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Yearly Event Has Multiple Benefits
The annual Take A Kid Fishin’ Day event recently took place on October 1st near Louisburg, NC. Intended as a fund raising event for the Franklin County (NC) Community Foundation, this event serves as more than just a platform for generating grant money for area non-profits, it is also an opportunity [...]

The Franklin County Community Foundation Board of Directors invites you to…
Take a Kid Fishin’

Saturday, October 1st, RAIN OR SHINE

Harris Farm

Mort Harris Road, Louisburg NC

Games – Prizes – Food!

No fishing license required

1 Adult & 1 or 2 children form a team – $30 per team

(Food not included in ticket price.)

Tickets are available at Raymond James [...]

Light winds and a thin blanket of fog consumed the Tar-Pamlico River city of Washington, NC this morning as we pulled into the boat ramp parking area. Carefully making our way out on to the river system it didn’t take too long for us to find a little action. A school of small stripers were [...]

The fall season is now within sight. Cooler weather will soon greet us making for a more tolerable day on the water. As the bait fish eventually start to migrate to the backs of creeks, the bass will follow.
Anyone that knows me well will agree that this is probably my favorite time of the year [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Mercury Marine Video Contest

Mercury Marine is running a contest that allows those that enter videos into the contest, as well as those that simply vote for their favorite video to win great prizes. Enter the Mercury Films Festival site and start by voting for my video here or click the photo above.
Note: You can [...]

Preparation and coaching techniques for tournaments and new bodies of water.
By: Mike IaconelliThe best way for me to coach myself for an important tournament is to prepare myself for a tournament. Preparation has always been one of my strong points. By using a two-step preparation method I have developed, I enter new bodies of water [...]