Ladies
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Ladies First: One Woman’s Role in the Dawn of Big Game Fishing
A new film by Rapala® explores the story of Helen Lerner, the intrepid angler who broke some of the earliest records in big game fishing and turned the sport into what it is today. Helen Lerner (1902-1979) is one of these quiet legends. According to the International Game Fishing Association (IGFA), this record-breaking angler and marine scientist was the first woman to take a bluefin tuna off the European continent, the first ever to take nine tuna in one year, and the first to catch a broadbill in both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.
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USA Fields First-Ever Ladies' Team in International Match Fishing Competition
Six American anglers to compete in Hungary in the 2017 Ladies' World Championships LOMBARD, IL – While match fishing is hugely popular throughout Europe, the uniquely foreign sport and its seemingly bizarre tactics can leave even the most experienced American anglers scratching their heads. But don't confuse something merely unfamiliar with a sport that's in any way simple or unsophisticated. To the contrary, a quick search of the Internet or trip to the library will reveal an entirely new world of highly evolved angling complexity.