Somerset Seminars

	Cindy Garrison New this year is international angler and television star, Cindy Garrison. An avid outdoorswoman, Garrison has served as a fly fishing guide and ski instructor in Alaska, and the operator of a safari company in Africa. While in Botswana, she founded (and still operates) Safari Anglers, a company that guides fishermen in pursuit of Africa’s famed Tiger Fish. In 2002, after a chance encounter with an ESPN2 representative, Garrison began filming In Search of Flywater. The show was a hit, and led to her current program, Get Wild With Cindy Garrison, an adventure program which takes viewers to remote corners of the world on expeditions of saltwater fishing, hunting for dangerous game, and trips that test the limits of survival. Garrison’s talk will be packed with incredible stories of her experiences in the wild, as well as tips on fishing and outdoorsmanship. Garrison appears Friday and Saturday; don’t miss this exciting seminar.
	"Crazy Al" Knie Alberto Knie, known as "Crazy Al", has spent the past 45 years fishing throughout North, Central and South America. He is a renowned surf angler, holder of an IGFA world record for striped bass and is the winner of numerous fishing tournaments. Knie is a popular lecturer, television host, and author, he will speak on Saturday.
	Jim Hutchinson, Jr. A Jersey Shore native, Jim Hutchinson, Jr. is Executive Editor of The Fisherman Magazine, working and fishing closely with the team from each of the weekly magazine’s four regional editions. A lifelong inshore and surfcasting fanatic, “Hutch” also sits on the Board of Directors for the Recreational Fishing Alliance. Jim will be at the show on Saturday.
	Al Ristori Raised in Merrick, Long Island, Al Ristori is the current IGFA world record holder for leather bass, sea raven, and round whitefish. He is the first Sportfishing World Cup Champion, contested at Tabira, Japan on October 19, 2001. Al has fished from Alaska to Canada and throughout Central America, plus Venezuela, Ecuador, Bahamas, Bermuda, Little Cayman, Barbados...and the list goes on!
	Rich Johnson Rich is the host & creator of "The Fishing Line" television and radio programs developed over a decade ago....the first such shows in the NY Metro/Tri-State Northeast region. Rich's TV program airs on Saturdays, May through October, or you can watch his 30-minute television shows on his web site 24 hours a day year round. Johnson's radio show airs 52 weeks per year and is simulcast live on his Internet site at www.thefishingline.com.
	Don Kamienski Don Kamienski is a field editor of the Fisherman Magazine, a member of Mercury's Saltwater Team, author of the best selling book "Fishing for Fluke" and producer of the video "Fluke Fishing-Improving Your Catch".
	Mike Laptew Mike is also known as "The Diving Fisherman" and has been presenting award-winning seminars for 20 years. For 2008, Mike will be presenting his seminars in full high definition which will be a first for fishing seminars in eastern United States. His unique underwater film captures the most dramatic saltwater scenes ever recorded. Mike appears on Saturday and Sunday.
	Bill Donovan Bill Donovan is the President and Publisher of the New Jersey Angler Magazine, and the co-host of the Telly-award-winning New Jersey Angler Video Magazine, which airs three times each week on Comcast Sportsnet and 24/7 on the internet at www.njangler.com. One of the region's most visible and highly regarded anglers, Donovan is also Vice-Chairman of the ASMFC Striped Bass Advisory Panel, a PA-RFA Board Member, and a pro-staffer and advisor to some of the largest companies in the marine marketplace. He will be available for the duration of the show, as part of the New Jersey Angler "Seminars On-Demand" exhibit, and will be speaking on Saturday.