Keys Ladies Fishing Seminar Features Celebrity Speakers, Dec. 5-7

by Betty Bauman

(Nov. 24, 2008 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL)… Registrations are still available for women to learn fishing skills from fly fishing guru Sandy Moret and other celebrity speakers at the 9th Annual “Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing!”® seminar, Dec. 5-7 at Holiday Isle Beach Resorts and Marina, Islamorada, FL. This award-winning fishing seminar series for women, held in conjunction with the Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and presented by Mercury Outboards, kicks off with a welcome reception at Holiday Isle on Friday, Dec. 5 from 6 – 8pm. The seminar is at Holiday Isle on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 7:20am – 4:30pm. Attendees will be treated to a reception on Saturday night at the Keys to Life Studio of Art, hosted by artist Pasta Pantaleo. An optional, full day of fishing out of Whale Harbor is on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 7:00am – 3:30pm, followed by fillet demonstration.

The class session starts at 7:20am on Saturday where fishing techniques are taught at beginner and intermediate/advanced levels. Topics and respective speakers are Offshore/Capt. George Mittler, Bottom/Capt. Skip Bradeen, Inshore/Capt. Mark Johnson and Capt. Hank Brown, Basics/Capt. Lee Lavery and Fly Fishing/Sandy Moret. Moret is the eight-time grand champion of the Keys’ most prestigious fly tournaments and is often featured on the Walker’s Cay Chronicles, The Reel Guys and Andy Mill’s Sportsman’s Adventures. Capt. Skip Bradeen is the Florida Keys fishing expert on several radio stations. Capt. Hank Brown is the founder of Hookup Lures.

After lunch, the women will participate in several “hands-on” fishing stations, such as conservation techniques, spin casting, net casting, knot tying, gaffing grapefruits, boat handling, trailer backing, ballyhoo rigging and reeling against pressure, until 4:30pm. On Sunday the ladies go fishing, followed by fillet demonstration.

Featured on Inside Edition, NBC’s Nightly News and more, the series is partially supported by the FWC through the Sport Fish Restoration Program and by partners such as Mercury Outboards, Bass Pro Shops, Ranger, BoatU.S. ANGLER Insurance, Gulfstream Int’l Airlines, and Shimano. Other partners include Magic Tilt Trailers, Eagle Claw Hooks, Minn Kota and more.

Registration is $160, including instruction, use of equipment, meals, T-shirt, goody bag and more. The full-day fishing adventure from charter boats, with fishing tackle and bait provided, will range from $55 to $330 in addition. It’s best to reserve at least one week in advance at the latest to allow for securing a fishing spot. Contact: phone: (954) 475-9068; email: info@ladiesletsgofishing.com;

Anglers Insight Marketing Announced Tournament To Be Held In South Dakota.

(Oct. 31, 2008 – Plymouth, WI)… Anglers Insight Marketing™ (AIM™) will conduct a series of four Pro-Am walleye fishing tournaments in 2009. The “AIM™ Pro Walleye Series” will host fields of 100 of the top walleye fishing professionals and 100 Co-anglers at each tournament.

AIM™ is pleased to announce that the August 2009 tournament will be held in Akaska, South Dakota. This “AIM™ Pro Walleye Series” event will be held August 13 – 15, 2009. This tournament will be held in conjunction with the annual South Dakota Walleye Classic, a large regional festival with attractions for the entire family.

Bill Waeckerle, President of the SD Walleye Classic, reports that Akaska is centrally located on beautiful Lake Oahe. This stretch of the Missouri River is an extremely diverse fishery offering a bountiful walleye population and a wide variety of structures that allow dozens of presentation options. In total, the Pros will be searching for winning limits of walleyes on a 100-mile long expanse of Lake Oahe and its tributaries.

The “AIM™ Pro Walleye Series” tournaments will all be three day events. The full field of 100 boats (Professionals and Co-anglers) will fish the first two days. The Professional provides the boat and all the fishing tackle and bait for the day. Both members of the “team” of Professional and Co-angler will be credited with the weight of their daily catch. Each day the Co-angler will be paired with a different Professional and have the opportunity to learn “secret” techniques. The top ten Professionals and Co-anglers – based on cumulative weight over the first two days – will fish the third day of the tournament.

Anglers Insight Marketing, LLC is a unique tournament organization which is owned by stockholders, the majority of which are active Professional walleye anglers. AIM™ Professionals are among the “All Stars” of professional fishing, with cumulative HUNDREDS of years of tournament experience, including countless tournament victories, series championships, and Angler of the Year titles. This insight and knowledge is now being employed to provide the finest tournament experience for the participants, and the maximum exposure for the host tournament sites and corporate sponsors.

For more information, contact: Scott Matheson, President CEO, Anglers Insight Marketing™ – PO Box 110, Plymouth, WI 53073, or 920-526-3399; smatheson@aimfishing.com.

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