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Jeff Aitken
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Gender: Male Age: 37 Your Location: Washington, District of Columbia Favorite Activities: Photography, Boating, Cycling Favorite Species of Fish: the tasty kind! Favorite Tackle: My Grill Number of Anglers Invited: 6
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barracuda off the reef in Belize
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Posted on: January 24th, 2010
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Posted on: January 22nd, 2010
Louisville, KY: come on out to the Boat Show, visit the Take Me Fishing Center, meet local college anglers, Take the Anglers' Legacy Pledge and enter to win a trip for 4 to Disney (air fare, lodging, park passes and guided fishing on a Disney Lak for 4!)
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Posted on: January 15th, 2010
Scouting out a bright path for our industry
By LIZ WALZ
JANUARY 14TH, 2010
insider.boating-industry.com/2...
While I was a Brownie for a year or two in elementary school, it wasn’t my path to a love of the outdoors. I didn’t realize what an incredible impact Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts can have on kids until later in life. In my 20s, when I was dating my husband, I had a chance to attend quite a few Boy Scout ceremonies to cheer on his younger brother, Chad, who would eventually go on to achieve Eagle Scout. Over the years, I learned a lot about what was involved, from wilderness trips and fundraisers to the earning of patches of all colors, shapes and sizes. Most of all, I was impressed with how the program exposed kids to all kinds of experiences they wouldn’t otherwise have had.
That’s why I was so excited to see that Take Me Fishing has introduced a Scout Patch Program. The three patches introduced are the Passport Patch (which requires Cub Scouts and Scouts aged 6 to 11 to complete a six-step program that teaches them how to be knowledgeable, safe and confident when fishing and boating), the First Catch Patch (which requires Cub Scouts and Scouts aged 6 to 11 to organize a fishing trip using the resources on TakeMeFishing.org) and the Mentor Patch (which requires Scouts aged 12 to 17 to organize a fishing trip for newcomers to the sport)
Studies have shown that 90 percent of adult outdoor enthusiasts were introduced to nature-based activities between the ages of five and 18. That’s certainly true for me. The boating, waterskiing, hiking and camping that I did with my family and at summer camp when I was growing up is what got me hooked. And it’s what gets me so excited to share them with my son.
If our industry wants a bright future, we need more of these types of initiatives. In fact, I suggest boat dealers and marinas contact their local Scout troops to find out how they can be a part of this program or Scouting activities in general. If you can get these kids and their families hooked on boating this year, your business – and the industry at large – will reap the rewards for many years to come. For more information, visit TakeMeFishing.org/Scouts.
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Posted on: January 6th, 2010
Census says boating remains popular in U.S. - Posted on January 06, 2010.
www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/50...
With boat shows opening this week in Nashville, Tenn.; Providence, R.I.; Kansas City, Mo. and Toronto, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that boating remains a popular pastime in the U.S.
Americans own nearly 17 million boats and spend more than $37 billion a year on new and used boats, the bureau says.
The Nashville Boat & Sportshow runs today through Sunday at the Nashville Convention Center; the Providence Boat Show runs Thursday through Sunday at the Rhode Island Convention Center; the Kansas City Boat & Sportshow runs Thursday through Sunday at H. Roe Bartle Hall and the Toronto International Boat Show runs Saturday through Jan. 17 at Direct Energy Centre Exhibition Place.
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Posted on: November 19th, 2009
Just got back to the office from the MRAA & Boating Industry Magazine's "MDCE" - very good programing and exhibits! Looking forward to next year!
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Louisville Boat Show: EKU & L'Ville college anglers = a huge help in the Take Me Fishing Center!
Malibu Boats / Red Bull / Billabong / Hyperlite Pro Wakeskater, Brian Grubb stopped by to say hi as well! Always good to see Grubby!