Tickets are on sale for the one of the IGFA's most celebrated events of the year with the induction ceremony for the tenth class into the International Fishing Hall of Fame, October 25.

The evening focuses on the five member class of 2008 recognizing the honorees for the important contributions they made to the sport of fishing through angling achievements, the arts, literature, science, education, communication, invention or administration of fishery resources.

The five inductees and their contributions include: the late Henry Chee a renowned Hawaii guide and innovator offshore lures; the late Dr. Roy Dean, founder of the Intl. Light Tackle Tournament Assoc., early promoter of catch-and-release and researcher of billfish migration, Jimmy Houston, professional bass fisherman and TV show host; Kay Rybovich co-founder of the Intl. Women's Fishing Assoc., conservationist and one of the grand ladies of sport fishing, and Karl Wickstrom founder and Editor-in-Chief of Florida Sportsman magazine, who initiated and chaired the Save Our Sealife campaign that banned gill nets and revitalized Florida's inshore waters

The evening's activities which begin at 6 p.m., include a cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner and induction ceremony takes place at the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame in Dania Beach, Fla., USA.

Tickets for the evening are $200 per person and the public is invited.

Seventy Hall of Fame members are currently enshrined and include Ernest Hemingway, Zane Grey, Curt Gowdy, Ted Williams, Michael and Helen Lerner, Philip Wylie and John Rybovich.

Special sponsorships and sponsor tables are available. For reservation, sponsorship or further information, contact Lesley Arico at the International Game Fish Association, 300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, Florida, 33004. Email: larico@igfa.org, by phone 954-924-4222, or fax 954-924-4299.