Texas tournament anglers will have even more opportunities to cash in on the 2012 season with the launch of the all-new Texas Team Trail. The tournament circuit, designed exclusively for team competition, will begin March 10th, 2012 and will include a total of 4 qualifying events, plus a year-end Championship.

The opening day of this year's Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) will be available in over 75 million homes when the tournament airs this Saturday at 1 p.m. Eastern (Noon Central) on Versus, a member of the NBC Sports Group.

The 2011 edition of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) will be bringing together some of the biggest names in country music with the biggest names in professional bass fishing for the annual three-day fishing and music festival Oct. 28-30 in Conroe and this year it's free!

The National Shooting Sports Foundation will once again renew its major sponsorship of National Hunting and Fishing Day, the official federal commemoration of hunters, anglers and conservation. NSSF is celebrating its 50th anniversary and has been involved with National Hunting and Fishing Day for 40 years.

The 2011 Oakley Big Bass Tour got underway on Lake Conroe this past weekend at the 14th annual Lake Conroe Big Bass Classic. More than 600 competing anglers faced brutal conditions Saturday as rain, high winds and a cold front hit Conroe.

The mission statement behind ArmyBassAnglers (ABA) is "SUPPORT. DEFEND. FISH." Air Sports Watch (ASW) "improves your game and your life with ionic technology," remarks Robert Schrepfer, president of ASW, who announces his support of ABA through a multi-year sponsorship.

For 38 years, National Hunting and Fishing Day has been celebrated from the smallest hometowns to the highest offices in our nation's capital. An official public reminder that conservation in America depends on leadership and funding from hunters and anglers, NHF Day now aims to deliver its message year round through a free and newly updated variety of educational resources.

FLW Outdoors announced that it has agreed to a long-term sponsorship with Walmart to become the title sponsor of FLW Outdoors, beginning in 2011. Per FLW Outdoors' policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Outdoor Channel, America's Leader in outdoor TV, today announced that the network will be available to the more broadly distributed Digital Preferred tier on Comcast's cable system in Houston, Texas, effective August 17. Outdoor Channel will also continue to be carried on Comcast's Sports Tier.

The official "holiday" for hunters and anglers, National Hunting and Fishing Day, is working to promote America's first best conservationists with help from perennial sponsor Realtree.