KIDS' FISHING DERBY SATURDAY.Byline: Keith Lair Staff Writer The 18th annual Youth Fishing Derby Fishing Derby is an Atari 2600 video game created by Activision programmer David Crane based on the sport of fishing. In Fishing Derby, two fishermen sit on opposite docks over a lake filled with fish (and a shark that passes through). will be Saturday at Lake Gregory Lake Gregory may refer to:
The event, free to youths, is held on statewide free fishing day, when adults do not need to own a license to fish. Sign-ups start at 6 a.m,. and weigh-ins will be at 11 a.m. There is a limited number of Zebco 33 rods and reels that will be loaned to those without gear. Youths will receive goody bags that include Power Bait, a Western Hoegee tackle pack that includes a stringer and trout lure, McDonald's food certificates, a pass to the Lake Arrowhead Lake Arrowhead may refer to:
Each youth will receive entry into a drawing for gear from Turner's Outdoorsman, Plano Tackle boxes, Zebco rods and reels, Norman/Rapala lures, Goodwin's Market, Lake Arrowhead Equipment Rentals, Rim Lanes, Lake Drive Hardware, Tips Printing, McDonald's and Vineyard Bank. There will be prizes for biggest trout and for the most crappie crappie: see sunfish. crappie Either of two deep-bodied freshwater North American fish species (family Centrarchidae) that are popular as food and prized by sport fishermen. Native to the eastern U.S. . For more information: (909) 338-2233. --Castaic's Martens in Classic: Two Southern Californians already have earned berths into the 34th annual Bassmaster Classic on, July 30-Aug. 1 at Lake Wylie, which is on the North Carolina-South Carolina border. Castaic's Aaron Martens and San Diego's Dean Rojas have qualified for the event through their Bassmaster Tour standings. Northern California's Skeet Reese also has qualified by winning the Citgo Bassmaster Open title and through a top finish in the Western Division. Twenty-five anglers from the Tour qualified, along with 12 anglers from the regional series. An additional 10 will qualify through the Elite 50 series, which concludes June 19. Weigh-ins will be at the Charlotte Convention Center The Charlotte Convention Center opened in 1995 and attracts more than half a million visitors each year. It was designed by Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (TVS). and, for the first time, receive live coverage from ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and ESPN2. Also for the first time, the two cable networks will give viewers live on-the-water updates. The winner will receive $200,000 of the $700,000 purse. Keith Lair, (626) 962-8811 keith.lair(at)sgvn.com |
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