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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Courtesy
of GreatLakesBass.com Date:
January 14, 2006 Contact:
Pete Johnson - Johnsoncom@aol.com,
Johnson Communications, Inc. Scottsdale AZ
85267 480-951-3654
(ph) 480-951-0040 (fax) The IGFA’s 2006
World Record Game Fishes
annual is now
available
Sportfishing’s most valued reference book for the avid angler
The 2006 World
Record Game Fishes book published by the non-profit International Game Fish
Association (IGFA) continues its legacy as one of the most reliable and
complete source books of international fishing records and fishing-related
reference materials. Members of the IGFA will be receiving their copy
beginning the week of January 16. The popular
annual is the official guide to saltwater and freshwater catches – for nearly
400 species around the world -- in all-tackle, line class, fly, junior angler
and U.S. state records. One outdoor
editor wrote: “The IGFA's (WRGF) book is an encyclopedia on fishing and fishes
of the world, second to none. If ever there were a textbook on the up-to-date
status of fishes and fishing, IGFA's annual publication would be it.” A writer/radio
fishing show host added, “There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t refer
to it for a record or any number of other facts and information. It’s hard to
put down.” In 2005 a record
total 1,234 applications were received and reviewed by the IGFA world records
department and of those 864 were approved with 144 still pending. The total number of fish record categories
stands at 8,950 with nearly 100,000 files. The 2006 edition
of World Record Game Fishes features a great deal more than a listing of the
thousands of world records, international angling rules and the protocol for
documenting a world record submission. It’s also a guide to species
identification and drawings, illustrated articles, tag and release
information, and offers a worldwide network of fishing stakeholders
communicating and acting upon their passion for fisheries research and
conservation. The new mission
for the IGFA is the theme of this book; conservation, education, science,
history and IGFA rule-making elements appear in several feature articles and
departments. For example: ü In The Tuna Club of Santa Catalina Island - Birthplace of Big Game Fishing, fishing historian and IGFA Trustee Mike Farrior takes a look back at the many "firsts" in the history of fishing, including the first marlin caught on rod and reel and the invention of the fishing kite. ü Dr. Keith Jones, the director of research at the Berkley Fish Research Center, offers A Matter of View, an intense look at the sensory world of fish that gives anglers an inside track for both every-day fishing and competitive events. ü Dean Butler writes about the more radical perspective of fly fishing and targeting species of fish that commonly leave anglers struggling to regain most of their backing in Extreme Fly Fishing. ü In Be Prepared for Luck light-line fishing enthusiast and IGFA world record holder Raleigh Werking explains his technical approach to breaking hard-to-beat world records on light line. ü New Zealander Sam Mossman covers the science and history behind the longest-running striped marlin IGFA record streak in his New Zealand's Mammoth Stripies. ü IGFA Conservation Director Jason Schratwieser summarizes a recent study where scientists and anglers worked closely together to evaluate the performance of circle hooks in Of Sails and Circle Hooks. There’s also a
special photo spread by photographer Pat Ford, and information about the 2006
release of his coffee-table book entitled The Best Fly Fishing Trips Money
Can Buy. It also includes
listings of IGFA’s certified captains, weigh stations, certified observers
and the IGFA’s member discount program. Recognized as the
official keeper of world saltwater fishing records since its founding in
1939, the IGFA entered the field of freshwater record keeping when Field
& Stream transferred its 68 years of records to the association in 1978. The 2006 World
Record Game Fishes book is only available from the IGFA with a $35 annual
IGFA membership. The membership also
includes on-line access to the most current updated world records on the IGFA
web site, six issues of the International Angler bi-monthly news magazine,
unlimited admission to the IGFA’s interactive Fishing Hall of Fame &
Museum in Dania Beach, Fla., plus much more. To join, or to
renew your IGFA membership, go on-line to www.igfa.org
or call the IGFA headquarters at 954-927-2628. The IGFA is a
not-for-profit organization committed to the conservation of game fish and
promotion of responsible, ethical angling practices through science,
education, rule making and record keeping. IGFA members are located in over
125 countries and territories. The
IGFA welcomes visitors to its 60,000-sq.ft. interactive Fishing Hall of Fame
and Museum seven days a week. The
IGFA’s 2006 World Record Games Fishes annual, which contains 384 pages,
features cover art by renowned marine artist Don Ray entitled Mako Moon
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