ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Forty local children will have a new opportunity to experience fishing thanks to a donation from Bass Pro Shops and founder Johnny Morris.

As part of the company's annual Gone Fishing initiative, Bass Pro Shops is donating 40 rods and reels in Odessa to the Caza Outdoors Foundation, helping introduce more young people to the outdoors through future fishing events and programs.

The Odessa donation is part of a larger effort across the United States and Canada, where Bass Pro Shops is providing more than 55,000 rods and reels to youth-focused nonprofit organizations this year.