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Springs, Ark. - Well-known professional angler Mike Wurm of Arkansas will field the colors and logo of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame on his Ranger Boats Z520 during the 2008 tournament season.
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Wurm will debut the Hall of Fame boat wrap at the 2008 Bassmaster Classic in Greenville, S.C., which marks his tenth appearance in the storied championship in 13 seasons as a professional angler.
Wurm will compete on the Bassmaster Elite Series circuit this season, driving his rig from central Florida to west Texas and north to New York. On the road and on the water, fishing fans will come to recognize the Hall of Fame's colors while those who are new to the sport can learn about it from Wurm on the Hall of Fame website,
www.bassfishinghof.com.
"It's going to give us some good promotional value and help drive people to our website to get some information about the Hall of Fame," said Wurm, who is on the Halls board of directors. "We need to get the word out about the Hall of Fame because we're on the road to a bright future." |
During his travels this year, Wurm expects to log more than 30,000 miles towing the boat with its distinctive logo and colors. That will translate into millions of impressions from those who see it and, hopefully, will visit the Web site to learn more about the Hall of Fame.
"There will be a lot of eyeballs looking at it and now we can use our boats throughout the entire tournament," Wurm said, referring to the anglers being able to use their personal boats on all four days of Elite Series events. "I think people knew about the Hall of Fame at first and maybe we lost a little interest, but I think this will spark their interest again."
Wurm is a resident of Hot Springs, Ark., and has 16 top ten finishes and two wins during his 13 years as a professional. Along with his ten Classic berths, he has qualified four times for the FLW Championship. Wurm is sponsored by Strike King, the City of Hot Springs, Ranger, Evinrude, Quantum, Tru-Tungsten, Humminbird and Minn-Kota.
"The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame is proud to have an angler with such high morals and professional accomplishments as Mike Wurm promoting us in his travels," said Sammy Lee, Hall of Fame president. "It is an honor to know that Mike thinks so much of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame as to make us his flagship cause in 2008."
With the logo prominently displayed on his Ranger, Wurm expects interest to pick up. "We're still alive and kicking, and they can see that dot-com address to find out more about it," he said. "Bass fishing is our sport and we're all in it together. This is our Hall of Fame and we all need to help continue to make it special, because it is special."
Editors Note: For more information on the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame or to download a color photo of Mike’s boat go to
www.bassfishinghof.com
and click on "That’s a Wrap".
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