2010 Berkley B1 Canadian Bass Open

The event that rocked the Canadian bass fishing scene in 2009 is back, bigger and better than ever for 2010! On October 2nd & 3rd, the 2nd edition of the Berkley B1 Canadian Bass Open, Canada's most prestigious bass fishing competition, will ascend onto the pristine waters of Lake St.Francis in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. The Berkley B1 is a 2 day, team format competition, pitting the best anglers in Canada against one another for the ultimate bragging rights. Who will potentially challenge the 30.35 lb monster bag brought to the scales by Nigel Touhey and Charles Sim at a tournament on this same body of water in the fall of 2009? Tournament anglers, weekend fisherman, fishing enthusiasts, this is simply the event that cannot be missed! This October, come witness history in the making as the stage is set to identify who has the drive and ability to take over the most coveted title in Canadian bass fishing.

To be the best, you must beat the best.
Are You Ready to B the 1?

Registration forms available February 6th @ 6am. Maximum of 150x teams. Registration Cost: $500 per teams of 2. Guaranteed minimum first place prize of $25,000.00 For more information, download the Angler Package now available at www.BerkleyB1.com

Temiskaming Shores to Host First ever
Mega Bucks Bass Tournament
Lake Temiskaming, July 15,16,17th2010 with $93,000.00 cash plus more.

This will be a team event, Limited to 100 teams, at $1000.oo per team, live release.
Pre Fishing will be allowed up to 4pm Wed. July 14th.
There will be a meeting Wed, night July 14th at 5pm TBA and at least one team member must attend, where numbers will be drawn for starting position Thursday with that being reversed Friday,
100 teams will fish Thursday and Friday and 75 teams will be cut Friday night, with the last 25 teams fishing on Saturday. 

Big Fish each day will be worth $1000.oo
All payouts based on 100 team field, and presently in talks with more sponsors.

Contact /Dave LaFontaine Tournament Director ,for Temiskaming Smallmouth Bass Series.
Home 1-705-563-8307 or cell 1-705-647-2793
e-mail  davecaro@ntl.sympatico.ca
Teams must be paid up in full by May 29th, 2010 no spots will be held.

"Canadian Bass Pros Talking Canadian Bass Fishing!"

After a successful debut in the spring of 2006, BASS TALK in 2007, 2008 & 2009 grew into a full fledged circuit. In 2010 BASS TALK is on the road once again. We will visit up to 6 different locations through out Ontario! It's coming to a site near you! Learn everything and anything that you wanted to know about bass fishing but were afraid to ask! Come and listen to lectures by some of Canada's biggest name professional bass fisherman! The 2010 BASS TALK schedule is as follows:

Angling Outfitters Presents BASS TALK 2010
(South Western Ontario)
Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010
Location: Angling Outfitters (Woodstock)

Golden Horseshoe Bass Anglers Presents BASS TALK 2010
(Hamilton-Niagara Region)
Date: Sunday, February 7, 2010
Location: RCL #622 (Stoney Creek)

Downtown Bass Anglers Presents BASS TALK 2010
(Durham Region)
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Location: Iroquois Park Sports Centre (Whitby)

Bay Marine Presents BASS TALK 2010
(Eastern Ontario)
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010
Location: TBA (Kingston)

Radioworld Presents BASS TALK 2010
(GTA Region)
Date: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Location: Radio World (Toronto)

Paddletales Tackle Presents BASS TALK 2010
(Ottawa Region)
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
Location: Paddletales Tackle (Winchester)

Learn about these terms, the latest in equipment and tackle along with the hottest new bass catching techniques and tactics from some of Canada's top tournament Bass fishermen! BASS TALK has scheduled the likes of Mike Desforges, Doug Brownridge, Dave Chong, Pete Garnier, Mark Kulik, Derek Strub, Lenny Devos, Curtis Richardson, Jarrod Dean and others to teach and help you catch more and larger bass.

$75.00 for your first session and only $60.00 per event for each subsequent  event that you attend!

Special Youth Rate (14 years of age or younger) only $30.00 per day!

For what could be a first in the Canadian publishing world, a fishing magazine is honouring not one but three Canadian BassWomen on their latest front cover.   BassMan Magazine is proud to include Quinte Bassmaster Ashley Rae – winner of the World Fishing Network’s Adopt an Angler contest, Crystal Brown the 2009 Renegade Bass Tournament Series Classic Champ and young Sierra Voisin – the 2009 World Casting Kids Champion – all on the front cover.  “ All three ladies are great ambassadors for the Canadian bass fishing community and we are privileged to  have them on the Winter issue of BassMan magazine,” says Tracy Kay, associate publisher.

The cover is only the beginning of good things in this issue. We have an in-depth interview with Ashley Rae, and how she won this contest and the $10,000 dream fishing trip that went along with it. We write all about Sierra’s Casting Kids win in Florida this past fall and have Tim Allards’s complete coverage of the 2009 Renegade Tournament Series -  highlighted by Crystal’s Classic win.

 Something For Everybody:

Readers are sure to enjoy a great new section we started on “What the Pro’s Say”. In this segment we explore the intricate details of the various types of fishing line on the market  ... and asked two US Bass Pro’s and two Canadians to explain their choice of braid, mono or floro ... for various conditions.  If you were ever unsure which line is the best  tool for the job – be sure to read this detailed article over carefully once or twice. If the knowledge on line choice that eight time Bassmaster Classic Qualifier Bernie Schultz and former Bassmaster Classic winner Takahiro Omori offer from south of the border isn’t enough, then that offered by Canadians Mike Desforges and Jon Bondy surely will be.

We have an exciting destination feature describing a trip I took earlier this year to la Reserve Beauchene in Quebec ... Here along with Ontario BASS Federation Nation Youth Director Gerry Heels we enjoyed a great pres-season bass fishing adventure at this world class fishing resort. For those who think fly fishing for bass is not on their horizon ... they may want to re-think that notion after they read Jeff Holmlund’s “Poetry in Motion” article. Tournament anglers are sure to get a kick out of Chris Hockley’s piece focussing on some of the near misses of well know tournament anglers like Bob Izumi, Mike Desforges and several others.   Dr Maw provides an inspirational article about an eight year old bass fishing enthusiast who caught the biggest bass of his life just after he finished chemotherapy treatment and a couple of blood transfusions.

BassMan Regular Features:
Of course we have our popular regular features too: This issue’s Bass Biologist highlights the work of Dr Bruce Tufts from Queens University – and shows the passion for his research is only matched by his love of bass fishing. We profile a pro angler in every issue too ... and this time we chose well known Fishing and Hunting TV Show host – Cam Brownson of Angler & Hunter TV. We offer readers a complete News Section (with details on the BPS Lake Simcoe Open, the Junior World Bassmaster Championships and so much more) and a  new Bass Book review feature ... All in all we trust that we are not just living up to our mantra of Canada’s only All Bass, All The Time magazine, but that we are becoming a must read for all bass anglers across the planet regardless of where they come from .

A subscription to BassMan Magazine makes a great Christmas gift for your favorite angler.  You can pick up the latest issue at your closest Chapters Store – or at several variety shops . Of course, you can also subscribe online thru our site at: www.bass-man.com  and receive a year’s subscription for just $19.99. BassMan is proud to SUPPORT OUR TROOPS with our free online edition and website membership – open to all members of Canada’s military, police and firefighter services.

On behalf of everyone at BassMan, I’d like to wish all of you a wonderful Christmas season and hope that 2010 brings with it joy, happiness and big beautiful bass ... the latter will surely help deliver the former!  

Thank you,

Wil Wegman
Editor Bassman Magazine
editor@Bass-man-com

Sept. 30, 2009

After the success of starting and running the first Canadian college fishing team, Matt Pezzetta will be bringing the first “Collegiate Fishing Event” to Canadian waters. Pezzetta, who is currently attending Conestoga College in the Bachelor of Architecture Project and Facility Management program, states,

“Being a student, it is easy for me to identify the limitations and issues that students may encounter on their way to fish a high profile tournament. By identifying these limitations, I can, hook and tackle them (pun intended), to make competing in a tournament achievable for everyone.”

The event is going to take place in the central Kawarta Lakes region. This is a very diverse fishery for both large and small mouth bass. The tournament will be held early to mid August in the 2010 fishing season. In order to compete, participants must be a full time or part time student registered in a post secondary institution in Canada. The maximum number of students per team is two, with the option to register as an individual. Students in a team of two must both be registered in the same school. There is no set maximum to the number of individuals or teams that can be entered per school.

Why is it called a Fishing Event?

The tournament will be only one day, but other events will be taking place over a two day period. Other events include a college/ university fair intertwined with a fishing trade show, skills competition, launching, and champions ceremonies. There will be something for everyone, including anglers and audience.

Boater Program

The support of local anglers and pro staff is 100% essential to this event. The biggest obstacle with a collegiate angler is the availability of a boat and the cost of running one. Local anglers and pro-staff are encouraged to support this unique event by bringing their boat, be a driver as well as a scrutineer. This will cost the team a gas surplus charge on top of their entry fee but in the end, it will be cheaper than bringing a boat. There will be a lottery draft for pairing the college anglers and their boaters. After the draft, there is a 4 hour on water consulting session with the boater and the collegiate anglers that have been drafted. The volunteer boaters are welcome to participate in the skills competition.

The Payout

The number of payout spots will be determined by the number of entries received. On an outline basis the breakdown will be as follows.

• 1st Place Team- 55% of total+ prizes
  
• 2nd Place Team- 20% of total+ prizes
  
• 3rd Place Team- 15% of total+ prizes
  
• 4th Place Team- 10% of total+ prizes
  
• 5th Place Team- Prizes

Overall, school champions prize to be determined by the number of booths filled for the college fair + Prizes.

This event is a one of a kind experience, and its success is dependent upon our generous sponsors and volunteers! All inquiries can be directed to Matt Pezzetta and the Conestoga Fishing Team at conestoga_bass@hotmail.com   or keep an eye on the Big Fat Bass Forum in the Collegiate Fishing section.

NOW IN CANADA

Finally a line of clothing for the pros to the joe’s and everyone in between. Bassaholics Lifestyles Apparel combines a unique style with durability and function. This is not only geared for people who love to fish but to everyone who wants to look good in the outdoors despite what their activities might be. Products and styles are constantly changing with the times, but never behind them.

Bassaholics is a company based out of San Marcos California and is now expanding to places like Japan, Europe, Australia , and now it is in Canada. Bassaholics Canada is operated by Paul Clark and Roger Stephan of Kawartha Lakes Distributing. Retailers across Canada are now being established to sell Bassaholics Lifestyles Apparel in their stores. Look for Bassaholics Lifestyles Apparel in leading retailers near you.

For dealer inquiries please email us at paul@bassaholics.ca or roger@bassaholics.ca

Local Anglers form a new Tackle Distributorship

EdgePoint Incorporated Launches.

TORONTO, Ontario (June 5, 2009) – The launch of EdgePoint Incorporated was announced today by co-founders Eugene Ghounarides and Craig Butler.  EdgePoint Incorporated is a full service outdoor & recreational sporting goods distribution centre, serving Canada from their Toronto office.  Focused on the fishing industry and recreational sports, the company represents top brands, such as Bioline Fishing, Laser Lure, Mizmo Bait Company, Poor Boy’s Baits, and Secret Weapon Lures.

“We offer some of the worlds most prominent brands in the industry and we are extremely pleased to be representing these world class organizations.  We have quickly recognized that organizations are looking to EdgePoint to service their requirements in providing focused, high quality turnkey services.” says Eugene Ghounarides, co-founder. Unlike traditional distributors’ services, EdgePoint Inc. has added a suite of marketing and sales service offerings.  The two co-founders have been tasked to develop the Canadian Bioline Fishing and Secret Weapon Lures Pro-Staff team.  Details will be revealed in a future announcement.

Craig Butler, co-founder, adds “We believe there are significant opportunities for future growth in the outdoor and recreational sporting industry and our mandate as a distributor is to help fuel and  increase this growth.”  Craig has been the Canadian Pro-Staff Manager for Mizmo Bait Company for the past three years.  Craig Butler, says, “As we continue to build the organization, we will be adding to our product and service offering. At EdgePoint, our organization is 100% completely customer driven and at all times we will deliver unprecedented service!”

Facts of Fishing Casting for a Cure

We are pleased to announce the inaugural season for the Facts of Fishing Casting for a Cure Campaign. Casting for a Cure is a non-profit initiative endorsed by the Canadian Cancer Society and operated by Dave Mercer Outdoors Inc.

Complete article here...