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BERKLEY BIG BASS CHALLENGE TAKES DELTA BY STORM

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:51:13 -0400

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - The 2nd Annual Berkley Big Bass Challenge on the Delta is in the record books. The event, hosted by Vince Harris and Anglers Press, saw more than 300 anglers vying for over $16,000 in cash and a new 2009 Toyota Tundra truck valued at over $25,000. Also on the line was a day on the water with 2009 Bassmaster Classic Champion Skeet Reese, which was won in a raffle by Brett Walsh. Tony Ragona, Tracy, Calif. native, won the Toyota Tundra against the other hourly winners of the tournament.

BERKLEY BIG BASS CHALLENGE SET FOR DELTA

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:06:29 -0400

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Berkley is proud to announce the upcoming Berkley Big Bass Challenge to be held June 6-7 on California's Delta Lake. The hourly weigh-in format allows any registered angler to bring one fish to the scale each hour to compete for one of seven hourly checks, plus a shot at driving home a new 2009 Toyota Tundra Double Cab truck with a retail value of over $25,000. The first 150 anglers to register will be in a special raffle on Sunday to win a day on the water with 2009 Bassmaster Classic Champion Skeet Reese.

LAKE HARTWELL BFL EVENT WON BY COBLE

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:11:35 -0400

CLEMSON, South Carolina - Jeff Coble of Manson, North Carolina, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Hartwell Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 19 pounds, 8 ounces. The victory earned Coble $4,315 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Lake Norman Regional Championship in Lake Norman, N.C., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

RFA-SC Members React to Red Snapper Closure

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:43:26 -0400

Charleston, SC - In response to the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council's (SAFMC) decision to close the red snapper fishery, a groundswell of grassroots support has united the recreational and commercial fishing communities, two distinct groups that are often on opposite sides of the fisheries management spectrum. At issue to Southeast coastal fishermen is the use of arbitrary rebuilding timeframes and NOAA Fisheries' refusal to use all available science in fisheries management decisions.

LAKE HARTWELL TO HOST WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SAVANNAH RIVER DIVISION TOURNAMENT

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:21:36 -0400

CLEMSON, South Carolina - The Savannah River Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Lake Hartwell in Clemson, South Carolina, April 18 for the third of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

LAKE WYLIE TO HOST WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION TOURNAMENT

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:42:08 -0400

LAKE WYLIE, SOUTH CAROLINA- The South Carolina Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Lake Wylie in Lake Wylie, South Carolina, March 28 for the third of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

LAKE WYLIE SITE OF WIN FOR GARY CLINE

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:07:44 -0400

LAKE WYLIE, South Carolina - Gary Cline of Lexington, North Carolina, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® North Carolina Division tournament on Lake Wylie Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 22 pounds, 12 ounces. The victory earned Cline $4,385 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Clarks Hill Lake Regional Championship in Appling, Ga., Oct. 15-17, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

FOUR SOUTH CAROLINA ANGLERS ON HOOK, 1,268 FISH SEIZED

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:46:23 -0400

Friday the 13 proved unlucky for four South Carolina anglers when a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officer seized their entire catch of 1,268 freshwater fish. The case is believed to be the largest of its kind ever filed in Polk County by the FWC.

RAMPEY WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON LAKE KEOWEE

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:44:47 -0400

SENECA, South Carolina - Jayme Rampey of Liberty, South Carolina, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Keowee Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 15 pounds, 9 ounces. The victory earned Rampey $4,385 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Lake Norman Regional Championship in Lake Norman, N.C., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

AURORA BASSMASTERS PICKUP BERKLEY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE AWARD

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:39:38 -0400

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - The Berkley Conservation Institute (BCI) presented Aurora Bassmasters of the Ontario BASS Federation Nation with its annual Berkley Conservation Award. Aurora Bassmasters worked in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to establish a historical record for the Lake Simcoe Bass Tagging Program. Wil Wegman, of the Aurora Bassmasters, was on hand to accept the award.

BERKLEY MAKES YOUNG ANGLER'S DREAM COME TRUE

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:51:37 -0500

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Kent Cella (13) is still pinching himself. The teenager spent a day fishing with BASS Elite Series Pro Jeff Kriet during the super bowl of fishing, the Bassmaster Classic. Berkley chose Cella as the Dream Come True Program recipient based on his illustrious career as a Junior Bassmaster angler. The Shreveport L.A., native went head-to-head with Berkley pro staffer Jeff Kriet on a nearby Shreveport private lake.

CASH FOR CASH AT CLASSIC

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:49:54 -0500

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Mark Barr never expected to be standing on the Bassmaster Classic stage this past weekend, but with the Berkley Cast for Cash contest that is exactly what happened. Barr was selected randomly to test his casting skills with the chance to take home the $100,000 prize.

SANTEE COOPER NEXT DESTINATION FOR SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF BFL

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:07:26 -0500

SUMMERTON, South Carolina - The South Carolina Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Santee Cooper in Summerton, South Carolina, March 7 for the second of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

FREEZE WINS ON LAKE MURRAY

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:37:15 -0500

PROSPERITY, South Carolina - Maurice Freeze of Concord, North Carolina, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® South Carolina Division tournament on Lake Murray Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 18 pounds, 14 ounces. The victory earned Freeze $4,507 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Lake Norman Regional Championship in Lake Norman, N.C., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

BERKLEY OFFERS CLASSIC CAST FOR CASH

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:07:25 -0500

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Berkley, America's leading fishing tackle brand, will give one lucky participant at the Bassmaster Classic in Shreveport, Louisiana, the chance to win $100,000 by simply casting into a target. During the final weigh-in on February 22, one individual in the arena will be randomly drawn from the crowd and allowed to cast to a target on the arena floor.