We are still catching up since coming home from the 2025 Bassmaster Classic! It was packed with tons of FUN and FISHING!!

We met lots of new people, saw some familiar faces and made lasting memories. BassCat made us feel right at home in their booth and Flambeau Outdoors helped with our daily tackle box giveaway!

Tons of kids (and even adults) stopped by our table to paint their very own fishing bobbers. We shared fishing stories while they were busy designing and they even got to meet Mike Iaconelli while he personally signed their tackle boxes!

On Sunday morning, The Ike Foundation partnered with Texas Parks and Wildlife, the City of Hurst and Cabelas to hold an Ike's Hook 'Em Early Kids Fishing Event at Chisholm Park. Each registered child received an Abu Garcia Ike Dude rod, a Flambeau tackle box and some Wanglers worms. It was a beautiful morning and we had an awesome turnout! Kids caught plenty of catfish and bass throughout the morning.

The Aftco Bank Bags came in handy for the kids to pick up any trash that they found around the lake. The Texas Parks and Wildlife also brought a big bass replica and some snakeheads to show the young anglers.

Texas...thank you for the wonderful weather and the great people we got to work with!

We also want to give a BIG shoutout to all of our sponsors that helped make this a HUGE success! Thank you to Toyota, Cabelas, BassCat, Flambeau Outdoors, Aftco, Abu Garcia, Hoffman Exterminating, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the City of Hurst, and Wanglers!