The producers of Top Shot, Dirty Jobs and The Ultimate Fighter are seeking America’s best and boldest men and women to take on the new season of Animal Planet’s extreme fishing competition, Top Hooker.
On this hotly-anticipated new TV show, you and a handful of daring fishing enthusiasts will tackle exciting and intense challenges on America’s rivers, lakes, streams and even the open ocean.
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The Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela’s continues to build on an impressive sponsor list with the recent addition of General Tire. Based in Fort Mill, S.C., the company offers a full line of ultra high-performance passenger and light truck tires. The announcement comes as the Texas Team Trail heads toward the final event of the 2013 season at Cedar Creek Lake on June 1.
“This is a partnership we’re really excited about,” said Mike Hastings, tournament director. “General Tire is one of America’s best automotive companies and brings a reputation for building a quality product that our anglers recognize. We’re thrilled to have them on board for 2013.”
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Memorial Day – which falls on Monday, May 27 this year – means many things to Americans. It’s the start of the summer holiday season and is marked by millions “hitting the road” in that great American tradition known as the family road trip. Others use the three-day weekend to celebrate with friends and family closer to home, marking the occasion with backyard barbecues, beach parties or family reunions.
While these are all wonderful things, veteran-owned protective eyewear manufacturer Wiley X, Inc. reminds us all not to lose sight of the solemn meaning behind Memorial Day. This uniquely American holiday is set aside for our nation to remember the estimated 1.2 million brave American soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country dating back to the Revolutionary War.
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The International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades, better known as ICAST, has been recognized by Trade Show Executive and the Trade Show News Network as one of the fastest-growing trade shows by attendance in the U.S. Produced by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), ICAST is the world’s largest sportfishing trade show annually drawing close to 10,000 representatives from the global sportfishing community.
Trade Show Executive’s “Fastest 50″ award is determined based on growth in attendance over a two-year period of time (2010 – 2012). ICAST was ranked number nine on the list. The Trade Show News Network placed ICAST on its Top 25 Fastest-growing Shows by Attendance for 2012.
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Pro Randy Haynes of Counce, Tenn., displayed why he is known as one of the best deep-water ledge fisherman in the country as he targeted the Lake Eufaula ledges to win convincingly Sunday at the Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Eufaula presented by Straight Talk Wireless. Haynes’ five bass weighing 16 pounds, 1 ounce gave him a four-day weight of 73 pounds, 1 ounce – 11 pounds heavier than second place – as well as the championship trophy and the $125,000 purse.
“There are an awful lot of good fisherman out here,” said Haynes, who was fishing only his third event as a pro at the sport’s highest level, the Walmart FLW Tour. “Everything has to go just right for you in order to win a tournament of this size. I’ve really been blessed this entire week.”
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