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Marilyn Biszmaier

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky

Date of Birth: June 7, 1949

Occupation: Administrative Assistant for a national healthcare company.

Hobbies: Playing the mountain dulcimer, banjo and bicycling

Years Bass Fishing: Fishing since 1960, bass fishing since 1980

Tours I fish: WBT, Renegade Bass Tournaments, Kentucky Bass Federation, Stumpjumpers Bass Club (only female member), Bluegrass Lady Anglers

Personal Website: None

Sponsors:

KickNBass Fish Attractants, Prowler Pro Pitch Lures, Reynolds Performance marine, H&H Rods, Spro, Shakespeare Select Angler Program

Career Highlights:

Cashed a check in my first BassNGal tournament
2nd Place Rookie of the Year in BNG
Qualified for the 1999 WBFA World Championship
Big Bass honors in WBFA tournament on Bull Shoals 1998
Bluegrass Lady Anglers: President, Treasurer, Tournament Director 2004-2005/Tournament Director and Treasurer 2006

Angler Trivia:

I was the first woman ever to qualify for the Kentucky BASS Federation State Championship (2001)

Congratulations Donna Rutledge of Orland Park, Illinois on her 2nd place finish in the Bassmaster Weekend Series Co-Angler Division on Pools 4 & 5 Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota July 25th.

The 9th Annual “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony - will take place Saturday, August 14 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in beautiful downtown Nashville, TN. The doors will open at 10:00 a.m., enabling guests to socialize with Honorees and other attending “Legends of the Outdoors” members - the Banquet and Induction Ceremony will begin at noon.

The 2010 Induction Class consists of Judy Wong, Charlie Ingram, Peggy Vallery, Dick Cabela, Mary Cabela, and Jack Minor – posthumously. In addition, Ducks Unlimited will be recognized as the 2010 “American Outdoor Organization of the Year.”

Congratulations to Melinda Mize of Ben Lomond, Arkansas for winning the recent Bassmaster Weekend Series event on Lake Millwood, Arkansas. Click here to read story.

FLW co-angler Judy Israel of Wimauma, Florida retired in May after 14 years of tournament fishing. She retired as the only female co-angler to win 2 events on the FLW Tour. During her career she had 15 Top 10 finishes.

Congratulations to Dianna Clark of Bumpus Mills, Tennessee for her 5th place finish in the Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River June 5th.

Check out the Raleigh, NC News and Observer to read an article about women's bass fishing featuring comments from former North Carolina WBT anglers Monica Altman, Renee Brisendine, Susan Orton and Linda Berry.