Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - May 2019

THE THREE BEST FROGS FOR SPRING See what SPRO has to fire up the bass! 2 nd ANNUAL YAMAHA TURKEY BASS SMASH 2019 BASS PRO SHOPS U.S. OPEN BOWFISHING CHAMPIONSHIP

MAY 2019 - 20TH EDITION I n this issue ... 2019 Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open Bowfishing Championship Bradley Smoker Recipe: Honey Orange Smoked Turkey Legs 2nd Annual Yamaha Turkey Bass Smash Ranger Boats: Operation Troop Salute Big Bite Baits Tour Flipper Tube Sawyer Products: Permethrin FAQs Thompson/Center Annual Ladies Turkey Hunt Bass Pro Shops Pro Qualifier 2 Limited Edition Baitcast Reel The Three Best Frogs from SPRO 04 06 10 14 18 20 22 26 28

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This document contains many ofYamaha’s valuable trademarks. It may also contain trademarks belongi Any references to other companies or their products are for identification purposes only,and are not int REMEMBER to always observe all applicable boating laws.Never drink and drive.Dress properly with a floatation device and protective gear. © 2019YamahaMotorCorporation,U.S.A.All rights reserved.1-800-8

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STAFF: EDITOR IN CHIEF: Wade Middleton CONTENT LAYOUT: Shelley Giesecke GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Adam Elmhorst

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Spring is in the air and summer isn’t too far away for those of us in Texas…for those of you up north, you’re still shov- eling snow and for that I’m sorry! With all that in mind, we’ve been fishing and turkey hunting all over while test- ing a lot of new gear, spending time in the field with old and new friends alike and as always, traveling from one end of the nation to another. Recently I’ve been on many fishing adventures and have many stories to tell – while they were all exciting experi- ences, we have had our ups and downs when it comes to fishing, but never forget that everyday spent fishing is a great day! We’ve seen a few great catches on Choke Can- yon and are excited to see that body of water bounce back. We’ve caught plenty of smallmouth recently on Bull Shoals and Table Rock where we’ve supported the Cabela’s Club Experience and Legends of Golf events. College fishing wise, flooding has us way behind as both Sam Rayburn and Kentucky Lake events had to be rescheduled, but rest assure the granddaddy of all college bass fishing events, the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship pre- sented by Bass Pro Shops, is less than a month away! Not to be forgotten is all the hard work operating and shooting the Texas Team Trail, National Walleye Tour and IFA Red- fish Tour events by our team. On the turkey hunting side of things, we hosted the 2nd Annual Yamaha Turkey Bass Smash event recently, as well as an all ladies writers event with Thompson/Center. Not to be forgotten was a quick trip to the Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open Bowfishing Championship as well that is also featured in this issue. As always, I’m sure I’m forgetting something, so until I remember it I hope to see you on the water or in the woods soon!

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Americana Outdoors ventured over to Bossier City, Louisiana to bring you coverage of the 7th annual Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open Bowfishing Championship! Founded by John Paul Morris, this competition has catapulted bowfishing into the tournament spotlight and paved the way for bowfishing to become one of the fastest growing water sports today. This year, 118 teams from 23 states competed in the tournament. At this event, we had the exciting opportunity to browse through the most efficient bows and gear there is for you to use, and enjoyed getting a first hand look at what’s in store for the latest models of top of the line bowfishing boats in the industry! The location for this event worked out perfectly, being the fishing hub that it is, there are not only a lot of fish but huge fish. Hosting the event in Louisiana brought a lot of local teams out the event as well as other teams from Texas and other states giving this a huge turnout despite the weather conditions. As it gets close to weigh in time, about 40 boats in we’re already at 400 pounds of fish that have been weighed in so far. A lot of giants have been catched allowing some teams to be recognized. Team Pos- sumcods wins the Big Grass Carp with a big fish weight of 58.3 pounds. No Limit Bowfishing wins the Big Common Carp with a weight of 51.6 pounds, and lastly team Obscure Adventures wins Big Buffalo Carp and the overall big fish with a weight of 73.3 pounds. Now for our top three winners, one of the teams will be going home with a grand prize of $25,000. Teams Midnight Warriors, Southern Style Bowfishing, and Pure Shot Outdoors placed in the top three for this years 2019 U.S. Bowfishing Championship. Your 3rd place team goes to the Midnight Warriors with a total weight of 491 pounds. Our 2nd place team is the Southern Style Bowfishing with a total weight of 505 pounds, and last but certainly not least, our first place winner and the grad prize of $25,000 goes to team Pure Shot Outdoors with a whopping total of 600.3 pounds! Congratulations to all our winners and teams that have came out to participate in this event. MASSIVE WEIGHTS TRIUMPH IN 2019 BASS PRO SHOPS U.S. OPENBOWFISHINGCHAMPIONSHIP

These diehard bow fishermen weathered some rough conditions for the duration of the tournament, but the thunderstorms couldn’t keep these guys down! The competitors successfully removed over 58,000 pounds of invasive species from area rivers, including Carp, Buffalo, Gar, and Suckers, that have been plaguing the lakes and rivers. Tune in and see which teams came out on top at the 2019 U.S. Open Bowfishing Championship! Be sure to click here for the latest tournament information! 2019 Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open Bowfishing Overall Champions - Pure Shot Outdoors

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INGREDIENTS • 6 Turkey legs (1 to 1 .5 pounds each)

• 4 Quarts (1 gallon) water

• 3/4 Cup honey

• 3/4 Cup coarse salt (sea or kosher)

• 1 Tablespoon pink curing salt (Prague Powder or Insta Cure No.1)

• The zest (remove it in strips with a vegetable peeler) and juice of 1 orange

• 4 Whole cloves

• 4 Allspice berries, lightly crushed with the side of a cleaver

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• 2 Cinnamon sticks (3 inches each)

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DIRECTIONS 1. Make the brine: Combine 2 quarts of water, the honey, salt, curing salt, orange zest and juice, cloves, allspice, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, and peppercorns in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil over high heat, whisking to dissolve the salt and sugar. Remove from the heat and add the remaining 2 quarts water. Let cool to room tem- perature, then refrigerateuntil thoroughly chilled. 2. Rinse the turkey drumsticks in a colan- der under cold running water. Prick the skin on all sides with a fork or needle. 3. Add the turkey drumsticks to the brine, mak- ing sure they’re completely submerged. You can hold them down with a dinner plate or a resealable plastic bag filled with ice. Brine the drumsticks in the refrigerator for 48 hours. 4. When you’re ready to smoke, drain the drumsticks and discard the brine. Pick off and discard any clinging spices. Blot the drumsticks dry with paper towels. 6. Place the drumsticks on the wire grates in the smoker. Smoke the turkey legs until dark- ly browned and very tender (3 to 4 hours). You’re looking for an internal temperature of 170°F on an instant-read thermometer. 7. Do not be alarmed (on the contrary-be proud) if the meat under the skin is pinkish: That’s a chemical reaction to the cure and the smoke. Serve hot or at room temperature. 5. Set up your Bradley Smoker and preheat to 250°F. (I like to smoke the turkey with cherry)

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Day One saw the teams up early and into the field driving amix of YamahaWolverine and Viking Side- By-Side units as they hunted Rio Grande turkeys under less than ideal conditions. Some teams chose to stay put and wait out the birds while call- ing softly while other teams adopted a run and gun style under the very windy conditions. TURKEY

The 2nd annual Yamaha Turkey Bass Smash was recently held with a mix of teams competing in this one of a kind event. The event which features one day of turkey hunting and one day of bass fish- ing uses a unique scoring system that rewards the teams competing with points based on the hunt- ing and fishing competitions. This year last year’s winner Yamaha Marines Brad Dryer was teamed with Yamaha Pro Angler Keith Combs. They competed against Yamaha pro angler Ray Hanselman and Yamaha Racing Pro Ryan Viliopoto, Jeff Reynolds and Rehan Nana of Garmin and Wade Middleton and Scott Newby of Yamaha Outdoors. The event held outside of Del Rio, Texas and host- ed by the team at CarecoTV at the Whitetail Dia- ries deer camp featured cameras assigned to ev- ery team to capture all the action for two episodes on Americana Outdoors. Each team stayed at the camp, talked strategy, checked shotguns, fishing gear and feasted on meals as provided by Angel Middleton.

The day started with Ryan taking his first ever tom under the guidance and calling of his partner Ray. That bird gave their team an early lead as the other teams changed strategies and locations. As the morning wore on both the teams of Combs and Dryer, and Reynolds and Nana suffered misses which cost them penalty points putting them deep in a hole. With a 3:00 PM deadline looming all the teams were on the clock when Scott Newby harvested the largest turkey of the event which weighed in at nearly 22 pounds with a nearly 10-inch beard and 1 1/4” spurs which gave them a large lead to close the day. BASS SMASH

As day two dawned the fishing conditions were al- most perfect as the teams launched a mix of Ya- maha powered bass boats onto the waters of Lake Amistad. With the bass in all depths ranging from one to 30 feet the team of Middleton and Newby adopted a “catch every bass they could” strategy targeting shallow bushes in an effort to stem furi- ous comeback attempts from the big fish catching talents of the other teams. Both Hanselman and Combs are known for catching big fish on Lake Amistad and it was expected by everyone they would both mount a charge. With the fish biting a mix of baits the team of Reynolds and Nana actually got off to the best start catching a couple of solid fish to kick off the day, Combs and Dryer went on a tear catching fish almost at will while Hanselman and Villopoto were steadily catching fish while Middleton and Newby steadily held fast to targeting every fish that would bite in shallow water. Around mid-day, it became apparent that all the teams were catching them, and the leaderboard was changing almost minute by minute. In the end, Team Middleton and Newby held off a charging comeback from Combs and Dwyer to take the 2nd annual championship. Be sure and catch all the action in a pair of upcoming Ameri- cana Outdoors episodes. Learn more about the following products used during the Yamaha Turkey Bass Smash.

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Americana Outdoors welcomed Danielle Sanville, Laura Koarik, Rose Bier, and Jana Waller, for the Thompson Center’s Annual Women’s Turkey hunt. Before day one kicked off, they got unloaded and gathered around for some delicious food, good conversation, and began planning their hunt. In the early morning hours the women were bright eyed and bushy tailed as they collected all their gear and headed out to their respective locations for the hunt. Getting to their hunt sites was a bit of a hike, but that’s never stopped these avid hunters. Now as we all know, the most difficult part of hunting is the wait. Anticipating when that perfect turkey will come out, and debating if you should make the shot or hold off for the next one. By mid-morning (or mid-day), the turkeys started to come out of hiding. On day one, Danielle was the first to take a turkey. As day one came to an end, all the women headed back to camp for dinner and planned for the next days hunt as they wind down for the night. Day two of the Women’s Turkey hunt kicked off with (Laura, Rose, or Jana) harvested not only a turkey, but smoked a hog as well to top everything off. While this isn’t the first turkey hunt these ladies have been on, they always look forward to this every year and are always excited to see what giants they will find. Be on the lookout for these amazing hunts on a future Americana Outdoors episode!

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As summer is quickly approaching, it is time to get our fishing gear into action. If you are wanting to start the summer fishing extravaganza off with new equipment, then Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s is here to help. They are introducing their all new Pro Qualifier 2 Limited Edition Baitcast Reel . Not only is it the slimmest and lightest interpretation of their Pro Qualifier ever, it’s also the best it has ever looked! With this polished design it is a guar- antee that people will do a double take on stage and on the ramp. With your older or other rods, you may have had some issues with the grasp or balance of the reel. With the new Pro Qualifier 2, you will love and enjoy the way it balances and the way it holds giving you the relaxing fishing experi- ence you have always wanted. Now lets dive into some of the features that this reel entails. The Pro Qualifier 2 Limited Edition in- cludes a quality 7-bearing system with Powerlock instant anti-reverse; a dual brake system, with click-adjustable magnetic and 6-pin centrifugal cast control systems, and hard titanium-coated line guide. Of course, this is only a few of the many features that go with this new reel. Sound like the reel that you have always dreamed of? Then visit your local Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s store or visit them online to learn more about the all new Pro Qualifier 2 Limited Edition Baitcast Reel, and let your fishing expeditions begin!

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