Dec 08

EverStart Series Returns with Sponsorship

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MINNEAPOLIS – EverStart Batteries, the No. 1 retail selling automotive and marine battery brand in the world, announced a sponsorship with FLW Outdoors, making it the official automotive and marine battery of the tournament-fishing organization. Effective immediately, EverStart will assume title sponsorship of the FLW American Fishing Series, which recently published increased paybacks and an impressive schedule of lakes for 2011. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Dec 08

NAFC Announces “Knot Wars” App

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(Minnetonka, MN) Are you a knot-head? The North American Fishing Club has just released Knot Wars, a super-simple illustrated video app for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad users that puts 40 of the world’s best fishing knots in the palm of your hand.

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Dec 08

Thompson to B.A.S.S.

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Angie Thompson has joined B.A.S.S. as director of digital content development.
“It’s a humbling prospect to know I’ll have a finger on the pulse of this incredible brand, one so many people love,” she said. “I hope what I know about telling stories will be meaningful to users of Bassmaster.com and of social networks to which B.A.S.S. is connected.”

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Dec 08

Nominations Needed for BoatUS Foundation Environmental Leadership Award

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The BoatUS Foundation wants to know who is helping boaters, sailors and anglers stay “green”. A call for nominations draws to a close December 15 for the 2010 BoatUS Foundation Environmental Leadership Award.

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Dec 08

The National Fish Habitat Awards are Back For 2011 – Nominate Someone Today

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The National Fish Habitat Board is seeking nominations for Awards in the following Categories:
Exceptional Vision in support of Fish Habitat Conservation
Extraordinary Action in support of Fish Habitat Conservation

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Dec 08

Second chance for Schuff

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For Craig Schuff of Watauga, Texas, last week’s decision to join the 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series was a restart of a career interrupted.
Back in 1996, just after he competed in the Bassmaster Classic as a B.A.S.S. Federation Nation entrant, Schuff decided to turn pro. He had won the 1995 Federation Championship and owned two Federation divisional titles. He was 35, and the promise of pro fishing beckoned.

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Dec 08

REMINDER: Deadline approaching to nominate candidates for 18th annual Minnesota Deer Hunter Ethics Award

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Nominations for the 18th Annual Minnesota Deer Hunter Ethics Award are due by Friday, Jan. 21. The award, sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA), and Turn In Poachers, honors deer hunters who have exhibited exemplary hunting behavior during the 2010 season and who can serve as a positive example to all hunters.

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Dec 08

Upper Red Lake walleye regulation changed Dec. 1

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding anglers that walleye regulations have changed for the winter at Upper Red Lake. The slot reverted back to a 17-to 26-inch protected slot limit beginning Dec. 1 and running through the winter walleye season.

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Dec 08

DNR invites public comment on the addition of a youth camping program and facilities at Fort Snelling State Park

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Parks and Trails is amending the management plan for Fort Snelling State Park to add youth camping as an allowed activity within the park and to create a youth camp site on Picnic Island.

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Dec 08

Ice not safe, snowmobile trails not yet ready for riding

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Officials from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are reminding snowmobilers and others to stay off lakes because the ice is not safe yet.
According to the DNR, there have already been several ice rescues involving snowmobiles. Also, one fatality occurred when a man on foot broke through thin ice on Lake Washington in Blue Earth County.

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Dec 08

Roy Halladay’s Fishing Holiday

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Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay spent a day bass fishing on Clear Lake, Calif., with 2009 Classic champ Skeet Reese.

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Dec 08

Nebraska fishermen urged to check ice thickness

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The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission wants fishermen to check the thickness of the ice before venturing out this winter.

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Dec 08

Fishing Line / Dec. 8

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Cold breezes have hard-water anglers checking gear for a possible sled run on ice before Santa’s sleigh.

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Dec 07

Northern Area Ice Fishing Huts

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Alaska State Parks has eight ice fishing huts for rent this winter. Four are at Birch Lake near mile 305.5 Richardson Highway and four are located at Quartz Lake near mile 277.8 Richardson Highway.

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Dec 07

Tips for Florida Keys fishing

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I'm going down to the Florida Keys in about three weeks and i plan on doing a ton of fishing but I don't want to pay for a charter boat. I was w

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