$25,000 Diamond Jim Still On The Loose, Challenge Ends September 6
Annapolis, Md. - The third Diamond Jim imposter of the 2010 Maryland Fishing challenge was caught on August 22 by Devin Singer of Bethesda, Md. Singer was enjoying his first-ever fishing trip near James Island aboard the Charter Boat "Never Enuff," skippered by Captain Shawn Pruitt out of Solomons, Md., when he caught the tagged striped bass. The Diamond Jim imposter, worth $500 in prize money, was one of nearly 600 rockfish tagged so far this summer.
PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK - Chevy pro Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, South Carolina, caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 15 ounces Thursday to capture the lead in the FLW Series Eastern Division tournament on Lake Champlain with a two-day catch of 10 bass weighing 39-11.
GARLAND, Texas (Aug. 27, 2010) - Shallow tactics have proven to be critical during the first two stops of the PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix, so why should the third event of the season on Lake Tawakoni be any different?
ATHENS, Ala. - The top angling couples from across the nation will converge on LaGrange, Georgia, from August 30-September 4 to compete in the 2010 American Bass Anglers Couples Series National Championship tournament.
DESTIN, Florida / -- Today marks the beginning of the Sandestin Celebration Fishing Tournament, an event created to celebrate the favorable conditions in the Gulf of Mexico plus the reopening of Federal fishing waters.
PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK - FLW pros Jason Ober of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and David Wolak of Wake Forest, North Carolina, each landed five bass weighing 21 pounds, 2 ounces Wednesday to lead day one of the FLW Series Eastern Division tournament on Lake Champlain. They share a 1-pound, 5-ounce lead in the tournament featuring 146 pros and 146 co-anglers representing 35 states and Canada.
WHAT: Boater Bill Evans of Friendship, Ohio, caught two bass weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces August 21 to win $3,418 in the BFL Buckeye Division tournament on the Ohio River.
Sturtevant, Wisconsin - Evinrude professional walleye angler and Isle, Minnesota native, Paul Meleen, has been crowned FLW Walleye Tour Angler of the Year for 2010. After a successful season, Meleen received the award with 818 points over six qualifying events, after fishing the required Eastern and Western divisions on the FLW Walleye Tour.
San Antonio, Texas - Texas Trophy Hunters Association? (TTHA) proudly announces that Matt Hughes will be joining TTHA as host of its television program, TROPHY HUNTERS TV®. Matt is a 9-time mixed martial arts (MMA) welterweight champion and MMA Hall of Famer. Matt is also a TTHA Platinum Lifetime Member.
Brooklyn Center, MN - Wildlife Forever granted $80,000 in funding this past spring to seven Great Lake states for media outreach alerting sportsmen and vacationers to Clean - Drain - Dry their boats to help Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
The third time's the charm. - or so hopes Bill Golightly of Preston, Idaho. As a recent qualifier for the 2010 BASS Federation Nation Championship, Golightly is set for his third attempt at a Bassmaster Classic berth.
Todd Schmitz of Goshen, Indiana, had the deck stacked against him on the final day of the 2010 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open on the Detroit River. He started Saturday in ninth place and more than five pounds behind leader Chris King, who had smacked 25-plus pounds Friday.
Brunswick, Georgia - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced today that the men's record for the heaviest little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus, has been tied by angler John Smits of Allenhurst.
FRANKFORT, Ky. - We welcome the American Casting Championships to Kentucky and we welcome back host Tim Farmer's daughters to "Kentucky Afield" television this weekend, Aug. 21 and 22.
As kids, part of the fun of fishing was trying to out-cast your buddy. Today, that competitive spirit is still alive with the American Casting Association. This summer, the national championships for distance and accuracy are held in Lexington at Masterson Station Park and on dry land. Join Farmer as he follows the action in the distance event.
WHAT: Scott Bateman of Washington, Indiana, caught a 5-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 to win $2,985 in the FLW BFL Hoosier Division tournament on Lake Monroe. Under cloudy skies he was fishing wooded areas on the main lake with a 10" worm in 2-4 feet of water to sack his limit.
