Registration began Monday for the 2010 PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series that begins in July.  "Priority Entry I" registration, from Feb. 22-26, is for all anglers in the Top 100 of the 2009 Carrot Stix PAA Tournament Series Point Standings who plan to sign up for all four PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series events this season.

The Anglers' Legacy program reached 200,000 Pledges, the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) President and CEO Frank Peterson announced today. Anglers' Legacy, a national mission from the award-winning Take Me Fishing™ campaign, asks outdoor enthusiasts to preserve the legacies of boating and fishing by introducing at least one newcomer to the sport.

Every four years, the U.S. fields an Olympic shooting team known worldwide for achieving success in a most un-contemporary way-a rich and distinctly American background in traditional field sports.  Coaches say hunting and fishing, still the primary funding mechanisms for conservation in our country, also help boost America's competitiveness on the international stage.

The Sam Houston State University team of Clint Nowell and Jeff Randolph won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Texas Division event on Cross Lake Saturday with four bass weighing 15 pounds, 15 ounces. The victory earned the team $10,000 to be split evenly between the university and the university's bass-fishing club. The win also helped them advance to the Texas Division Regional Championship where they could ultimately win a Ranger 177TR with a 90-horsepower engine wrapped in school colors for their school's club and $25,000 for the school they represent.

College Bass, the nation's elite collegiate fishing tournament, announced today that it will bring its West Super Regional event to Lake Tyler in Tyler, Texas Saturday, April 24-Sunday, April 25 making it the second consecutive year that the Lone Star state will host this regional tournament. The morning launches will take place at daybreak at the Lake Tyler Marina and the daily weigh-ins at Academy Sports + Outdoors (8668 South Broadway Ave.) at 3 p.m. CDT.

James Niggemeyer, a three-time BASS winner, and 2010 Bassmaster Classic qualifier announces his newest sponsors, along with the details of his boat and truck wraps for the 2010 Bassmaster Elite Series. The 38-year-old pro has reached agreements with two new sponsors, and renewals with two of his existing partners.

The Professional Anglers Association has released its four-tournament schedule, with stops on lakes Cherokee in northeast Tennessee and Tawakoni in Texas along with longtime favorites Norman and Table Rock.

The mission statement behind the ArmyBassAnglers (ABA) is "SUPPORT. DEFEND. FISH." and Lake Fork Trophy Lures, one of the nation's leading tackle manufacturers, announces its support of ArmyBassAnglers through a multi-year sponsorship as the Official Weight, Line and Soft Plastics Sponsor.

A commitment to offering inshore redfish anglers opportunities for lucrative payouts and low participation costs continues in 2010, evidenced by the IFA Redfish Tour's recently released 2010 regular-season schedule.

The Versus cable network will air special expanded coverage of the 2009 BoatU.S. National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship held earlier this year at Lake Lewisville, TX. The one-hour "Best Of" special premieres Sunday, October 18 at 3:00PM EDT and features all of the best coverage of the three-day event.