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2008 Official WBT Rules
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
Lake Neely Henry - Gadsden, Ala
Coosa Landing
200 Lake St.
Gadsden, Al 35901
Registration - Wednesday, May 21
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Briefing - 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Meet and Greet - 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Academy Sports & Outdoors
601 George Wallace Dr.
Gadsden, Al 35903
256.439.6260
# 3 - June 19-21
Old Hickory Lake - Gallatin, Tenn
Sanders Ferry Park
100 Sanders Ferry Rd.
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Registration and Briefing
Academy Sports & Outdoors
2350 Gallatin Pike N. Recreation
Madison, TN 37115
615.855.6900
# 4 - September 18-20
Clarks Hill Lake - Evans, Georgia
Wildwood Park Ramp
6212 Holloway Rd.
Appling, GA 30802
Registration and Briefing
Academy Sports & Outdoors
4210 Washington Rd.
Evans, GA 42044
706.210.6100
2008 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
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Woman Anglers In The News |
Pro-angler
Debra Hengst
of San Antonio,
Texas spent
Saturday, April 26th
in Seguin, Texas
giving away caps and
other sponsor items
and showing off her
new boat wrap at the
annual Seguin Kid
Fish event.
WBT angler
Barbara Gaskins
of Suffolk, Virginia
reports that she and
her husband escaped
injury and damage
from the tornados
that hit her
neighborhood in
Suffolk this past
weekend, but others
were not so lucky.
"There is No Place
Like Home" for Pro
angler
Debra Hengst
of San Antonio,
Texas. Read her
recent interview
about Falcon Lake
with Pete Robbins on
Wired2Fish.com
Also on Wired2Fish
is an interview with
pro-angler
Robin Babb
of Livingston,
Texas. Robin talks
about how she got
started fishing and
her newest sponsor,
Academy Sports and
Outdoors.
Check out "Who's The
Best" in the
Wired2Fish video
archives where
pro-angler
Marcia Rubin
of Chagrin Falls,
Ohio and
Robin Babb
give their opinion
about a couple of
anglers and who they
think is the best.
"Winning In Style"
is an in-depth
interview by John
Pulliam of
The BassHoles.com
with WBT angler
Denese Freeman
of Lawton, Oklahoma.
Denese describes her
thoughts leading up
to her recent win in
the Co-Angler's
Division on Lake
Lewisville in Texas.
Click on Pro-Files
and then Winning In
Style to read the
interview.
Spend "A Day on the
Lake" with
pro-angler
Emily Shaffer
of Mt. Juliet,
Tennessee in the May
issue of Bassmaster
magazine.
Christine
Helm
is a friend of
WBT Pro-Angler
Christiana
Bradley
and she is
raising money
for the Avon
Walk for Breast
Cancer in
Washington, D C
on May 3 - 4. If
you would like
to help
Christine meet
and exceed her
goal
click here.
If you would
like to find out
about an Avon
Walk near you
click here.
Read what
"The FishHer
Sisters"
have to say in
an interview
called
12 QUESTIONS
by Teeg Stouffer
from Recycled
Fish.
Click Here
Freeman is Speaker at
Lawton AMBUC Meeting
Denese Freeman (center front row)
poses with Ambuc members at luncheon in Lawton, Oklahoma
WBT angler
Denese Freeman
of Lawton, Oklahoma
is staying busy
since her win in the co-anglers division on Lake
Lewisville, Texas recently. She was a guest
speaker at the Lawton Ambucs
Club on Thursday,
April 24th.
AMBUCS,
the National
Association of
American Business
Clubs, is an
organization of
concerned, caring
men and women
dedicated to
developing America's
therapists, to
aiding the
physically
challenged, to
innovate community
service, and to
providing
opportunities for
building
relationships and
friendships.
The mission of
AMBUCS is "Creating
Independence for
people with
disabilities."
Freeman spoke about her very
first tournament experience and the trials and
tribulations of being a tournament angler.
Click here to read her
speech.
photo by Richard Freeman
Denese poses with
sisters Sarah Reicherts (L) age 9 and Shannon Reicherts
(R) age 10 after winning the WBT co-angler division on
Lake Lewisville, Texas. Sarah and Shannon are from Carrolton,
Texas and are both avid anglers. They were excited to
attend the WBT weigh-in at the Academy Sports and
Outdoors location and get autographs from many of the
women anglers.
Women's Bassmaster
Tour
Lake Lewisville, Texas
Bain and Freeman Win!
Kim Bain (R) of Alabama and
Denese Freeman (L) of Oklahoma sit in the "hot seat" as
the rest of the Day 3 field weigh their fish. Both
anglers held onto their lead to win the event. Kim was
in 20th place on Day 2 and upset the field by weighing
in over 17 lbs to take the lead and win by 4 oz over
Patti Campbell of Texas. Kim's total weight was 27lbs 11
oz.
Denese led Day One and Day Two of the event in the
Co-Angler division and weighed in one bass on Day 3 to
clinch her win with a 3 day total of 18 lbs 10 oz.
Debbie Pegoli of Ohio finished 2nd with 14 lbs 4 oz.
FLW angler
Sondra Rankin
of Kentucky will be
signing autographs,
posing for photos
and answering your
fishing questions at
Ben Mynatt Chevrolet
in Concord, North
Carolina on
Wednesday, April
23rd from 6 to 8
p.m., along with
Jimmy Houston, Larry
Nixon, Luke Clausen,
Kim Stricker and
Dion Hibdon. They
are in Concord to
fish the Wal-Mart
FLW Tour event on
Lake Norman, April
24-27.
WBT Pro Angler,
Robin McFarlane
of Texas, has
been busy in the
off season,
ranging from
conducting weigh
ins for a
Championship
Tournament and
Team Tournament,
securing
sponsors,
starting a guide
service,
the Double "R"
Guide Service,
with her
husband, Robert,
to presenting
seminars on
various fishing
techniques at
Bass Pro Shops,
in San Antonio,
TX, along with
working on their
website. Robin
is proud to
announce that
she will be
representing
Bass Pro Shops
on their Pro
Staff Team,
along with her
other sponsors
on the 2008 WBT.
Robin has also
entered the
B.A.S.S. Central
Opens as a
co-angler, and
will be
traveling with
her husband as
he has entered
them as well on
the pro side.
Pro angler
Laura Heflin
of Topeka, Kansas
has had a very busy
during the off
-season. She has
been added to the
Pro Staff for Bass
Pro Shops-Olathe and
gained Optima
Batteries as a
sponsor.
During the Spring
Fishing Classic at
the Bass Pro Shop in
Olathe, she
conducted a class on
fishing the Women's
Bassmaster Tour and
had several ladies
attend who were very
interested.
Laura is currently
featured in the
March issue of Great
Plains Game and Fish
magazine and her
local newspaper and
television station
have done stories on
her.
Laura is also
working with the
newly formed "Topeka
Jr. Hawgs Bass Club.
They held a Casting
Kids event at the
Topeka Boat Show and
they are getting
ready to fish their
very first
tournament.
She will be
assisting with the
weigh-in.
Women In
The Outdoors - Oklahoma
photos by Richard Freeman
WBT angler Denese
Freeman
of Lawton,
Oklahoma taught Basic
Fishing 101 on April
4th and 5th at Camp
Doris on the Wichita
Mountain Wildlife
Refuge in Lawton,
Oklahoma for Women
in the Outdoors.
North Carolina WBT
angler
Monica Altman
will be
fishing her third
Warriors on the
Water
tournament April
18th on Jordan Lake,
NC.
www.warriorsonthewater.com
Pro-angler
Robin Babb
of Livingston, Texas
will be LIVE with
Alex Langer on
Outdoors This Week
this Saturday, April
5th at 8:30 a.m.
CST. You can
hear
this broadcast not
only on many radio
stations, but you
can also log on to
www.nationalradionetwork.com
to listen live.
Alex and Robin will
be talking about the
recent announcement
of "Team Academy"
and Academy Sports +
Outdoors' support of
the Women's
Bassmaster Tour.
Robin will also be
taping an interview
with Terry Brown for
www.wired2fish.com
April 3rd, while on
the road towing Lily
(her Zeffer Travel
System) to Lake
Lewisville.
Terry is a great
supporter of the WBT.
Please log on to
Wired2Fish often and
make sure to let
them know how much
their support of the
WBT is appreciated!
photo courtesy of ESPN
President Bush,
Alton Jones, Judy Wong and BASS GM Tom Ricks
Catching the most weight in two
of the most prestigious bass tournaments earned a trip
to the White House Tuesday, March 25, for 2008
Bassmaster Classic champ Alton Jones and 2008 Women’s
Bassmaster Tour Champion Judy Wong. They toured the
White House and met President George W. Bush in the Oval
Office.
Gipson Attends Perry
County Arkansas Youth Banquet
photo contributed
photo contributed
Pro-angler Marsha Gipson of
Bigelow, Arkansas recently attended the Perry County
Youth Association Banquet where she posed for pictures,
signed autographs, and visited with the youth about
fishing. Many adults also stopped by to visit with her.
The banquet was held on the evening of March 15.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has a new Hooked
on Fishing - Not On Drugs
wrapped monster truck that they were able to bring to
the event. The Perry County Youth Association was
raising funds to improve the softball/baseball complex.
Academy Sports
Pro-Staff and WBT
anglers
Robin Babb, Sheri
Glasgow and Pam
Martin-Wells
have been busy filming
various shows despite
the extreme weather
conditions.
Robin was on Lake
Guntersville filming
with Chad Brauer for
a segment on Academy
Outdoors.
Her comment:
"Ouch...it was
tough!!! Tornadoes,
torrential rain,
20-30 mile an hour
winds, white caps,
then when it
"cleared up" the
temperature dropped
and blue bird skies
came out."
Academy Sports and
Outdoors has added
pro-angler
Sammie Jo Denyes
of Baker, Florida to
Team Academy. An 11
member team was
announced at a
special media event
at the Bassmaster
Classic in
Greenville, SC
recently. Sammie Jo
becomes the 12th
team member. Academy
is committed to the
growth of the WBT
and is looking
forward to a great
year as a sponsor of
the tour.
WBT anglers
Liz Sanders
and
Linda Owens
have been busy
recently working at
Bass Pro Shop in
Pearl, Mississippi.
They have been
available to the
customers to help
them make decisions
on choosing tackle
and baits and to
answer their
"fishing" questions.
Angler
Dana Beavers
of Fayette,
Alabama has
landed a boat
deal with Triton
for her logo
design Triton
Girl and a line
of women's
apparel that
debuted at the
Bassmaster
Classic
recently. A
TritonGirl
website is also
in the works and
TritonGirl
apparel will
soon be
available on the
Triton Boats
website.
Dana's other
sponsor,
Teleflora, sent
5,000 daisies to
the Classic for
Dana to give
away.
Pro-angler
Cindy Hill
of Smyrna, Tennessee
will be co-host on BassEdge TV on the
Versus channel.
Show #13 - March
29 at 7:30 a.m. and
April 1st at 10:30
a.m. EST
Targeting Ledges on
Kentucky Lake with
Cindy Hill
Women’s Bass Tour
Competitor Cindy
Hill joins Aaron on
Kentucky Lake to
explore techniques
for fishing ledges.
C J Joyner, the husband of
Shara Joyner,
former Bass n Gal
and WBFA angler,
passed away March 7.
Shara's mailing
address is
3326 Mitchner Road
Dearing, GA 30808.
WBT pro-angler
Judy Wong
of Many, Louisiana,
winner of the
Women's Bassmaster
Championship on Lake
Keowee in
Greenville, SC in
February, has been
invited to the White
House to meet
President George W.
Bush. It will be
Judy's first trip to
our nation's
capitol. Husband
Glen will accompany
her on the trip.
2008 Bassmaster
Classic champion
Alton Jones of Waco,
Texas also received
an invitation.
Pro-angler
Michelle Armstrong
of Denver, North
Carolina
will be
giving seminars with
Jason Quinn during
the Bass Pro Shops
Spring Classic in
Concord, NC.
Pro angler
Tanya
Kruezer
of Arizona is the only
female angler named on the 9
member Wiley X Eyewear Pro
Bass Staff for 2008.
Pro angler
Judy
Wong
of Many, Louisiana will be
running a boat wrapped by
the Toledo Bend Lake Country
Tourism and her SUV will be
sporting a wrap by American
Rodsmiths in 2008.
Judy has been named the
"Bass Unlimited" Lake
Association poster artist
for 2008. She will produce
the original artwork for the
wrap. The artwork will be
auctioned off and posters
will be printed to raise
money to benefit Toledo Bend
Lake.
Attention WBT
Anglers in or near
the Southern
Louisiana Area!
Dreams Come True of
Louisiana would like
to invite all WBT
anglers to fish the 5th
Annual Dreams Come True Bass
Classic on March 1st. Click
on the banner above for more
information.
WBT pro angler
Michelle
Armstrong
will be at the
Bass Pro Shop in
Charlotte, NC
this weekend
March 1-2 for
her sponsors
YUM, Bomber and
Bass Pro Shops.
She will be
doing seminars
and autograph
sessions along
with KVD and Ish
Monroe on
Saturday, March
1 from 1 to 4.
A fishing trip
with Michelle is
also a grand
prize in a
contest
sponsored by
Bass Pro Shops.
www.womenfishing.com is
another website that
promotes women anglers and
they welcome any submitted
material from WBT anglers
and women anglers fishing
other tours. WBT angler
Terri MacKinnon
of Canada owns the website.
Missouri's WBT Pro
Lynda Gessner
and co-anglers
Robbie Hartline and Mary
Lipka
will be giving seminars at
the Bass Pro Shops Spring
Fishing Classic in St.
Charles, Missouri, March 1st
& 2nd. Lynda
will be discussing Crankbait
fishing, Robbie’s seminar is
on Drop Shotting, and Mary
will share her experience &
recommendations on
Smallmouth bass fishing in
Canada.
FLW and WBT angler
Diane DeLagarza
and husband Hector will be
competing against each other
during the 2008 FLW tour.
This is Diane's second year
to fish on the National
Guard Angling Team. It is
Hector's first year fishing
for Wal-Mart. Although they
will be fishing against each
other, Diane says they are
still a team and will be
helping each other out.
Susan Dameron
of Chattanooga,
Tennessee has
received a
sponsorship from
Ronnie Garrison of
www.fishing.about.com.
She will be writing
and posting a diary
of her 2008 season.
She is very excited
about the
opportunity to share
her thoughts and
experiences as well
as promote her
sponsors along with
the WBT.
Texas WBT Pro
Debra Hengst
gives BassZone
viewers her take on
the B.A.S.S. Elite
Series Lone Star
Shootout on Falcon
Lake in April. She
is fishing the event
as a co-angler.
click here to read
article.
Congratulations to
Laura Elkins
of Amarillo, Texas
who was named the
OUTDOOR WORLD 2008
Angler Of The Year.
click here for story
anglerschannel.com
will be
interviewing WBT pro
angler
Mary Hencken
of Belmont, NC at
each WBT event in
2008 along
with the tournament
winner. This will be
a live radio show.
Pro-angler
Jan Heavener of
Sherwood, Arkansas
turned a medical
problem into a
promotional
one. Click on this
link to read Jan's
testimonial.
www.arspeciality.com/testimonials.html
Pro-angler
Kathy Magers
of Waxahatchie,
Texas will be
attending the
Classic first as a
new Board Member for
Bass Fishing Hall of
Fame. She will
also be working
for RBFF’s Anglers'
Legacy stations,
Champion Boats,
anchoring the
Academy Booth and
doing the daily WBT
blog for Mustang
Survival.
Laura Gober
of Pendergrass,
Georgia will be
in the Tru-Tungsten
booth at the
Bassmaster Classic
Friday thru Sunday.
Kim Stapp
of Ringgold, Georgia will be in the Tru-Tungsten booth
on Sunday. Laura
will also be making
an appearance in the
B.A.S.S. Lifetime
Member Lounge each
day Friday thru
Sunday.
Laura will be
fishing in a Tru-Tungsten
wrapped boat during
2008.
Pro-angler
Mary Hencken 0f
Belmont, North
Carolina and
Peter "T" will be
making an appearance
on Feb. 16th from 12
to 5 pm at Bass Pro
Shop in Concord, NC
in behalf of their
sponsor Tru Tungsten
to sign autographs and hold
seminars.
WBT anglers
Laura Gober
of Pendergrass,
Georgia and
Kim Stapp
of Ringgold, Georgia
will be appearing at
the Chattanooga
Fish-n-Fun Spring
Event on Feb. 15th
and the morning
of the 16th. They
will be live on the
Tony Sanders
Outdoors Radio Show
the morning of the
16th.
(www.tonysandersoutdoors.com)
From there they head
to Calhoun, Georgia
to make an
appearance at Timber
Ghost Archery,
Hunting and Fishing
store from 1 p.m. -5
p.m.
Florida Pro-Angler
Sammie Jo Denyes
and 16 year-old
daughter recovering
from an electrical
fire in their
apartment
Click here for more.
Susan Dameron
of Chattanooga,
Tennessee worked at
the Chattanooga Boat
& Sport Show in
Chattanooga, TN on
Feb 7-10
representing
Cleveland Boat
Center and Triton
Boats. This was her
first boat show.
WBT angler
Karen Elkins
of Alabama attended the
MAGIC Foundation Adult
Conference in Tampa Florida
Feb. 8-10, MAGIC is short
for Major Aspects of Growth
In Children. MAGIC provides
a way for parents to network
with one another about their
concerns, treatment and the
overall well being of a
child who is faced with a
health challenge.
While in Tampa, Karen spoke
with pharmaceutical r eps
and top Endocrinologist in
the field, and helped make
plans to kick off an ad
campaign for MAGIC during
the 08 fishing season.
Debra will also be a
guest on "One More
Cast" with Shaw
Grigsby on the
Versus Channel
February 9th at
10:00 a.m. CST and
February 10th at
11;30 a.m. CST.
Several WBT anglers
competed in the FLW
Series Eastern
Division tournament
on Lake Okeechobee. Pro-angler
Mary DiVincenti
finished 165th. Four
WBT pro-anglers
fished as co-anglers
at the event.
Angie Douchit
of Clewiston,
Florida finished
103rd.
Kathi Hurst
of Ripley,
Mississippi finished
108th.
Michelle
Armstrong
of Denver, North
Carolina finished
171st.
Janet Parker
of Little Elm, Texas
finished 188th.
These ladies are to
be applauded for
their efforts.
Pro-anglers
Pam Martin-Wells
of Bainbridge,
Georgia and
Cindy Hill
of Smyrna, Tennessee
will be co-hosts on
BassEdge TV on the
Versus channel.
Show #5 -
February 2 at 7:30
a.m.EST andon the
5th at 10:30 a.m.
EST
Shallow Water
Structure Fishing on
Percy Priest with
Pam Martin-Wells
Aaron Martens joins
Women’s Bass Tour
Champion Pam
Martin-Wells on Lake
Percy Priest in
Tennessee to share
techniques for
targeting shallow
water bass.
Show #13 - March
29 at 7:30 a.m. and
April 1st at 10:30
a.m. EST
Targeting Ledges on
Kentucky Lake with
Cindy Hill
Women’s Bass Tour
Competitor Cindy
Hill joins Aaron on
Kentucky Lake to
explore techniques
for fishing ledges.
Pam was also a
recent guest speaker
at
Southeastern
Baptist Theological
Seminary for God's
Great Outdoors.
WBT Pros
Robin Babb and JoDee
Lake
will be appearing
along with the 2007
Toyota WBT Angler of
the Year
Sheri Glasgow
at the L & L Marine
Boat Show, presented
by Academy Sports +
Outdoors, in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
February 9th.
Secret Weapon Lures
ProStaff have
selected five women
to comprise their
team of professional
anglers on
the WBT. Those five
women are:
Kandie Candalaria
of Canyon Lake,
Texas,
Lori Masters
of Nashville,
Tennessee,
Secret York
of Benton, Kentucky,
Rose Ellis
of Birmingham,
Alabama and
Heather
Broom
from Sylva, North
Carolina.
Pro-angler
Laura Elkins
of Texas is also
working in Amarillo,
Texas with Mel
Phillips, the local
Outdoor Sports
writer and radio
host, and weekend
"Fun Tournaments"
has invited her as
part of a Pro-Staff
for the Outdoor
World Boat Show on
January 25 - 27.
Pro-angler
Katrina DeHaven
of Scottsdale,
Arizona is currently
in the Phillipines.
She has started
writing a book and
has opened a
foundation to start
a children's
orphanage; both of
which have been a
dream for Katrina.
She will return to
the states in time
to attend the
Bassmaster Classic
in Greenville, SC in
February.
Three women anglers are part
of the 13 member FLW
2008 National Guard
Angling Team. They
are WBT pro-angler
Melinda Mize-Hooper
and co-anglers
Diane DeLaGarza and Rachel
Uribe.
Congratulations to the
women anglers
who competed in the season
opener of the
Southern B.A.S.S.
Open in Palatka,
Florida. Pro-angler
Pam Martin-Wells
finished in 63rd place and
Pro angler
Lisa Johnson
finished in 109 place.
Co-anglers
Linda
Higginbotham
finished in 118th place,
Kathryn Ealey
finished in 103rd
place and
Kathy Freehling
finished in 146th place.
Angie Michaels, CEO of
FishHer,
has launched a new website
for Spanish-speaking female
anglers. It is
www.pescadora.net.
Pescadora is Spanish for
fisherwoman.
Outdoor
Woman Magazine
is looking for amateur writers
and photographers to share their
passion for the outdoors
with like-minded women across the
country.
Click here for details
American Girl Goes Hunting
(submitted by Sammie Jo Denyes)
The 2008 season is approaching fast on
the Women's Bassmaster Tour so before I pick my fishing gear
back up I had to take full use of my hunting gear before
deer season closed. I have been on the stand 5 times this
season and out of the five have landed 4 deer so I will have
to say it has been a good season....However yesterday
evening I took claim to this 9 point 180 pound beauty. I am
looking forward to the close of one season and onto the next
one which is fishing.. The American Girl Army is in full
swing on
www.bassfeed.com.
I am thrilled to be going into the 2008 season with my army
beside me...Also if you haven't checked it out yet, go to
www.bassfeed.com
for the latest podcast by Billy Raymond...it includes yours
truly and Greg Hackney. See you on the water!
P.S. A huge thanks to ArcOutdoors/Xsystem for the warm
Hunting clothes - love the Xscent!
Several WBT anglers will be
busy in January promoting
the "Take Me Fishing"
program for the Recreational
Boating and Fishing
Foundation.
Kathy Magers
will be in California at the
San Diego Boat Show January
3rd - January 6th.
Robin Babb
will be in Illinois at the
Chicago Boat Show
January 16th - 20th.
Diane Delagarza
will be in Kentucky at the
Louisville Boat Show. The
FishHer Sisters (Linda Berry
and Denese Freeman)
will be in Maryland at the
Baltimore Boat Show January
23rd - 27th. If you are
interested in working an
event for
the RBFF in 2008, contact
Denese@bassanglersnetwork.com
for more details.
Triad Bassmasters is
a Federation Nation
Club based in
Stokesdale, North
Carolina and is one
of several clubs
around the country
featured on page 32
of the January issue
of the B.A.S.S.
Times for their
involvement in a
local lake project.
Two club members
include
Wendy Dunnavant, club
secretary/treasurer
and co-angler
participant on the
Bassmaster Weekend
Series and ebass
editor
Linda Berry
who is tournament
/youth director for
Triad Bassmasters.
For more information
go to
triadbassmasters.com
.
Pro-anglers
Lisa Johnson
of Centre, Alabama
and
Pam Martin-Wells
of Bainbridge,
Georgia will be
fishing the B.A.S.S.
Southern Opens in
2008. Their first
event is January 17
- 19 on the St.
Johns River in
Palatka, Florida.
ESPN will televise
the weigh-in each
day at 3:20 EST.
Lucy Mize,
pro-angler from Ben
Lomond, Arkansas
will be fishing the
B.A.S.S. Central
Opens in 2008.
Pro-anger
Kathy Riley
of Terry,
Mississippi reports
that she is on
the Pro Staff at the
Bass Pro Shop
in Pearl,
Mississippi and will
be involved with the
annual Boat Show
beginning on Jan 4 -
13th to talk about
the Nitro 911CDC and
the New Z-9 CDC for
2008. She will be
there on Jan 5th &
6th, then again on
Jan. 12th & 13th.
Kathy
will also be
teaching a class
on Basic Bass Fish
101 beginning in
Feb. and continue
through October two
nights a month. She
will also be at
the BPS Spring
Fling later in Feb.
in the Fishing
Department for the
BASS MADNESS
UNIVERSITY. Learn
From The Pros! They
are: Roland Martin -
Woo Daves - David
Fritts - Stacey King
- Denny Brauer and
Chris Daves. Go to
www.basspro.com/bassmadness
for more information
on the time of the
seminars.
Be sure to watch Fox
Sports Southwest 643
and Fox Sports South
630 on Direct TV
this Saturday,
January 5 at 8:30
a.m. Pro-anglers
Juanita Robinson and
Patti Campbell
of Texas will be
featured in an
Academy Sports and
Outdoors program.
WBT Pro Angler
Debra
Hengst
of San Antonio,
Texas will be
making an appearance
at the Grand Opening
at the new Academy
Sports & Outdoors in
San Antonio located
at 40701 N Loop 1604
West, on Saturday,
January 5th from
10am to 4pm. She
will also be
bringing her 2008
zx225 Skeeter to the
Grand Opening.
"Married To The Sea" is the
latest article written by
WBT angler and ebass editor
Linda Berry
and is featured under
Outdoor Professionals in the
Fall/Winter Issue of
Outdoor Woman
Magazine. It is the story of
Captain Leslie Pemberton who
operates a guided sport
charter fishing boat out of
Seward, Alaska called Puffin
Charters.
Look Who's Turning Pro in
2008
Bridget Allen of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania will make her pro debut in April at the first
WBT event of the year on Lake Lewisville, Texas. Rumor has
it that several co-anglers are making the move to the front
of the boat, including Carolina Linda of Madison, North
Carolina.
"E" Makes Parade Debut"
Erva "E" Bass, ebassfish.com's very own mascot,
was a crowd favorite in the Christmas parade held
Saturday, December 15th in Carolina Linda's hometown of
Madison, NC. This was the second year that Linda has
taken advantage of her hometown's parade to advertise
for her sponsors and thank the community for their
support. She is known on the WBT tour as "Carolina
Linda" but most folks in her hometown call her "The
Fishing Lady".
One of Linda's sponsor's products
came in very handy this year as the weather was a little
un-cooperative with a mixture of cold drizzling rain and
light winds. The BassRoom was used to shelter some of
the kids and adults riding on the boat. At one point
during the parade, there were 4 adults and 3 children
inside the BassRoom. Linda is always finding innovative
ways to use the BassRoom, that is specifically designed
for anglers to use when they don't want to waste
valuable time on the water searching for a restroom. The
BassRoom comes in a compact carry bag and sets up and
folds down easily and quickly. Linda also likes to keep
one in her truck for roadside emergencies when
traveling. For more information about this product visit
www.coveryourbass.com
Eat right and exercise
and... catch more fish! Read
what Pro-Angler
Tanya Kreuzer
of Arizona has to say about
how to endure a day on the
water in the December issue
of the B.A.S.S. Times.
Sandi Karnes ,
pro-angler from Livingston,
Texas just passed her Texas
Real Estate Brokers exam and
will open her own real
estate office with agents
working for her so she will
be more free to fish 2008
WBT tournaments.
Listen to a Catch-n Radio
interview with the
FISHHER Sisters.
click here
Listen
to WBT Pro-Angler
Darla
Bardelli
talk about "fighting breast
cancer without insurance" on
a local Arizona radio
segment.
Click Here
WBT
pro-angler
Debra Hengst of
San Antonio, Texas talks
about the 2007 season, WBT
Angler of the Year and about
the 1st woman in the Classic
on BassFan.com radio.
Listen here
Congratulations to WBT
Pro-Angler
Tammy Richardson
of Amity, Arkansas for her
appearance in the full-page
ad announcing the 2008 WBT
Tour schedule on page 46 of
the December issue of
Bassmaster magazine.
Now is
a good time to send in your
angler profile up-dates.
This is a free service of
ebassfish.com.
If you up-date before
the end of the year, we will
also add up to 4 additional
photos to your profile and
any other info you would
like to include. Send to
Linda@ebassfish.com
Lake Dardanelle
Lady Anglers
Christmas Party and Awards Dinner
We had our club party this past
weekend. Lots of food and we played 'dirty santa" . We
had a guest speaker who is the president of the Arkansas
B.A.S.S. Federation Nation who talked to us about
joining the Arkansas chapter. They said they would love
for us to be the first women's club to join Arkansas
B.A.S.S. federation. He explained how it all worked and
what we needed to do to join. At the meeting later, we
voted and decided to join the federation. Awards were
handed out for the year. First place, Tammie Ply...
Second place, Deannie Tate....Third place, Helen
Wood.....Fourth place, Jacque Helton....and the Trash
Fish award went to Danalee Lofton. The Dardanelle club
wants to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Pro angler
Robin Babb
of Livingston, Texas
will be on
Alex Langer's
Outdoors This Week
this Saturday,
December 22nd at
8:30am (Eastern
Standard Time). You
can hear the
interview on many
radio stations
throughout the
United States or go
online at
www.nationalradionetwork.com.This
show is Alex's
Christmas
Extravaganza. They
will be
talking about
family, friends and
fishing!
Susan Gregory
Helping To Make A Difference
(Photos contributed)
13 year-old Dylan Patton had never been fishing before until
Susan Gregory of Long Beach, Mississippi invited him to fish in her Federation Nation
club's Jr. event. From there, he qualified to fish the
Mississippi Junior State Championship, which he won in
his age division. He will now fish the Jr. World
Championship at the Bassmaster Classic.
Susan met Preston at the Carl
Leggett Memorial Tournament in Biloxi, Mississippi where
she had her boat on display and was signing autographs.
They went pier fishing in the afternoon just to see if
they could catch anything in the harbor. Preston caught
a catfish.
Sherrie Brubaker Loses
Battle with Breast Cancer
photo by Denese Freeman
Sherrie receiving her first check as a WBT Pro Angler
WBT Pro-Angler Sherrie
Brubaker of Warner, Oklahoma lost her 3 year battle with
breast cancer December 2. The above photo was taken at
the last tournament Sherrie fished.
It was on Neely Henry in Gadsden, Alabama in April of
2006. She finished in 19th place.
Sherrie was an icon in the world
of women anglers with 1 Rookie of the Year title, 3
Angler of the Year titles, 1 World Championship, 8
National Championships, over 15 Big Bass awards and a
consistent Top Ten finisher. She won 10 boats during her
career as a professional angler.
Sherrie was a former member of
Bass N Gal and the Women's Bass Fishing Association. She
leaves behind 2 children. Funeral arrangements are
pending.
photo by Denese Freeman
Sherrie poses with her big bass
at WBFA tournament on
Grand Lake of the Cherokees in August of 2003.
Pro-Angler
Emily Shaffer
of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
will be in Roanoke, Virginia
this weekend to represent
her sponsors at the grand
opening of a Sportsman's
Warehouse.
WBT Pro-Angler
Robin Babb
will be the Master of
Ceremonies at the
Livingston, Texas Hometown
Christmas celebration on
Saturday, December 8th.
Pro-Angler
Robin
Babb
was live on The
Zone's
Outdoor Trail Magazine with
Andy Afflick from
Nashville, TN November
17th. Co-guest was 2007 WBT
Toyota Angler of the Year
Sheri
Glasgow.
Pro-Angler
Robin
Babb
of Livingston, Texas will be
on Alex Langer's Outdoors
This WeeK live Saturday,
November 17th at 8:30 a.m.
CST. You can access this
interview at
www.nationalradionetwork.com
Judy
Wong
conducts fishing clinic and
seminar in South Africa...Co-Anglers
RULE
in the 2007 Big Bass
tournament battle...Read
this and more in the
November issue of the
B.A.S.S. Times!
Pro-angler,
Michelle Armstrong
of Denver, North Carolina is
featured on the inside cover
in the current issue of
BassWestUSA magazine.
Her article "There is
something Spooky about the
Fall" is on page 48.
Check
out WBT pro-angler
Christiana Bradley's
full
page color ad in the Oct/Nov
issue of North American
Fisherman on page 29 and the
latest issue of Bassmaster
magazine on page 23.
Congratulations Christiana!
Women In The
Outdoors - Gore, Oklahoma
November 10th and 11th
photos contributed
by Denese Freemen
13 women participated in the
fishing class conducted by Denese Freeman of Lawton,
Oklahoma and Kala Wright of Spiro, Oklahoma.
31 women participated in the Wood Art class. They could
choose to make a snowman, angel, heart or fish. The most
popular item was the fish.
Denese Freeman took the
opportunity to promote Anglers' Legacy at the 2-day
event. She had 29 women take the Anglers' Legacy Pledge.
She is shown here receiving a pledge card from Carrie
Whittaker who is Kala Wright's daughter.
Total event attendance was just
under 50 women (not including all the instructors and
volunteers). Denese's husband Richard also assisted at
the event.
Pro-Angler Christiana Bradley of
Bealeton, Virginia poses with her brother and mentor
Gary Schembs (left) and a local boy
called Bubba at a ramp on the Rappahannock
River. She reports that they had a great time fishing
this weekend and that
it had been much too long since she and her brother had
spent time on the water together. These smallmouth are
just some of what they caught. Bubba just happened to be
around when they were loading the boat and wanted to see
the fish. Christiana plans to take him fishing soon. (photo submitted by
Christiana Bradley)
WBT
angler and
BassAnglersNetwork's graphic
designer
Denese
Freeman
of Lawton, OK will be
teaching two classes at a
Women in the Outdoors event
in Gore, Oklahoma on
November 10th and 11th. The
classes are: Basic fishing
Techniques and Wood Art. WBT
angler
Kala
Wright
of Spiro, OK will assist
Denese with the classes.
WBT
pro angler
Debra
Hengst
gives some great advice to
anglers seeking sponsors in
the October issue of the
Fish For Free newsletter. To
subscribe to the newsletter
go
www.fishforfree.com .
The
BassRoom is one of the
featured products for avid
anglers reviewed on page 14
of the BASS Times. The
BassRoom is fast becoming
accepted as a necessity for many
anglers and boaters as "privacy" is
getting hard to find on today's busy
waterways and the shorelines are
becoming wall-to-wall condos.There will come a
time when you will be glad
you have the BassRoom on
board your boat!
FISHHER Sister Jr.
Kiana Clark
squeaked past her brother in
the 11-14 age group Cast-Off
tie-breaker to win the 2007
Washington State Casting
Kids Championship.
Click
here to read story.
WBT
pro-anglers
Sheri
Glasgow and Jan Heavener
are in the spotlight in the
current issue of the BASS
Times. Sheri tells a funny
story about her 2nd year of
bass fishing on page 6
and Jan gives some important
advice for trimming your
engine when running down the
lake on page 12.
Retrotec Inc. (Retrotec) has established itself as the
company that has changed the way people charge
batteries. After over eight years of traveling around
the country finding what is needed to make individual
lives easier when it comes to their battery charging
needs, we have found that we are meeting those needs
successfully. We are now prepared to move to the next
step.
Retrotec is ready to reach the top of the market and we
think we have the idea and momentum to move forward. To
do this we need your help and are looking for anglers
who are committed to working with us to achieve our
finest goal.
Our
goal for the start of the 2008 season is to have 100 pro
staffers around the world. We have started a new program
that is unlike any other in the fishing community. The
program is not just for the top pro fishing anglers - of
which we have many using our product - it is for the
weekend angler as well. The program will put the profits
where
they belong – in your pocket.
We are looking for 60 to 70 additional anglers to round
off our program. If you are interested in becoming a new
member of the Stayncharge family, Take the opportunity
to contact our Pro Staff Director Susan Gregory
Staynchargeprostaff@yahoo.com.
We look forward to having you join our team!
FISHHER Sisters and WBT
anglers
Denese
Freeman and Linda Berry
are mentioned in the
Aug/Sept issue of American
Sportfishing on page 15.
Grant
Bendabout, husband of WBT co-angler
Linda Thomas of Pryor,
Oklahoma died suddenly after
Saturday a.m. launch at Red
River South Marina. The
Bossier City Sheriff's
department located Linda on
the water and returned her
to the marina.
Click here for Grant's
obituary.
WBT
anglers
Denese
Freeman and Kala Wright
of Oklahoma
are conducting a class this
weekend
at the Oklahoma Becoming An
Outdoor Woman Workshop,
October 5-7. The workshop is
held at Camp Waluhili on Ft.
Gibson Lake east of Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Three
of the WBT Pro Anglers
coming fresh off of the Red
River in Louisiana are now
headed to the BASS Central
Open, September 27-29, in
Del Rio, Texas.
Robin
McFarlane
of Texas,
Kelly Shepherd
of Colorado and
Karla
Bullard
of Texas are headed west,
and are trading their
fishing abilities for
working this event. Robin is
the Volunteer Coordinator
during the Open, having
camera boats available for
the film crews, media and
still photography, along
with lining up weigh in
volunteers for the
tournament each day. Both
Karla and Kelly will be
running camera boats. Wonder
who they will be following
to film?
September 29, 2007
FISHHER Day
at Bass Pro Shop in Council
Bluffs, Iowa
Ladies, In honor of National
Hunting & Fishing Day, this
event is for you! Join
special guest
Angie Michaels,
tournament angler and
founder and President of
FISHHER Fishing Gear for
Women, for a fun filled day
of getting ladies active and
into angling. Angie will be
here from 9 a.m. until 2
p.m. to answer your
questions, show you the
great gear available just
for female anglers, and
demonstrate the basics. This
is a fantastic opportunity
for ladies of all ages to
get started in the sport of
fishing.
-
Uncle Gus Marina & Sales
announces the sponsorship of
long time professional bass
angler,
Kathy
Magers
in the upcoming Women’s
Bassmaster Tour (WBT) event
to be held in Shreveport,
LA.
Click here for press release
Click here
to listen to
Billy Raymond's latest
interview on
BassFeed.com with WBT
angler and graphic designer
Denese Freeman of
Lawton, Oklahoma.
Denese
explains "BAN Wraps", a new
service provided by
BassAnglersNetwork.com .
WBT
anglers and FISHHER Sisters,
Denese Freeman
of
Lawton, Oklahoma and
Linda Berry
of
Madison, North Carolina will
be at Bass Pro Shop in
Bossier City, Louisiana on
September 19th representing
Anglers' Legacy. Both
Berry and Freeman are
official "Pledge
Ambassadors" for Anglers'
Legacy and were recently
recognized at ICAST in Las
Vegas for their promotion of
Anglers' Legacy on behalf of
FISHHER.
Sammie
Jo Denyes,
WBT angler from Baker, Florida
wants you to "Stand up and show
her what you've got"! She is
helping Hank Brake, recording
artist from Stone Mountain,
Georgia, promote his latest
single "Thank You", a
tribute to all veterans. Hank donates
$1.00 from each CD sold to
Operation First Repsonse: This
foundation sends so many needed
personal items to our troops
injured in combat while they are
in the hospital and he doesn't
stop there.
If you buy
a CD, Hank will write down your
name and this will automatically
enter you for a Day on the Lake
with Sammie Jo. When you buy the
CD, be sure to let Hank know you
are a friend of Sammie's.
The contest runs from
August 4th thru Sept 21st.
Sammie Jo will announce the
winner on stage at the Women's Bassmaster Tour event on the Red
River September 21rst on
stage and live on ESPN website.
For more
information about Hank Brake, and
to order his hit single "Thank
You"
go to
www.myspace.com/hankbrake
WBT
pro angler
Christiana Bradley
from Bealeton, VA
will be teaching a program
for the VADGIF Mother -
Daughter Outdoors event
August 24 - 26 in
Appomattox, VA at the
Holiday Lake 4 - H Center.
click here for more info
WBT pro angler
Robin
McFarlane
and FLW co angler
Karyn
Sanchez,
both from Texas, are the
latest female anglers to be
interviewed by Billy Raymond
on BassFeed.com.
Click here to hear
interview.
FLW
co-angler
Karyn
Sanchez
made history last week at
the Forrest L Wood Cup. By
making a top 10 finish she
became the first lady angler
EVER to finish Top 10 in the
championship. For
more information on the
championship, visit
FLW Outdoors
To learn more
about Karyn Sanchez visit
karensanchez.com
On
Thursday, Aug 16th, at 7:00
p.m. WBT pro angler
Robin McFarlane
will be at the San Antonio
Bass Pro Shops conducting a
workshop on Fishing
Freshwater Plastics. To keep
up with Robin's schedule
visit
texasnitroteam.com
WBT
angler
Charlotte Frazier’s
father, Jim Lawson, died
Wed., Aug. 8th in
Dallas. Burial was Aug.11th
at Arlington Cemetery in
Arlington, Texas, with a
memorial service the
following day in Dallas. He
was a very well known in
Dallas social circuits
having been a sports writer
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