|
|
Send This Page to a Friend!
|
Women Of The Fishing World By: Ernie Matton
Hi folk's! I don't see many articles written about women in the fishing industry. I truly believe that women have made a remarkable contribution to the sport of fishing. Women and fishing just naturally go together - always have and probably always will. Granted, our early female ancestors may have outwitted our finny prey while using nets and spears instead of hooks and lines, but fish they did. Through history or maybe it should be termed " herstory", the first outdoor writer, Dame Juliana Berners was an English noblewoman. Now enters Lyla Faggia. Her book is a result of her intense dedication to angling and her commitment to raising public awareness of the unique contributions of women to this fascinating sport. Fagia's book is called Reel Women: The World of Women Who fish". So many women - so many accomplishments. Other than the tamed A.J. McLane who explored South America's jungle streams and lakes in search of rare fish, there are other names on the list that may be more recognized as Sue Stalzman, the first woman to win the gruelling World Cup Blue Marlin Championship with a 654 pound fish. It was only a matter of time before women anglers everywhere took notice. Among the first was Sugar Ferris, founder of Bass'n Gals, a visionary who believed it was fashionable to do so, and pioneers such as Bojai Reed, the first woman to fish a Bass Master Invitational Tournament, and Freeda Lee and Linda England, the first women to tour on the Bass Master Tournament Trail. |
|
Women and fishing, yesterday, today and tomorrow. Even here in Canada Women are getting more and more involved in this great sport of fishing. Two very well known Anglers from the Northern Division that fish the North Eastern Ontario Bass Tournament Trail are also blazing the way for other's. Karen Greenwood from the Agee Kgee Fishing Team and Lori Patry have been fishing the Northern Divisional trail for some years now. In the southern division fishing the Pro Bass Tournament Trial is Corina Drover and her partner Cathy. They've been out there competing with other anglers for several years. I would also like to mention that Michelle heads up the Pro Bass Tournament Trail. We can now add Vita Pallotta from the BassMania Tournament Trail to this growing list of women getting involved in the fishing industry. Vita has been involved for the past 3 years not as an angler, but behind the scenes. She works at a full time job, raises a family and still manages to hold things together has the other half of this family run business. Vita we appreciate all you do. Due to their tremendous participation and dedication to the sport of fishing, they continue to forge ahead to breaking angling records and breaking down barriers. Women have the same competitiveness for winning, as do other anglers. Female anglers account for a fast growing segment of the sport, and many believe they will be the ones who will be most responsible for passing down fishing's legacy, heritage, and traditions to the next generation.
And Remember: When the fishing gets tough, the tough runs to the nearest fish market.
|
|
Copyright © 1997 - 2000 The Fish Sniffer. All rights reserved. |