Great Roadside Attractions

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One of my greatest joys is taking road trips. Jon and I often find our selves driving as much as 24 hours to go fishing. Along the way we often stop and fish and we also stop to admire all the road side attractions we pass. I recently found a sight dedicated the roadside attractions, which includes many fish attractions as well! This year, as we travel around Canada, and the United States we will be sure to check out more sights and take photographs.

If you live near Wisconsin, or find yourself driving through, be sure to check out the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and their “Angler’s Shrine” which is a giant walk-through muskie with an observation deck in its mouth.

Visit www.wlra.us for other road side attractions found around the world!

Roadside Muskie, Minnesota Roadside Muskie, Wisconsin

Tournament News – Old & New

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Adams and Ramzinsky Win Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series Championship

Adams and Ramzinsky, who have been fishing together competitively for two years, led the field after day one with a two-redfish limit weighing 13 pounds, 11 ounces. They slipped to third on day two with a limit weighing 11 pounds, 5 ounces. On day three, however, they rebounded with the second largest limit of the tournament “13 pounds, 15 ounces ” to win the event by 15 ounces.

Rounding out the top 10 teams were Peter Young and Matthew Morel, both from New Orleans (six redfish, 38 pounds, $21,000); Scott Ritter of Dauphin Island, Ala., and Robert Abruscato of Mobile, Ala. (six redfish, 35 pounds, 15 ounces, $16,000); Pat Motal and Chad Motal, both from Kyle, Texas (six redfish, 35 pounds, 6 ounces, $13,000); Chris Chapman of Winter Park, Fla., and Dan McGatlin of Lake Mary, Fla. (six redfish, 33 pounds, 6 ounces, $10,000); Troy Mell of Islamorada, Fla., and Jason Swensson of Key Largo, Fla. (six redfish, 32 pounds, 1 ounce, $6,500); Steven Auld Jr. of Baytown, Texas, and Jeff Larson of Friendswood, Texas (six redfish, 31 pounds, 5 ounces, $5,500); Sean Middleton and Brandon Buckner, both from Fort Meyers, Fla. (four redfish, 23 pounds, 9 ounces, $4,500); Danny Coppin and John Guerra, both from Belton, Texas (four redfish, 23 pounds, 6 ounces, $5,000); and David Nesloney Sr. and David Nesloney Jr., both from Rockport, Texas (four redfish, 23 pounds, 1 ounce, $4,500).

Adams and Ramzinsky pulled off a major win on the final day of the tournament, the previous day was lead by the father and son team Motal and Motal.

Niggemeyer Wins Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Regional Championship

Niggemeyer’s winning three-day catch of 15 bass weighed 50 pounds, 4 ounces. In addition to the new truck and boat, Niggemeyer earned a ticket to the 2006 $1 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League All-American, one of the most prestigious tournaments in bass fishing, where the winning boater will earn up to $140,000 and the winning co-angler will earn $70,000. Niggemeyer flipped a 1-ounce jig around matted hydrilla in the main-lake basin of Lake Ouachita to catch his bass. With a 3-week-old son at home, Niggemeyer called his win a “blessing from the Lord.”

By a “blessing from the Lord”, he probably means that he can give the new truck to his wife so she won’t throw him out of the house. Not that he’d have problem sleeping in that new boat.

The top six boaters and the top six co-anglers fishing the event also earned a berth into the All-American. Rounding out the top six boaters were Dicky Newberry of Houston, Texas (15 bass, 39 pounds, 11 ounces, $6,000); Jeremy Lawyer of Sarcoxie, Mo. (15 bass, 38 pounds, 11 ounces, $3,000); Dennis Berhorst of Holts Summit, Mo. (13 bass, 29 pounds, 14 ounces, $2,500); Glen Freeman of Converse, La. (13 bass, 25 pounds, 15 ounces, $2,000); and James Carper of Wright City, Okla. (nine bass, 24 pounds, 15 ounces, $1,800).

For more tournament results check out Fishing World.

Ontario MNR to Add New Fishing Zones

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The Chronicle Journal reports that northwestern Ontario anglers may be fishing in some new “zones” by 2007. The Ministry plans to chop Ontario’s 37 fisheries management divisions almost by half, replacing them with 20 zones.

“New recreational fishing regulations relating to species, seasons and limits in the new zones are being developed.”

via chroniclejournal.com

More information on the proposed rules will be added to the ministry’s website as they become available.

Fishing Boat Helps One Man Rescue 400

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Rescue BoatWhen Hurricane Katrina hit new Orleans earlier this year, many people evacuated and many people stayed. Among the evacuated where three fishermen who left behind their new Skeeter fishing boat. Several weeks after the hurricane, once the water had receded enough to allow travel, the three fishermen returned home to check out the damage. The new boat was of course gone, but they searched for it, and incredibly enough, they found it. While checking the damage to the boat they found a message on the side: “This boat rescued over 400 people – thank you! – Ken Bellau,” along with a telephone number.

What they didn’t know was that Ken Bellau had borrowed their boat and taken it on an epic adventure to aid victims of the hurricane.

“Little did he know that in his first two weeks home, he would end up as a guide to a battalion of 462 California National Guardsmen, rescue more than 400 people trapped in the floodwaters, help capture two looters by ramming their boat, bluff five gang members into a peaceful outcome of an armed standoff and use his connections to bring 500 donated hot pizzas. He would also help with 600 donated steaks to give the Guardsmen and another unit their first normal meals since they’d arrived in the disaster zone.”

via fishingworld.com