Worcester Seminars

	Terry Scroggins Having recently placed 4th out of 108 anglers in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings, Terry “Big Show” Scroggins is fast becoming one of the elite anglers on the bass professional tournament tour. Terry has been “in the money” in 56 of the 81 tournaments fished. His career earnings are nearing the million dollar mark. Terry is appearing on Friday and Saturday courtesy of Toyota Trucks.
	Ish Monroe Ish is a nine year professional bass angler and is currently ranked 23rd in the world by BassFan.com. He has 12 top 10 finishes and has earned over ½ million dollars on the tournament trail. Ish is appearing every day of the show and will be at the Daiwa booth throughout the show to answer questions.
	Steve and Joe Lucarelli Is this bass team hot, or what? 2007 was a banner year for Steve and Joe. They placed 1st in several tournaments including N.H. B.A.S.S. Federation Open, Northern Bass Supply Smallmouth Open and the Champion Challenge Invitational. Also, Joe recently took fifth place against 190 of some of the best anglers in the country on Lake Champlain at the FLW Series event with a paycheck of $19,068. These native New England anglers can compete with the best…don’t miss their seminars on Saturday.
	Tim Andrus A member of Realtree’s National Pro Staff, Tim has deer hunted in 16 states and 2 Canadian provinces. He was featured on Realtree’s Monster Buck dvd series and has appeared on ESPN and The Outdoor Channel. Tim is sponsored by The Kittery Trading Post and will appear on Saturday and Sunday.
	Steve Hickoff Steve is a well-recognized New England fishing and hunting authority, speaker and author. His new book, Fall & Winter Turkey Hunter’s Handbook (Stackpole Books) was released in August 2007, while his forthcoming book Turkey Calls & Calling will appear in Spring 2009. Born and raised in north-central Pennsylvania where he first hunted wild turkeys, he has made his home in northern New England for over 20 years where he lives with his wife, daughter, and English setters. Steve will be speaking on Friday & Saturday. Steve Hickoff will cover all aspects of "Hunting Northern New England's Spring Gobblers: Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont." This seminar will include how to locate birds and hunt them, and where to do it, plus special considerations as the seasons change from early to late opportunities.
	Captain Blaine Anderson Captain Blaine Anderson has quickly proven himself to be one of the top guides in Connecticut. Whether its northern pike and spring run stripers on the Connecticut River or bluefish, trophy stripers and false albacore on Long Island Sound, captain Anderson has developed the reputation for getting his clients onto fish. Over the last three years his clients were able to boast of fifteen stripers over 50 inches as well as several pike over 40 inches.. Blaine is one of the few year round guides in CT and earns a living on saltwater, freshwater and on the ice. When not on the water, Blaine presents seminars to clubs and sportsmen’s shows throughout New England. In addition to several rod, reel, lure and line sponsors, Blaine is a member of Skeeter’s Factory Salt Water team and will again be running their new top of the line ZX24Bay in the 2008 season.
	Wayne Hockmeyer Legendary Maine Master Guide, Wayne Hockmeyer, will be presenting bass fishing seminars on Thursday & Sunday. Wayne is the creator of the Banjo Minnow, most probably the largest selling fishing lure of all time. Also, Wayne's deer hunting skills have been written up in numerous publications. For the past 30 years, he has lived in the woods for six weeks each season hunting, tracking and learning the ways of the whitetail. Wayne throws-out much of the traditional concepts of whitetail hunting and tells it exactly the way he has witnessed and observed over the past 30 years of guiding and hunting.
	Benoit Family The Benoits are New England's most famous and most successful whitetail deer hunting family. They are the original deer trackers and have always been willing to share their knowledge for harvesting big bucks. The Benoit family will be presenting seminars on Friday and Saturday.
	Peter Fiduccia "The Deer Doctor!" A highly recognized authority on hunting white-tailed deer, Peter's achievements are too numerous to mention. He has produced numerous award-winning television and video programs, including his own nationally syndicated series, "Woods N' Water." Peter authored the highly successful book, Whitetail Strategies. Accepted by sportsmen as one of the nation's top whitetail deer gurus, Peter is also one of the most sought-after speakers on the lecture circuit. Peter's seminars Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
	Mark Burgess Nine years of professional fishing has brought Mark many accomplishments: B.A.S.S Tour Qualifier, B.A.S.S. Open Championship Qualifier, FLW Tour Qualifier, Two time Stren Series Championship Qualifier. Mark is currently fishing the FLW Series and will presenting a seminar entitled, "Drop-shot and Shaky head fishing for Smallmouth and Spotted Bass". Mark will be appearing on Saturday & Sunday.
	Captain Jim White Captain Jim is a licensed USGA captain and has been an outdoor writer for 30 years. He has appeared on ESPN, OLN and TNN television. Jim has authored a book titled, How to Fish Soft Plastics in Saltwater which is a first for soft baits in saltwater. The book was released in March 2005 by Fisherman Magazine. Jim appears on Thursday and Saturday.
	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 Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
	Kevin Tracewski An author and state of Maine fishing guide, Kevin knows Maine fishing. Kevin wrote the outstanding book, A Fisherman’s Guide to Maine. In this book, Kevin tells you where to go and how to do it for both cold and warm water species. Any fisherman who enjoys angling in Maine is sure to learn valuable information from Kevin’s seminar. Kevin appears on Saturday.