Enjoy a night of live music (by the popular band “Don’t Call Me Francis”), great food, beer, basket auction, 50/50, and more! All proceeds support the mission of The Ike Foundation®, to get more kids fishing and in the outdoors, especially youth in areas where those activities are not readily available.

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Bricker Building,
Ohio Expo Center

Event Hours

The original expo in the National Fishing Expos series, National Fishing Expos - Columbus (formerly Columbus Fishing Expo) has been drawing a crowd of fishing enthusiasts since 2017. For three information-packed days, hundreds of vendors come to showcase, demonstrate and sell their innovative products at the Ohio Expo Center. It’s one of the largest groups of handmade tackle, guides and Canadian outfitters in the country.

Mike's National Fishing Expos - Columbus Schedule

• Friday 12:30PM - Speaking
• Friday 1:30PM-2:30 - VIP Meet & Greet
• Friday 4:30PM - Speaking
• Friday 11AM-12 Noon - VIP Meet & Greet
• Saturday 1PM - Speaking
• Saturday 4PM - Speaking

Ike’s 10th Annual Pro-Am Bass Fishing Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 21st, 2025, at Anchor Marina in Northeast, MD.

• Prizes totaling $40,000
• 150 Boat cap
• Maximum 2 anglers per boat

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