techniques to in-depth tournament coverage - to passionate audiences.

The organization oversees the prestigious Bassmaster tournament trail, which includes the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bassmaster Opens, Women’s Bassmaster Tour and the Bassmaster Classic, the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing. Through its grassroots network, the BASS Federation Nation, BASS sanctions more than 20,000 events annually. (more…)

Rainy season middle of November to start the March

KUALA LUMPUR , Season East Coast is expected to surge this month’s rainy season mid-March and ends next year.

According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, when the accident surge monsoon (monsonal Surge), gale from the East Sea exceed 50 km / hour (kmsj) and the turbulent waves exceeding 2.5 meters.

In normal circumstances, the East Sea with winds 20 to 30 culture kmsj and simple waves as high as 1.0 to 2.0 meters.

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Following from heavy rain can cause flooding in the area of effect involved.

Malaysian Meteorological Department also issued some type of warning, which is warning gusty thunder - he issued a short period when the validity of the sign can return from the wind charts, radar and observation shows the strong gusty thunder is or will be applicable in the area.

Warning of heavy rain and gale in the area of land - hey categorized the warning to three, namely yellow, orange and red. Warning will be issued yellow rank possible validity surge monsoons in 24-48 hours. Warning to be ranked in the orange and red when the monsoon rains simple and torrential monsoon rain is expected for some time to come.

Gale warning and turbulent sea in the sea area of Malaysia’s EEZ. Advice gale or turbulent sea issued four days before the event and gale warning / turbulent sea issued three days before the accident.

Advice and warning it will announcing Malaysian Meteorological Department, through the mass media and electronic and print official website www.met.gov.my positions from time to time. (more…)

Oklahoma’s Terry Butcher Leads Wire-to-Wire to Win Final 2008 Bassmaster Central Open on Lake Texoma

Bassmaster Elite Series Anglers Rick Clunn, Jami Fralick Among Three Pros to Qualify for 2009 Bassmaster Classic

by BASS Communications / BASS

(Nov. 01, 2008 - Denison, TX)… Bassmaster Elite Series pro Terry Butcher of Talala, Okla., claimed a bittersweet victory Saturday at the Bassmaster Central Open on Lake Texoma, the final Central Open division event of the season, weighing in five fish at 15 pounds, 14 ounces for a three-day total of 46 pounds, 8 ounces.

Along with chasing a victory in the Central Open tournament, the top pros among the 30 who made the cut for the final day were vying for a 2009 Bassmaster Classic berth and an invitation to compete in the 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series, the premier level of tournament fishing.

Butcher claimed the tournament’s top prize of $45,000 but missed out on qualifying for the Classic by just two points in the final Central Open division standings. Ironically, the Elite pro and good friend who loaned him a boat when motor problems plagued Butcher on the first day of the tournament, Jami Fralick of Martin, S.D., was the pro who squeaked past him to qualify for what will be Fralick’s second Classic. It would have been Butcher’s first.

Butcher said his key strategy in winning the event was fishing rocks early, in about 4 to 5 feet of water, and cranking a 4A Bomber in a foxy shad color. He switched in the afternoons to a fat free shad in a chartreuse sparkle color, fishing 8 to 10 feet around brush piles.

“I caught all my fish early in the day,” Butcher said. “My initial limit (on Day Two) I had in the first hour-and-a-half; weighed 13-9.”

The Elite pro, who previously won a BASS event on another Texas lake, Sam Rayburn, said he set out Saturday with the same idea but got plenty nervous when the morning bite around the rocks disappeared. By 10 a.m., he had no fish.

“I was starting to sweat, and then I backed out and started to fish the brush piles,” Butcher said, “and I got well in a hurry.”

Butcher said he soaked a Yum ribbon-tail worm in plum candy color in the brush piles. For his effort, he earned the $1,000 bonus Saturday for Purolator Big Bass with a 4-10 smallmouth.

Elite Series pro Bradley Hallman of Norman, Okla., jumped from sixth place to finish second Saturday with 34 pounds, 10 ounces, while Michael Burns of Plano, Texas, finished third with 33-9 overall.

Rounding out the top five were Elite Series pro Brian Clark of Haltom City, Texas, with 32-15, and Andy Gaia of Tomball, Texas, with 32-9.

Burns’ tournament finish helped vault him to first place in the Central Open division standings a berth in the Bassmaster Classic. Joining Burns and Fralick in the top three in the standings was Elite pro Rick Clunn of Ava, Mo. The four-time Classic winner earned his BASS-record 32nd Classic berth.

Along with the banner headlines among the pros Saturday, Kathy Crowder of Sherwood, Ark., made some news as one of the first women to win the co-angler division in a BASS series other than the Women’s Bassmaster Tour. With her three-day total of 20 pounds, 10 ounces of Texoma smallmouth, Crowder, who won Purolator Big Bass premiums Thursday and Friday, took home the trophy and a $32,000 Triton/Mercury rig.

“We threw a crankbait early and I had a few swat my buzzbait,” Crowder said of her final day. “I thought, ’It worked yesterday, why not try it today?’ But they just swatted at it, wouldn’t take it. It was looking kind of bleak.”

She said at that point her pro, John Aber of Piedmont, Okla., boated his fifth keeper, then turned around the boat so Crowder could fish for a limit behind the docks near Highport Marina, where he’d just caught a limit himself. Crowder used a twin-tail grub on a jig.

The 47-year-old said that to win at this event as a co-angler in the same year as Toyota Tundra Women’s Bassmaster Tour Angler of the Year Kim Bain-Moore became the first woman in history to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic meant so much to her it was almost difficult to put into words. (more…)

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Walmart FLW Kingfish Tour Championship To Visit Biloxi

by Chad Gay

(Oct. 24, 2008 - Biloxi, MS.)… he $1.7 million Walmart FLW Kingfish Tour - the most lucrative kingfish tournament trail in the world - will close its 2008 season with a championship shootout Nov. 14-16 in Biloxi, Miss. The top 50 teams from the FLW Kingfish Tour will be competing for a top award of $150,000 cash in the lucrative no-entry-fee championship, which features a total purse of $319,200.

Team Fish Fever 2/Strike Zone Melbourne, captained by Edward Mecchella of St. Simons Island, Ga., will lead the charge on opening day as the No. 1 qualifier, but past performance is no guarantee of victory. Mecchella and his team will have to land a smoker king or two during the two-day opening round in order to make the crucial day-three cut to the top five teams and put themselves into a position to win.

Teams will take off from City Marina next to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi at 7 each morning. Weigh in is at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Sunday’s final weigh-in will be held at the Walmart store located 3615 Sangani Blvd. in D’Iberville, Miss., beginning at 4:30 p.m. The takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

The winner will be determined based on the heaviest kingfish from Friday or Saturday plus the heaviest fish from Sunday. (more…)

by Jayme Gordon
(Oct. 25, 2008 - Appling, GA)… Chevy pro David Fritts of Lexington, N.C., caught a five-bass limit weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday to win $125,000 in the Walmart FLW Series® BP Eastern Division season finale on Clarks Hill Lake with a four-day catch of 20 bass weighing 59-10.

The catch gave him the win by a solid 11-pound, 4-ounce margin over Thanh Lee of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., who caught a total of 20 bass weighing 49-05 and earned $39,187.

Fritts now holds the record for the largest margin of victory in the FLW Series which was previously set by Mike Hawkes of Sabinal, Texas, on Lake Cumberland in 2006 with a 10-pound, 7-ounce lead over his closet competitor.

“This win feels really good,” said Fritts, who won his first FLW Series event. “I haven’t won an FLW tournament since 2001 and I was ready for this one.”

Fritts said that he made a decision this morning not to go to his big fish spots. He decided to stay close and catch a limit.

“I didn’t go to where the big fish live in the heavy timber because I didn’t know if I could get out,” Fritts said. “I just wanted to get back in after the weather yesterday.”

The key to his success this week was catching fish out of isolated trees. He also credits his win to the array of crankbaits he used to steal the grand prize of $125,000.

“I used a Rapala DT 10, DT 14, DT 16, DT 20 and a Rapala Clackin’ Rap,” Fritts said. “I threw the DT 20 today and caught a limit in 12 casts. These baits are unbelievable.”

He said that he used the Rapala Clackin’ Rap, as a drop-bait this week. Fritts added that this will allow you to get your biggest fish out of the structure you are fishing. He said he was fishing anywhere from 10 feet all the way down to 20 and that the boat would be positioned in the river channel with the isolated trees up on the flats.

Fritts opened the tournament in first place Wednesday with five bass weighing 23-09. On Thursday he added another five bass weighing 13-01 using a Rapala DT 14 to maintain his lead. He then caught five bass weighing 16-04 on Friday to make the crucial top 10 cut in first place. On Saturday he sealed his victory using a Rapala DT 20.

Rounding out the top five pros are National Guard angler Scott Martin of Clewiston, Fla. (19 bass, 43-08, $31,351); Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La. (19 bass, 42-01, $23,512) and Yamaha pro Terry Bolton of Jonesboro, Ark. (20 bass, 38-13, $15,674). (more…)

(CNN) Two fishermen remain missing after a commercial fishing vessel went down in frigid, treacherous waters off the Aleutian Islands about 1,400 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
The fishing vessel Courageous helps search for missing men in waters off Alaska.

A search for the two crew members of the 93-foot Katmai resumed at daybreak Thursday and lasted past sunset, Coast Guard Petty Officer Wes Shinn said Thursday night, adding searchers would start again at dawn on Friday, The Associated Press reported.

An e-mail sent by the doomed fishing boat to a nearby vessel said it was taking on water in the rear, where the steering was housed, the Coast Guard told The AP on Thursday.

Four of the boat’s crew members were rescued and five bodies retrieved Wednesday near the Amchitka Pass, a strait that connects the Bering Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

The names have been withheld pending the notification of families, a Coast Guard statement said.

“What can you say?” said Jeff DeBell, chief financial officer of Katmai Fisheries, which owned the boat.

He told The AP, “We are devastated by what has happened. We are elated there have been survivors. We are just terribly saddened by the ones that are dead and are praying that those that are still in the water are alive.”

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(Oct. 21, 2008 - Morristown, TN)… Boater Jason Wilson of Bessemer City, N.C., earned a fully rigged Ranger 198VX and a new Chevy truck Saturday as the winner of the Walmart Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Cherokee in Morristown, Tenn. The top 40 boaters and the top 40 co-anglers from the Hoosier, LBL, Michigan and North Carolina divisions competed in the three-day event.

Wilson’s winning three-day catch of 15 bass weighed 37 pounds, 1 ounce. In addition to the new truck and boat, Wilson earned a ticket to the 2009 $1 million Walmart Bass Fishing League All-American presented by Chevy. With a top boater award of $140,000 and a top co-angler award of $70,000, the All-American is one of the most prestigious tournaments in bass fishing. The winning boater and co-angler at the All-American will also advance to the $2 million 2009 Forrest Wood Cup, where pros will fish for a top award of $1 million -the sport’s biggest payday.

The top six boaters and the top six co-anglers at the regional championship earned a spot to compete in the All-American. Rounding out the top six boaters were David Williams of Maiden, N.C. (13 bass, 32-06, $4,000); Ladd Kitchel of Flora, Ind. (14 bass, 32-03, $2,000); Roger Pope of Statesville, N.C. (12 bass, 31-03, $1,600); Chris Baldwin of Lexington, N.C. (14 bass, 30-06, $1,200); and Dan Pardue of Morgantown, Ind. (11 bass, 28-12, $1,000). (more…)

Ranger Boats Championship #2 for Thomas & Grochowski!

by Tim Widlacki

The winners in their Brand New 2009 RANGER 619 Fisherman - RangerTrail Trailer & 150 Mercury Optimax motor!

(Oct. 14, 2008 - Lake Bemidji, MN)… Lake Bemidji in the northern Minnesota town of Bemidji was the focus of the angling community’s attention the weekend of October 11th & 12th as the Professional Musky Tournament Trail rolled into town for the 2008 RANGER BOATS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, to bestow one of Musky fishing’s most highly regarded honors, the Ranger Boats World Championship crown. With hundreds of the top musky anglers, representing 15 states and Canada, who competed in this challenging series of 4 national qualifiers, only 33 teams earned the right to be there eagerly wanting to prove that they are indeed the “best of the best” in musky fishing today!

Under cloudy skies and rain, with air and water temps both in the upper fifties, the team of Greg Thomas from Morehead, Ky and Dave Grochowski of Fairfield, Oh put together one of the most exciting finishes in the PMTT’s ten year history. They captured two muskies on the second day of the event giving them the 2008PMTT-Ranger Boats World Championship Title, a Brand New 2009 RANGER 619 Fisherman - RangerTrail Trailer & 150 Mercury Optimax motor!

“After basically seeing no muskies pre-fishing and during the first day of the tournament we knew we had to do things a little different on the second day if we were going to have a shot at catching a fish let alone winning this thing”, stated Grochowski. As they cast their Cowgirls on day two of the tournament, they moved up shallow and away from the crowds and landed their first fish at 42.75″.

“We figured that with everyone beating the weeds and breaklines so hard pre-fishing and during the first day of the event, that maybe the active fish would move up onto the shallow sand flats in three foot of water or less”, stated Thomas. Well, their strategy paid off as they boated their second fish of the day on a Killer Eel and the largest musky ever registered in the ten year history of the PMTT at a whopping 54 inches with less then an hour to go and sealed up the victory by a quarter of an inch and one point.

While leading after day one with two fish of 48″ & 48.50″ the team of James Reiter and Cesar Saucedo, both from northern Illinois could not get another fish to bite on the second day. They were casting big double #10 bucktails off the deep weed edges the first day, but had no takers on day two. They walked away with the Big Fish award for day one and also the coveted Ranger Cup Award for an additional $1,000 for the event and a second place finish totaling $6,770 in cash.

In third place was James Stella and Ty Sennett with a 46 incher taken on a Pacemaker surface bait and $2,790 cash. Rounding out the top four was Scott Donovan and Chris Riebe with a 42 incher taken on a Pacemaker and $2,170 in winnings. (more…)

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Wooley Leads Stren Series Event on Lake of the Ozarks

by Chad Gay

Dock fishing is a popular pattern on Lake of the Ozarks and anglers will give these structures a good workout.

(Oct. 08, 2008 - Osage Beach, MO)… Pro Michael Wooley of Collierville, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 2 ounces Wednesday to lead opening day of the Stren Series Central Division tournament on Lake of the Ozarks.

“I started out slow this morning,” said Wooley, who is fishing in his third year of Stren Series competition. “I didn’t even get a limit until 11:30. I tweaked my pattern, and after that it was pretty easy. I was catching them pretty solid.”

Wooley said he caught all of his fish on a jig, and it wasn’t the bait he changed when he decided to alter his attack. Instead, he changed his location and targeted deeper water.

Wooley said he caught 25 fish during the course of the day, including 15 keepers and the Snickers Big Bass in the Pro Division, a 6-pound, 11-ounce bass that earned Wooley $225.

“I caught that big fish at 1:15,” Wooley said. “It wasn’t 15 minutes before that I lost a 5-pounder and a 4-pounder. It was a 20-minute period that I caught all of those big fish.”

Wooley said he plans to start the second day of competition where he ended the first day and continue to throw the jig.
“I’ve been on them good all through practice, so I figure I’ll stick with it,” Wooley said.

Rounding out the top five pros are Wes Endicott of Joplin, Mo. (five bass, 16-06); Zack Bull of Lakeland, Tenn. (four bass, 16-01); Harmon Davis of Marlow, Okla. (five bass, 16-01); and Rick Fishback of Fair Grove, Mo. (four bass, 14-04).

Overall there were 431 bass weighing 923 pounds, 15 ounces caught by pros Wednesday. The catch included 53 five-bass limits.

Pros are competing for as much as $65,000, including a 198VX Ranger powered by Evinrude or Yamaha if contingency guidelines are met, and valuable points toward qualifying for the $1 million Stren Series Championship in Branson, Mo., Nov. 5-8 for a shot at $140,000. After four qualifying events are complete in each of the circuit’s five divisions, the top 40 pros from each division will advance to the championship. The highest-finishing pro from each division at the championship will also earn a spot in the $2 million 2009 Forrest Wood Cup, where they will compete against top pros from the Walmart FLW Tour®, Walmart FLW Series®, Walmart Bass Fishing League® and TBF (The Bass Federation) for bass fishing’s biggest prize – $1 million.

Leo Reiter of Goshen, Ind., leads the Co-angler Division in the chase for a top award of $35,000, including a 198VX Ranger if contingency guidelines are met. He caught five bass weighing 19-14 while fishing with pro Joel Baker of Talala, Okla., who is currently in 32nd place.

“Right off the bat I caught one that was about four pounds on a shaky-head rig,” said Reiter, who has seven top-10 finishes in FLW Outdoors events. “It was my first fish of the day, and it came in the first 30 minutes. I kind of knew then that it was going to be a special day, because four-pounders are hard to come by.”

Reiter said he fished for another hour before he caught his second and third keeper fish. Reiter said he fished the shaky-head rig and used a swimming jig to target docks.

“About 10 a.m. I caught my first big one by swimming that jig out in front of a dock,” Reiter said. “I knew I was going to have a really good day then.
“The rest of the day I just kind of relaxed and finished my limit and culled out one little one,” Reiter added. “Then around 2:30, I flipped way up under a dock and felt a hit, set the hook and hung a big fish up on a pole. Just by luck, she jumped over the pole and came straight out to the boat. After that I sat there and watched my pro fish.”

The 5-pound, 10-ounce fish that came from under the dock earned Reiter the Snickers Big Bass award in the Co-angler Division and $119.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Robert Prebeck of Norwood, Mo. (five bass, 10-13); Teddy Bradley of Mishawaka, Ind. (five bass, 10-00); Phil Shafer of Lake Ozark, Mo. (five bass, 9-09); and Juan Steenkamp of the Republic of South Africa (two bass, 9-06).

Overall there were 172 bass weighing 363 pounds, 2 ounces caught by co-anglers Wednesday. The catch included five five-bass limits. (more…)

Ugly Stik Tiger

Introduction: The one and only Repelling Stik by Shakespeare is still the top selling rod series of all time. We booty a look-see at this deficient to glom equal what makes this rod forasmuch as popular.

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Parish Takes ESPN Outdoors Saltwater Series Redbone Series Baybone Celebrity Tournament Individual Title on Tiebreaker

by ESPN Outdoors

(Oct. 06, 2008 - Key Largo, FLorida Keys)… Bonnie Christ missed the Grand Champion Angler title by five minutes in the two-day ESPN Outdoors Saltwater Series Redbone Series Baybone Celebrity Tournament here Sunday. In this particular tournament format that places a premium on catching both bonefish and permit, three permit finally showed up on the scoreboard to close the final day. Anglers commented on only seeing permit on the previous two days of the event.

The three anglers who caught both species were Christ, Jeff Parrish and Adrian Gray. The tiebreaker is “last fish caught first.” Christ’s permit was landed at 8:48 a.m. Sunday. Parrish’s came to the boat five minutes earlier. Gray’s was boated later in the morning. Thus, Parrish, who is from Buffalo, N.Y., took the individual crown.

“Last-fish-caught-first comes into play in a lot of these tournaments,” said Joe Viar, Christ’s partner and a veteran of the Redbone Celebrity Series events.

But if you think Christ was upset about that five-minute difference costing her the individual title, you need to think again.

As Viar put it, “We caught three fish and came away with three-quarters of the prizes.”

In fact, this couple from the Washington, D.C. area did exactly the same thing two years ago. They combined to win the Team Grand Champion title, Christ was second in the Grand Champion Angler competition and Christ took the Grand Champion Female Angler title in the 2006 Baybone event, just like they did this weekend, with their guide Andy Thompson.

Competitor Brower Moffit’s words after looking at Saturday’s scoreboard became prophetic.

“A permit (Sunday) changes the game,” said Moffit. “Anybody who caught a bonefish today, with a permit tomorrow, they’ll be in the running.”

And since so few fish were caught in this event - 32 bonefish Saturday and 11 bonefish and three permit Sunday - that’s exactly what it took to change the game - one permit - and exactly, when that permit was caught and logged by the guides.

“We made a one-hour run to ‘back country,’ the Florida bay,” said Parrish’s guide Chuck Schafstall. “We were fishing with a half-dollar-size crab.

“We saw three or four schooling permit, and Jeff made a perfect cast.”

The 32-inch permit, estimated to weigh 28 pounds, made three long runs. Schafstall had the fish in his hands before it escaped and made one last run. They had no way of knowing at the time, but it would be the precise time when they finally landed that big permit that would ultimately decide the Baybone Grand Champion Angler title.

Parrish, the national sales manager for Robert-James Sales, a major stainless steel valve and pipe fittings manufacturer in Buffalo, is no stranger to catching big fish. He also operates a guide service on Lake Ontario - Breakaway Fishing Charters.

But this permit, caught a long way from Parrish’s home in New York, proved as satisfying as any fish he’s ever landed.

In terms of total fish caught, another Buffalo resident and Robert-James Sales executive, Jim Boker Jr. and his partner, Matt Hicken, with guide Steve Thomas, were the overall champs, finishing the two-day event with eight bonefish caught and released. But without a permit among their catches, that proved to be fruitless.

Like everyone who competed here over the last three days, sunlight, or lack thereof, proved to be a major problem. Partially overcast skies again dominated the day on Sunday, just like on Friday in the Superfly event, and Saturday in the Baybone opener.

“It’s really hard to see fish,” explained Thomas, who has been guiding in the Florida saltwater flats for over 20 years. “If they’re not tailing or pushing water, there’s not much to rely on.”

The team of John Timura, the defending Grand Champion Angler in the Baybone event, and his first-time partner, Troy Pruitt, the Baybone Grand Champ in 2006, were best positioned to win this event after Saturday, since they both had landed three bonefish. But Timura’s one bonefish was their only mark on the scoreboard Sunday, and with no permit to go with it the team fell out of the running, even though they finished with 700 total points.

Sandy Moret, a fly fishing legend in Keys, who operates Florida Keys Outfitters, didn’t land a bonefish or a permit this weekend, while paired with his wife, Sue, and guide Rusty Albury. (more…)

Amongst First Rate The Ugly Stick Fishing Rod

Veil its incredible signature, alive with mortals might not fancy of a fishing rod when they hear about the Appalling Stick…but that is what undeniable is. It’s not ill-favored, either, it’s is fully a handsome looking fishing rod, and one of the most popular on the market. Its celebration comes from its strength and durability, and its relatively low price for the level that you amuse. Avid fishermen can’t catechize for also than that!

Corporeal is the color of this fishing rod that gave valid its distinguished monogram; shining along the tip extent, and a gray color on the rest of the rod. Most persons envisage that the Dog Stick fishing rod looks condign fine, however - smooth attractive - but nevertheless the sobriquet has remained the duplicate for prevalent years.

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Mercury Redbone Tournament Set For Nov. 7-9 At Hawks Cay

by Andy Newman/Carol Shaughnessy

(Sep. 26, 2008 - Marathon, Florida Keys)… The Mercury Redbone Celebrity Tournament, which teams anglers with celebrities to catch redfish and bonefish, is set to take place Friday through Sunday, Nov. 7-9, at beautiful Hawks Cay Resort, mile marker (MM) 61 oceanside on Duck Key. The tournament is the final leg of the three-tournament Mercury Redbone fundraising series that benefits cystic fibrosis research, and a stainless-steel Rolex awaits the series grand champion angler.

Celebrities expected to fish in the popular angling challenge include Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs, NBA Hall of Famer John Havlicek and Tim Wakefield, the Boston Red Sox knuckleball pitcher.

Events are set to begin Thursday, Nov. 6, with early registration for anglers, guides and celebrities, as well as a welcome reception for Mercury guides hosted by longtime sponsor Mercury Marine.

Thursday also features the registration and kick off for the Florida Keys Outfitters Superfly at Islamorada’s Redbone Gallery, MM 81.5 oceanside, and Florida Keys Outfitters, MM 81.2 oceanside.

The Superfly is a stand-alone competition that is held before the start of each Redbone series tournament. Created more than a decade ago by the late Captain Bob Montgomery and Robbie Jansen, manufacturer of Seamaster fly reels, the Superfly has gotten fly-rodders more involved in the Redbone tournaments and the cause they support.

Superfly action is to begin at 6:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, with a continental breakfast served at the Lorelei Cabana Bar & Restaurant, MM 82 bayside.

Boats can depart at 7 a.m., and fishing continues until lines out at 3 p.m.

A dockside party and awards presentation are scheduled for 5 p.m.

The official Mercury Redbone social is to start with a cocktail reception at Hawks Cay, followed by dinner and a live auction.

Anglers can begin their pursuit of redfish and bonefish Saturday after a 7 a.m. blessing of the fleet. Lines out is set for 3 p.m.

A dockside celebrity party is to run 3-5 p.m. All of the Redbone’s dockside events are presented by the Lorelei, the event’s dockside host.

Sunday’s fishing competition begins with a continental breakfast at 6 a.m. and boat departure at 6:30 a.m.

Lines out is at 3 p.m. and the dockside celebrity party is to run 3-5 p.m.

Cocktails and a silent auction are to be held at Hawks Cay, followed by an awards banquet. (more…)

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Bait fishing in the cheap!

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Kromm Leads Wal-Mart FLW Series Event on Columbia River

Lucas wins co-angler title, $25,000

by Chad Gay
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Morning clouds should bode well for anglers who have struggled with two days of flat winds and mostly sunny skies.
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(Sep. 19, 2008 - Tri-Cities, WA)…

Pro David Kromm of Kennewick, Wash., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 8 ounces Friday to capture the lead in the $1 million Wal-Mart FLW Series® National Guard Western Division tournament on the Columbia River. With a three-day catch of 15 bass weighing 44-13, he holds a 3-pound, 3-ounce lead over his closest competitor, Day 2 leader Neil Russell of Nampa, Idaho, heading into the final day of competition.

“I did the same thing as yesterday,” said Kromm, who is currently fifth in the Land O’Lakes Angler of the Year standings in the FLW Series National Guard Western Division. “They were pumping some current and it made the fish bite a little bit better.

“I start out shallow and catch what I can shallow, and when that dies, I go deep,” Kromm added. “The deep fish are really tough to catch right now. They’re not where they’re supposed to be.”

For the second consecutive day, Kromm employed a variety of baits to scratch out his limit, including shad-colored jerkbaits and lipless crankbaits for the shallow bites and green pumpkin lizards and tubes deep.

“The moving current positions the fish on the leading edge of the structure, and that’s what I fished,” Kromm said. “I fished the leading edge and then went to the next piece of structure. I probably fished 20 spots today.”

Rounding out the top five pros are R.J. Bennett of Roseville, Calif. (15 bass, 39-11); Paul Hall of Soap Lake, Wash. (15 bass, 39-8) and Ronald Hobbs Jr. of Graham, Wash. (15 bass, 39-5).

Also clearing the top 10 cut weight of 34 pounds, 0 ounces in the Pro Division are Clint Johanson of Benton City, Wash.; Ken Wick of Star, Idaho; Cameron Smith of Dana Point, Calif.; Wade Headrick of Draper, Utah; and Roy Hawk of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cody Meyer of Redding, Calif., earned the day’s $329 Snickers Big Bass award in the Pro Division thanks to a 6-pound, 10-ounce bass he caught.

Overall there were 482 bass weighing 879 pounds, 5 ounces caught by 116 pros Friday. The catch included 72 five-bass limits.

Pros are competing this week for a top award of $125,000 plus valuable points in the hope of qualifying for the BP East-National Guard West Fish-Off and a shot at advancing to the $2 million, 2009 Forrest Wood Cup, where the winning pro will earn as much as $1 million – the sport’s biggest award.

Team National Guard co-angler Justin Lucas of Folsom, Calif., won the Co-angler Division and $25,000 Friday with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 27 pounds, 13 ounces followed by Robert Flowers of Roy, Wash., in second place with 14 bass weighing 26-13 worth $7,030.

Lucas opened the tournament in fifth place Wednesday with five bass weighing 18-08 while fishing with pro Duane Dunstone of Reno, Nev. On Thursday he slipped to sixth place with a five-bass catch weighing 6-08 while fishing with pro Ken Mah of Elk Grove, Calif. He wrapped up the win Friday with a five-bass catch weighing 10-13 while fishing with pro William Gibbs of John Day, Ore.

“I never thought I would win today,” said Lucas, who now has four career victories as a co-angler. “I had a bad morning and caught some 12-inchers, but I just tried to fish hard. Every day I tried to make as many good casts as I could.”

On the first two days of competition, Lucas threw a Carolina rig to land his limits. On the final day of competition, Lucas said he switched to a green pumpkin finesse worm on a drop-shot rig and enhanced it with Berkley Gulp! Alive! spray attractant.

“The Gulp! makes a difference on the smallmouth,” Lucas said. “When you fish for smallmouth up here or anywhere else, it works.”

Lucas, the Land O’Lakes Co-angler of the Year points leader, also won the Columbia River event in 2007.

Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Jason Bryan of Spokane, Wash. (12 bass, 26-02, $6,325); Gary Haraguchi of Brentwood, Calif. (13 bass, 25-06, $5,624) and J.R. Wright of Truckee, Calif. (15 bass, 24-03, $4,920).

Marvin Hawkes of Mesa, Ariz., earned $212 for the Snickers Big Bass award in the Co-angler Division thanks to a 4-pound, 5-ounce bass he caught while fishing with pro Johanson.

Overall there were 327 bass weighing 488 pounds, 9 ounces caught by 105 co-anglers Friday. The catch included 27 five-bass limits. (more…)