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NPAA Meeting info

Posted 10/15/2009 6:38 PM (#86077)
Subject: NPAA Meeting info

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Looking to the future, it’s time to mark you calendars with the dates of the 2010 NPAA Annual Conference. 2010’s Conference will be held January 8-10^th at the Holiday Inn Select in Minneapolis. This location has gone all out to give us a great room rate of $75 a night. This is the same location we held our Conference in 2008, but the hotel has been completely remodeled since then and it is truly one of the nicest hotels in the Minneapolis area. In close proximity to the Mall of America and a local water park, it is a gr eat venue to allow you to bring the family to make this a winter weekend getaway. Watch your e-mail over the next 30 days for the formal invitation to the event that will include a tentative agenda. We plan to make the agenda for the event one that will give you time to network with fellow anglers, and spend time with your family so please plan to attend.

TJ DeVoe

Posted 10/15/2009 7:21 PM (#86081 - in reply to #86077)
Subject: Re: NPAA Meeting info

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Location: Stevens Point, WI

OutdoorsFIRST will be there, looking forward to it! Was a great time last year.

Sharky

Posted 10/16/2009 12:18 PM (#86097 - in reply to #86077)
Subject: RE: NPAA Meeting info

What is it you actually get out of it?? Whats it gonna do for me to be a member??

TJ DeVoe

Posted 10/16/2009 6:42 PM (#86104 - in reply to #86077)
Subject: Re: NPAA Meeting info

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Location: Stevens Point, WI

Check out this page on the NPAA website, this can give you a little idea of what you can expect.

http://www.npaa.net/about.asp

I would encourage you to give Executive Director Cody Roswick a call on his office phone, he would be more than happy to fill you in to the benefits and any other further details as to what the NPAA is all about.

http://www.npaa.net/contact.asp

KHedquist

Posted 10/24/2009 7:38 AM (#86251 - in reply to #86104)
Subject: Re: NPAA Meeting info

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What can the NPAA do for you and why should you join you ask? I joined the NPAA 3 yrs ago, I was getting into competitive walleye fishing and did not have a clue on how to approach potential sponsors. So I attended a meeting in Bloomington and found it quite informative, they had speakers like Tommy Skarlis, Ted Takasaki, Johnny Candle and people from the industry and what they do and what they are looking for from an angler. And their info has helped me acquire some sponsorships.

It also gives you access to guys like Parsons, Skarlis, Neu, Candle and others, I have emailed and talked to these guys personally, all these guys belong to the NPAA and they are more than happy to talk to NPAA members and give you advice and share their opinions. That is allot of years of competitive fishing knowledge there if you add it up.

It also allows you to build relationships with fellow anglers, I met a guy last year at the meeting, Terry Filkins was sitting next to me and we started chatting and he asked me if I wanted to partner up for the FLW League in 09, share lodging expenses and help each other out, well guess what we both made the championship, Terry should have made the top 10, but finished 11^th, and I won it.

And you also get product discounts from various tackle manufactures, but the info that is available is far more valuable.

And it is just not for walleye guys, if you fish for bass or muskies it would be beneficial. If you also are fishing guide it would be of value, with contacting fishing tackle manufactures.

Kirt Hedquist

NPAA 292

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Posted 10/24/2009 9:27 AM (#86253 - in reply to #86077)
Subject: RE: NPAA Meeting info

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Location: Appleton wi

Kirt thanks for the info. and update on NPAA. I'm considering attending this year if my schedule allows it and it sounds like a good thing and to mingle with the big dogs!