2010 Fishing For Freedom Tournament Update
The 2010 F3 event, scheduled for October 9 and 10, will be here before you know it. This years event will be bigger and better than ever thanks to all your volunteer efforts and the outpouring of sponsorship support we have received. Do date we have raised enough funds to pay for every warrior's lodging, the pretournament banquet, and the warriors breakfast on Sunday morning. Tackle sponsorship is still being coordinated but I am confident that each and every warrior participant will receive a tackle pack that they will be proud of.
We are working hard to meet our 100 boat goal this year but I could use your help getting the word out in your angling communities about the event. Recruiting volunteers boaters are our main focus for the next couple months. If you know of anyone who may be interested in volunteering have them check out the http://www.fishingforfreedom.us/ website for additional information.
We finally have the lodging plan sorted out and the info will be on the web-page in the coming days.
SKEET REESE JOINS WITH STRATOS
CREATING THE ULTIMATE POWERHOUSE OF PERFORMANCE
Reinforcing a significant commitment to high performance on the water, championship angler Skeet Reese has joined with Stratos® Boats, bringing an elevated level of energy to the Stratos product line. An impressive competitor, Reese’s angling career is highlighted by dozens of top ten BASS career finishes and multiple high profile wins including the 2009 BASS Master Classic Championship and 2007 BASS Angler of the Year title. It’s an elite level of accomplishment that puts Reese in a class with only eleven other anglers who have won both the BASS Master Classic trophy and BASS Angler of the Year title. Read Complete Article
Stratos Boats “2X Double Your Winnings” Tournament Incentive
Win a qualifying event out of your Stratos Boat and DOUBLE your tournament winnings (up to $10,000) with the Stratos “2X Double Your Winnings” program! Details
Skeeter Pro Mark Menendez Special Guest at annual Open House
Mark Menendez, Skeeter Boats Pro-Angler, and 2009 Elite Champion at Dardanelle Lake will be a featured guest at Smithville Marine's annual open house in February. Come learn from the best and meet a true gentleman of the sport. Mark will be giving several seminars throughout the weekend where you can learn some great "tricks of the trade" when it comes to professional bass fishing. He will also be on hand just to hang out with and get to know, he is a very down to earth kind of guy and a lot can be learned.
The Smithville Marine Open House . . . Read more at 7/24 Outdoors
Skeeter 2010 Tournament Angler Update (25 January)
2010 BUY. SAVE. FISH. Spring Rebate Promotion
The Skeeter Buy. Save. Fish. retail rebate promotion, is back for 2010. This is a powerful retail sales promotion that has been proven, over the last two seasons, to be the strongest in the industry when compared to competitive boat brands, especially when combined with Yamaha's outboard programs! The program provides you the opportunity to offer a consumer rebate for eligible Skeeter models. Up to $2,000 cash back on select models!
2010 SKEETER FX
Skeeter is proud to announce the exciting new, high performance FX Series for 2010. It's a totally new package that has been engineered from the hull to deck and bow to stern to compliment the new Yamaha Vmax SHO 4-stroke. The unparalleled hole shot, outstanding midrange acceleration, and unmatched wide open performance envelope brings an all new chapter in Skeeter's history of performance fishing boats! This boat has an all new profile that defines what Skeeter customers expect in a completely new "no compromise" model. From the lines in design to the performance on the water, it's the first of it's kind to be designed together since Skeeter created the first bass boat in 1948.
Skeeter will be launching an all new micro site solely focused on telling the world the unequalled advantages of the FX Series at www.skeeterfx.com. Here you'll find the latest information about the boat, an all new National Demo Ride schedule for 2010 as well as an online digital community that we are developing around the new series.
2010 SKEETER REAL MONEY
The qualification is simple; own a Skeeter boat powered by a Yamaha motor, regardless of the model year. The owner must register with Skeeter prior to tournament event ($25.00 registration fee), then just Fish and Win a Skeeter Real Money sanctioned grassroots local event. That's it!
$2,000 Cash
Fish & Win a Local and/or Regional Division Contingency Paying Event using their 2010 Skeeter boat powered by a 225 horsepower Yamaha engine or larger and you will be eligible for $2,000.00 for a Win.
$1,000 Cash
Fish & Win a Local and/or Regional Division Contingency Paying Event using their 2009 Skeeter boat powered by a 225 horsepower Yamaha engine or larger or a 2010 Skeeter boat powered by a 200 horsepower Yamaha engine and you will be eligible for $1,000.00 for a Win.
$500 Cash
Fish & Win a Local and/or Regional Division Contingency Paying Event using their Skeeter boat powered by Yamaha and you will be eligible for $500.00 for a Win.
FLW Outdoors announces Evinrude Awards (10 January 2010)
Evinrude has stepped up its financial commitment in bid to sweeten payday for anglers at FLW Outdoors events.
With the 2010 season finally under way, FLW Outdoors and its sponsors have continued to raise the level of financial commitment in the form of new contingency awards for anglers who continue to compete across a broad spectrum of FLW Outdoors tournament trails.
During the upcoming season, Evinrude has committed to expanding the purses that anglers can net at a variety of FLW Outdoors events.
Evinrude Outboards contingency program
Anglers powering with Evinrude E-TEC outboard engines could be eligible for up to $15,000 in contingency money in the new 2010 Evinrude Contingency Program. The new program is an additional $425,000 investment into the overall tournament strategy for Evinrude.
Qualifying professional Walleye anglers who are a 2008 or newer, original registered Evinrude E-TEC owner, fishing the FLW Walleye Pro Tour and Championship are eligible for contingency awards under the new program. Evinrude will award $8,000 to the qualifying Evinrude winning pro in each qualifying FLW Walleye Tour event and $15,000 to the winning Evinrude pro angler at the 2010 FLW Walleye Tour Championship. Additional contingency money extends through 20th place in the Pro Division.
Co-anglers competing at the FLW Walleye Championship who are registered owners of a 2007 or newer Evinrude E-TEC engine are also eligible for contingency dollars. Evinrude will award $5,000 to the winning qualifying co-angler at the FLW Walleye Championship.
In addition, qualifying anglers participating in BFL tournaments and the BFL All-American are eligible for contingency monies. Evinrude will award $1,000 to the highest placing registered Evinrude owner at each BFL event in 2010. If a qualified Evinrude owner wins the BFL All-American, Evinrude will pay a bonus of $10,000.
All contingency payouts will be administered by FLW Outdoors, allowing for immediate payouts at each tournament. For additional details on the Evinrude contingency program and a complete list of official rules and eligibility requirements, visit www.evinrude.com or www.flwoutdoors.com.
2010 Skeeter FX (6 January 2010)
Tell your family, friends, coworkers, & customers that the wait is over. The 2010 Skeeter FX Series is available online today at www.skeeterfx.com.
Here you can:
SEE - Take a look at the all the specs, features and options that both the FX20 and FX21 have available.
KNOW - Learn more about the individual characteristics and what make up the FX Series.
HEAR - Listen to what people have to say about their experience.
FEEL - Learn what the Demo Ride Tour is about and how you can discover it for yourself.
FOLLOW - Keep track of what others are saying on our social media sites and across the web.
FIND - Locate a dealer closest to you.
BUILD - Use our online coloring guide and build your next FX Series Skeeter Boat.
