As often happens in planning fishing tournaments, you spend countless hours trying to get your schedule just right so that there are no conflicts with your events, and as soon as you let it go public, you learn that there is a problem and you have to make changes to your schedule.

The Northeast Military Division is doing just that.  NBAA Director Sean Combs said that “after publishing our schedule, we learned that one of our dates fell at the same time as the Vermont State Youth Waterfowl Hunts.  We wanted to rearrange our dates to provide the best schedule that we could for our anglers..”  So listed below is the revised and new schedule for 2016.

May 7, 2016           Lake Lilinonah, CT

June 4, 2016          Candlewood Lake, CT

June 18, 2016         Manasquan Reservoir, NJ – OPEN EVENT

July 30, 2016          Salem Canal, NJ

Aug 13, 2016          Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Sept 03, 2016         Delaware River, NJ

Sept 24, 2016         Assunpink Lake – OPEN EVENT

Oct 08-09, 2016       Lake Champlain, NY (2 Day)

Oct 22, 2016           Delaware River – Early Bird Event for 2017

For more information about events within NBAA visit our website at www.nbaa-bass.com or contact the New Jersey – Northeast Military Division Tournament Director Sean Combs at director.nbaanemd@gmail.com

NBAA Director Bryan Doyle has set his schedule for 2016 and will once again be running NBAA tournaments for Michigan Division 03.  Michigan Division 03 is a Wednesday night LakeErie/Detroit River set of tournaments.  They have a unique format where they have fewer events, with a slightly larger entry fee.  They will have four regular season events with a $95 entry fee and a optional $5 big bass pot.  They fish out of Bolles Harbor Launch and the Lake Erie Metro Park Launch Ramp.  Director Bryan Doyle says ” NBAA is a great circuit with numerous great features.  Low entry fees, minimal travel for regular season events, and being able to pick your own partner are just a few.  Then at the end of the season you have a chance to qualify to go to a no entry fee Championship to fish for a boat and other great prizes and cash!  It’s a lot of bang for your buck.”  For questions about Michigan Division 03 call Director Bryan Doyle at 419-297-4386 or Assistant Director Joshua Kolodzaike at 419-309-5835.

Here is the 2016 Schedule of Events:

June 01, 2016     Bolles Harbor Launch        5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

June 22, 2016     Erie Metro Park Launch     5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

July 13, 2016      Erie Metro Park Launch     5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Aug 03, 2016      Erie Metro Park Launch     5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

For more information, rules and results, visit the NBAA website at www.nbaa-bass.com

VIDEO: Humminbird’s Massive Screens and Map-Making Magic

New HELIX 9 & 10 units offer loads of functionality .. like multiple-unit networking and user-generated mapping via one-of-a-kind AutoChart Live

EUFAULA, AL (January 18, 2016) – Looking back to the release of the HELIX 5 and the ICAST 2015 “Best of Electronics” award-winning HELIX 7, it’s hard to believe that HELIX^TM could be made even better …

But talk to anglers across the country and there’s an electricity in the air and on the water. From weekend anglers to pros, seems everybody’s excited about the awesome features found in Humminbird’s new HELIX 9 and HELIX 10 units.

It all starts with industry-best screen brightness and widescreen real estate for easy split-screen viewing of Humminbird technologies in awesome detail, so no piece of cover, interesting contour, or bottom-hugging fish goes unnoticed. Install one of the new units on the bow and you’ll be amazed how easy it is to read all the way for the console!

Plus, HELIX 9 and 10 units are packed with advanced imaging technologies and an Ethernet port for networking HELIX with other Ethernet-capable HELIX, ONIX and core units, as well technologies like Minn Kota® iPilot™ Link and Humminbird 360 Imaging™.

The HELIX 10 SI GPS combo shown in split-screen Side Imaging (l) and Chart view (r).

With regards to mapping, anglers have never had it so good. No matter which HELIX 9 or 10 model you choose, you’ll be identifying fish and fish-holding contours better than ever before via powerful Humminbird SONAR and real-time mapping with AutoChart Live, which allows anglers to make their own maps in real-time, no PC, server or Cloud required. This puts an unrivalled power in your hands to navigate, study and fish both uncharted waters and dial in “spot on the spot” locations on waters that have been mapped.

Plus, dual SD card slots allow anglers to utilize new Humminbird LakeMaster PLUS map cards, which not only provide HD 1-foot contours for many lakes, LakeMaster’s three patented features of Depth Highlight, Shallow Water Highlight and Water Level Offset, but three layers of satellite aerial image overlay! Dual card slots also makes saving screenshots, sonar recordings and nearly limitless waypoints, tracks and routes a breeze.

All HELIX 9 and 10 units include a completely-redesigned cover for protection on and off the water.

Whether you choose a unit from the HELIX 9 or HELIX 10 family, we think you’ll agree … the future of fish-finding never looked brighter!

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For more information visit humminbird.com, contact Humminbird, 678 Humminbird Lane, Eufaula, AL 36027, or call 800-633-1468.

About Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics, Inc.

Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson Outdoors  and consists of the Humminbird®, Minn Kota® and Cannon® brands. Humminbird® is a leading global innovator and manufacturer of marine electronics products including fishfinders, multifunction displays, autopilots, ice flashers, and premium cartography products. Minn Kota® is the world’s leading manufacturer of electric trolling motors, as well as offers a complete line of shallow water anchors, battery chargers and marine accessories. Cannon® is the leader in controlled-depth fishing and includes a full line of downrigger products and accessories.

With the close of the 2015 fishing season, it is time to reward the anglers with the highest points totals for the NBAA product sponsor categories.  Each year, when you renew as an NBAA member, there is a list of product sponsors on the form.  The format is simple, if you use that brand or product, then you check the box.  After you are done filling out the sponsor boxes, then you sit back and watch as the tournament season progresses.  After each event you fish, the points you earn for each tournament are added to each of the categories that you selected.  At the end of the season, the angler with the most points in each category is awarded the Product Angler of the Year.  Then from all these categories, the angler with the most overall points is awarded the 2015 NBAA Angler of the Year Award.  Here are the 2015 Sponsor Product award winners for each category.

Cabela’s – Ron Fasel & Thomas Heminger – Michigan Division 38

Evinrude – Stanley Pearson – Michigan Division 38

T&H Marine – Chad Warren – Michigan Division 14

Humminbird – Chad Warren – Michigan Division 14

Lucky Craft – Ron Fasel – Michigan Division 38

Minnkota – Steve Hess – Michigan Division 14

Poor Boys Baits – Ron Fasel – Michigan Division 38

Ranger Boats – Ron Fasel – Michigan Division 38

Stratos Boats – Corey Hooper – Michigan Division 38

G-Juice – Chad Warren – Michigan Division 14

NBAA Overall Angler of the Year (Most Points) – Steve Hess – Michigan Division 14

Each of the winning angler’s received a nice prize for winning each category. Also, congratulations to Steve Hess on being the 2015 Angler of the Year.