July 27, 2009 - Who will be the next fantasy sports millionaire? Will it be the auto production worker from Kentucky, the utility maintenance worker from Oklahoma or the UPS manager from Tennessee?
Poised to make history again, FLW Fantasy Fishing (FantasyFishing.com) – an international, online fantasy fishing game – will award $1 million to the player who has accumulated the most points over the course of its 2009 season. Founded in Minneapolis by FLW Outdoors, the company that produces the Walmart FLW Tour and the “FLW Outdoors” TV program (broadcast in high definition on VERSUS), FLW Fantasy Fishing allows bass-fishing fans and fantasy sports enthusiasts of all walks of life to create their own fantasy teams from among bass pros who compete on the FLW Tour, the world’s richest professional bass-fishing tournament series. Last year, FLW Fantasy Fishing was first to award a guaranteed $1 million payday in fantasy sports history.
On Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, the $1 million grand prize winner will be announced before a crowd of more than 10,000 bass-fishing fans attending the weigh-in ceremonies at the Forrest Wood Cup, presented by BP and Castrol, where 77 of America’s best bass pros compete for a $1 million prize themselves. The event will be broadcast live, via satellite over the Internet through FLW Live, available at FLWOutdoors.com.
Here's more at FantasyFishing.com
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Shark Free Marina Initiative in Harwich Port
July 21 2009 - The Shark Free Marina Initiative has a singular purpose, to reduce worldwide shark mortality. The not-for-profit company recently launched its strategy intended to prevent the deaths of millions of vulnerable and endangered species of shark. The initiative aims to win over the fishing community by working with game fishing societies, tackle manufacturers, competition sponsors and marinas to form community conscious policy.Harwich Port Boat Yard on Wychmere Harbor in Harwich Port is the first Cape Cod marina to support the initiative. Shark Free Marinas acknowledges the support and perseverance of Kate Metzler who encouraged the marina to join the initiative. Metzler also donated the signs that will be displayed at the boat yard. Here's the full story from CapeCodToday.com.
Visit the Shark Free Marina website at www.sharkfreemarinas.com.
First Shark Stories of Summer
June 23, 2009 - Shark stories are a staple of summer journalism. What better way to have fun than to conjure up fears of sharp white teeth swimming near hot summer sands. Even when there's nothing to report there's always a way to put sharks into the news. Here are the first two shark stories of summer 2009:
1) "10' great white shark caught in a fish trap." The incident took place off of Narragansett RI. Here's the story from ABC6.
2) "White sharks are like serial killers." This story is appearing everywhere. It comes from a study that appeared in the Journal of Zoology that found, surprise, surprise, a) sharks kill for food repeatedly and b) they choose their victims carefully to maximize their chances of success. Here's one version of the story at TheStar.com.
1) "10' great white shark caught in a fish trap." The incident took place off of Narragansett RI. Here's the story from ABC6.
2) "White sharks are like serial killers." This story is appearing everywhere. It comes from a study that appeared in the Journal of Zoology that found, surprise, surprise, a) sharks kill for food repeatedly and b) they choose their victims carefully to maximize their chances of success. Here's one version of the story at TheStar.com.
Wife Pulls Husband From Jaws of Bull Shark
May 22, 2009 - Luis Hernandez married well. When a 7' bull shark clamped its jaws on his forearm and wouldn’t let go, his wife Marlene saved him. The incident happened while the couple was vacationing in the Bahamas. Luis was spearfishing and had speared a grouper. The shark was attracted to the blood in the water. Marlene heard Luis screaming, hauled up the anchor and raced to her husband who was roughly 40 yards away. The 108 lb 5'2 woman hauled 160 lb Luis into the boat by herself. Here's the full story by Mike Celiac at MSNBC.com
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