WORLD'S LARGEST YOUTH FISHING PROGRAM ANNOUNCES 2003 WINNERS

300,000 young anglers participated in the Wal-Mart Kids All American 
Fishing Derby

KETCHUM, Okla.  Producers of the Wal-Mart Kids All American Fishing Derby 
announced that Riley Horgan, 12, of Minnetrista, MN, and Rio Kadake, 10, 
Kake, AK, have been named freshwater and saltwater national grand prize 
winners of the Fujifilm "Big Fish" Contest.

Horgan caught a 7-lb, 5-oz carp, earning a $500 U.S. Savings Bond and the 
freshwater title from Fujifilm USA. Kadake caught a 62-pound halibut, 
earning a $500 U.S. Savings Bond and the title for the largest saltwater 
fish. The young anglers caught their fish while participating in local 
youth fishing events produced by Hooked on Fishing International, Ketchum, 
Okla., with the help of local adult volunteers and corporate sponsors.

Horgan and Kadake were state winners as well and their names are included 
in a list of all winners on www.kids-fishing.com, the official website of 
the "World's Largest Kids' Fishing Program." In 2003, approximately 300,000 
anglers aged 5 to 16 participated in 1,822 fishing events in all 50 states.

HOFI also announced national winners for two other sponsored categories.
Joshua Sponaugle, 9, Salem, NJ, won the Zebco Kids Casting Contest, winning 
a $1,000 U. S. Savings Bond. Sponaugle and other participants qualified by 
taking part in the casting event. The winner was selected in a drawing of 
entries from all the young anglers who cast at targets during local derbies.

Scott Corsi, 11, Aurora, OH, won Kellogg's "I Caught a Fish" contest, 
earning a $500 Wal-Mart Shopping Card. Corsi's catch qualified him and 
others who caught fish during the youth fishing events for the "I Caught a 
Fish" drawing.  Tommy Joe Nickell, Jr., age 6, of Parker, KS, won second 
place and a $250 Wal-Mart Shopping Card.  Phoebe Hobson, age 6, of Graham, 
WA won third place and a $100 Wal-Mart Shopping Card.

The awards signaled the end of the 2003 derby program, its seventeenth 
year. In addition to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the Kids All-American Fishing 
Derby program benefits from its partnerships with Bar-S foods Company, 
Berkley PowerBait, Berkley Trilene, ConAgra Foods, Dubble Bubble Bubble 
Gum, Eagle Claw, EverStart Batteries, FishingWorld.com, Fujifilm, Johnson & 
Johnson First Aid Pocket Pals, Kellogg's, Kraft Foods, Laker Fishing 
Tackle, and Zebco.
HOFI predicts the number of events will jump from to more than 2,000 events 
in 2004. Organizations interested in hosting an event in 2004 can apply 
online at www.kids-fishing.com for a free derby kit which contains all of 
the items necessary to put on a local derby, including, an organizer 
handbook, prizes and goodies for each derby participant.

The organization currently receives strong support from state fish and game 
departments, the U.S. Forest Service, parks and recreation departments, 
chambers of commerce, YMCAs, fishing clubs, scouting groups, and civic and 
service organizations such as the Optimists, Lions, Kiwanis, and Elks.

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