Industry News Updates
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High School Bass Fishing Tournaments
fishingCONCORD, N.H. -- A qualifying tournament with 41 registered schools will take place on Thursday, September 24, out of Lee's Mills on Lake Winnipesaukee. The top third of the schools from the qualifying round will move onto the state finals tournament on Saturday, October 3, on Lake Winnisquam. There will be one reigning state champion and individual medals will be awarded at the final tournament for the largest total catch (eight fish maximum), and for the largest largemouth and largest smallmouth bass caught. Since the first-ever student bass tournament in May of 2013, these tournaments have become a popular high school sports competition in New Hampshire. The tournaments include a strong educational component. Teams have adult mentors who guide them through the process of learning about New Hampshire's aquatic resources and the responsibility that goes along with being anglers. Additionally, the N.H. Fish and Game Department recently conducted a High School Bass Fishing Education Seminar in August. Conducted by the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA), with assistance from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the NH B.A.S.S. Nation, high school bass fishing tournaments occur in the fall of each year. One of the goals of the NHIAA is to promote sports that will have lifelong appeal to student athletes and provide more sports that are coed and inclusive to all populations within our schools. "It is exciting to see how enthusiastic the students are about fishing and I hope that fishing becomes a lifelong activity for them," said Kyle Glencross, who coordinates the N.H. Fish and Game Department's Let's Go Fishing Program. Glencross and N.H. Fish and Game Fisheries Biologist Gabe Gries serve on the NHIAA Bass Fishing Committee and provide logistical and volunteer support for this event. Additional information about the tournament can be found on the NHIAA website at nhiaa.org. The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association is a private not-for-profit organization that has served as the leader of high school athletics for its member schools in New Hampshire since 1947.
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Roy Hawk Wins 2015 WON Bass U.S. Open on Lake Mead
Roy Hawk capped off a great past month for his family on Wednesday in the desert outside of Las Vegas. After competing in the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup, and watching his son Sunny win the Co-Angler title there, Hawk crested the peak of a mountain of his own he has been close to reaching the summit before when he claimed victory in the 2015 WON Bass Nitro / Mercury U.S. Open.
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Ben Grande Goes Big on Day Two, Leads 2015 WON Bass U.S. Open Veteran Pro Roy Hawk Hot on his Heels
Sometimes a perseverance and hard work goes a long way, and that was the case for Las Vegas, Nev. pro Ben Grande on day two of the 2015 WON Bass Nitro / Mercury U.S. Open on Lake Mead.
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Rayovac FLW Series Events At Clear Lake Rescheduled Due To California Wildfires
FLW announced today that the Rayovac FLW Series tournament on Clear Lake presented by Evinrude, scheduled for Sept. 24-26, the College Fishing Western Conference Championship scheduled for Sept. 26-27 and the FLW/TBF High School Fishing Western Conference Championship scheduled for Sept. 27 have been rescheduled for the weekend of Oct. 15-18, due to the wildfires currently wreaking havoc in northern California.
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Garrett Howard Leads Day One of 2015 WON Bass U.S. Open
When the day began at the 2015 WON Bass Nitro / Mercury U.S. Open, 168 anglers headed out onto the waters of Lake Mead, the site of all 33 U.S. Opens. Lake Mead's beautiful sunrise fills anglers with hope as they head towards their first fishing holes, but her brutal and unpredictable conditions can often snuff out that hope as quickly as it grants it.
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Project aims to conserve valued Arizona places for hunting, angling
Arizona’s sportsmen and sportswomen will have an opportunity to help conserve their favorite public hunting and fishing destinations by participating in the Sportsman’s Values Mapping Project, a statewide effort being launched by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and the Arizona Game and Fish Department, in cooperation with several state sportsmen’s groups.
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2015 WON Bass U.S. Open Starts Monday
Las Vegas, Nev. - September 12, 2014 - For the 33rd time, the WON Bass Nitro Boats / Mercury U.S. Open of Bass Fishing will be contested on the waters of Lake Mead starting Monday September 14. For the fourth straight year, the Costa Live Show will bring all the action of the most prestigious tournament in the West on wonbass.com
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Fort Gibson’s Changing Face, Blaylock Takes The Lead In Central Open
Stetson Blaylock of Benton, Ark., leads on Day 2 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open #2 presented by Allstate held on Fort Gibson Lake out of Wagoner, Okla. Blaylock brought 14 pounds, 2 ounces to the scales at Friday's weigh-in for a two-day total of 31-6.
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The Other Hometown Favorite Wins Fort Gibson Open
James Elam of Tulsa, Okla., wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open #2 presented by Allstate held on Fort Gibson Lake out of Wagoner, Okla. Elam brought 17 pounds, 8 ounces to Saturday's weigh-in giving him a three-day total weight of 46-3. Photo by James Overstreet/Bassmaster
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Newcomer Leads Hometown Favorite In Bassmaster Open Tournament
Brad Whatley of Bivins, Texas, takes the lead on Day 1 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open #2 presented by Allstate held on Fort Gibson Lake out of Wagoner, Okla. Whatley brought 18 pounds, 9 ounces to the scales at Thursday's weigh-in
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Toyota Angler Of The Year Championship Bound For Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
The nation's top bass anglers will compete for more than $1 million in payouts and berths in the 2016 Bassmaster Classic during the 2015 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship, Sept. 17-20, on Sturgeon Bay out of Door County, Wis. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Aaron Martens clinched his third AOY title early after earning enough points at Detroit's Lake St. Clair event.
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B.A.S.S. Announces Expanded Bassmaster Elite Series Schedule For 2016
Some of America’s top-ranked bass fisheries — plus a new wrinkle in tournament formats and an extra event — await the nation’s top professional bass anglers competing in the 2016 Bassmaster Elite Series. The lineup will take anglers to 10 fisheries in nine states, and it includes 10 Elite events, an increase from nine Elite tournaments in 2015.
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Mercury Pro Aaron Martens Locks up Historic Title
Following a season in which he rewrote the Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year record books and racked up wins on opposite ends of the country, Team Mercury pro Aaron Martens – who last week secured his third Elite Series AOY award – struggles to sum up a seven-month performance that goes into the books as one of the most dominating in the 37-year history of B.A.S.S. competition.
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2015 River2Sea Open Raffling a NEW JEEP PATRIOT to one LUCKY TEAM!
Always striving to make the “big party” event even bigger, for this year, each team – just for participating in the event, will receive a “Golden Ticket” and be entered into a drawing – immediately after the awards presentation, for the keys to a new Jeep Patriot
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DELTA TUNNELS Project Violates Endangered Species Act, Will Hurt Imperiled Salmon, Groups Warn
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Conservation groups warned state and federal regulators today that the Delta Water Tunnels project (the so-called “California Water Fix”) to build massive tunnels to divert water from the Sacramento River to the Central Valley and State Water Projects cannot be permitted under the Endangered Species Act because it would adversely affect protected critical habitat for endangered salmon runs and other imperiled fish species in the Bay-Delta and Sacramento River.
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California Board Funds Environmental Improvement and Acquisition Projects
At its Sept. 3 quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $31 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California.
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Stratos Announces Military Rewards Incentives
As a show of gratitude to the thousands of service men and women across the country, Stratos Boats is offering engine horsepower rebates and other perks to current and former military personnel through the 2015 "Stratos Boats Military Rewards" sales program. The retail promotion, available on qualifying new boat purchases made from authorized Stratos dealers, runs September 1 to December 1, 2015.
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Fish Attractors in Texas Reservoirs
Experienced anglers know that fish like bass, crappie and sunfish are attracted to underwater structure. Unfortunately, Texas reservoirs typically have little of it. Thus fish condos were born, manmade fish attractors that are placed into reservoirs at strategic spots in order to improve angling success.
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Choose a Designated Driver for Your Boat This Weekend
The Nonprofit Sea Tow Foundation Urges Boaters to Have A Designated Skipper at the Wheel Over Labor Day Weekend 21% of All Boating-Related Deaths Involve Alcohol Use
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