2004 Sportfishing Summit
Advancing an Angling Agenda
Summit Spotlight on Donors
ASA member companies that made financial contributions to the FishAmerica
Foundation and Future Fisherman Foundation during FY04 (October 2003
through September 2004) received special recognition during the 2004
Sportfishing Summit. “The ASA’s foundations help assure a
strong future for fishing,” said Wright & McGill president
John Jilling. “That’s why our company provides financial
support.”
ASA president Mike Nussman met with contributors during a donors-only
reception that he hosted along with Anne Glick, executive director of
the Future Fisherman Foundation, and Johanna Laderman, managing director
of the FishAmerica Foundation. Board Chairman Dave Pfeiffer recognized
the contributors during his remarks at the Summit’s opening session.
Donors also received special Commonwealth of Virginia commemorative
quarters that feature the three ships that brought the first Colonists
and anglers to America in 1607.
“Our company gives to the foundations to make fisheries healthier
and to educate new fishermen,” remarked Mark Masterson, president
of Yakima Bait Co. “And it surely feels good to see that so many
ASA members are being recognized for doing the same.”
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Donn Schaible, left, chief financial officer, Wright & McGill
Company with Geoff Ratte, sales manager, Water Gremlin Company,
and his wife, Jean, during the Foundation’s donor recognition
reception. |
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The FY04 donors include the following:
Acme Tackle, AFTCO, Alexander & Townsend, American Rod & Gun,
Angler’s Choice, Basswax, Bay de Noc, California Coat Range Tackle,
Carrera-Werner Sales, Castaic Soft Bait, Do-It, Dulamar, Electric Fishing
Reel Systems, Emmrod, Fish Hedz, F.J. Neil, Frank & Fran’s –The
Fisherman’s Friend, G.Loomis, Grady-White, Gudebrod, Hanggee-Koehler,
Kanji International, KINeSYS, Kreha Corporation, Lakeland, Lipper Tools,
Luhr-Jensen, Lurecraft Fisherman’s Shop, Magee Corporation, Magic
Products, Maverick Marketing, Mercury Marine, NETGRA, New Millennium
Marketing, Normark, Okuma, Outdoor Gear Development, Outdoor Pro Shop,
Pacific Bay International, Port A Outfitters Island Tackle, Pro Line
Manufacturing, Sphere Group, Sports, Inc., Tackle Factory, Team Nu-Mark,
Thomas Spinning Lures, TTI-Blakemore, Water Gremlin, Western Reserve
Marine Marketing, Wright & McGill, WSR Marketing, Xtreme Lures, Yakima
Bait Co., and Zebco.
