The Federation Nation will share a common bond, a common goal, a fraternal feel and a vested interest in growing the sport.

We wanted to have the biggest fish on the best lake at the best time of the year.

We feel we have the best anglers in the world. (Rojas') is a pretty big record to be broken, but if we had an opportunity for it to be broken, this would be it.

It is an unfortunate situation, as we were excited to visit such a great fishery as Toledo Bend. But the safety of our anglers is our first priority and we hope to hold an event on Toledo Bend in the near future. The Huxley Bay Marina and the City of Shelbyville were so helpful with the originally scheduled events and we want to thank them for it.

I anticipate fully that within the next three to four months, we will have some definitive building plans.

When I realized when (Stardust) was born, that sort of ignited an interest I had in the late '60s, ... I've had it all my life, having just missed that period.