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Fishingfest® & Spring Hunt Event 2022

FISHINGFEST® & Spring Hunt Event

Thurs-Sun, March 31-April 3, 2022

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• Freshwater / Saltwater • Fly Fishing • Turkey Hunting • Optics • Home Defense • Fishing & Hunting Apparel

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SPECIAL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

DAIWA • SHIMANO • OKUMA SALESMAN’S SAMPLES! 20%-50% OFF
Freshwater & Saltwater Rods & Reels *Includes factory warranty
Sat & Sun, April 2 & 3 ONLY! TENT DOORS open at 7am Saturday!
located OUTSIDE in TENT by North Entrance / Sunday Open 9am-7pm


SIG SAUER Firearm Shooting Trailer
Fri Noon-6 • Sat 10-6 • Sun 10-5
Test fire an array of Sig Sauer handguns! Must be 21 years of age or older.


RAMBO E-Bike Test Track
Sat & Sun, April 2 & 3 / 10-4
Test ride a Rambo electric bike! Must be 18 years of age or older.


Vortex Product Tent Giveaways!
Sat 9-5 & Sun 10-5. While Supply Lasts!


Fish Lead-Free Tackle Exchange
Sat / 10-4
Turn in at least one ounce of lead fishing tackle ~ get a FREE $10 KTP Gift Card (one per person, while supplies last)


Philburs Hot Sauce Demo
(DEMO is CANCELLED but we have plenty of Philburs Sauces on SALE!) 
Add some zing to your seafood or any dish with one of these tasty hot sauces!


KIDS ACTIVITIES
Sat / 10-4
Catch your limit at the KTP Fishin’ Hole! Head home with a bag full of fishing goodies & games to get you ready for the season!


• FIND the HIDDEN LURE & WIN a PRIZE!
Sat / Noon-4 / All Ages
A very small fishing lure is hidden within our sale flyer. Search through the pages to find it, then bring your flyer to the Main Lobby to claim your prize!


FREE SEMINARS OUTSIDE IN THE TENT!

FRIDAY SEMINAR:

• Mike “Ike” Iaconelli: Molix Lures & Bass Fishing Techniques
5:30pm LIVE ZOOM
The only angler to ever win the Bassmaster Classic, Bassmaster Angler of the Year & B.A.S.S. Federation National Championship!
Presented by Molix Lures


SATURDAY SEMINARS:

• Patrick Sebile: Catching Striped Bass & Bluefish with Artificial Lures
9-10am + 5:30-6:30pm
Patrick holds 43 IGFA World Records, and has caught 783 different fish species in 71 countries! 
Presented by A Band of Anglers Lures

• Anthony Gagliardi:Large & Smallmouth Bass 
10-11am + 4:15-5:15
FLW Tour Angler of the Year (2006) and Forrest Wood Champion (2014) 
Presented by Berkley & Abu Garcia

• Rick Estes: Introduction to Fly Tying 
11-12:30
Master Fly Tyer Rick Estes has been tying for the past 50 years!
Presented by Fulling Mill 

• Greg Hackney: Fishing Heavy Cover with a Jig & Craw
1-3pm LIVE ZOOM
One of the best jig fishermen in the industry, a three-time Elite Series champion!
Presented by Strike King & Lew's

• Capt Brian Bacon: Targeting Striped Bass, Fluke & Sea Bass
3-4pm
Over 30 years experience fishing Southern New England waters! Named Charter Captain of the year by Sport Fishing Magazine.
Presented by Big Game


SUNDAY SEMINARS
• Anthony Gagliardi: Large & Smallmouth Bass
10-11am
Presented by Berkley & Abu Garcia 

• Tim Moore: Striped Bass Fishing
11:15-12:45
Pro fishing guide Tim Moore shares techniques he uses to catch striped bass from a kayak or boat.
Presented by DAIWA

• Casting Tank with Patrick Sebile
1-2pm
Come witness the underwater action & movements of artificial lures!
Presented by A Band of Anglers Lures 

• Capt Brian Bacon: Targeting Pelagics in Southern New England
2:15-3:15pm
Presented by Big Game

• John Bunker: Fly Fishing in Yellowstone
3:30-4:30pm
John has spent over 200 days fly fishing in Yellowstone!


MEET THE SPEAKERS! SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES:

• Mike “Ike” Iaconelli

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 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: The Bass University, Ike Live Podcast, Going Ike YouTube Series and The Ike Foundation®. Iaconelli is host of the television show, ‘City Limits’ on the Pursuit Channel and ‘Fish My City with Mike Iaconelli’ on NatGeo Wild. 
While the COVID -19 pandemic limited much of the 2020 MLF Professional Bass Fishing season, Iaconelli and The Ike Foundation® focused on promoting the sport of fishing by hosting a virtual fishing tournament, raising almost $10,000 to feed families displaced by the closure of schools and jobs. The Ike Foundation® also hosted socially distanced Bass Boat and Kayak Fishing tournaments in 2020 and 2021, raising over $50,000 to put towards the mission of getting more kids fishing and in the outdoors.
Mike and his wife, Becky, have four children. Drew, Rylie, Vegas and Estella. He enjoys traveling, camping, hiking and collecting old ink bottles. 

7 First Place Finishes with BASS
10 Major Career Wins
Almost 1M social media followers

2021 Bassmaster National Kayak Upper Chesapeake Champion
2019 Soner Euro Cup Champion
2019 James River BASS Open Champion
2017 & 2019 Winner of the Major League Fishing Summit Cup
2018 2nd in The Major League Fishing General Tire Word Championship
2014 BASS Elite Delaware River Champion
2013 Lake Erie BASS Northern Open Champion 
2008 Stren Series Northern Division Points Champion 
2008 Winner Kerr Lake Stren Series Northern Division
2006 Bass Angler of the Year
2006 Winner BASS Southern Challenge
2005 Winner FLW Chevy Open
2003 Bassmaster Classic Champion
2002 Winner Georgia Tour
1999 Winner Vermont Top 150
1999 Wrangler Angler
1998 Winner BFL Champlain
1998 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation Mr. Bass
1997 Redman Points Champion
1994 Winner NC Top 100 Amateur Division


• Patrick Sebile

Patrick Sebile is an angler, designer, entrepreneur and author.  Patrick is also a proud dad of twins, Jade and Luke.
He holds 43 IGFA World records and has caught 783 different fish species in 71 countries. He has also written and published 7 books and 800+ articles on fishing.  Since his first trip to NE in 2004, he loves to come back often to catch Striped bass and Bluefish. 


• Anthony Gagliardi

FLW Tour Angler of the Year (2006) and Forrest Wood Champion (2014)


• Rick Estes

Master Fly Tyer Rick Estes was exposed to world famous fly tyers, like Jim Warner, and Lefty Harris, at a young age, and it helped fuel a passion for a craft he has been practicing for the past 50 years. Ellis Hatch became Rick’s mentor and friend more than 45 years ago. Ellis was a Master Tyer for 53 years and is a legendary figure in the fly fishing industry. In 2002, Rick completed a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship sponsored by New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. Rick shares his expertise in beginner workshops for those just taking on the art and intermediate workshops for those with some experience but who may be looking to improve their technique.


• Greg Hackney

Considered one of the best jig fisherman in the industry, Greg Hackney is a three-time Elite Series champion and the 2014 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year.


• Capt Brian Bacon

Over 30 years experience fishing the Southern New England waters. Inshore to Offshore and the Canyons. Named Charter Captain of the year by Sport Fishing Magazine. 
Over 20 years of HVAC design, sales, support, training and Territory Manager experience covering RI. MA. CT. Residential, light commercial wholesale distributor, dealer direct and contractors.


• Tim Moore

Tim Moore is the owner/operator of Tim Moore Outdoors, New Hampshire’s premier fishing guide service. He has been a licensed New Hampshire guide for fourteen years. He is the producer of Tim Moore Outdoors TV and In Season Outdoors TV, and the owner of the New England Ice Fishing Academy, New Hampshire’s only comprehensive ice fishing school. Tim has fished in New Hampshire for more than 40 years. He has received over a dozen trophy fish citations, has held several state records, and is a world record holder. Today, he uses his profession to share his passion for the pursuit of New Hampshire’s many gamefish species.

Tim has appeared on television publications such as Charlie Moore Outdoors on NESN, Field & Stream’s Hook Shots, Across the Ice Belt with Ice Team on Fox Sports, three appearances on WMUR’s NH Chronicle, and several NH’s Wildside TV appearances on WBIN. In addition to television appearances, Tim has contributed to, and been featured in, publications such as the Ice Team Ice Annual and Digital Magazines, In-Fisherman Magazine, North American Fisherman, Wired2Fish, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, and Coastal Angler Magazine. He has also been fortunate to grace the covers of Coastal Angler Magazine, Ice Team Digital Magazine, On the Water Magazine, and Northwoods Sporting Journal.


• John Bunker

John has spent over two hundred days fly fishing in Yellowstone National Park. John and his brother Paul participated in the Yellowstone Volunteer Fly Fishing Program for over a decade. He is a member of the Great Bay Trout Unlimited Chapter.
 
John will provide a handout of his Top Ten Lessons Learned that addresses a broad range of topics including: travel and logistics, lodging and transportation, safety concerns (you are in bear country), recommendations for angling (Slough Creek, Lamar, Firehole, Gibbon, Madison, Soda Butte, Trout Lake), fly shops and guides, and budget considerations. His powerpoint presentation includes over fifty images of his angling adventures in Yellowstone.  Finally, John will provide a list of resources to plan your trip to Yellowstone.