PORT ARTHUR —
Outdoors Editor Chester Moore's Southern Panther Search has been well-documented on the pages of the News. Here is the collection of videos of the week for the last six weeks. Videos are brought to you by the Associated Builders & Contractors of Southeast Texas.
Kevin VanDam, 4-time Bassmaster Classic champion and 7 time B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year goes through the boat inspection in Orange Sunday. As part of a promotion called "Ride with the Pro" Kevin VanDam's truck and boat wrap consists of thousands of pictures of fans.
Simon Outfitters located at 2674 MacArthur Dr. in Orange will host a very special meet and greet with Bassmaster Elite Series pros and other outdoors celebrities Saturday (March 9).
Simon Outfitters located at 2674 MacArthur Dr. in Orange will host a very special meet and greet with Bassmaster Elite Series pros and other outdoors celebrities Saturday. From noon till 6 more than a dozen pros including Gerald Swindle, Brit Myers, David Walker, Zell Roland and Paul Elias will be on hand to meet with fans and talk fishing.
Also appearing will be T-Roy Broussard and Harlan “Bigfoot” Hatcher from television’s “Swamp People”.
“We’re going to have tackle vendors, barbecue and bounce houses for the kids. It’s our way of celebrating having the Bassmasters in our home town and sort of officially introducing ourselves to the public,” said owner Jonathon Simon.
Simon Outfitters is a fully stocked tackle shop with fresh and saltwater offerings as well as a growing number of hunting items.
Operation Shark Fin, a four-day, around-the-clock Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement effort along the lower coast aimed at disrupting trans-national criminal organizations engaged in illegal commercial fishing and other activities in the Gulf of Mexico, the Rio Grande, and Lake Falcon has resulted in the seizure of 17,500 feet of long lines, two vessels and 15 citations or arrests.