Texas Fishing & Outdoors Show

SEMINAR SPEAKERS

THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY
JANUARY 13, 14, 15, 16, 2005

Seminars are a 30 minute talk by one of our experts on a selected topic of their choice.
Round Table Discussions involves the audience in a question & answer session with our
experts. Fishing Simulator is a 6,000 gallon fishing "aquarium" with live bass and allows our
experts to demonstrate various fishing techniques and fishing lures while actually catching fish.
Meet the pros...

Bonita has been an outdoor writer and member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association (TOWA) for 13 years. Bonita wrote for Outdoor Times for 7 years, Honey Hole Magazine for 2 years, Bass N' More Magazine for 1 year. She is a State of Texas Licensed Guide and has been for 13 years, but does more seminars now than guiding. She started out fishing the Specialty Bass Team Tournaments in the early 1980's, then Anglers Choice, C.A.S.T. and The 2 of Us. She worked hard to qualify for the championship tournaments on each of the circuits, winning tournaments and placing along the way, and made them each year. Bonita works with other anglers, bass clubs and her sponsors to promote fishing to new anglers and youngsters such as "Kid Academy's." Bonita has appeared on Honey Hole All Outdoors TV Show and Honey Hole TV Magazine. Bonita also ran the family division for Honey Hole for 2 years. She has also been on the cover of Honey Hole Magazine, in April of 2001. She does fishing presentations for Bass Pro Shops, Fishing and Tackle Shows and at some of the boat shows in this area. She will be traveling for Polar Boats in 2004 working boat shows. She is now fishing NSBA Striper tournaments making the regional and national championships in 2003. Bonita designed and manages the web sites of Ladyangler.com and Fishingintexas.com, which promote fishing and her sponsors. Watch for her new TV Series called Lady on the Lake fishing and outdoors TV Show, a Comcast production coming 2004. Bonita is sponsored by: Polar Boats by Dynasty Boats, Inc., Mercury Motors, Minn Kota Trolling Motors, Lowrance Electronics, Mister Twister/Mepps, Bob's Machine Shop, Hamby's Protectors, Scientific Bass Products, Falcon Rods, J.B. Tackle (Tailhummer), North Texas Fiberglass, Grayline Bait Tanks	Kathy Magers is a women's national bass fishing champion and the 2002 inductee into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. She is President and National Spokesperson for the Women's Bass Fishing Association, a Pro-Am format women's national bass tour. Kathy is also a freelance outdoor writer, photographer, seminar speaker and executive editor of her own web site, www.Gone-Fishin.com. Her most memorable achievements include guiding current President George W. Bush, Regis Philbin, Nolan Ryan and other celebrities. She has hosted two family oriented TV shows in the '90's and is currently guest hosting several OUTDOOR TRAILS TV shows which will air at 2pm CST Sundays on The Outdoor Channel during the first quarter of 2004. Kathy's seminar this year will be: The Lady Angler ~ Women Fishing Competitively or Just For Fun The Fun of Fishing - where the sport can take you ~ Fishing Success - You may be successful and not even know it. Fishing resources - When, where and how women can to learn to fish. ~ Guy's tips: Enticing Her to Fish (Gals: Give it a try!) Gals Tips: Getting the Invitation (Guys: Women are great fishing partners) ~ What to do when SHE wants the new boat! (Guys say "Pinch me - this must be a dream!) ~ Fishing Stories / Laughter - Yes, fishing is a rewarding and beautiful sport - but so full of down-to-earth humor. Come laugh with us... and more!
It all started with a fish called Wanda. Wanda was the largest of three trophy largemouth bass John Hope caught within a week of each other in Houston County Lake and implanted with radio transmitters 16 years ago. That week marked the beginning of an amazing story that has established John as a nationally recognized expert on the behavior of trophy largemouth bass. John and his late wife, Wanda, tracked more than 30 largemouth bass ranging from seven pounds to 15 pounds, eight ounces on lakes throughout the nation. The tracking program also involved other species, including walleye and a couple of trophy smallmouth bass. The first 10 years of John's tracking program resulted in, Tracking Trophy Bass, a comprehensive book on locating and catching trophy fish. The book was very well received in the angling community and soon sold out. John and co-author Jesse Miller are in the process of preparing the book for its second printing. The new edition will include new information that has been garnered through John's continuous research. In 1991 John took that research program to new depths. He began diving and filming a 10 pound plus largemouth bass named Amistad Annie on Lake Amistad near Del Rio.	John has been closely associated with Jerry Dean's Honey Hole TV Magazine show through the years. He is also very much in demand for seminars and as such speaks to inumerable fishermen at boat shows, travel shows, bass club meetings and other civic organizations. He also offers special on-the-water seminars during which anglers get a first-hand demonstration of the effectiveness of "funnel" fishing, the most effective system for catching trophy bass. He is a writer for several publications, including Honey Hole Magazine and Black Bass, the TBBU's official publication, and he also fishes in several tournament circuits, including the Honey Hole family circuit and the Johnny Davis team tournaments. Besides all of these activities, John has assembled a film production team that is producing outdoor documentaries. High on the list of documentaries is a complete explanation of the previously mentioned "funnel" fishing system which is probably the most dramatic result of the longest running research program on trophy black bass.
Barbara Stevenson is a full time licensed professional guide on Lake Fork and Cooper. She began guiding in 1987 and was one of the first to receive the TPW Catch and Release medallion for releasing a bass over 25 inches in 1987. Barbara is certified in CPR and is a Boater's Education instructor. Prior to becoming a guide she was the host of the Bass 'N More Outdoors TV show. She has competed in a variety of tournaments from Bass 'n Gal to US Bass to Anglers Choice. In 1991 she won the Lake Fork Bass 'N Gal Invitational.	Mark Stevenson is most recognized for catching Ethel, the former Texas state record bass that weighed 17.76 pounds, in November of 1986 at Lake Fork. The fish held the record for over six years. Mark has been a professional guide since 1982 and has been fishing tournaments since 1972 ranging from local events to national BASS tournaments. In 1978 he was the IBA Angler of the Year. He guides both day and night trips from June until September and can teach you the "old ways" and new ways to catch that bass of a lifetime.
	Danny King is the originator of the Original Catfish Punch Bait. He has now designed the all new Danny King Catfish Signature rod and No-roll leads, punch paddles and a new chum bag. He has presented seminars at tackle shows from Dallas to Oklahoma City, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. Visit his site at www.dannykingbait.com. King has been a guest on Hunt, Fish, Sleep (television program), emceed the Okie annual noodling tournament, and has a new show coming out soon on Spoonbill/Catfish/Grand Lake with Hunt, Fish, Sleep with guide Jeff Williams as host. He has also written articles about fishing for catfish for several magazines.
Primitive skills classes with Jerry Dean, president and editor of Honey Hole Magazine and host of Honey Hole TV Magazine! Learn how to really survive, or just how to enjoy the outdoors better by utilizing skills handed down for centuries - that still work best. Fire starting, expedient shelter, cordage and snares, direction finding, water acquistion, edible plants, combine the class with a wilderness canoe trip for a true outdoor Texas adventure and a total wilderness experience! Camping and canoeing the rivers of Texas, fishing in solitude while surrounded by nature. Get away from the hustle and bustle of city life and work. Personalized outdoor lessons that will help you and your family or friends have more confidence and fun in the backwoods and on the water. Visit www.outdoortexasadventures.com for more information. Come to the Texas Fishing & Outdoor Show on Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th at 6:00 pm for Jerry's outdoors seminars.
	Mike Thompson is a licensed professional fishing guide on Cooper Lake. He has been fishing Cooper since its inception. Mike started guiding in 1995 on Lake Fork and soon changed his focus to the new Cooper Lake that at the time was young and virtually untouched. He soon learned the patterns and rewards that Cooper had to offer and was soon extending that experience to his customers. Since then Mike and his customers have caught and released numerous fish over the 10-pound mark. Mike believes strongly in the importance of education and awareness that all sportsmen need to help preserve our rights and to be able to enjoy what the great outdoors have to offer. By promoting the sport of fishing and introducing the youth to the outdoors we can continue to grow this freedom. Sponsors include the following: Ranger Boats, Yamaha and Diamond Sports Marine. Falcon Rods, Lake Fork Tackle, Costa Del Mar, Pure Fishing, Lunker City, Pro Tour Tackle and Sabine Tackle Supply
BRADY WINANS -2001 Champion Media Bass Individual Trail Championship on Lake Ray Hubbard -Media Bass Top Ten All Time Money winners -5 time Media Bass Team Championship Qualifier -2 Time Bass Champs.com Team Qualifier -Two Time Angler Of the Year Gar Tex Bass Club -Currently Fishing Bass Champs.com, Media Bass, and the Texas Tournament Trail in 2004 -Currently sponsored by Falcon Rods, Lake Fork Tackle, Costa Del Mar sunglasses, Falcon FTO Tackle organizers, Lunker Lure Products	Rick Carter molded as a young boy by his father to become the outdoorsman he is. Rick has been a Professional Guide on Lake Fork Texas since 1988. Along with his busy schedule as a guide fishing and hunting on Lake Fork. Rick fishes the FLW Pro Angler tournament trail- EverStart Series, Central Division. In the 2003 Trail Rick was a Championship Qualifier, finishing in 16th place. One of Rick’s proudest moments is when he and his wife of 21 years won the Texas State Bass Tournament in 1999 on Lake Sam Rayburn.