| Bill Dance, Bill Dance Show TNN- |
| "Best of the Best when it comes to fishing and hunting." |
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| Jerry Bailey, Dir.of Press Information, Nashville Network- |
| "Best fishing I have had in 30 years." |
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| Shaw Grigsby, 7-Time Bass Master Classic Qualifier, 5 National Bass Master Tournaments- |
| "Even at its worst, Bienville has great fishing. It's a fun place to fish. It's not real hard to figure out the fishing here if you have a little basic knowledge. But the neatest thing is that you know that every time your bait hits the water, you are liable to catch a quality fish--5 to 15 pounds. That keeps you on your toes. You get so many bites that you just know one is going to be that big one." |
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| Leigh Perkins, owner of ORVIS- |
| "I had two of the finest days of fly fishing for largemouth I've ever enjoyed. What an ideal setting with beautiful, clear water. Much of the fishing was to sighted fish, huge bass between 2-1/2 and 6 pounds that readily took the surface poppers. An additional pleasure was lots of incredible wildlife from alligators, black neck stilts, night herons, and hill cranes, four species of duck to numerous other wonderful birds." |
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| Joe Healy, Senior Editor, "Fisherman"- |
| "The Bienville folks are doing right by the fish and wildlife-it's a unique and progressive style of management." |
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| Gene Mueller, Sports Editor, "The Washington Times"- |
| "As you drive west from Jacksonville to get to a place where no one raises an eyebrow when talk centers around a 10-pound bass, a 2-pound bluegill or a 3-pound crappie, you know you've reached a state of perfect blessedness-only here-they call it Bienville Plantation." |
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| Garvey Winegar, Sports Editor, "Richmond Times"- |
| "In all my years as an outdoors writer, I've never seen anything like it-I caught so many bass I could not have fished another day without first taking a dip in a vat of witch hazel to sooth my sore muscles." |
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| Bernie Schultz, Bass Pro of Gainesville- |
| "There are so many fish, so many types of cover, you can use just about everything in your box to catch fish--the first time I came here, I was overwhelmed--it's a real bank-beaters heaven--you can make mistakes and still catch fish." |
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| Don Blankenship, Director of Marketing Communications, Ferguson Enterprises Inc. - |
| "Thanks to you and your staff, the "Ferguson Big Bass Classic" was the best customer event we've ever had. The setting and facilities of Bienville are perfect for an event such as ours. There is no question we'll be back next year. Bienville is such a terrific incentive that a successful sales promotion is almost assured". |
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| Dick Placzek, Senior Account Exec., Swanson Russel - |
| "Our recent experience at Bienville for the Minn Kota Writers Conference was such a pleasant experience we will not hesitate to send others there, as well as look at booking another similar conference in the future. The reputation of Bienville is astounding, but like anything, it's never completely proven until you've experienced it for yourself. The hospitality, professionalism and eagerness to help, no matter the circumstance, by the staff at Bienville was overwhelming." |
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| Mrs. Mary Bussone, Sr. Vice President Travel Services, ITA Group - |
| "Scott, you must be very proud of your team. It certainly appears that you and the team have created a very special culture! On behalf of ITA Group Inc., thank you and your staff for their dedication in servicing our important clients." |
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| Mrs. Bridgid Bechtel, Lead Travel Director, ITA Group - |
| "Bienville is perhaps the truest example of Teamwork that I have ever seen in the hotel industry. No one has the attitude "That's not my job". Each and every person who works there, seems to have a vested interest in the property - not the monetary kind, the pure pride kind." |
