Steve Sarley

One reason that I love fishing more than any other sport is because fishing is free of entanglements with unions, attorneys, drug scandals and, most annoying of all, politics. Here at Outdoor News, we also work hard to steer clear of political beefs.
So I was surprised to get an email from a reader who is reporting that politics is raising its head into the world of fishing.

I was watching the recent Bassmaster Classic that was being streamed live on the Internet. I called my wife over to my computer and asked her to take a look at the screen and tell me what she was watching.
Please realize that the only time my bride will look at fish on a screen is when somebody like Bobby Flay is poaching a grouper on the Food Network. She obliged me and came over to take a look.

I just spent a very long weekend at the Chicagoland Fishing Show in Schaumburg.
I actually wish I could have been able to spend more time walking the aisles of the Schaumburg Convention Center. I love everything about attending these shows. Aside from listening to speakers, checking out the latest tackle, boats, motors, and travel destinations, I simply love to talk to people.