Southold, N.Y. - Sea Tow Services International Inc., the
nation's leading on-water assistance provider, is proud to announce its
sponsorship of bass fisherman Eddie Ingram of Webb, Alabama. Ingram, 54,
competes on the Walmart FLW Tour, the Alabama Bass Trail and many other
tournament series. He will fish in more than 200 tournaments this season.
"I have been working my entire life toward this-when I wasn't working, I
was fishing," said Ingram, who retired last spring as police chief of
Summerdale, Ala. "I will fish anywhere the prize money is up there ($15,000
or more for first place) and where there are the most boats. Some tournaments
have 500 boats entered."
Ingram learned about Sea Tow two years ago when his son and two friends were
deep-sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico off Panama City, Fla. Their boat broke
down 35 miles offshore. Due to the distance and the fact that they were not Sea
Tow members, the tow was expensive. "If I had Sea Tow for my boat when we
broke down, the tow would have been free," Ingram said.
"I had heard about Sea Tow but didn't know much about it," he
continued. "Then I thought other people might not know about Sea Tow and
how it can help fisherman. That's what got me interested in the Sea Tow product
and getting the word out."
Ingram learned more about how Sea Tow helps boaters and anglers on freshwater
lakes during a meeting with Capt. Lee Padgett at Sea Tow Lake Eufaula.
"Lee found out that I fished every day, and showed me what Sea Tow
offers," Ingram said. "To me it was stupid not to become a member,
whether you fish once a month or every day. Now everyone in my family has a
membership."
Eddie Ingram Vehicle and Boat 2Ingram, who has six children, competes in a 2013
Ranger Z520C, a 21-foot bass boat that runs 76 mph powered by a 250-hp Mercury OptiMax Pro XS outboard engine. His tow vehicle and boat
are wrapped in eye-catching Sea Tow black and yellow. Most of the tournaments
are doubles events, and Ingram rotates his fishing partners among four people,
including one of his sons, Jesse.
"I fish in every tournament and then my fishing partners fill in when they
can," said Ingram, who has caught 16 bass over 10 pounds, including the
largest at 15 pounds, 8 ounces. "My goal is to make the Bassmaster Classic
in 2016. I'm working my way up. I have fished my whole life, and won
tournaments in the 1980s and 1990s, but then I had to work to support my
family. Now I'm ready to fish full time."
In addition to Sea Tow, Ingram is sponsored by Crabby Bass Lures, Fish On
clothing, Rickey Stokes News out of Dothan, Ala., Sea Insure and Humminbird
Trolling Motors.
About Sea Tow
Sea Tow Services International Inc. is the nation's leading on-water assistance
provider for boaters. Established in 1983 by Founder & CEO Capt. Joe Frohnhoefer, Sea Tow serves members inland to the coast
throughout the United States, Europe, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. For
a full list of membership benefits, how to become a Sea Tow member or to
inquire about becoming a Sea Tow franchise owner, please visit seatow.com. Sea
Tow also offers free boating safety information including the Sea Tow App for smartphones, Sea Tow's Automated Radio Check Service, and
the nonprofit Sea Tow Foundation's Life Jacket Loaner Station program. For more
information, visit seatow.com and boatingsafety.com.
Media contacts:
Louisa Beckett
Turnkey Communications & PR, Inc.
(772) 232-6457; 954-599-9355
louisa@turnkeywords.com
Cindy McCaffery
Sea Tow Services International, Inc.
(631) 876-5061
cindymccaffery@seatow.com
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