I'm really looking forward to tonight's episode of WFN News. They are taking a look at the Genmar bankruptcy and how it affects FLW Outdoors. There has been a lot of talk about this recently, and it's still uncertain how it will end up affecting the fishing industry. Irwin Jacobs stepped down as the former chairman of Genmar - presumably to make an offer to purchase Ranger Boats from Genmar. Jacobs also owns FLW Outdoors. It will be great to get all the facts in one segment on WFN News.
FLW Outdoors and Evinrude settled their conflicts recently. They made an out of court settlement, and signed a new multi-year sponsorship contract. With the current economic situation it's great to see that they have been able to settle everything and that FLW Outdoors has a new motor sponsor for 2010.
Also on tonight's episode of WFN News is a new feature called A Fish Tale. Tonight's feature will tell the story of the new Canadian tournament record weight. It was set at the end of September by Charles Sim and Nigel Touhey. It was the first time that the 30lbs mark was broken during a Canadian tournament. It's an amazing feat, and shows how excellent of a bass fishery we have near the WFN head office.
Be sure to tune in tonight at 7:30pm ET for these stories and more!
Post your comments below to let us know what you think of the Genmar bankruptcy and how it will affect the fishing industry.
National Guard pro Scott Martin, the reigning Forrest Wood Cup champion, led wire-to-wire in a tight FLW Tour event on the Potomac River, earning $125,000 for the victory.
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) reminds sport anglers to be vigilant about properly identifying their salmon before keeping them.
The spring chinook fishery will reopen this weekend (May 19-20) for two days of fishing on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163 miles upstream from Bonneville Dam.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open approximately 64 miles of trout streams and two lakes classified as delayed-harvest trout waters under hatchery-supported regulations on Saturday, June 2.
Tune in for an unbelievable episode of Outdoor Passion on Sunday, May 20 at 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT as host Ray Carignan and guests catch one of the rarest fish ever seen on a fishing show in North America.
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