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VIDEO from Medialink and the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation

Posted on: Thursday, 28 May 2009, 13:20 CDT

Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation Taps Web Site to Help Families Learn to Fish and Launches Interactive Game With Chance to Win a Boat

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- There are tens of thousands of places to fish and boat in the U.S. -- and for the 30th Anniversary of National Fishing & Boating Week (June 6-14), the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation is launching an online movement that encourages families to find one. And for those who might not know a bass from a trout to the most skilled anglers, RBFF has the ultimate online fishing and boating resource, www.TakeMeFishing.org, where visitors can learn everything they need to know to plan a day on the water. Visitors may also be eligible to win daily prizes and a boat when they play the new game, "Catch A Boat."

See video from the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation at: http://inr.mediaseed.tv/Boat_36551/

Since 2005, RBFF has helped introduce more than 500,000 youth and newcomers to fishing and boating while raising more than $6 million for state conservation efforts. This year, RBFF wants to see families across the country get involved.

"I can give any parent three good reasons to take their kids fishing and boating this summer," said RBFF President and CEO Frank Peterson. "First, new research shows fishing is the number one gateway activity to get children interested in other outdoor activities. Second, it's affordable and local at a time when many families are considering skipping their summer vacations all together. And third, when you purchase a fishing license, equipment or supplies, that money goes back to conservation projects that keep our nation's waterways clean and fish populations healthy."

To further encourage fishing and boating, RBFF has designed an interactive online game that lets participants virtually "fish" for the chance to win a Triumph boat with an Evinrude motor and EZ Loader trailer or daily prizes from Dick's Sporting Goods, Humminbird, Plano, Rapala, Simms, West Marine and Zebco. The "Catch A Boat" contest will go live at noon CT on June 4, 2009. For Official Rules and eligibility information, visit www.TakeMeFishing.org.

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SOURCE Medialink; Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation

Source: PR Newswire

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