Bass Pro Shops is dedicated to ensuring families continue to have fun together outdoors through educational events such as the Spring Fishing Classic. Last year, more than 5 million people attended this event at Bass Pro Shops stores across America and Canada. And, it is at a price everyone can afford: free.
This year you could be the winner of the “Awesome Fishing with Mark Zona” sweepstakes. The sweepstakes winner receives a two-day fishing trip with Mark Zona in Traverse City, Mich., and a $300 Bass Pro Shops gift card. The trip will be filmed and the show will appear on The Outdoor Channel. You and your guest will receive complementary travel and two night’s lodging — a total sweepstakes package value of more than $10,000. In addition, 54 winners will be selected (one from each store) to win a fishing prize package with a retail value of $370 US and $445 CAD.**
The 17-day event begins Feb. 24 and goes until March 11 at 52 of the Bass Pro Shops retail stores in the United States and March 9-25 at the Calgary and Toronto stores in Canada. There’s new fishing products to browse through, live demonstrations to see, tips and techniques to learn, boat shows, kids events.
The Spring Fishing Classic is the best time and place to pick up the secret techniques and strategies used by the best anglers in the world. This year you’ll have two weekends of seminars and tank demonstrations to choose from– select your favorite topic or pro or attend them all. (Seminars will be held at all store locations except Miami; Branson, Mo.; Islamorada, Fla.; and Bass Pro Shops Outlet store in Springfield, Mo.
**Contest rules: Customers must register to win the “Awesome Fishing with Mark Zona” sweepstakes or the spring fishing package first prize. The grand prize of the Mark Zona fishing trip will be awarded to one winner selected nationally. Fifty-four first prize winners will be selected (one per store) and awarded a spring sishing package. (NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited. Sweepstakes begins Feb. 24, 2012, and ends March 11, 2012 for U.S. locations. In Canada (excluding Quebec), between March 9, 2012, and close of business on March 25, 2012.