Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas Announces Million Dollar Fish Contest, With Boat for First Tag.Sports Editors Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com. LAKE POWELL Noun 1. Lake Powell - the second largest reservoir in the United States; located in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River , Ariz.--(BW SportsWire)--Feb. 27, 2001 For the second consecutive year, Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas will hold a million dollar fishing contest in May, with the added incentive of an $18,000 bass boat for the first tagged fish properly redeemed during the contest, provided the tagged fish is not the million dollar prize. This year, 25 striped bass striped bass moronesaxatilis. will be tagged at Lake Powell with one designated as the million dollar fish. In addition, Tracker Marine will provide an 18-foot Nitro NX 882 Bass Boat and Mercury Marine Mercury Marine, founded in 1939, is a division of Brunswick Corporation of Lake Forest, Illinois, in the United States. Company beginnings The company began when engineer Carl Kiekhaefer purchased a small outboard motor company in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. will provide a 115 Engine for the first tagged fish redeemed during the contest, provided the tagged fish is not the million dollar prize. This year's contest begins sunrise Sunrise, city (1990 pop. 64,407), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb 8 mi (13 km) W of Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961 as Sunrise Golf Village. It is a major office and commercial center and the site of Sawgrass Mills, one of the largest malls in the United States. May 1 and ends sunset May 24, 2001. It is believed to be one of the lengthiest tagged fishing contests in the country. Last year's tagged fish with the million dollar number evaded anglers, but three of the 20 tagged fish were reeled in to win vacation prizes. Contest officials will catch, tag and release 25 fish this year at various locations on the lake. Lake Powell is located between Utah and Arizona, in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The fish contest is unique to the states of Utah and Arizona, and has been authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: for the second year because of an overabundance o·ver·a·bun·dance n. A going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate; an excess: teenagers with an overabundance of energy. of striped bass in the lake. A lake wildlife management plan advocates that the striped bass be managed through fishing. The contest is free, but registration is required. Anyone who has the proper, valid Utah and/or Arizona fishing licenses, and adheres to fishing regulations and contest rules may participate. Minors must be registered by a parent or legal guardian, and fish with the registered adult. The grand prize will be awarded in annual installments of $40,000 paid over 25 years. Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas, managed by ARAMARK, is offering special rates on houseboat/powerboat packages during the month of May. The company is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Contest details are available at www.milliondollarfish.com, or by calling 800/945-LAKE (5253). Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.022701/bb1 |
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