Bass Pro and Toyota Team Up on Special Tow Vehicle
Gulf States Toyota and Bass Pro Shops have announced the launch of the 2015 Toyota Tundra Bass Pro Shops Off-Road Edition, a new truck that will provide the kind of access that outdoorsmen dream about. Powerful, rugged and packed with features, the new truck will be available at Toyota dealers in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi […] Read More
Correct Craft Acquires Bass Cat And Yar-Craft
Correct Craft has announced it is entering the bass and walleye fishing markets with the acquisition of both Bass Cat and Yar-Craft. Bass Cat (the premier bass fishing boat) and Yar-Craft (the premier walleye fishing boat) are both manufactured in Mountain Home, Ark., and are the quality leaders in their segments. Bass Cat led the […] Read More
West Marine Opens Flagship Store in Midwest
West Marine has announced that it will soon open a new 20,000-square-foot flagship Midwest store at 1160 N. Halsted Street in Chicago. Grand opening festivities will kick off at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 23, and continue through Sunday, April 26. Events include a Cruising for a Cause charity night to benefit local non-profits, seminars […] Read More
Gulf States Unveil Solution to Red Snapper Management
In a move long-awaited by the recreational fishing and boating community, the directors of the state fish and wildlife agencies from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas announced an agreement for state-based management of Gulf of Mexico red snapper, which in recent years has experienced increasing privatization of this public resource and decreasing recreational fishing […] Read More
Ohio River Most Polluted in U.S.
The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO), a compact among eight Ohio River states and the federal government founded in 1948, recently released its latest report on pollution for the year 2013. It again found the lower Ohio River to be the most polluted body of water in the U.S., with about 23 million […] Read More
Profile: The Marina at Harbor Shores
The new Marina at Harbor Shores in St. Joseph, Mich., is not only a success story because all its slips are full but also because it is the centerpiece in the rebuilding the whole community. The marina, which opened in June 2014, played a vital part in the transformation of a crumbling industrial waterfront into […] Read More
2015 MIBS Innovation Awards Announced
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) recently announced winners of the 2015 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show Innovation Awards, presented during the annual Industry Breakfast at the Miami Beach Convention Center. This year’s program featured a record number of entries with 97 products — a 68-percent increase in entries […] Read More
More Than $14 Million in Grants Will Support Recreational Boating
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced more than $12.2 million in competitive grants to 10 states for projects to support recreational boating through the service’s Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program. The service will also release approximately $2 million in grants to 21 states willing to match a smaller program within BIG. Grantees […] Read More