Friday, January 30, 2004
Bassmaster University
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Famous bass fishing pros will be teaching fishing techniques when Bassmaster University offers a two-day course on February 21 and 22, 2004 at the University of Southern Indiana. “The course can be the remedy for cabin fever, that malady or restlessness that grows inside us near the end of winter,” said Dr. Robert Parrent, vice president for Student Services. “This course will help you combine the right skills at the right time to catch your limit when you go on the water in the spring and summer.” This accelerated course in bass fishing strategy will bring five top pros to Evansville as instructors including the 1998 BASS Master Classic Champion Denny Brauer. Brauer also won the 1987 B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year title and is bass fishing’s all-time leading money winner, having won over 1.5 million dollars fishing for bass. The 1993 Bassmaster Classic Champion and 1994 Angler of the Year David Fritts and three-time classic qualifier Mark Menendez will be among the instructors. Tony Bean, one of America’s premier smallmouth anglers, and Danny Joe Humphrey, Bassmaster classic finalist, are the other instructors. Classroom instruction will begin at 8 a.m. both days and participants will attend 12 different workshop sessions during the two-day event. Saturday instructors include Fritts, Bean, and Humphrey. Brauer, Menendez, and Humphrey will teach the sessions on Sunday. Activities recess at 3 p.m. both days, but participants are invited to attend a “Think Tank” question and answer session with instructors until 3:30 p.m. Enrollment fee for the two-day event is $99. Spouses and children under 16 can attend for $50 with a full-paying adult. Visit Bassmaster University Individuals can reserve a seat or register a friend by calling 812/464-1989. University of Southern Indiana will be a convenient site for area fishermen. The nearest locations of the course in February, outside of Evansville, will be Indianapolis and Nashville. Bassmaster University covers mainstream techniques such as plastic worms, crankbaits, topwater, flipppng and pitching, and spinnerbaits. It also covers lesser-known techniques such as fishing the floating worm, finesse fishing, and electronics as well as advanced techniques for catching bass from mid-lake structure and when they suspend. Bassmaster University has been educating America’s bass fishermen for 30 years. The program started in 1973 under the name Bass Fishing Techniques. In 1995, the Bass Anglers Sportsmans Society purchased the program, and the name was changed to Bassmaster University in 1999. The program has been inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame for contributions to education and conservation. |
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