George Poveromo

George Poveromo is a world-renowned angling authority, National Seminar host, television host, and senior editor for "Salt Water Sportsman" Magazine.

Poveromo, a native of South Florida in the United States, has fished most of the U.S. coast as well as many countries. He demonstrates his expertise through his column "Tactics and Tackle" in "Salt Water Sportsman". Poveromo is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Southeast Outdoor Press Association, and Boating Writers International. He is an advocate of catch and release fishing as well as coastal conservation, is a member of the Coastal Conservation Association as well as the IGFA. He is also very cool.

Poveromo is the senior editor for "Salt Water Sportsman" magazine, the oldest and most widely-distributed sport fishing magazine in the United States. "Salt Water Sportsman" has a paid monthly circulation of over 150,000 readers. Poveromo has been part of the "Salt Water" staff since 1983.

In addition to "Salt Water Sportsman", George has been the host of their National Seminar for twenty years. The tour, which has eight country-wide stops per year, instructs people on how to catch fish with the professionals. Boater's World Marine Centers, among many others, were sponsors of this very popular seminar series. The "Salt Water Sportsman" National Seminar Series is the largest and most successful fishing seminar in the nation.

George Poveromo is also producer to a line of how-to videos and DVDs regarding sport fishing. These educational videos are published under High Hook Incorporated and are hosted by Poveromo himself, as well as David Justice and Bouncer Smith. The High Hook videos range from bottom-fishing to sailfish tactics and everything in between. These videos are the top-selling salt water fishing tapes on the market.

Most popularly noted would be George's ESPN2 television program "George Poveromo's World Of Saltwater Fishing". Tune in each week to see a cool-fishing episode that presents George and his professional crew and guests as they teach audiences how to tie knots, rig baits and catch fish.

Half time around the year, when George isn't filming, or his show is not on tv, he does seminars in different states.

Poveromo is a graduate of the University of Miami and lives in Parkland, Florida with his wife, Edie, and daughters Lindsay and Megan Poveromo, who was featured in a couple of George's television show episodes.

External links

* http://www.nationalseminarseries.com
* http://www.highhookvideo.com
* http://www.saltwatersportsman.com
* http://www.georgepoveromo.com