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Nantucket Slam set to open Sept. 12

Posted on Jul 28, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation photo The Nantucket Slam — Sept. 12-14 — is an all-inclusive two-day competitive catch-and-release Fishing tournament to benefit cystic fibrosis research…
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Richardson and Dauer launch boating website

Posted on Jul 27, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Tom Richardson and Dave Dauer, both veterans of Northeast Boating magazine, have launched BoatingLocal.com, a new website. “A tremendous amount of time and effort has…
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First grand slam of the season at Block Island

Posted on Jul 24, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Chris Willi of Block Island FishWorks reports: “We had big bass earlier in the week — 40 to 44 inches — not on great numbers…
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Schools of blues moving up the Bay

Posted on Jul 22, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | 6 Comments

Big schools of “ravenous bluefish” are moving up the Bay, said Sam Toland of Sam’s Bait & Tackle. Wednesday, birds were diving on the blues…
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Reefs are boiling with bass in Long Island Sound

Posted on Jul 21, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Bass Fishing is very good on the reefs. Cathy Meuli caught a 48-pounder on an eel at Sugar Reef yesterday, said Mike Wade of Watch…
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Kayaker catches marlin offshore

Posted on Jul 20, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Some of the guys from The Kayak Fishing Show attended a party to sample Lakemaid beer (from Minnesota) and to talk a little about…
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Bass and bluefish offer non-stop action last night

Posted on Jul 18, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Capt. Ray Carroll of the Frances Fleet said he found “awesome striper and bluefish action” last night. “There were a good number of striper limits…
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Epic kayak paddler Freya Hoffmeister in RI Tuesday

Posted on Jul 17, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Freya Hoffmeister, a kayaker who paddled 8,500 miles to circumnavigate Australia, will speak at URI’s Bay Campus Tuesday evening. In January 2009, Hoffmeister, a…
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Mike Lanni’s big bass weighs 64.1 pounds

Posted on Jul 15, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Mike Lanni with the 64.1-pound bass he caught at Block Island Mike Lanni of Narragansett has caught the top three fish submitted by the…
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Mara wins Snug Harbor Tournament with 311-pound mako

Posted on Jul 14, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Shamus Mara, Fishing aboard the Paddy Wagg’n, caught a 311-pound mako shark to clench the grand prize and first-place mako trophy in the 29th Annual…
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