Page 3 - Crappie NOW - February 2019

Opening Cast

We are already a month into
2019 and it seems like New
February 2019 EDITOR/ SR. WRITER Years just occurred. Time passes
quickly. Spring will be here soon
with crappie biting everywhere.
IN MEMORIAM January was warm so maybe it
will stay that way giving us an
early spawn.
I attended the 2019 National
WRITERS Professional Anglers Association
Darl Black (NPAA) annual conference in
Vic Attardo early January. It was a super
Ron Presley event with many fishing vendors, speakers and on-point
Vernon Summerlin seminars. “Making Ripples Into Waves” was the theme
John Phillips and it was all about bringing youth into our fishing sport
Josh Gowan no matter the species they pursue.
Greg McCain On-the-floor discussions centered focused upon
John Felsher reaching the next generation to ensure they appreciate
outdoor resources and learn how to fish. The world
is becoming a smaller place and so is our country.
Urbanization is depriving our youth of the nature
experiences many of us senior Americans took for
granted as the way of life.
Many adults with children have never had the
opportunity to teach their children. This requires us to
pull together to teach both adults and children the basics
of fishing and techniques necessary for successful
fishing experiences. I met several representatives
of organizations at the conference doing just that —
teaching thousands of future anglers. The NPAA’s youth
program was able to raise around $26,000 for their youth
fishing programs.
After the fundraising auction, several donors
contributed funds to be used to pay for new youth
© Copyright 2019 memberships. Crappie Now and Catfish Now contributed
funds to pay for three (3) youth memberships for 2019.
In all, there were100 new youth memberships funded for
2019.
Please volunteer time to take a young person fishing,
or take someone fishing who has never fished and give
them an experience of a lifetime. Bringing them to the
outdoors builds ripples into waves. I plan to work toward
this goal, too.
Cover Photo: See you at the Crappie Madness crappie fishing
Ronnie Capps with Tom-Bigbee seminars at a Bass Pro Shops or Cabelas near you.
crappie. Check out the schedule and attend!
John Felsher photo.
Crappie Clubs....38 God Bless and Good Fishing,
Dan Dannenmueller, publisher

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