The Fishing Event of the Year ! ! !                                              
                                                                                                 
If Fishing is your Passion....This years event is
ALL ABOUT YOU

The 22nd Annual Bass & Saltwater Fishing Expo opens this year with more tackle and fishing products
than this show has ever offered. Over 175 booths offering everything from the latest lures, plastics, jigs,
custom rods, apparel, knives, product sample booths, hard-tops, saltwater charters, fresh water guides,
cast nets, gaffs.....by far the best show of its kind in the Carolina's and Virginia.

The Bass & Saltwater Fishing Expo Seminar Series is second to none and this year is no exception......
Check out the line up already in place.


Fishing Expo Seminar Series
   Scheduled to appear for 2012 
(Subject to change without notice)

 

The "G MAN" Returns Saturday & Sunday 2011 Elite Tour Champion	The Sonar Professor All 3 Days Sonar & Electronics Expert	2011 Elite Tour Champion All 3 Days Sponsored by	Carolina Flounder Expert All 3 Days	Trout, Flounder & Puppy Drum All 3 Days
Gerald Swindle	Wilson Fraizer	John Crews	Capt. Jimmy Price	Capt Rick Bennett

 

Grouper Bottom Fishing Capt. Butch Foster	B.A.S.S.  Open Angler  Teddy  Carr	Coastal  Kayaking 101 Capt.  Jerry Dilsaver	B.A.S.S. Open Angler Mike Delvisco	Offshore Big Game Joe Bielawski

Oklahoma Bass Tub   J.W. Moreno	NC Coast Wreck Fishing  Capt. Tim Barefoot	Lake Anna Guide & Tournament  Fisherman  Scott "Gunny" Favors	MirrOlures  Success Capt. Jot Owen	NC Big Cats Chris Hammill
		Presented By

Light Tackle for BULL Drum Capt. Bryan Goodwin	Yadkin Lake Guide & Custom Tackle  Designer Maynard Edwards	Small Mouth  Guide & Custom  Tackle Designer Mike "Pappy" Jones	Crappie  Expert -  Fishing & Rigging Monk Wilson	Winter Striped  Bass Capt. Mitchell  Blake

Satellites & Sea Surface Temps CAPT. DAVE TILLEY	Surf Fishing 101 - Basics Ryan White
	Presented by  North Carolina Beach Buggy Association

Plus Many Many More..... ! ! ! 
See who's coming

Cobwebs forming In Your Tackle Box? ? ? Fishing season is right around the corner and this is the place to get the tackle box replenished and the mind refreshed on the latest & greatest the industry has got on the market today. Many of today's hard to find products will be available at this years show, but you'd better act quick. Because when they're gone , they're gone. List of participating Exhibitors

Looking for the perfect boat to take you to where the action is.... 18+ Marine dealers will participate in this years event with the lowest pricing seen in years. HUGE discounts on 2011  & 2012 fishing boats. Everything from the $500 aluminum jon boat to the $100,000 "Fishing Machine" Most units are rigged and ready to hit the water. There has never been a better time for the boat buyer then right now. You'll never see pricing this low again. List of Participating Marine Dealers

Capt. Rick Bennett RodMan Charters

Teaching you How, When & Where is what this show is all about.... The 2012 seminar program we've put together this year continues it's tradition of being one ofthe best offerings in the country. Three separate rooms running simultaneously will offer tips & techniques on various fishing interest. Be sure to check out our schedule and remember that your admission is good all three days so plan to return each day to catch all the action.    Seminar Schedule

 

There's Nothing Better than Seeing a Kid with a Fishing Pole The North Carolina Bass Federation returns in full force in this year with the 2012 KIDS ZONE. Youth anglers can try their skills at casting at targets to gain points. Try your luck in the casting tank with prizes awarded based on acuracy. Be sure to stop by and see how you can get your youth involved in this great organization with one goal in mind.......Get Kids Hooked On Fishing.

 

Keep'em or Release'em The Mountain Trout Pond Simulator returns with a new twist. Swimming along with hundreds of trout will be hundreds of channle catfish. Catch a Cat for a chance at prizes or catch a trout and have your choice of keeping or releasing. There is an additional fee charged for this feature.

  

JW "Coop" Moreno returns with the fully stocked Bass Tub of Oklahoma .... Listening to the pros talk about their secrets is one thing....but seeing them in action is always another. Bass Tubs of Oklahoma returns as the backdrop to all of the bass fishing seminars for the weekend. This 4,000 gallon simulation tank will be stocked with large mouth bass and will allow you to see the lures and techniques in action that makes these guys so successful. Seminar Schedule

2011 Best Catch winner  Ryan Lambert

Time to Break out the Cameras and the Pictures  !!! It's time for the Fishing Expo's Annual FaceBook Best Catch contest sponsored by WQDR- FM.  Find your picture  of that special catch from the past year...upload it to the Raleigh Fishing Expo Facebook Page....and then tell all  your friends to look it up and  "Like"  your photo....simple as that. It doesn't have to be the biggest ( HA ! that  takes care of all you photoshopers out there)  to win.....you've just got to get your friends behind you and vote. The photo with the most "Likes" by the end of the contest is the winner.   This year's winner receives a $150.00 gift card from Southland Outfitters of Atlantic Beach to be used at the show...online...or the store. Southland Outfitters is the coast's newest SuperStore when it comes to New Discounted Tackle..... Check out WQDR's website or our Facebook page for all the details and remember to get your friends to "Hook You UP" with a win from your friends at .......                                                            Raleigh Fishing Expo