Tournaments will be televised and aimed at a wide audience. By”: KELLY BOSTIAN World Outdoors Writer (www.tulsaworld.com)Published: 8/5/2011 If it worked for professional poker, it could work for professional bass fishing. The Outdoor Channel and a group of 24 top anglers announced Thursday they have formed Major League Fishing, an organization owned jointly by the cable television company and the… Read more »
Source: newsobserver.com By: Terri Saylor – Correspondent Clay Dyer’s greatest fishing challenge has nothing to do with his physical disabilities. Even though he was born without legs and a left arm, Dyer uses his partial right arm to perfect a fishing technique that has landed him in the ranks of the top bass fishermen in the country. He just hasn’t… Read more »
Story: Bassfan.com Boyd Duckett said Major League Fishing will try to capture three key components of the sport for TV viewers – competition, emotion and characters. Does competitive bass fishing have the potential to become a nationwide TV phenomenon like poker did a few years back? Boyd Duckett and a couple dozen other top anglers believe it does, and that… Read more »
Story from WRAL.com Henderson, N.C. — A fast-growing aquatic weed is causing headaches for some property owners along Kerr Lake. The weed hydrilla has been a nuisance in Kerr Lake in recent years but sprang up with a vengeance around docks and shores last year, said Paul McKenzie, agricultural agent for Vance and Warren counties. Hydrilla is concentrated in the… Read more »
