The Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series will bring its 2016 New Jersey presentation to the Linwood Country Club (500 Shore Road, Linwood) on Saturday, February 20. The host of the 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. presentation will be George Poveromo – of George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing on the NBC Sports Network, and Contributing Editor for Salt Water Sportsman, with Nick Honachefsky serving in the co-host position, a noted writer, author, TV personality and New Jersey fishing authority. The Tour is being presented by Bass Pro Shops.
Joining Poveromo and Honachefsky in Linwood will be: Crazy Alberto Knie - Innovative authority on fishing the Northeast who excels at catching trophy striped bass, fluke and tautog; Captain Steve Purul – Noted Barnegat-based striped bass, fluke, and wreck fishing authority with Reel Fantasea Fishing Charters; Captain Corey Solomon – Margate-based authority on fishing southern Jersey’s back bays and noted offshore pro; Gina Lawrenson – Renowned bottom fishing authority with the fabled Barnegat Light drift boat Carolyn Ann III; Captain Mike McConlogue – Premier authority on fishing the canyons off New Jersey with Tuna-Tic Sportfishing; Captain Al Crudele III – Veteran south Jersey wreck and offshore fishing authority with Bayhound Charters; Captain Darren Dorris – Noted offshore and canyon pro who specializes in sharks, wahoo, bluefin and big eye tunas with Salty Lady Sportfishing; Captain David Wicker - King mackerel tournament pro who also excels at near shore bottom fishing and marine electronics, and Captain Jimmy Price - Legendary Southport, North Carolina-based authority on catching trophy flounder!
Courses for the February 20 presentation will focus on: Trophy stripers on ultra-light tackle; Live-lining for trophy stripers; Top trolling tactics for stripers; Chunking for bluefish; Bluefish on surface lures; Inshore wire-line techniques; Jetty tactics; How to catch more and bigger fluke; Targeting trophy fluke; Top southern tactics for jumbo fluke; Secrets of fishing the Cape May Rips; Trophy drum in Delaware Bay; Secrets of fishing Delaware Bay; Top tactics for big blackfish; Catching blackfish by the score; Jigging for blackfish; No-nonsense weakfish tactics; How and where to locate weakfish; Variety fishing in and around inlets; How to locate and fish productive bottom (blackfish, sea bass, spot and fluke); Back-bay stripers; Can’t-miss tuna-trolling patterns; Chunking for tunas; Live-baiting for tunas; Advanced methods for bluefin and yellowfin tuna; Cutting edge lure-trolling tactics; Subsurface offshore trolling; Cutting edge spreader bar and dredge tactics; Secrets for catching more inshore tuna; Reading water temperature charts; Targeting trophy Makos; Basic and advanced sharking techniques; Offshore kite fishing for sharks and tuna; Specialized tactics that take more big-eye tuna; How to troll up more wahoo and white marlin!
Such a deal! - The Seminar Series kicks off at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude by 3:00 p.m. Long considered the best bargain in sportfishing, a Seminar Series ticket is only $55.00.
The ticket price covers five hours of instruction from the best pros in the business, a course textbook, a one-year subscription or extension to Salt Water Sportsman, one Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecast Analysis, bottle of OrPine Wash & Wax, bottle of Star tron fuel treatment, bottle of Star brite Xtreme Clean, bottle of Corrosion Block, a $10.00 Bass Pro Shops discount card (off any purchase of $75.00 or more), and chances to win thousands of dollars worth of door prizes! The Grand Prize at the conclusion of the Jersey seminar is a Florida Keys fishing trip! The Super Grand Prize, to be awarded two weeks after the conclusion of the 2016 series, is a new Mako Pro Skiff 17 cc!
A rocking good time! - As an added bonus, attendees of the New Jersey seminar are entitled to attend the After Seminar Party at the Bass Pro Shops in Atlantic City. A special area will be set aside for the 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. party. Seminar attendees must show their Seminar Series name badge to gain entry, and are entitled to bring one additional guest regardless if they attended the seminar. Complimentary food, refreshments and live music will be provided. George Poveromo and several other faculty members will be present at the party.
How to register - Get your tickets now, as the New Jersey seminar sold out last year. To pay with Visa, MasterCard and American Express, call (800) 448-7360, or register on-line, visit: www.nationalseminarseries.com.
