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2008 Women's Bassmaster Tour
Competition Dates
# 1 - April 10-12 - Complete
Lake Lewisville - Texas
Pro-Angler results
Co-Angler results
# 2 - May 22-24 - Complete
Lake Neely Henry - Gadsden, Ala
Pro-Angler Results
Co-Angler Results
# 3 - June 19-21 - Complete
Old Hickory - Hendersonville, Tenn
Pro-Angler Results
Co-Angler Results
# 4 - September 18-20
Clarks Hill Lake - Evans, Georgia
Wildwood Park Ramp
6212 Holloway Rd.
Appling, GA 30802
Pre - Tournament Registration
Wednesday - September 17th
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tournament Meal
4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Tournament Briefing and Pairings
5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
Meet and Greet
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Academy Sports & Outdoors
4120 Washington Rd.
Evans, GA 42044
706.210.6100
Official Housing Headquarters
Jameson Inn
1062 Claussen road
Augusta, Georgia 30907
706.733.4656
Weigh-In Locations
September 18th and 19th
3 p.m. - Wildwood Park
September 20th - 4 p.m.
Academy Sports & Outdoors
4120 Washington Road
Appling, Georgia
2008 WBT Championship
October 23-25
Lake Hamilton - Hot Springs, Ark
A.G.F.C. Hulsey Hatchery Access
350 Fish Rd.
Hot Springs, AR. 71931
Registration and Briefing - TBA
Bassmaster Classic
Red River - Shreveport, LA
February 20 - 22, 2009
Birmingham, Alabama
February 19 - 21, 2010
New Orleans, LA
February 18 - 20, 2011
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Angling Maintains its Mainstream
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Alexandria, VA - September 26, 2007 -
Despite competition from video
games and other similar activities and increased urbanization,
recreational angling remains one of the largest outdoor
recreational
activities in the nation as well as one of the most solid
industries in
the United States. Annually, nearly 40 million anglers generate
over $45
billion in retail sales with a $125 billion impact on the
nation's
economy creating employment for over one million people.
The latest National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),
however, does show a decline in angling participation over the
past 5
years with the steepest falloff among Great Lakes anglers.
Despite a
decline in participation, tackle sales increased by $250 million
over
the past five years. The USFWS conducts its survey every five
years with
the latest survey conducted in 2006.
"Although fishing remains one of the most popular outdoor sports
in the
country, the sportfishing industry is clearly concerned about
the
numbers being reported in the survey," said American
Sportfishing
Association President and CEO Mike Nussman. "However, what these
numbers
say to us is that our industry is feeling the effects of our
society's
rapidly growing disconnect with the outdoors and the lack of
easy access
to fishing. We, along with the boating industry, are taking
steps to
turn this situation around."
The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF)
established
through the efforts of the sportfishing and boating industry and
state
fish and wildlife agencies, is taking steps to halt the
long-term
decline through new and innovative marketing and education
campaigns
aimed at both novice and avid anglers. The Future Fisherman
Foundation,
the angler education arm of the sportfishing industry, is
successfully
working within school systems across the county through its
Physh Ed
program to provide grants to physical education teachers to
instruct
students in fishing and boating.
Nussman further said, "RBFF and the fishing and boating
industries are
teaming to create a nationwide advertising campaign aimed at
getting
adults and children out their front doors and onto the water. If
we
don't teach our children about the wonders and beauty of nature
through
a day spent fishing and boating, who will?"
Ultimately, anglers and other sportsmen are the most significant
funding
source for conservation and recreation in this country. Through
the
purchase of fishing licenses and special excise taxes on gear
and
motorboat fuel, hundreds of millions of anglers' dollars each
year are
collected or funneled to states for conservation and recreation.
Angler
participation and the equipment and fishing licenses they
purchase are
crucial to conservation management in the United States. In
2007, $350
million of these excise taxes were provided to state fish and
wildlife
agencies to restore fisheries and promote fishing. In addition,
fishing
license sales generated nearly $560 million more in revenues.
Other interesting statistics on sportfishing include:
* The three states with the
most anglers are Florida (2.77
million), Texas (2.52 million) and California (1.73 million).-
* The top three states in
terms of jobs supported by sportfishing
are Florida (75,100), Texas (59,000) and Minnesota (43,100).
* The number of anglers is
greater than the population of
California.
* One out of every three
anglers fish for largemouth bass,
America's most popular game fish. Flounder is the most-targeted
saltwater fish.
* One of every 7 people
fished in 2006, making it more popular
than jogging or golf.
* Forty-five percent of
anglers come from cities of one million or
more people.
* Fifty-one percent of
anglers have a household income greater
than $50,000 per year and 17 percent have incomes in excess of
$100,000
per year.
* Over half of all anglers
have attended college.
* Twenty-five percent of
anglers are women.
* Nearly half of all anglers
are between 35-54 years of age.
The fishing statistics provided above were compiled by Southwick
Associates, www.southwickassociates.com
<http://www.southwickassociates.com/>
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) is the sportfishing
industry's trade association, committed to looking out for the
interests
of the entire sportfishing community. <http://www.asafishing.org/asa/##>
We give the industry a unified voice, speaking out on behalf of
sportfishing and boating industries, state and federal natural
resource
agencies, conservation organizations, angler advocacy groups,
and
outdoor journalists when emerging laws and policies could
significantly
affect sportfishing business or sportfishing itself. We invest
in
long-term ventures to ensure the industry will remain strong and
prosperous as well as safeguard and promote the enduring social,
economic, and conservation values of sportfishing in America.
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Watch for WBT pro
angler
Robin Babb
of Livingston, Texas
on this week's
Academy Outdoors
with Chad Brauer
Saturday, August 2nd
at 8:30 (CST)
on FSN South and
Southwest. The
episode is titled
"Babb to the Bone"
and was filmed on
Choke Canyon
Reservoir in
southern Texas. It
is scheduled to
re-air
November 1st.
See what pro angler
and guide
Debra Hengst
has been up to on
Falcon Lake.
Click here.
Sam Cam - Episode
1
starring WBT pro
angler Sammie Jo
Denyes is now
showing on
youtube.com.
Click here to view
Attention Triton
boat owners!
A new website called
tritongirl.com
is now up and
running. It was
created and designed
by pro-angler
Dana Beavers
of Alabama and is
all about anything
Triton.
WBT Pro-anglers
Robin Babb
of Texas and
Angie
Douthit
of Florida are
featured in an
article in the
July/August issue of
BassMaster Magazine.
Check out the great
article beginning on
page 74 by Robert
Montgomery titled
"Modifying the Mann
Killer".
Sport Fishing
Ventures Unlimited
is now doing a $200
monthly product
giveaway. SFVU
recently added pro
angler
Marsha Gipson
of Arkansas to their
pro staff.
When you fill out
the entry form
online, please
reference Marsha as
the direct reason
you visited.
Also, if you go to
Fishermensheaven.com
and would like to
make a purchase,
enter coupon code
888MG444 to receive
a discount at
checkout. This lets
them know that you
were referred by
Marsha.
On Saturday Aug.
16,
pro anglers
Christiana
Bradley
of Bealeton,
Virginia and
Bridget Allen
of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania along
with
several other professional
anglers will
participate in a
benefit tournament
on the Upper
Chesapeake Bay for a
young angler named
Ron Phillips. He's
a wonderful young
man who's fighting
Leukemia. Visit
this site to read
Ron's story and for
information about
the tournament: Ron
Phillips Benefit
Tournament
On August 23rd,
Christiana will be
at the Virginia
Outdoor Sportsmens
Classic Summer
Edition, in Roanoke,
VA doing a couple of
tank seminars.
On September 6th
Christiana will
appear at the GEICO
Motorcycle
Bikers For Tykes
fundraiser event in
Virginia Beach,
Virginia.
The event helps
raise money for the
Children's Hospital
of the King's
Daughters.
Pro angler
Melinda Mize
of Arkansas is the
first WBT angler to
win Bonus Bucks
through the Toyota
Tundra Contingency
Program offered to
all anglers who
drive a Toyota
Tundra truck and are
members of BASS.
WBT pro angler
Sheri Glasgow
of Muskogee, Okla.,
took
delivery Friday,
July 18, on a 2008
Toyota Tundra, her
prize for being the
2007 Toyota Women’s Bassmaster Tour
Angler of the Year.
Recycled Fish is
hoping to sign up
2500 new pledge
takers this summer.
Have you taken the
Pledge?
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