"Jim Strader's Hunting & Fishing Expo" will have many of the Nations finest outdoorsmen who offer secrets to improve your Hunting or Fishing skills.

STRADER EXPO SEMINAR INFORMATION - 2009

Seminar Topics

Deer Hunting- For the first time ever at the expo, world renowned deer hunter, Harold Knight will reveal his trophy hunting secrets.  Topics will include scent control and attraction, early season vs. the rut, a new calling and rattling technique, decoys and stand placement.  Harold is nationally known as a Trophy whitetail hunter, call manufacturer and host of Knight and Hale’s “Ultimate Hunting” on the Outdoor Network”, but will be sharing local tips and techniques.

Turkey Hunting- Knight and Hale’s Harold Knight, the Dean of turkey hunters, will be discussing transitions in the spring, what calls to use and how, turkey decoys and set up, bow hunting and other spring turkey hunting tips.  He will also be showcasing a deadly new turkey decoy and turkey blind for the first time ever.
 
Bass Fishing- Dale Hollow’s “Smallmouth Guru”, Stephen Headrick, will be sharing the spinner-bait techniques and tactics that have gained him recognition in dozens of national magazine articles.  A truly in-depth seminar, topics will include discussions of the proper size, color and style of spinner-bait for year-round bass fishing success.

Muskie Fishing- Professional Muskie Guide and Tournament Champion Crash Mullins will reveal his Big Fish Secrets.  Topics will include lure and tackle selection, seasonal behavior, and locations for monster Muskie.  Best of all, these are tips for taking Muskie from local waters like Cave Run and Green River.

Food Plots- “Real World Whitetails” video producer and Monster Plots field rep, Kevin Boyer, will be sharing decades of experience managing food plots and harvesting trophy whitetail deer.  Topics will include nutritional values of food plots and why and where to locate them.  He will also be giving an in-depth discussion on the body and antler growth of whitetail deer.  

Seminar Speaker Profiles

Harold Knight  

Harold Knight is co-founder of Knight & Hale Game Calls. His knowledge and experience as a long-time hunter and game-caller give Harold the ability to decipher and create the game calls that help hunters mimic the game they love to pursue.
Through countless feature stories in print and television, Harold has achieved national acclaim for his calling and hunting prowess. With his unique calling style, he has won and placed in many calling contests, including the prestigious World Goose Calling Championship. Harold still takes time to share his knowledge gained from numerous years of hunting, and we are delighted to present his very first deer hunting seminar at the expo. 

For more information about Harold please visit www.knightandhale.com

Crash Mullins 

Crash Mullins has been a professional guide on Cave run Lake, Ky. For approximately 30 years and is known all over the country as “THE SOUTHERN MUSKY FISHING EXPERT”.  Crash has worked all of his life at promoting Cave Run Lake and actually named these waters the Musky Capitol of the South.

Crash has been featured in numerous magazines during his career, some of which are Southern Living, Heartland USA, Woods & Waters, Kentucky Afield, & of course Musky Hunter Magazine, for which he is a field editor and contributing writer.

In 1999 he was instrumental in launching the P.M.T.T. and brought them to Kentucky.  He has many tournament wins and awards to his credit; he travels all over North America as a guest speaker at Sport Shows and Musky Clubs.

Crash and his wife Gina opened Crash’s Landing, Inc., Outfitters & Musky Guide Service in 1998 at Cave Run Lake along with the continuation of Crash Mullins

Professional Guide Service.

His sponsors include:  Ranger Boats, Mercury Motors, Minn Kota, Hummingbird Electronics, St. Croix rods & Reels, Cortland Line, Frabill Nets & many more.

For more information about Crash please visit www.crashslanding.com  

Kevin Boyer

As the producer of “Real World Whitetail” videos and rep for “Monster Plot” wildlife food plot implements, Kevin Boyer has decades of experience managing and harvesting trophy whitetail deer, turkeys, and other wildlife.  He is an expert on the nutritional value of food sources and their management.  A serious trophy deer hunter, Kevin has taken numerous big bucks on video that teach you how this expert is so successful.  He will be conducting a very thorough and educational food plot management seminar.

For more information about Kevin please visit www.realworldwhitetails.com

Stephen Headrick

For more information about Stephen please visit www.dalehollowfishing.com or www.thesmallmouthguru.com