Shade Fishing
June 26, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
By Scott Suggs
Most people think that catching big bass in the summer is more difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Much like anything else that has to spend all day outside during the hottest part of the year, bass will look for a shady place to hang out. Finding these places is the first step towards catching more than a sunburn during the summer.
PAA Announces Corporate Cup Details
June 26, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Earlier this month, The Professional Anglers Association (PAA) announced the 2008 PAA Corporate Cup. A high stakes professional bass fishing tournament on Alabama’s Pickwick Lake in Florence, Ala.
The goal of the PAA Corporate Cup is to build relationships and increase awareness of the PAA within the corporate world, while providing all PAA members an opportunity to compete in a 100% payback event. The tournament offers a one of a kind format where tour level anglers compete with corporate sponsor partners on corporate namesake teams in friendly competition.
Fishery: Pickwick Lake
Event Location: McFarland Park, 200 James M. Spain Dr., Florence, AL 35630
Format: Similar to the PAA developed team format used at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, teams will consist of a four man team comprised of two PAA Tour anglers and two Sponsor Amateur anglers working together as a team during competition. Each boat will contain one PAA angler and one Sponsor angler.
Eligibility: Open to all PAA Tour members. In the event a team of two PAA Tour members cannot fill the two Sponsor angler positions, the team can replace those members with two PAA General members. Teams without sponsor participation will be responsible for their $5,000 entry fee, and therefore eligible for all prize money awarded. Teams without sponsors can be made up of a maximum of two PAA Tour members.
Tour Member Pairings: The PAA Tour members will work with the Sponsor anglers of each team to determine who will fish for each team. All teams submitted are subject to PAA approval and PAA reserves the right to refuse entry of any team or make adjustments to teams as necessary.
Sponsorship Opportunity: $5,000 per team. Sponsors may purchase more than one team for their company. By purchasing a team for $5,000, the sponsor receives a team with their desired name, two angler spots on a team, an opportunity to receive a percentage of any winnings, national media exposure through radio, Internet, print and television. Along with all of those benefits, they will receive a one of a kind opportunity to fish with the pros of the sport.
If the sponsor desires, each competitor boat of the sponsor team will display a sponsor logo decal on the boat windshield during all days of competition and all anglers will wear a hat displaying the team sponsor logo during all days of competition. Sponsors are responsible for supplying the company logo for the windshield decal and hats for each angler on their team(s) if they choose to participate in this display of the company logo.
Registration Deadline: Registration beings immediately. To be included in all printed event publications and publicity, all teams must be registered with an official, completed entry form & paid in full by Friday, August 29th, 2008. The final deadline for all teams to be registered to participate with an official, completed entry form and paid in full is September 19th, 2008. No changes can be made to teams after September 19th, 2008.
Competition:
* Thursday, October 9th thru Saturday, October 11th
* The full field will compete in two days of competition consisting of two consecutive 8-hour days.
* On the third day the field will be cut to the money positions, consisting of the top 30 percent.
* Locking will be allowed.
* Teams will be allowed to communicate via cell phone or two-way radio during the event.
* All four members of the team will go out at the same time in two separate boats for eight hours of fishing per competition day.
* Each boat is allowed to bring in a maximum of 5 total fish to the scales for a total of 10 fish per team, per day.
NOTE: All anglers not competing on the cut day will remain on site for autographs, sponsor and media participation.
Captain’s Choice Golf Scramble (optional):
* Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
* The Schoolmaster Course has been reserved at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
* The Golf Scramble is open to any PAA member or Sponsor angler participating in the PAA Corporate Cup fishing tournament.
* Each team will consist of four individuals with one individual appointed as the Captain for that team.
* The Captain of the team will make all final shot decisions.
* Estimated handicaps and requested teammates will be taken into consideration when assigning teams for the event.
* Awards will be presented for the Champion and 2nd place teams
* A special thank you is extended to The Alabama Mountain Lakes Association for sponsoring the 2008 Captain’s Choice Golf Scramble.
Additional Events: PAA will be holding fundraising events to benefit the PAA and Catch-A-Dream throughout the PAA Corporate Cup. PAA will also have PAA merchandise for sale at the event as well.
Additional Sponsor Opportunities:
* Vendor booths at McFarland Park will be made available to Corporate Sponsors first and the public second.
* Anyone interested in sponsoring a meal, award or obtaining a vendor booth may contact the PAA office at 270.527.2030.
5 Tips for Summer Bass Fishing
June 25, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
By Larry Thornhill
1. Go Dark. If your water is a popular recreation destination consider fishing after dark. Things usually settle down at this time and the fish typically become more active. Safety is the big concern after dark. Don’t fish alone; know your water; always wear a PFD; make sure your boat is properly lighted; and watch for other boat traffic.
Versus Advances Collegiate Fishing
June 24, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Officials from Careco Multimedia, The Bass Federation Inc. and VERSUS today announced plans for the new Association of Collegiate Anglers Bass Fishing Series (CBFS) designed to establish the sport as a long-term, sustainable activity. The series, featuring 13 half-hour shows, is produced by Careco Multimedia and will air weekend mornings on VERSUS beginning July 2009.
Recently, The Bass Federation (TBF) formed the Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) using its own structure as the foundation, where clubs become associated through membership and obtain benefits. The purpose of ACA is to support every aspect of college bass fishing from developing new clubs to sanctioning events to qualifying championship contenders. The Bass Federation, with nearly 30,000 members among 47 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest organized fishing group.
“While we’re excited to see all the interest in college bass fishing, this program differs by having a student membership organization, the ACA, serving as its presenting sponsor and governing body,” said Wade Middleton, Careco general manager and a person recognized throughout the outdoor industry as being a formidable force behind today’s college bass movement. “Student anglers must have a role in where college fishing goes.”
Middleton added, “Here teams can advance through qualifying regional events to a championship where they compete head-to-head on a level playing field for top bragging rights. There’s nothing like college rivalries, and partnering with VERSUS now gives the teams a stage to showcase their skills on national television.”
Teams can earn their way into the new series’ championship through top finishes in official qualifying events. Some of these will be hosted by CBFS and others by college fishing clubs, but all are sanctioned by ACA. The events are open to active members of school-recognized fishing clubs and who are taking at least 12 credit hours while maintaining a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Event participants are not required to be ACA members, but for a school club to host a sanctioned qualifying event, it must belong to ACA.
It is anticipated that more than 600 college anglers, representing approximately 120 college fishing programs, will compete in the 2009 CBFS qualifiers to vie for the 40 two-person-team spots available in the CBFS Championship. Among the total prizes are $35,000 in scholarships, to be distributed among the top five teams. As a general rule, college fishing events have either no entry fees or ones that are minimal. A team consists of two anglers fishing from the same boat, and they are responsible for full operation of the boat.
“These college anglers are competing because they love to fish and they want to get to the championship to represent their school,” explained TBF president Robert Cartlidge. “Sure, they like to win prizes, but their ultimate goal is to have a shot at the national title, plus some of the scholarships. Winners also get a berth in TBF’s National Championship.”
Officials at BoatU.S., a prominent sponsor of college bass fishing for the past few years, say they see the new series being an evolutionary step for the sport. “We’ve always been excited about this activity and we believe the transition to the new format will again take it up another level,” said BoatU.S.’ Chris Edmonston. “We are very proud to support the growth of college fishing.”
Additional CBFS national sponsors include BoatU.S. Angler, Cabela’s, Ranger Boats, Yamaha, Garmin, Costa Del Mar, Pioneer Beef Jerky, Abu Garcia, Berkley, Fenwick, Anglers’ Legacy, Stearns, EGO Nets, Sebile, American Rodsmiths, Aviva Fishin’ Buddy, Gene Larew Lures, Nemire Lures, Sperry Top-Sider, Power Pole, City of Lewisville, Sneaky Pete’s Marina and Versus.
The 2009 schedule of qualifying events follows:
Dec. 19-20 (2008) - Stephen F. Austin University Invitational, Sam Rayburn (TX)
March 7 - NC State/Virginia Tech Invitational, Smith Mountain Lake (NC)
Mar 13-14 - Lone Star Spring Breakout, Belton Lake (TX)
Mar 20-21 - Arkansas Tech Invitational, Lake Dardanelle (AR)
April 17-18 - S. Collegiate Bass Fishing Series Championship, Lake Wilson (AL)
TBA - Midwest Invitational, TBA
TBA - Western Invitational, TBA
June 1- 5 - BoatU.S. Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship, Lake Lewisville (TX)
For more information about the ACA, visit www.bassfederation.com.
About Careco
Careco Multimedia is a full-service video production company experienced in field acquisition and editing of top quality outdoor programming. The company produces and markets several outdoor fishing programs, including Fishing and Hunting Texas, Americana Outdoors, Whitetail Diaries, the IFA Redfish Tour and more.
About VERSUS
VERSUS celebrates real competition across all platforms (VERSUS.com, VERSUS on Demand and VERSUS HD). Now in more than 73 million homes, the network is the national cable home of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as best-in-class events such as The Tour de France, Davis Cup Tennis, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR), World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Professional Boxing. The network also offers collegiate sports featuring nationally-ranked teams from top conferences such as the Pac-10, Big 12 and Mountain West. VERSUS features the best field sports programming on television and is a destination for sports fans, athletes and sportsmen to find exclusive, competitive events that audiences can’t find elsewhere. VERSUS, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
