PROVIDENCE BOAT SHOW SEMINARS - The Fisherman

PROVIDENCE BOAT SHOW SEMINARS

The newly formatted Seminar Series for the 20th Annual Providence Boat Show, scheduled to take place January 18-20, 2013, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island, will provide a wealth of information for anglers to use to be successful in their fishing endeavors.

The East Coast Charters Seminar Series is available to anyone who purchases a ticket to the show. Detailed information on seminar sessions is available at www.providenceboatshow.com.

Seminar Schedule
Friday, January 18
Noon-1:00 Capt Defusco/Capt Sprengel Trolling Strategies for New England Tuna (Bluefin, Yellowfin, Big Eye, Longfin)
1:00-2:00 Capt Defusco/Capt Sprengel When it goes wrong: This could save your day and maybe your life! An angler’s perspective.
2:00-3:00 Red Godin (Giant Stride Dive Shop) Beneath the Water Line; Intro to Scuba in New England
3:00-4:00 Capt B.J. Silvia Fluke Fishing Strategies
4:00-5:00 Capt Eric Thomas Advanced Techniques for Bonito and False Albacore
5:00-6:00 Ron Poirier (RonZ Manufacturing) Bluefin Tuna on Spinning Gear
6:00-7:00 Phyllis Arffa (Blaze Restaurant) Cooking Your Catch
7:00-8:00 Seminar Captains Captains Circle: Open Forum Q &A with New England Sport Fishing Pros

Saturday, January 19
11:00 – Noon Lowrance Prostaff Finding more and bigger fish using modern sounder and radar technology
Noon-1:00 Capt David S. Porreca Light Tackle and Fly Albies and Bonito
1:00-2:00 Phyllis Arffa (Blaze Restaurant) Cooking Your Catch
2:00-3:00 Nick Frasier Advanced Techniques for Handling and Filleting Tuna and other gamefish
3:00-4:00 Ron Poirier (RonZ Manufacturing) Bluefin Tuna on Spinning Gear
4:00-5:00 Red Godin (Giant Stride Dive Shop) Beneath the Water Line, Intro to Scuba in New England
5:00-6:00 Capt Defusco/Capt Sprengel Trolling Strategies for New England Tuna (Bluefin, Yellowfin, Big Eye, Longfin)
6:00-7:00 Capt David S Porreca Worm Hatch: Skinny Water Stripers
7:00-8:00 Capt B.J. Silvia Fluke Fishing Strategies

Sunday, January 20
10:00-11:00 Capt Defusco/Capt Sprengel Trolling Strategies for New England Tuna (Bluefin, Yellowfin, Big Eye, Longfin)
11:00-Noon Ron Poirier (RonZ Manufacturing) Bluefin Tuna on Spinning Gear
Noon-1:00 Nick Frasier Advanced Techniques for Handling and Filleting Tuna and other gamefish
1:00-2:00 Phyllis Arffa (Blaze Restaurant) Cooking Your Catch

The show will run from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm on Friday, January 18th and Saturday, January 19th, and from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday, January 20th. Online tickets are available through the Providence Boat Show website. Admission is $8 for advance purchase tickets and $10 on show days. A two-day ticket offering is available for $12 in advance or $15 at the start of the show. Military personnel and members of the marine trade receive half price tickets on any day of the show. For more information on the Seminar Series, other Providence Boat Show highlights and to purchase tickets, visit www.providenceboatshow.com.