Retail spending tops 3 billion for fun boating
A 1967 joint report by the Boating Industry Association and the National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers shows recreational boating spending surpassed 3 billion dollars for the first time. Americans spent about 2.0 billion on equipment insurance fuel and services as 41.98 million people boated more than twice and used around 8.28 million boats. Skilled workers accounted for the largest share of outboard motor buyers at 27.6 percent.
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Boating Industry Association
National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers
Canoeing classes planned by Keel-Haulers for winter
Keel-Haulers announce indoor canoeing courses starting January at the Red Cross building West River. Hank Annable of Oberlin will lead basic strokes and safety with help from club members. meetings will detail dates and coverage, with contact persons Annable or Bill Conrad for particulars.
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Hank Annable
Oberlin
Red Cross
West River
Annable
Bill Conrad
Sheffield Lake
Outdoorsman Resolutions for 1968 Pledge for Perfect Hunts
Lorain County and area outdoorsmen are urged to adopt the 1968 resolutions for the new year. The piece notes occasional mishaps but urges readers to have companions sign the pledge to preserve the image of perfection outdoorsmen have achieved.
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Lorain County
Minnesota Tightens Rules for Youth Big Game Hunting
State curbs hunting by youths under 12 and requires ages 12 to 15 to complete a firearms safety course before buying a big game license. Other briefs note Virginia motorboat inspections, New Hampshire muzzle loader deer and bear harvest, Michigan forest fires, Massachusetts deer weights, Tennessee fox season debate, New Jersey oil spill response, Wisconsin youth conservation education expansion, Florida turkey prospects, Pennsylvania black bear hibernation reporting.
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Minnesota
New Hampshire
Mid-America Boat Show Promises Second Largest Water Sports Exposition
Irv Gray announces the 1st Annual Mid-America Boat Show in Cleveland Public Hall in January 1928, featuring about 500 boats and related equipment valued over 5 million dollars. The 40 000 square foot sailboat hall spans the exhibition, with daily free boating classes, nautical fashion, a boating movie theater, a showboat theater, and a dozen service groups answering water sport questions.
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Cleveland
Mid-America
Irv Gray
Cleveland Public Hall
Boston
Detroit
Miami
Los Angeles
New York
Gray
Buckeye grouse hunt yields few birds in first organized event
In Highlandtown and Brush Creek Wildlife Areas near Lisbon Ohio, 55 hunters took part in Ohio's first organized grouse hunt. Rough terrain and dry underbrush limited success as only one hunter scored a single bird while about 60 grouse were flushed and another bird hit but not recovered.
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Lisbon
Ohio
Here
Nimrods
Fighlandtown
Brush Creek
Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Division
Columbiana County
Athens
Armbruster
Highlandtown
Dick Widman
North Ridgeville
Spinning tackle for all fishing styles and sizes
This guide outlines spinning outfits from ultra light to heavy for surf and offshore, with tips on line strength, lures, and technique. It emphasizes matching gear to fish, practice for beginners, and effective use of surface plugs to draw strikes from bass, tarpon, and more.
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Gulf Stream
Coho Salmon Run Attracts Lorain County Angler
Earl Sutton of Oberlin reports a strong Coho salmon run in Lake Michigan near northwest Michigan rivers. He hooks fish up to 18 pounds using Mepps spinners and 25-pound test line, while noting crowded ramps and line tangles from many boats. Sutton says the sport, though chaotic, is worth the effort and that Coho offer remarkable power and action.
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Tay
Northwest Michigan
Earl Sutton
Oberlin
Rts
Sutton
Arcas
Lake Michigan
Coho
Outdoor Ohio wildlife roundup provokes laughs and caution
The Ohio Division of Wildlife reports a humorous deer incident in Holmes County where a startled stag knocked down Jack Starner and then collided with Charles, while coon hunters nearby and a reported giant chain pickerel at a breeder pond drew attention. Wayne County confirms two wily canids, one weighing about 75 pounds, with OSU researchers reviewing identifications for coyotes and dogs.
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Ohio Division of Wildlife
Holmes County
Mohican River
Jack
Charles Starner
Medina County
Jerry Thomas
Oas
Thomas
Mals
Wayne County
David Leutner
Ohio State University
Eugene Good
OSU
Izaak Bowmen Schedule Awards Annual Banquet
The Izaak Bowmen annual banquet is scheduled for February 3 at Grasie's Wayside Inn. Awards, both serious and humorous, will be featured. Reservations for dinner are handled by Dale or Grace Wilson on Butternut Ridge Road.
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Izaak Bowmen
Grassie’s
Wayside Inn
Dale
Grace Wilson
Butternut Ridge Rd
Arkansas Stocks Rainbows by the Ton at Lake Greers Ferry
Rainbow trout totaling fifteen tons were released into Arkansas Lake Greers Ferry and the Bel Red River below the jam during the past season. The state reports ten tons in the lake and five tons in the downstream river.
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Arkansas
Greers Ferry
Lake
Bel Red River
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