Registration for January 4^th, 2025, NPAA Annual Conference in Wisconsin Dells Closes on December 20th

“Can’t miss” event focuses on Rising Above the Noise.

Justin Hamner, Tom Huynh Featured Speakers at NPAA Annual Conference

“Rising Above the Noise” for professional success is the core of sharply focused event.

Forestville, WI (November 12, 2024) – With the New Year just around the corner, anticipation is running high for the National Professional Anglers Association (NPAA) 2025 Annual Conference. The premier event for the sportfishing industry’s angling professionals including guides/captains, tournament anglers, tackle retailers, and industry representatives, the conference is slated for Friday, January 3rd through Saturday, January 4th, at the Chula Vista Resort and Conference Center in Wisconsin Dells, WI.

“We are really looking forward to our 16th annual conference,” says NPAA president, Patrick Neu. “ This year’s gathering is designed to help sportfishing industry professionals focus on what they need to do to “Rise Above The Noise” in today’s content-driven world. The conference promises to provide attendees with a deeper, more realistic understanding of what it takes to be successful on a professional level in this industry.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 Registration Now Open for January 4^th, 2025, NPAA Annual Conference in Wisconsin Dells 

Pat Neu Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sportfishing Industry
Award Presented at 2024 Sportfishing Summit in San Diego

Youngest Angler to Attend the 2024 NPAA Conference Wins Big at Bill Dance Giant Bass Open

Hunter Brousseau 12 years old of Naples, FL 
Going into the 7th grade 

Event 
Bill Dance Giant Bass Open 
Lake Chickamauga- Dayton, TN 
6/22 & 6/23 
Event had 100 youth anglers and 371 Adults 

Hunter weighed in a 9.09# bass at the first hourly weigh in on the first day and took the hourly payout of $500.00. Upon completion of the event that same fish was good enough to win the youth angler division for an additional $1,500.00. 

Hunter was the youngest angler to attend the 2024 NPAA Conference in Fort Myers, FL. He competes in many adult tournaments and can also be seen on TV fishing with his good friend Roland Martin!

Yamaha Pro Angler Spencer Deutz Hosts Third of Five Youth Clinics at SCHEELS in Fargo

Fargo, ND — June 18, 2024 — Yamaha Pro Angler Spencer Deutz successfully hosted the third of five Yamaha Outboards Youth and Family Fishing Clinics at SCHEELS in Fargo. The event, held on June 18, 2024, drew participation from young anglers and their families, providing them with an engaging and educational experience.

Yamaha Pro Angler Spencer Deutz Educates Future Anglers at the 48^th Annual Devils Lake Chamber of Commerce Fishing Tournament

Devils Lake, ND, June 23, 2024 – Yamaha Pro Angler Spencer Deutz educated future anglers at the 48th Annual Devils Lake Chamber of Commerce Fishing Tournament. The Youth and Family Fishing Clinic, held immediately after the last team weighed their catch, was a success attracting enthusiastic young anglers and their families.

Learn 2 Fish With Us Host Fishing Clinic For Big Brothers Big Sisters On Their Fifteenth Anniversary

On Wednesday, June 19th, Captain Greg of Learn 2 Fish With Us hosted a fishing clinic for Big Brothers Big Sisters at Appleton Memorial Park.  Why was this fishing clinic so important?  It was fifteen years ago that Captain Greg hosted Learn 2 Fish With Us very first fishing clinic, which was for Big Bothers Big Sisters at the same park!!  Memories!!  Today, this was Learn 2 Fish With Us four-hundred and nineteenth fishing clinic.  Captain Greg, so remembers his first fishing clinic and how they have improved, to make their fishing clinics so educational and fun. 

2024 Camp Courageous of Iowa/NRG Media Fisheree at Pleasant Creek Lake

On June 8^th, the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Walleye Club, for the 3^rd consecutive year, hosted the Camp Courageous/NRG Media Fisheree at Pleasant Creek Lake near Palo, Iowa.  The event is sponsored by NRG Media (105.7 FM; 107.9 FM; 1540 AM; 107.3 FM) as a fund raiser for Camp Courageous of Iowa (https://campcourageous.org/).  This year the CRANDIC Club partnered with the Future Angler Foundation and the National Professional Anglers Association to add a conservation ethics clinic and distribute rod/reel combos and tshirts for the youthful participants including 2 busloads of campers from Camp Courageous.  The morning was spent weighing bluegills and crappies as the anglers competed for prizes and swag from the many sponsors and supporters of the event.  Over 40 kids and more than 50 adults participated in the events as NRG’s stable of on-air personalities took turns live broadcasting the event across their 4 area stations.  The event was supported by CRANDIC Walleye Club president Dave Nichols(#153) and Secretary Terry Hora (#767)

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Prior Lake, MN (April 17, 2024) – We’ve all been there—either standing at the boat dealer wondering if we should have a professional rigger install all the new fishing electronics we purchased—do it ourselves in the garage—or convince friends to help who might know a lot more about rigging than we do…

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MUSKEGON, MI (April 13, 2024) – 24-year-old Wisconsin-based tournament bass pro, Jay Przekurat, finished fourth at the recent 2024 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees near Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

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