PHOTO COURTESY OF ABM The Antique Boat Museum’s Education Department in Clayton, New York, is bringing a roster of new and returning programming events for the summer that are perfect for all ages and interests. Kids under 8 can learn the basics of sailing, rowing and paddling in Intro to Small Craft June 26 – […]
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Cole Findley of Forsyth Mo has won the 2023 TNT Fireworks BASS Nation Central Regional at Arkansas River with a three day total of 36 pounds 4 ounces MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Cole Findley didn’t lead the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional at Arkansas River until it mattered most. And that’s all that mattered. Findley, a 39-year-old resident […]
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Dubbed the Wozencraft World Tour in 2018 by yours truly—not terribly clever but the best I had at the moment—California-based insurance man Devin Wozencraft’s tradition of hauling his 30-foot Skater Powerboats catamaran to events around the country is coming back this year. His annual trek is boots-on-the-ground, guerrilla marketing in its purest form, but his […]
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Fans of the Donzi Marine brand—and high-performance powerboat enthusiasts in general—who register for this year’s 1,000 Islands Charity Poker Run have something will have something brand-new to ogle this year. Thanks to Donzi Marine of Washington, N.C., and STAX Performance Marine, the company’s dealership in Ottawa, Canada, a pair of 39 ZRC center consoles will […]
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Jake Monti and Samuel Dunson of UNC Charlotte are leading after Day 1 of the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at James River presented by Bass Pro Shops with 24 pounds 5 ounces RICHMOND, Va. — Jake Monti and Samuel Dunson of UNC Charlotte had high hopes for low water and leveraging that premise delivered […]
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EUFAULA, Okla. (April 16, 2023) – Pro Kelly Jordon of Flint, Texas, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 22 pounds, 9 ounces – the largest limit weighed in the three-day event – to vault to the top of the leaderboard and win the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational Epic Baits Stop 3 at Lake Eufaula Presented […]
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Peyton Harris and Dalton Head from the University of Montevallo have won the 2023 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Cherokee Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops with 17 pounds 4 ounces JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Playing a smart game, Peyton Harris and Dalton Head of the University of Montevallo enjoyed a fast start that led […]
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Photo by Spencer Reagan/Shutterstock The joys of boating and summer fun are waiting at Waukegan and Winthrop Harbor. By Gregory Harutunian Point your compass to northeastern Illinois, just below the Wisconsin state border along the Lake Michigan shores. The ports of Waukegan and Winthrop Harbor boast histories extending back to the days of fur traders, […]
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You’re not alone if you’ve never heard of Port Byron, N.Y. But thanks to the work of Phil Hess and his five-person crew at Upstate Powerboat, a fiberglass and paint business just 30 minutes west of Syracuse, Port Byron—population 1,096 as for 2021—has made its way onto the high-performance marine industry map. Upstate Powerboat handled […]
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Believe it or not, Ottawa, the capital city of Canada in the country’s Ontario province, historically has been a weak sales market for Double R Performance, a full-service Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats dealer outside Toronto. But that’s changed in the past few years, according to Peter Roberts, who co-owns the business with his brother, Raymond. Double […]
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Justin Barnes Wins first Bassmaster Open of the season on Alabamas Lake Eufaula EUFAULA, Ala. — St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula, Justin Barnes felt the tournament slipping away but with only a couple hours remaining in he managed to hang on for the win. The Day 1 leader, Barnes was struggling Saturday after […]
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Registration for two of July’s hottest events, the Boyne Thunder Poker Run in Boyne City, Mich., and the 1,000 Islands Charity Poker Run in Clayton, N.Y., is open. Both happenings are limited to 120 boats and—if history is a guide—will sell out in short order. Despite that they happen on back-to-back weekends, Devin Wozencraft makes […]
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To celebrate his 60th birthday last week, NBA legend Michael Jordan made news with a $10 million donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. According to the Make-A-Wish website, it is the largest contribution made by a single donor in the organization’s 43-year history. Sponsor registration is off to a strong start for the 2023 1,000 Islands […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ABM The Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, New York, announced the 2023 spring session of The Captain School, where students can complete coursework necessary to secure a captain’s license and have materials to apply for their Merchant Marine Credential through the U.S. Coast Guard at the OUPV or Masters level up to […]
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Between their registration fees and their next-level live auction generosity, participants in the 1,000 Islands Charity Poker Run, set for July 13-15 this year, bring significant dollars to the annual Clayton, N.Y., event. But long before the first boat even touches the waters of the St. Lawrence River, the event organizers have already secured sponsorship […]
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When we invited MTI founder and owner Randy Scism to be part of a new video series we are producing for Mercury Racing, the first episode of which will air in March, he had one request. He needed to be out of our makeshift studio last week in Fond du Lac, Wis., for last week’s […]
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Caden Branch and Connor Beach of Floridas Liberty County High School have won the 2023 Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with 24 pounds 3 ounces LEESBURG, Fla. — Trusting in what they could not see and putting in the time to make it […]
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Blake Bullock and John Mark Berry of Mississippis Blue Mountain Christian University have won the 2023 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Bass Pro Shops with a two day total of 46 pounds 11 ounces LEESBURG, Fla. — Following their stellar start, Blake Bullock and John Mark Berry of […]
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So far this year, Speedonthewater.com has attracted 687,560 unique visitors who enjoyed a cool 3,246,084 page views per Google analytics. As remarkable as that traffic is for niche news site, what’s even better is that those numbers are tracked by Google—hence the designation. We can’t manipulate or embellish them. They are what they are. Some […]
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The 5 Alive Sunday Series team of Collin Smith and Brady Kimbrell from Anderson, S.C., have won the 2022 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship on Lake Hartwell with a two-day total of 30 pounds, 13 ounces and will advance to the Bassmaster Classic Fish-Off. ANDERSON, S.C. — Even when everything goes right, it’s hard […]
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