FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2005

For more information, contact:
Scot Laney, BassFan, (503) 546-8137 Chuck Smock, Cabela’s, (308) 255-2926

SIDNEY, Neb. – Cabela's, the World's Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, and BassFan, the world's largest daily news source on professional fishing, have joined forces to create the Cabela's Top Gun Championship, which will crown the first undisputed world champion in professional bass fishing.

Only the Top 25 bass anglers in the world, based on the State Farm-BassFan.com World Rankings, will qualify to fish in the three-day event, scheduled for August 2005. The two 2005 tour Anglers of the Year will also qualify, if they are not already in the Top 25.

For the first time in the history of tournament bass fishing, top professionals from both the Bassmaster and FLW tours will compete against each other on the same water for the right to be named bass fishing's Top Gun.

Cabela's also signed on as the presenting sponsor of the Skeeter BassFan Army Weekend Warrior Championship, which will crown the best weekend tournament angler in North America.

"BassFan offers the most comprehensive collection of bass fishing information for everyone from novice anglers to tournament pros," said Ev Tarrell, Cabela's director of marketing and brand management. "By sponsoring both the Top Gun Championship and the Weekend Warrior Championship, Cabela's is showing its commitment to the same diverse group of bass fishing enthusiasts. These sponsorships also give us the opportunity to showcase our incredible line of branded and private-label products to bass anglers all across the country."

"We're excited that Cabela's has gotten behind these events in such a big way," said BassFan COO Scot Laney. "Cabela's is a great company that maintains an excellent brand, and offers great values to anglers and hunters."

Cabela's new 230,000-square-foot retail showroom in Fort Worth, Texas, will serve as tournament headquarters for the Cabela's Top Gun Championship and the Skeeter BassFan Army Weekend Warrior Championship events.

About Cabela's:
From Dick Cabela's dream of selling fishing flies through classified ads in newspapers and magazines, to global recognition as the World's Foremost Outfitter, Cabela's has experienced a 40-year transformation from a kitchen-table mail-order business to a multi-channel retailer of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear.
> Cabela's annually produces more than 110 million catalogs – under more than 60 different titles – and mails them to anglers, hunters and active outdoor enthusiasts in all 50 United States and more than 120 foreign countries.
> Cabela's 13 retail showrooms, three of which are scheduled to open in 2005, will attract more than 40 million visitors this year. Most Cabela's superstores, some of which are larger than 200,000 square feet, are the top tourist attractions in their states.
> Cabela's Web site, www.cabelas.com, received more than 47 million visitors in 2004, and that number is expected to grow each year as the company's aggressive retail expansion increases awareness of the Cabela's brand across the country.

About BassFan
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