Joanie Mahoney, Derrick Coleman yet others fishing in Governor

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahonie holds an umbrella for Gov. Andrew Cuomo throughout Thursday's opening trip to the brand new You are able to Condition Fair. Mahoney is slated to seafood 'life was imple' within the Bassmaster Governor's Challenge on Owasco Lake. (Dork Lassman dlassman@syracuse.com)

Auburn -- Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, former National basketball association and Syracuse basketball star Derrick Coleman and Repetition. Serta Maffei are some of the fishermen slated to seafood 'life was imple' within the Bassmaster Governor's Challenge fishing tournament on Owasco Lake.

Former Syracuse gamers Derrick Coleman and Billy Owens laugh it on the sidelines in the Jim Boeheim Fantasy Basketball Camping this year. Coleman, who had been the #1 overall pick within the 1990 National basketball association Draft and won National basketball association Rookie of the season in 1991 like a player around the New You are able to Nets, is scheduled to seafood 'life was imple' within the Bassmaster Governor's Challenge on Owasco Lake. Dennis Nett dnett@syracuse.com 

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's challenge is made to highlight and promote fishing and travelling possibilities in Upstate New You are able to via a competition "featuring special visitors, including a few of the greatest names in professional bass fishing."

The visitors is going to be combined with 15 professional Elite Series fishermen who neglect to make present day cut for Saturday's semi-final competition within the A.R.E. Truck Caps Bassmaster Elite Series tournament presently going ahead on Cayuga Lake.

Fishing is large business in New You are able to. "It creates $1.8 billion for the economy and utilizes 17,000 people. The FInger Ponds are among New York's and also the Northeast's top fishing destination. You will find an believed 128 types of seafood within the Finger Ponds," based on a pr release in the governor's office.

"Like a long term fisherman, I'm searching toward hosting the 2014 Bassmaster Governor's Challenge on Owasco Lake," Cuomo stated. "The Finger Ponds are some of the state's premier locations for site visitors and fishermen, which Challenge is made to bring further focus on all of the region needs to offer."

Following a morning's fishing outing, Cuomo and the visitors will attend a "TASTE NY" lunchon and honours reception in Auburn.

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