Indiana Fishing Expo 2009
On January 31st and February 1st, members of the IU Bass Fishing Club participated in the fourth annual Indiana Fishing Expo, held at the Johnson County fairgrounds in Franklin, IN. A variety of vendors and guest speakers made the show enjoyable for beginner and full time anglers alike, with information and products targeting species including largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, catfish, panfish, and even carp.
We sold club t-shirts and raffled off a new e21 Carrot Stick with a large variety of soft plastics (approximately $250 package), courtesy of Big River Tackle and Timber. Congratulations to David Talbott of Franklin for winning this prize package.
Our club would not be possible without the help of our sponsors and others willing to help us out. We want to give a special thanks to Ray Rigby for allowing us to participate in the Fishing Expo and Big River for donating the raffle products. Volunteer boat drivers make it possible for us to fish in tournaments, and money from shirts and the raffle allow us to purchase jerseys, travel to regional and national tournaments, host club events, etc. Thanks again to all supporters and vendors in attendance who made the show a big success.
~Tyler Zschiedrich
March 25th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Well-written article! Could you post your tournament schedule for the spring so I could know when to possibly help out?
June 18th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Sounds like a lot of fun. if your ever in Texas look us up. we have a number of great fishing events.