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Fish Schtick Podcast Episode 5

May 15, 2009 1 Comment by Michael Mauro

Ben Hobbins joins us today on the Fish Schtick. Ben has recently been awarded an amazing honor – his lure technology invention was chosen at one of Popular Science’s Top 10 Inventions for 2009. His lure invention – the Ironclads Lure – means big things for the outdoors and conservation. We’ll find out why on today’s Fish Schtick.

Ben’s work is also the focus of today’s conservation segment, through his efforts with the Lake Delton project. A catastrophe covered extensively by national and regional news media, Lake Delton was completely drained into the Wisconsin River following massive flooding in 2008. Lake Delton is an integral part of the success of the Wisconsin Dells, one of the largest tourist destinations in the Midwest . Totally de-watered, it was declared a Federal Disaster Area. Ben leads a team to restore Lake Delton , so we’ll talk to him about that today on the Fish Schtick.

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