FISHING SEMINARS
with Mike "Ike" Iaconelli of Flambeau Outdoors

Kids & Families Fishing Together
The importance of getting kids and families fishing together to grow the sport.

Saturday, April 27, 10am-11am
Outside Seminar Tent

Flambeau Tackle Storage
Discussion on how Mike uses Flambeau tackle storage lineup for successful fishing.

Saturday, April 27, 2pm-3pm
Outside Seminar Tent

Mike ‘Ike’ Iaconelli, southern New Jersey native, is a fan favorite professional angler of more than 20 years. In 2022, Iaconelli returned to the Bassmaster Elite Series after competing most recently on the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour. He is the only angler to ever win the Bassmaster Classic, Bassmaster Angler of the Year, and the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship. Mike enjoyed an active streak of 19 consecutive Bassmaster Classic appearances. In 2023, Mike’s many accomplishments got him inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. In addition to competing at the top level of professional bass fishing, Mike is driven to grow the sport of fishing with his own entertainment, education, and charitable organizations. He has established himself as one of the most accomplished, recognizable and respected figures in the sportfishing world.

Plus! Enter to Win a 1-on-1 Discussion About Everything Fishing with Ike!

Must enter by Wed, April 24*

*This giveaway has ended. Winner will be notified via email and announced on our facebook page. Thank you and good luck!

STRIPED BASS SEMINAR
with Tim Moore of Tim Moore Outdoors

Fri, Sat, Sun, April 26, 27, 28
(Outside Seminar Tent)

Friday, April 26, 4pm-6:30pm
SEMINAR & SOCIAL
4pm-5pm Social with FREE food, followed by 5pm Seminar

Sat & Sun, Seminar 1pm-2pm

Tim is a full-time professional NH fishing guide. He has been a licensed guide for 18 years but has fished the waters of New Hampshire & New England for more than 40 years. Tim has been featured on television publications such as Meet Marchand & Miller, Charlie Moore Outdoors, Field & Stream’s Hook Shots and more! He is a regular seminar speaker & loves to share his passion for fishing with anyone who cares to listen.

Lew’s American Hero with Jamey Caldwell
Pro Fisherman & Lure Designer for Strike King

Saturday, April 26, 11am-12pm and 4pm-5pm
Outside Seminar Tent

Sergeant Major Jamey Caldwell, spent more than 21 years in the United States Army, serving his entire career in Special Operations. He served 7 years with the 75th Ranger Regiment then spent the following 14 years in a Special Missions Unit that maintained a high operational tempo in Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan & numerous other countries. He has deployed to combat 14 times and has conducted well over 500 missions. SGM Caldwell has been awarded three medals for valorous actions in combat while under direct fire from the enemy. SGM Caldwell has been sought after for his leadership skills, planning, leading combat operations, marksmanship and CQB instruction.

Favorite Product: Lews American Hero Tier 1 line of rods and reels. The wide range of actions in this series covers everything from topwater, to bottom baits and finesse.

Autopilot Kayak vs. PDL Kayak Features & Benefits
with Tom Baney of Old Town Canoes & Kayaks

Friday, April 26, 1pm-2pm
Saturday, April 27, 12pm-1pm
Outside Seminar Tent

Tom Baney is from the South Shore of Rhode Island and loves fishing for striped bass, bluefish and flounder. He has been kayaking for over 28 years. Tom has the knowledge and experience to help guide you in selecting the kayak that is right for you!

Introduction to Coastal Navigation
with Alvah Maloney of Maine Kayak

Saturday, April 27, 3pm-4pm
Sunday, April 28, 11am-12pm
Outside Seminar Tent

Alvah Maloney is the owner of Maine Kayak, based in the beautiful mid-coast region of Maine on the Pemaquid Peninsula in New Harbor. Born & raised in a one-room log cabin, Alvah’s love for the outdoors was instilled at a young age through his parents whitewater rafting company. After working summers on the river and spending winters backpacking and paddling through Costa Rica and Chile, the latter as part of the National Outdoor Leadership School in Patagonia, Alvah graduated from Unity College with a B.S. in Outdoor Recreation. He began Maine Kayak as a whitewater instruction program in 1999 but quickly expanded to sea kayaking & lake touring in 2003. Maine Kayak gives Alvah the opportunity to share his love of the outdoors and the beautiful paddling environments of the great state of Maine every season.

How to Fit Your PFD
with Jim Travers of Mustang Survival

Saturday, April 27, 11am-12pm (Paddlesports Dept)

HUNTING UNIVERSITY
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
MC’d by Pro Hunter Gregg Ritz of Hunt Masters!

Sat & Sun, April 27 & 28
10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm
Camo Department

Saturday’s panel consists of professional hunters Melissa Bachman of Winchester’s Deadly Passion & Adam Hays of Team 200. Sunday’s panel will be joined by HeadHunter’s TV star & country artist Nate Hosie with an acoustic performance between sessions. Learn about land management for hunting; preseason prep; finding the biggest buck in your area; techniques & tips from the pros; Q & A.

Gregg Ritz

An Olympic level shooter, industry leader in outdoor manufacturing, media and marketing, Gregg Ritz combines his passion for adventure hunting, the whitetail woods, family, fitness and God into all that he pursues. Originally from Maryland, Gregg Ritz began hunting at a young age and is now passing on his legacy and traditions to his three teenage daughters. Whether promoting the outdoor lifestyle on Outdoor Channel’s award-winning Hunt Masters or championing product innovation, Gregg Ritz’s commitment to excellence is unparalleled. Hunt Masters airs Sundays 8:30pm ET on Outdoor Channel.

Melissa Bachman

Melissa Bachman grew up in central Minnesota, raised on hunting and fishing. She was surrounded and guided by family and mentors to whom the outdoors wasn’t just something you did, it was a way of life. After graduating with honors and a degree in television broadcasting, she began as an unpaid TV intern. Within months Melissa was offered a position as a full time producer where she traveled the country filming, producing and editing shows with a variety of incredible hunters. She also spent every spare moment of her free time arduously filming and editing her own hunts. Today, Melissa spends over 200 days a year traveling around the country hunting and doing seminars. She is also the executive producer of her series Winchester Deadly Passion in its 14th season.

Ray Reeves

Being raised on a farm in the Northeast and coming from a heritage of hunters, Ray not only has developed a passion for hunting wildlife, but more so creating  the habitat and food sources to hold that wildlife!

Ray started the Genesis Wildlife Group, which is  a wildlife consulting, development, and land management group which consults thousands of acres of private lands and currently some of the largest and most respected groups in the industry. Genesis Wildlife Group is also a distributor for many of the leading wildlife product manufacturers of seed, scents, hunting blinds, treestands, etc.

With over 35 years of experience in farming for wildlife, Ray also travels the East Coast  and into the Midwest passing his experiences and knowledge on to those of like passion, sharing the principles of “practical plotting & wildlife habitat" on a level that can be beneficial to all.

Nate Hosie

There are a couple of things Montdale, Pennsylvania is known for, one being it’s dairy farms and ice cream, the Montdale Country Club and the other being Lake-land Football. But here lately, there is one more buzz coming from the small dairy town, and that is none other than HeadHunters TV’s own Nate Hosie aka “The Turkey Slayer”. He has built a name for himself locally and across the country for his hunting skills in the woods as host of the hit tv show HeadHunters TV on the outdoor channel.

Hosie has also found amazing success in the country music scene. He has opened for and shared the stage with some of the biggest performers in the business. It’s no wonder that at the end of the day, whether it’s calling turkeys, hunting deer, chasing elk or making music straight from his heart, Nate Hosie knows just what a lucky man he is to get to live the life he does.

*Please note: Adam Hays, who was originally scheduled to be on the panel, will not be in attendance due to unforeseen circumstances.

Dressing for Cold Water Paddling
with Blake Longworth of NRS

Saturday, April 27, 1pm-2pm
Paddlesports Department

"Since my first pontoon boat ride out on Eagle Lake, before I could walk, I have been in love with water. I started paddling soon after and in all those years, I really haven’t gotten much better at it! I think I’ve swam out of more watercraft than most people have ever seen! But my biggest passion now is sharing the water and the outdoors with my wife and two daughters.” Blake comes to us from our friends at NRS and brings 17 years of experience in the paddlesports industry. When Blake isn’t paddling (or swimming next to a boat), you can find him skiing, hiking, biking, or just chasing his daughters around outside and loving every second of it.