Seminar Descriptions & Presenters Information

Terry Bolton of Paducah, Kentucky has been a professional fisherman since 1994.  A graduate of Murray State University, Terry?s favorite place to fish is Kentucky Lake.  He has finished in the top 10 in thirty-nine tournaments and has 2 tour wins, which both happened to be on Kentucky Lake. 

This year will be the first time that Terry has presented a seminar at the West Kentucky Boat & Outdoor Show.  Be sure and attend as he talks about Bass Fishing on Kentucky Lake.   

Jerry Maupin, legendary local crappie fisherman, newspaper columnist and fishing guide, will present a seminar on Crappie Fishing on Area Lakes.

He will talk about how to draw crappie to where you want to fish and how to create man-made fish attractors. Jerry has over 40 years of experience fishing on Kentucky Lake. You can read Jerry?s column every week in the outdoor section in the Saturday edition of the Murray Ledger & Times. And you can visit website www.jerrymaupin.com. 

Dan Morehead of Paducah, Kentucky has been fishing since he was old enough to hold a fishing pole.  However, he has been fishing professionally for 14 years and has competed more than 180 tournaments.  He was the 2003 Land O?Lakes Angler of the Year.  Dan has 9 tournament wins and has thirty top 10 finishes.  When he's not fishing, he enjoys hunting and playing with his kids. 

 This will be the second year in a row that Dan will be presenting a seminar at the show.  Join Dan as he presents a seminar on Winning Fishing Strategies. 

Jack Devor, former professional fisherman, appeared on the television show, Kentucky Afield; which is produced by the Kentucky Department Fish and Wildlife Resources; in May 2006.   He has been fishing for redear sunfish on Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake for 10 years.   

Jack will be presenting a seminar on Techniques for Successful Redear Fishing.   He will be talking about what you need to look for and how to locate redear.   Be sure and stop by Jack's Tackle booth at the West Kentucky Boat & Outdoor Show.  It will be located right next to the seminar area.

John Parks, a long time area tournament bass fisherman, is an employee of Jet-A-Marina, where he provides electronics technical support and set up to customers; and well as to fisherman throughout the country.  

 John will be presenting a seminar titled:  Sonar & GPS:  What is it really telling me?   He will be explaining the concepts of how the sonar and GPS units on modern bass boats work and how to get the most out of them.  He will show a Power Point presentation that will illustrate the things he will be discussing; including traditional sonar, side scanning technology, down scan technology and using the GPS to consistently relocate your hot spots.  There will be a question and answer session at the end of the seminar.  Additionally, there will be working sonar units set up in the Jet-A-Marina booth (located on the lower level) and you can visit their booth anytime during the show to see the display.

Captain Dave Stewart, professional bass guide on Kentucky and Barkley lakes is one of the most recognized bass fishing guides in the Midwest. He has been featured in many national and regional publications. Dave has presented seminars at The Greater Philadelphia Boat, Sport and Travel Show, The Florida Great Outdoors Exposition and The Indianapolis Boat Sport and Travel Show. This year will mark the fourth year that Dave has presented seminars at the West Kentucky Boat & Outdoor Show.

Dave will be presenting a seminar titled: Ledge Fishing. He will be talking about "off shore" fishing for bass on Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. Included in his presentation will be tips on how to locate the more productive ledges as well as tips on lures and techniques.

You can visit his website at www.kentuckylakeguide.com.

Paul Rister is the Western District Fisheries Biologist for the Kentucky Department Fish and Wildlife Resources. He oversees the fisheries management for Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake.

He will be presenting a seminar titled: Perspectives of Western Kentucky's Fisheries. In his seminar, Paul will be talking about the outlooks for the sport fish populations in Kentucky and Barkley lakes according to sampling conducted by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can hear what is being done to try and stimulate the crappies populations. He will present photos of a new piece of equipment used for placing fish habitat in the lakes; and how it has already been use. Learn about an extirpated fish species that has been reintroduced into western Kentucky waters. Get a seasonally plan for you private pond or lake. The seminar will conclude with the opportunity for audience suggestions regarding the sportfish populations in our public waters and well as questions.  You can visit the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources at www.fw.ky.gov   

Joe Shallbetter with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary will put on an audience participation demonstration on Boating Safely.  These demonstrations will take place in the area close to the Coast Guard Auxiliary Booth on the upper level in front of Lobby A.  He will be showing what you need to have on your boat to have a safe and legal day on the water including ?who is the Captain and what is he or she responsible for??  He will also perform an actual vessel safety check on a bass boat.  These demonstrations are scheduled for Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

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