01/31/2024
The Jasper Lake Sam Rayburn Chamber of C'ommerce, the Jasper Countyty Development District #1 and Umphrey’sy Pavilion Board of Managers is very proud to partner with Major League Fishing !
MEDIA ADVISORY
MEDIA CONTACT:
CHARITY MUEHLENWEG
SENIOR MANAGER, PR & COMMUNICATIONS
p: 405.694.1025
e: [email protected]
www.majorleaguefishing.com
Advisory for Thursday, Jan. 25
Minn Kota, Kubota and Major League Fishing Team Up for Texas Habtat Restoration Event at Sam Rayburn Reservoir
What:
In partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries Division (TPWD), Major League Fishing (MLF) pros from the Bass Pro Tour and volunteers will assemble artificial bass habitat – made of recycled PVC habitat products provided by MossBack Fish Habitat – and use Kubota Tractor Corporation’s (KTC) B3350HSD to deploy four Bass Recovery Zone artificial habitat reefs into Sam Rayburn Reservoir outside of the Umphrey Family Pavilion.
When:
Tuesday, January 30th from 9-11 a.m. CT
Where:
Umphrey Family Pavilion, 5438 Sam Rayburn Parkway, Brookeland, Texas
Notes:
The mission of the MLF Fisheries Management Division (FMD) is to improve the quality of life for bass through research, education, fisheries enhancement and fish care. Minn Kota has extended its Habitat Restoration Projects into the third year with the MLF FMD as habitat restoration continues to be a major priority of fishery agencies across the country.
Sam Rayburn Reservoir and the Umphrey Family Pavilion is home to numerous bass fishing tournaments each year, and creating artificial habitat reefs outside of the park is essential to sustaining a thriving trophy-bass fishery. The products used in this project were selected specifically for their durability and long-term effectiveness as well as their sustainable manufacturing.
For more than 50 years, KTC’s iconic orange equipment has been at work in every rural landscape, suburban neighborhood and urban cityscape across America. The Sam Rayburn Reservoir project exemplifies the pride Kubota takes in having its equipment play an important role in building, maintaining and enhancing our communities.
The TPWD state-of-the-art habitat deployment barge will be onsite to aide in the precise placement of assembled habitat. MLF FMD director Steven Bardin will be joining MLF pros to volunteer, along with KTC employees who will be volunteering both their time and equipment for the restoration project.
Interview Availability:
Steven Bardin – Fisheries Biologist, Director of MLF Fisheries Management Division
Brent Chapman – MLF Bass Pro Tour angler, MossBack Fish Habitat pro staff
Greg Vinson – MLF Bass Pro Tour angler, MossBack Fish Habitat pro staff
Kelly Jordon- MLF Bass Pro Tour, Tackle Warehouse Invitational angler
Kyle Cortiana – MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational angler
Todd Driscoll – TPWD Inland Fisheries District Supervisor, Jasper Office
For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Bass Pro Tour, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube.
About Major League Fishing
Major League Fishing (MLF) is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, producing more than 250 events annually at some of the most prestigious fisheries in the world, while broadcasting to America’s living rooms on CBS, Discovery Channel, Outdoor Channel, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network and on demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, the MLF roster of bass anglers includes the world’s top pros and more than 30,000 competitors in all 50 states and 17 countries. Since its founding in 2011, MLF has advanced the sport of competitive fishing through its premier television broadcasts and livestreams and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bass through research, education, fisheries enhancement and fish care.
About Kubota Tractor Corporation
Kubota Tractor Corporation, Grapevine, Texas, is the U.S. marketer and distributor of Kubota-engineered and manufactured machinery and equipment, including a complete line of tractors of up to 200 Gross hp*, performance-matched implements, compact construction equipment, consumer lawn and garden equipment, hay tools, commercial turf products and utility vehicles. For product literature or dealer locations, contact: Kubota Tractor Corporation, 1000 Kubota Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051, (888) 4-KUBOTA [(888) 458-2682], Ext. 900, or visit KubotaUSA.com.
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