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Jackson Boat, Sport & RV Show
February 14-17, 2008
Jackson Fairgrounds
800 South Highland
Jackson, TN 38301
Miss Tennessee 2007 - Grace Gore
Grace is currently a second year doctoral student of Audiology at Vanderbilt University. After high school, she attended the College of Charleston in South Carolina for two years before transferring to the University of Mississippi, where she received a Bachelors of Science degree in Communicative Disorders. Grace spent the summer semester of 2005 studying at Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, Italy.
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Joey Monteleone
Joey Monteleone has earned national attention as he’s fished his fished, guide and instructed all across North America. Among Monteleone’s major accomplishments are catching over 20,000 bass in the last 2 decades and documented catches of more than 1000 trophy bass over five pounds in his career.
Expert at catching all species of bass anywhere they swim as well as crappie, bluegill, trout or catfish Monteleone utilizes all types of tackle and multiple techniques to land BIG fish; he’s caught fish from remote lakes in Mexico to the wilderness areas of the Canadian Quetico and virtually everywhere in between.
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James "Big Cat" Patterson
James "Big Cat" Patterson is Professional U.S. Coast Guard - licensed guide
on the Mississippi River in the Memphis area. With 45 years experience
catfishing and 30 years fishing the Mississippi River, he has been guiding
on the river for over 11 years. "Big Cat" specializes in trophy-size catfish
and was given the nickname of "Big Cat" by his good friend, the well-known
Bill Dance. "Big Cat" Patterson will share his tournament strategies and
techniques, as well as share tips on tackle, baits, rigging, sonar, locating
fish, seasonal patterns and other information to improve the Catfish Anglers
success.
Jim Duckworth
Diving & Guide Service Underwater environmental impact surveys, fishing trips for bass, crappie, stripers.Custom built commercial aluminum boats fully rigged. Seminar speaker
Outdoor Writer, Free-Lance
Member SEOPA ( Southeastern Outdoor Press Association)
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Mike McLemore
Mike McLemore has been a name associated with the outdoors for many years. He started out calling ducks when he was a young boy hunting with his father and his uncles. He owes a lot of his success to learning to listen - to the ducks and geese and to other callers. Mike won the Tennessee State Duck Calling Contest twice, in 1972 and 1973. From there, he captured the World Duck Calling Champion title in Stuttgart, Arkansas, in 1973, 1974, and 1977.
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Jack Devor
Jack Devor, professional guide on the waters of Kentucky Lake, swears he can "bring in" the Redear when they seem to be hiding from most. Learn the Benton, Kentucky fisherman's secrets, tips and tricks. See the schedule of events for exact times on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Rob Somerville
Many of you are familiar with on of our show’s top seminar speakers already, whether you have read his weekly syndicated column in one of eight regional newspapers, heard his radio shows, watched him on TV, or seen him in one of the publications he co-owns, West Tennessee Outdoors Magazine.
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Bobby Bridges
The SKYWARN SPOTTER TRAINING PROGRAM will be offered on-site of the West Tennessee Boat, Sport and Travel Show on Saturday, February 16 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The two-hour-long class features slides, videos, and a video quiz. The class is free to the public (just sign in at the front gate) and there are no prerequisites for the course. Class materials are provided.
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Extreme Thrills
The DeBerry's are back with us for the show - bringing something for kids of all ages this year! Choose from the mechanical bull, laser tag, bungi jump or - just for the wee ones - a bounce house.
Don and Jackie DeBerry are becoming a quite famouse husband and wife duo. The team lives and works right here in Jackson, yet still finds time for the extracirricular passion in "thrilling" us all...every opportunity they get.
Trout Pond
The ever-popular trout pond is back again! Come try your luck in the generations-old tradition attraction at the Jackson Boat, Sport and RV Show! Open to “fishermen” of ALL ages, take your catch home – or toss it back!
PBS Reading Ranger "Rocky T" To Visit Boat Show
Kids! Meet "Rocky T" - one of WLJT's Reading Rangers - Saturday at the Jackson Boat, Sport and Travel Show. Rocky will be on site signing autographs and ready for photo opportunities during that time period.
Local area PBS station WLJT - Channel 11's Education & Outreach Department conducts seminars and workshops throughout West Tennessee teaching parents and educators how to help children get ready-to-learn. With free books for the kids, parents, teachers and caregivers are taught how to open the world of reading to their children. They are provided with tools they can use in their homes and classrooms to help children improve their reading skills. WLJT has given away thousands of books to West Tennessee kids through scores of events and personal visits.
Meet Rocky at the Boat & RV Show on Saturday from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Carl Perkins Civic Center, located on 400 North Highland Avenue.
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