tournament fishing

"Rock and Eddie, best friends and teammates, were poised to make history as the first ever bass fishing state champions at Polk High School. With their eyes on first place, the pair spent countless hours perfecting their fishing skills during the summer. The Polk High Panthers, led by the local phenom, Desmond Ward, also had their sights set on the state championship. A fan favorite, Desmond had already accepted a full-ride scholarship at Texas A&M. His passing records ranked him at the top of the greatest players to come from Texas. Rock wasn't interested in Desmond, his scholarship, or his record: he despised him. Rock loved and studied the game of football, but he wasn't a skilled or competent player. Bass fishing was another story; his time to shine was this year. When a freek accident derails Rock's plans, Polk High's dream of snagging a coveted title unravels. Rock is placed in an impossible situation"--Back cover.

Every year before Christmas, Baudette, Minnesota, the Walley Capital of the World, hosts an ice-fishing tournament called the Ice Queen. To win the coveted title of Ice Queen, the walleye must beat the state record of 18.6 pounds, held by resident Augustus Moss for sixty-one years. The first-place prize for catching the largest walleye is $10,000, but the $20,000 grand prize consumes everyone, including fourteen-year-old Josey and her ten-year-old, video-game obsessed brother Mason. The thousands of anglers who descend on Baudette generate money for the local businesses, especially Baxter's Bait shop, a town landmark. The week of the Ice Queen contest, Josey and Mason learn the heartbreaking news that their family's debt will mean the closing of the bait shop, unless they can repay it. The kids feel their only option is to win the contest, but first they must locate the Lost City, and their only lead is the recluse, Winnie Moss, the granddaughter of Augustus Moss"--Back cover.

The Professional Tarpon Rodeo is back, and Doc Ford needs help from the trio of brave friends who make up Sharks Inc.-Luke, Maribel, and Sabina-to investigate the million-dollar competition in bestselling author Randy Wayne White's fourth Sharks Incorporated novel, Megalops. The Professional Tarpon Rodeo is back on Sanibel Island, offering any celebrity contestant who lands a rare piebald tarpon a one-million-dollar prize. But marine biologist Doc Ford is certain that people are cheating to win. When an angler team illegally catches a tarpon to feed it to sharks for attention, Doc enlists the kids of Sharks Inc.-Luke, Maribel, and Sabina-to uncover their scheme. Would introverted Luke rather be trapped between a hammerhead shark and an injured tarpon-or trapped in the spotlight of internet adoration? With the help of an unlikely new friend, the intrepid Sharks Inc. trio will unmask a band of zombies, outwit a devious celebrity manager, and rescue one elusive tarpon.

Presents the author's first-hand account of his rise to fame in the world of professional bass fishing, including information on how he is transforming the sport with his "power" fishing style.

US Army combat veteran Daniel "Mac" MacCormick, now a charter boat captain, is about to set sail on his most dangerous cruise, but when Mac begins to suspect there is more to the deal than meets the eye, he has to make a quick decision.

Describes different kinds of fishing tournaments and participation in them.

Loon Lake's first fishing contest nearly turns into a disaster.