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Photo by Seigo Saito OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — After starting Championship Sunday more than 8 pounds ahead of his nearest competitor, Tim Horton of Muscle Shoals, Ala., struggled throughout the day, but held on tight to win his first championship in a decade at the A.R.E. Truck Caps Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee.

Horton was only able to bring 11 pounds, 7 ounces of Okeechobee largemouth to the scales today, which pushed his total four-day weight to 83-5. His success topped second-place finisher Ott DeFoe of Knoxville, Tenn., by 1 pound, 4 ounces.

Horton's last victory was at the 2007 Elite Series Champion's Choice on New York's Lake Champlain. It's been 10 years since the 11-time qualifier of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods took home the trophy and $100,000 first place prize.

"Today was a very difficult day, no question about it," Horton said. "I'm so thankful and so very blessed that Thursday and Friday went as well as they did. If it weren't for those two heavy limits, I wouldn't have won."

Looking back at Saturday's semi-final round when Horton lost a 9-pounder early on, he said that fish would have put his total near 26 pounds for the day.

"If I would have caught and weighed that fish, I would have been ahead by 13 or 14 pounds," he said. "Had that been the case, I would have stayed closer to the boat ramp and fished conservatively for the win — you can't always do that, but that big bass would have made today a lot easier."

Horton caught his first keeper bass on Sunday at 11 a.m., but not at the spot where he had been fishing the past three days.

"When I arrived at my spot this morning, the wind and fishing pressure made the water a big mess," Horton said. "I knew catching the fish I needed to win from that location was a long shot, so I spent some time looking at a couple other locations and ended up deciding on Harney Pond."

Raymarine/FLIR Maritime receives second consecutive win in “Consumer Electronics, Mobile Applications and Software” category with the new Raymarine Axiom MFD series

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WILSONVILLE, OR February 21, 2017 – Raymarine/FLIR Maritime is pleased to announce a 2017 Innovation Award in the category “Consumer Electronics, Mobile Applications and Software” for the Raymarine Axiom Multi-Function Display (MFD) series at the 2017 Miami International Boat Show. This win follows on the heels of their 2016 MIBS Innovation Award for the FLIR AX8 Marine Thermal Monitoring System.

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) recently announced the winners of the 2017 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show Innovation Awards, presented during the annual Industry Breakfast at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

The Innovation Awards recognize products that best meet the following criteria: innovative distinction from other products currently being manufactured; benefit to the marine industry and/or consumer; practicality; and cost-effectiveness.

Huntsville, AL – February 20, 2017 -- T-H Marine Supplies, Inc., of Huntsville, Ala announced today that the Hydrowave H2 KVD model is in stock and available for shipment.

T-H Marine’s president, Jeff Huntley, stated, "T-H Marine is excited about the KVD edition of our Hydrowave H2. This model has an additional nine sound patterns that were designed by Kevin Van Dam himself for a number of fishing situations. It is like having KVD in the boat with you to tell you which sound pattern to use no matter how you are fishing.”

Kevin Van Dam, added, “My new KVD Hydrowave has all my favorite and most realistic sound pattern loops to fire up the fish. No matter what season or water conditions that I face, I know that I have the right sounds to be successful on the water.”

The Hydrowave H2 KVD model has all 16 sound patterns on the standard H2 Bass model, plus an additional 9 sound patterns designed by Kevin Van Dam. These patterns are:

  • Shallow Power
  • Shallow Finesse
  • Vegetation
  • Top Water Schooling
  • Off Shore Structure
  • Off Shore Schooling
  • Off Shore Finesse
  • Marina/Docks
  • Crawfish

The T-H Marine Hydrowave H2 KVD model is available at marine dealers and fishing tackle retailers.

T-H Marine is celebrating its 42th Anniversary of business and has grown to be one of the largest manufacturers of boating and fishing accessories in the U.S. T-H Marine provides parts to every boat manufacturer in the country and distributes them thru virtually every major distributor and retailer of boating and fishing products. To learn more about T-H Marine, please visit www.thmarine.com

Huntsville, AL – February 16, 2017 -- T-H Marine Supplies, Inc., of Huntsville, Ala announced today that the Mr. Crappie Hydrowave H2 model is in stock and available for shipment.

T-H Marine's president, Jeff Huntley, stated, "Working with Wally Marshall, aka Mr. Crappie, has been an awesome experience for T-H Marine.  From our first meeting, it was clear that crappie fisherman needed different sound patterns than the bass fisherman.  Wally was there from recording the sounds on the water to designing the loops in a sound booth.  The eight sound patterns on the Mr. Crappie Hydrowave H2 are truly amazing for the crappie fisherman."

Wally Marshall added, “Catch more crappie with the all new Mr. Crappie Hydrowave H2 that is loaded with natural crappie strikes and baitfish sounds. My Hydrowave keeps baitfish under my boat when slow trolling or vertically fishing brushpiles. It makes brushpiles come alive when it is running over them.”

The Mr. Crappie Hydrowave H2 model has 8 sound patterns specifically designed for crappie fishing. These patterns are:

  • Brushpile Majic
  • Spider Rigging-Frenzy
  • Tight Line – Finesse
  • Bait Balls
  • Busting Shad
  • Finesse
  • Power Trolling Frenzy
  • Vertical Structure

The T-H Marine Mr. Crappie Hydrowave H2 model is available at fishing tackle and marine dealers now.

T-H Marine is celebrating its 42th Anniversary of business and has grown to be one of the largest manufacturers of boating and fishing accessories in the U.S. T-H Marine provides parts to every boat manufacturer in the country and distributes them thru virtually every major distributor and retailer of boating and fishing products. To learn more about T-H Marine, please visit www.thmarine.com .

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