Industry Press Releases
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Brandon Palaniuk and Dave Davis Launch Crossed Industries Aftermarket Automotive Accessory Brand Caters to Anglers
Bassmaster Elite Series professional Brandon Palaniuk and industry professional Dave Davis have teamed up to launch Crossed Industries; a new source for aftermarket automotive accessories and customization. Crossed Industries is the place for anyone one who loves fishing and their trucks, to buy quality accessories.
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Registration Now Open for the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
Registration is now open for the eleventh annual BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Presented by Cabela's. Collegiate anglers that meet eligibility requirements are encouraged to register now for the event. The championship event will be held for the fifth consecutive year on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama for a week long schedule of activities.
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Berkley PowerBait Cast for Cash 2016
Fans that attend the Classic have a unique opportunity to win $100,000 for a simple cast. During the final weigh-in on March 6th, some lucky fan has the chance to win it all in the Berkley PowerBait Cast for Cash.
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Classic Rookie James Elam May Score on His Home Fishery
Of the 55 boats that blast off from Wolf Creek Park in Grove, Oklahoma, on March 4 – the first day of the 2016 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake O' The Cherokees – 31 will be powered by 250 Mercury OptiMax ProXS outboards. Driving some of those boats will be multiple previous Classic winners (Kevin Vandam, Skeet Reese, Boyd Duckett, Randy Howell, Casey Ashley and Chris Lane), and a handful of other major-award winners (Aaron Martens, Jacob Powroznik, Greg Hackney, Edwin Evers, Brent Ehrler).
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Is it Possible for a Fish Hook to be too Sharp?
Bass anglers understand the importance of sharp hooks, though most don't practice their hook sharpening skills often enough. The new Berkley® Fusion19™ hooks give novice and avid anglers the sharpest hooks that stay sharper longer than any other on the market.
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International Sportsmen's Expos (ISE) | Scottsdale, Arizona | March 10-13, 2016
The International Sportsmen’s Exposition (ISE) and Arizona Boat Show are your annual opportunity to celebrate the outdoors! Now in our new home at WestWorld of Scottsdale, the 2016 ISE is the region’s largest adventure travel, hunting, fishing and outdoors event. The Arizona Boat Show–the Valley’s only boat show and the Expo’s biggest ever–features 15 dealers offering 40 boat brands and more than 120 boats.
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FLW ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH GENERAL TIRE
FLW, the world's largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today a sponsorship agreement with Continental AG to showcase the General Tire brand. Per terms of the agreement, General Tire is now the exclusive tire of FLW. 2016 will mark the first season the two organizations have partnered. Full terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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StructureScan 3D Honored with Product Innovation Award
Simrad StructureScan® 3D sonar imaging has won the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Innovation Award in the Consumer Electronics category at the 2016 Miami International Boat Show. Following the success of the Simrad NSO evo2 multifunction display in 2014, and Simrad ForwardScan™ sonar in 2015, this is the third consecutive NMMA innovation win at the Miami show for the brand.
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Hodgman Aesis Sonic WadeLite Jacket Now Available
An angler needs to be comfortable while on the water in order to maintain focus. In order to do so, anglers can now purchase the Hodgman® Aesis™ Sonic WadeLite jacket. These jackets are keen on features that give anglers staying power in any situation.
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Toledo Bend (LA) Turns Out 32-Pound Bag
With warming weather and an impending full moon, the first wave of Toledo Bend bass have moved up shallow to start spawning. Following suit, many of the 341 teams fishing the Texas Team Trail event moved towards the bank with them.
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2016 CTT Lake Oroville Pro/Am Bass Tournament - Full Show
The first leg of the 2016 California Tournament Trail (CTT) pro-am circuit wrapped upJanuary 16-17 at Lake Oroville. After four years of drought, we’re finally having a real winter trying to fill the lake all at once. As the newly crowned amateur champion, Sean Widger of Livermore put it: “It was nasty.” This made fishing, boat-runs, and on-the-water coverage challenging, even during the practice period.Anglers stuck it out despite the weather, with virtually every boat weighing in, as they should, in a great display of sportsmanship and support. In the end, it was Chico State college angler; Travis Bounds of Roseville getting his first win as a pro taking home $2,600 by edging Chad Frie by the smallest of margins.
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Mountain Dew Partners with B.A.S.S. for Elite Events
That family also includes fan-favorite and veteran Elite Series pro Gerald Swindle of Warrior, Ala., who continues his role as a Mountain Dew athlete, branding his jersey, boat, and truck with the soft drink logo.
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Costa's Rimless Sunglasses Now Available in Prescription
According to the Vision Council, more than 75 percent of adults use some sort of vision correction, with 64 percent of those wearing eyeglasses on a regular basis. Costa recently enhanced its line of prescription sunglasses to include five of its rimless styles, to give people who love being out on the water even more options when it comes to protecting their eyesight.
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New for 2016: 2350 Bay Ranger
Fresh off its debut at the Miami International Boat Show, the all-new 2350 Bay Ranger from Ranger®Boats is a serious bay boat set to bring an innovative, family-friendly design to inshore and near-shore anglers across the country.
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Ray Scott’s iconic property for sale
It is a “sportsman’s paradise.” Presidents have fished its fertile lakes, and in 2010 Outdoor Life named its 55-acre fishery the best bass lake in America. Now it’s for sale.
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Play Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing For A Chance To Win Big
Bass fishing fans get a taste of competing on the Bassmaster Elite Series trail, without having to qualify or pay entry fees, by playing Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing. The free fantasy game opens today at www.bassmasterfantasy.com.
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New Plano On-Board Series Tackle Bags
Think about things that fit hand-in-glove. Consider how a matched clip or magazine slides up and into a firearm, immaculately marrying form and function. Or the precise pound-test fishing line spooled expertly on a liquid-smooth spinning reel. You get the picture...
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LOWRANCE® PRECISION-9 COMPASS OFFERS CONSTANT HEADING UPDATES ALONG MULTIPLE AXES
Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance®, a world-leading brand in fishing electronics since 1957, announced today the release of the Lowrance Precision-9 Compass, which delivers heading and rate-of-turn information with an enhanced level of accuracy to Lowrance Outboard Pilot™, Broadband Radar™ and navigational systems over an NMEA 2000® connection.
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Yamaha Recognized Again for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction
Yamaha Marine Group announced today from the Miami International Boat Show® that the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA®) has again recognized Yamaha with a CSI Award for excellence in customer satisfaction in the Outboard Engine category.
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Bass University Classes This Weekend
The Bass University is bringing bass fishing instruction classes to Ohio and Ontario this upcoming weekend. Each class event features the most in-depth instruction from six top professional Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW Tour anglers over two full days.
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