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RHINELANDER WI - A full evening of events for the Northwoods kicks off
the 2010 North American Ice Fishing Circuit's (NAIFC) National
Championship, December 16-19. Hosted by the Northwoods Banquet Center,
the activities begin at 5:00, Thursday (16th) with a FREE kids ice fishing
clinic with NAIFC pro staffer Jim Kusuda giving equipment demonstrations
and talking about safety. Each participant will have the opportunity to
test their skills in the jigging tube and leave with sponsor provided
products. The cast of television's popular ICE MEN reality series will
also be on hand for autographs and to answer questions.

Open NAIFC National Championship Details
Lake Thompson - Dec 18th
Lake George - Dec 19th
Time: 8a - 2p

Weigh In: Northwoods Banquet Center
Time: 3p

At 6:00 adults will get fishing tips from National and World Championship
team member Tony Boshold. His entertaining seminar will hit on the
methods and techniques he uses to be a better ice angler. Tournament competitors and Team USA members will also be in attendance and eager to talk with fellow anglers.

Everyone is asked to bring a canned food item for admission and for the
free entertainment beginning at 7:00 with Tom Jordan of Meantooth Grin,
sponsored by The Diel Insurance Group and NorthPro Video, LLC. Dozens of
fishing items will also be raffled off that include:
Frabil: Ice rod combo, tip ups, tools - $50 value
St. Croix: Legend ice rod - $50 value
Gerbings: Battery powered hand warmers - $100 value
HT: Ice rod combo, fishing bucket, skimmer, lures - $50 value
Reelweed: Fishing system - $30 value
Kahtoola - Microspikes $60 value
Christian Bros: T-shirt and bottle pkg - $50 value
NAIFC, Inc: ICE MEN shirt, season DVD - $50 value
Outdoor Technologies LLC: Fishing information pkg - $50 value
60-Second Angler Productions: Mike Michalak signature St. Croix Legend
Tournament spinning rod - $250 value

Dancing and refreshments will continue to 10:00 with pro staff and
competitors staying to relax and talk fishing before preparing for the
weekend. For the first time in NAIFC history, two different lakes will be
fished and the ice conditions are nothing short of spectacular. Holiday
Acres Resort will serve as the staging area for Lake Thompson on Saturday.
This 382 acre body of water offers a good blend of weeds and structure
that hold panfish in the winter, the target for anglers in the Championship.
Forsyth's Sunlight Resort will host Sunday's competition on Lake George.
Records may fall here as this 435 acre lake holds trophy-sized crappie and
is packed with manmade structure and rocks, big rocks. Competition both
days run from 8am - 2pm with the weigh ins at the Northwoods Banquet
Center. All fish caught will be packaged to legal limits and distributed
FREE to the audience on a first come, first served basis.

This event is the third in a series of National tournaments hosted by
Rhinelander, designated by the state as, "The Ice Fishing Capital of the
World" and site of the first ever America-hosted World Championship,
earlier this year. The NAIFC, USA finals will be back in the city in
March of 2011. The success is due in large part to the support of the city, the
Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Rhinelander, Inc. and a
host of dedicated volunteers.

For more information about professional ice fishing, visit www.naifc.org.