Temple Fork Outfitters joins ClassicS
By P. Ross, No Bananas staff journalist
Temple Fork Outfitters has become a sponsor of the Kayak Fishing ClassicS’ next event. The famous fly rod maker also known as TFO is now providing the ClassicS with their TFO Fly Rods and TFO/Gary Loomis Spinning Rods.
The Kayak Fishing ClassicS is very concerned about the regions snook population after the devastation of last winters’ extreme and extended cold spell which reportedly killed over 7% of the State of Florida’s snook population. Captain Pat Horrigan of the ClassicS had voiced such concerns nationally and was contacted by the Snook Foundation to see what they could jointly do together to help the snook populations. The Snook Foundation has developed a Snook Watch Program to assist in gathering snook data. The unique feature of the program is that the anglers are the individuals that gather the much needed data when they happen to catch a snook, prior to release. The information is shared with the FWC, FWRI and other like organizations involved in the support efforts of restoring the snook population. Snook are the bellwether of the estuaries and knowing how they are doing is critical.
As a result of this need, the Kayak Fishing ClassicS are instating the Snook Watch Program into all of the remaining events for the 2010 Series Year. Although snook are not targeted in any event, if an angler happens to catch one, they are requested to record the needed information onto the waterproof form that they are provided with prior to an event. The snook foundation feels that this approach to data collection is very easy on the fish and allows the anglers to become a partner in the effort to help.
“The Kayak Fishing ClassicS has many top name sponsors and all are in support of this combined effort between the Kayak Fishing ClassicS and the Snook Foundation. Temple Fork Outfitters is the latest to join in and the ClassicS thank them greatly as we do all of our very aware sponsors.”
By P. Ross, No Bananas staff journalist
Temple Fork Outfitters has become a sponsor of the Kayak Fishing ClassicS’ next event. The famous fly rod maker also known as TFO is now providing the ClassicS with their TFO Fly Rods and TFO/Gary Loomis Spinning Rods.
The Kayak Fishing ClassicS is very concerned about the regions snook population after the devastation of last winters’ extreme and extended cold spell which reportedly killed over 7% of the State of Florida’s snook population. Captain Pat Horrigan of the ClassicS had voiced such concerns nationally and was contacted by the Snook Foundation to see what they could jointly do together to help the snook populations. The Snook Foundation has developed a Snook Watch Program to assist in gathering snook data. The unique feature of the program is that the anglers are the individuals that gather the much needed data when they happen to catch a snook, prior to release. The information is shared with the FWC, FWRI and other like organizations involved in the support efforts of restoring the snook population. Snook are the bellwether of the estuaries and knowing how they are doing is critical.
As a result of this need, the Kayak Fishing ClassicS are instating the Snook Watch Program into all of the remaining events for the 2010 Series Year. Although snook are not targeted in any event, if an angler happens to catch one, they are requested to record the needed information onto the waterproof form that they are provided with prior to an event. The snook foundation feels that this approach to data collection is very easy on the fish and allows the anglers to become a partner in the effort to help.
“The Kayak Fishing ClassicS has many top name sponsors and all are in support of this combined effort between the Kayak Fishing ClassicS and the Snook Foundation. Temple Fork Outfitters is the latest to join in and the ClassicS thank them greatly as we do all of our very aware sponsors.”
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