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2010 take Me Fishing Grant Recipients Announced

By Loren on August 18, 2010

The National Recreation and Park Association and the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation have announced the recipients of the 2010 Take Me Fishing grant initiative.
This year, 70 agencies and organizations throughout the country received up to $5,000 for programs that will each serve a minimum of 2,000 youths by April 30, 2011.
NRPA’s Take Me Fishing [...]

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Another Cool Resource – Life Like Plastic Replicas of the Fish of North America

By Loren on August 16, 2010

This morning I was introduced to the Replica Toy Fish Company which produces plastic models of the fish of North America. I had to order a set of their Pond Fish Collection to share with my nephew and wife. We’ve been taking a few evening fishing trips this summer to local ponds and rivers. We are catching some [...]

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Future Fisherman Foundation and Boy Scouts of America Sign Memorandum of Mutual Support

By Loren on August 6, 2010

At the ICAST Show in Las Vegas, Nevada in July, the Future Fisherman Foundation (F3) and Boy Scouts of America (BSA) signed a Memorandum of Mutual Support, agreeing to establish, strengthen and expand a relationship supporting each organization’s programs to promote conservation and education of America’s youth.

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From Backyard Bass to Bass in the Backyard

By Loren on July 21, 2010

Teaching the kids in your life to fish can be a blast, even if you don’t catch anything.

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Debbie’s Students LOVE the Backyard Bass

By Loren on May 21, 2010

Debbie Rosselle wrote to us to let us know that her students LOVE the Backyard Bass. Debbie teaches a 4 week boating, water safety and fishing unit in her elementary physical education classes. During the fishing segment, students are taught how to cast and then practice casting for accuracy with the Backyard Bass. They fish from the [...]

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Future Fisherman’s Tackle for Educators Program

By Loren on May 7, 2010

Special purchasing opportunities for qualifying angler educators offered through a new program by the Future Fisherman Foundation.

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Happy Earth Day

By Loren on April 22, 2010

Earth Day was started in 1970 to raise awareness of the enviroment. Not suprisingly, that is a subject near and dear to many of the individuals and orgaizations that are involved with angler education and other aspects of connecting our youth with the natural world around them.
Below is a picture shared with [...]

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Take Me Fishing Partners with Discover Education to Create “Explore The Blue” Online Program

By Loren on April 21, 2010

New program engages teachers and students in water activities and conservation.

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New Product Launched in Partnership with Future Fisherman Foundation

By Loren on March 17, 2010

We’re please to introduce our new Backyard Bass Starter Set. This new set was designed specifically to meet the needs of the smaller programs and events. With 16 fish in various colors and 20 casting plugs, it is perfect for up to 8 participants at a time. At $49.00 the kit is well within the reach of most [...]

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New Articles Added to the Backyard Bass Site

By Loren on March 10, 2010

With the help of our friends at the Future Fisherman Foundation, we’ve added three new articles to the Backyard Bass site. You’ll find them in the Angler Education Resources section in the top navigation bar. We hope you’ll find these resources helpful and we invite you to share your favorite links and articles [...]

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“Kids love playing with the Backyard Bass. It truly is a great way to practice casting while having fun. I recommend it to parents and grandparents all the time.”
Tanya Z. Angler Educator

“Backyard Bass are the perfect lead-up casting activity for my Angling unit. They are a great instructional tool for teaching fish identification as well as being a great target for casting practice. My high school students enjoy the indoor Backyard Bass tournaments as much as the real thing out on the water sometimes.”
Tonya G. Exercise and Sport Science Teacher

"...Backyard Bass games was a big hit and was instrumental in achieving our goal. We had 308 kids who came to participate in our event. We had great weather conditions and the kids were smiling all day long."
Paul R. Hooked on Alaska - Make a Wish Foundation