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Dock Talk
Welcome to BassFan's Dock Talk section, where you will see brief, newsworthy items that for one reason or another can't be made into full-blown news articles. Despite the name, and in keeping with BassFan's editorial policy, every effort will be made to avoid publishing outright rumors.
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Ponds' wrap deal
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Lowrance merger
Tuesday, January 31, 2006TheStreet.com reported yesterday that Simrad Yachting agreed to buy Tulsa, Okla.'s Lowrance Electronics (symbol LEIX on Nasdaq) "for $37 a share, ...
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Coble on the Classic
Tuesday, January 31, 2006Now on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series Championship winner Jeff Coble talks about his recent victory, going to the Bassmaster ...
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A little bit of home
Monday, January 30, 2006Brent Ehrler's from California. You probably knew that. What you might not know is that he chucked a swimbait at the recent Okeechobee FLW. And he caught ...
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Prep and young gun
Friday, January 27, 2006Heard of Stetson Blaylock? If not, you will soon. The 18-year old Arkansas stick is hot. For more about him – plus some solid prep and packing tips from ...
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Ary signs 2 deals
Friday, January 27, 2006Alabama FLW Tour pro Todd Ary announced that he recently signed sponsorship deals with Kicker ...
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Winter or summer?
Thursday, January 26, 2006The Bassmaster Classic is fast approaching. Sounds weird, huh? That's because the Classic will now he held in winter, instead of summer. How do you feel ...
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Wal-Mart team announced
Thursday, January 26, 2006BassFan previously reported that George Cochran was sponsored by Wal-Mart, but FLW Outdoors officially announced that news today. It also named two additional ...
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Another La. delay
Thursday, January 26, 2006The arraignment of Missouri angler Paul Tormanen on contest fraud charges stemming from the Red River Bassmaster Central Open has been postponed for the ...
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Yelas speaks
Thursday, January 26, 2006Now playing on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, Jay Yelas talks about the upcoming Bassmaster Classic, which may be his last. He also discusses his choice ...
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Superbowl toons
Thursday, January 26, 2006Scales and Tales cartoonist Bill McElroy's in a Superbowl frame of mind. Part 2 of his 3-part Superbowl series is now up. Next week: the punch line. To ...
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Three more years
Wednesday, January 25, 2006Yamaha Marine Group today signed a new 3-year agreement to continue its sponsorship of FLW Outdoors tournaments. Yamaha first sponsored FLW Outdoors in ...
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Early Times signs Wirth
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Early Times Kentucky Whisky, in conjunction with JDC Marketing, recently announced its sponsorship of Bassmaster Elite Series angler Kevin Wirth.
Wirth, ...
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Thomas and Toyota
Wednesday, January 25, 2006Bassmaster Elite Series pro Joe Thomas recently signed a promotional agreement with Cincinnati, Ohio-region Toyota Trucks. The agreement makes Toyota ...
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Several states cast Fed votes
Wednesday, January 25, 2006The BASS Federation Inc. (TBF Inc.) president Robert Cartlidge said today that the boards of directors (club presidents) of several state Federations ...
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Coble's winning pattern
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Angler auction ending
Tuesday, January 24, 2006A number of anglers have donated unique, high-priced items for an auction to benefit the Gulf Fund. Proceeds will fund local clubs and conservation organizations ...
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Laney, Kumar on Fed
Tuesday, January 24, 2006Apparently, it's an opinionated Tuesday. Some of the Federation dust has started to settle, and both Scot Laney and Jay Kumar penned separate opinions ...
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Tool co. locks up Hirosky
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Paul Hirosky, a Bassmaster Elite Series rookie, landed a sponsorship deal with Channellock Inc., maker of tools including the patented Channellock pliers. ...
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Classic field set
Tuesday, January 24, 2006The full field is set for the 36th Bassmaster Classic, scheduled for Feb. 24-26 at Lake Tohopekaliga in Kissimmee, Fla. The 51 anglers will fish for a ...
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New World Rankings
Tuesday, January 24, 2006The results of the Okeechobee FLW Tour event are in, so where are the new BassFan World Rankings? They're coming, and they will be new. The already complex ...
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Return to Hot Springs
Monday, January 23, 2006FLW Outdoors and the Hot Springs (Ark.) Convention and Visitor's Bureau have announced that Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs has been selected as the host ...
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Arraignment moved again
Monday, January 23, 2006The arraignment of Missouri angler Paul Tormanen on contest fraud charges stemming from the Red River Bassmaster Central Open has been rescheduled again. ...
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Ride of a champion
Monday, January 23, 2006One thing about Skeet Reese – he's loyal. Another thing? He really wishes he could run a smaller boat. For a sit-down with Skeet about that and more, ...
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Coble headed to Classic
Saturday, January 21, 2006Jeff Coble won today's ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series Championship, and is headed to the Bassmaster Classic for a second time. For complete coverage, ...
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Senko smallies
Friday, January 20, 2006If you fish smallmouths in the north, you probably know the name Joe Lucarelli. The New Hampshire stick has terrorized weigh-ins for years. In the latest ...
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Coble still in command
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Ike most hated?
Friday, January 20, 2006How about Mike Iaconelli profiled as the 6th "most-hated" athlete in pro sports? Brent Chapman, Denny Brauer and Bernie Schultz all chime in. ...
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Divisionals are back
Friday, January 20, 2006BASS's original plan for its new Federation Nation called for the elimination of the six divisional tournaments, through which anglers qualified for the ...
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Battle for Classic berth
Friday, January 20, 2006North Carolina's Jeff Coble caught a 14-09 bag Thursday to take the day 1 lead at the 3-day ESPN Outdoors Bassmaster Series Championship at East Lake ...
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Kriet's unique insights
Friday, January 20, 2006In what's sure to be a memorable BassFan Radio program, Oklahoma Pro Jeff Kriet talks about new hair, his role on the Bass Tech television show and getting ...
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Skeeter Real Money schedule
Thursday, January 19, 2006Skeeter's new Real Money program – the largest contingency program in the company's history – is something Skeeter owners won't want to miss out on. The ...
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Guard team announced
Thursday, January 19, 2006FLW Outdoors sponsor Army National Guard announced its pro-angling team today. The team consists of FLW Tour pros Ramie Colson, Derek Jones, Tim Klinger ...
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Elite Series final roster
Wednesday, January 18, 2006BASS today released the final roster for its 2006 Bassmaster Elite Series. The final field is 110 anglers. As BASS previously noted, its roster topped ...
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Colorado abstained
Wednesday, January 18, 2006BassFan initially reported that Colorado Federation state president Jay McMillan had voted for the Federation to remain with BASS at the recent presidents' ...
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Walker's plans
Wednesday, January 18, 2006Now on BassFan Radio, Tennessee pro David Walker discusses his decision to fish the FLW Tour and not the Bassmaster Elite Series this year. To listen, ...
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Theragenics joins BASS
Tuesday, January 17, 2006BASS today announced a new agreement with non-endemic sponsor Theragenics. The company, a leading provider of brachytherapy ("seeding") devices ...
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Martens at Big O
Tuesday, January 17, 2006Aaron Martens previously informed BassFans that he would fish the Bassmaster Elite Series and a few FLW Tour events. It looks like tomorrow's Okeechobee ...
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Chad Brauer's deal
Monday, January 16, 2006Now on BassFan Radio, Chad Brauer discusses his new wrap deal with Academy Sports and Outdoors and his preparations for the Bassmaster Elite Series. To ...
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FLW releases details
Monday, January 16, 2006FLW Outdoors has released the first concrete details of its agreement with The Bass Federation Inc. (TBF Inc.) that was accepted by the state Federation ...
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Out of the woods
Monday, January 16, 2006Gerald Swindle's hunting season is over, and he's thinking Bassmaster Classic. How many deer did he get? What's his preliminary plan for the Classic? ...
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Cold front cure
Friday, January 13, 2006It's January, and if you're out fishing, you're probably contending with some type of cold front. Good thing Alabama's Greg Pugh, a cold-front expert, ...
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Fed winners on SportsCenter
Friday, January 13, 2006It was typically a mention reserved for only the most hallowed champion – the Bassmaster Classic winner. But BASS announced that this Sunday night, ESPN's ...
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New Stratos trail
Friday, January 13, 2006
Before the breakup of OMC, the Stratos/Javelin Tournament Trail was a major player in the close-to-home weekend-tournament business. In what seems to ...
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BassFan's proposal
Friday, January 13, 2006BASS's "Federation Nation" proposal to Federation state presidents, and FLW Outdoors' proposal, were previously posted for readers. To read ...
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Peck's new gig
Friday, January 13, 2006Now on BassFan Radio, former Citgo marketing manager Lance Peck talks about his new venture, Dynamic Sponsorships, in which he'll be working with anglers ...
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Cochran ready for fish
Friday, January 13, 2006George Cochran, the top performer at the three championships at the end of last year, is in Florida and is ready to start the season. Why? He needs to ...
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Federation vote is in
Thursday, January 12, 2006An overwhelming majority of BASS Federation state presidents voted last night to leave BASS and accept a proposal from FLW Outdoors chairman Irwin Jacobs, ...
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Drought forces Bend move
Thursday, January 12, 2006According to BASS, drought conditions at Toledo Bend in Texas have created unsafe boating conditions. Therefore, the first Women's Bassmaster Tour event ...
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Skeet's spinnerbait gear
Thursday, January 12, 2006
BassFan Walter Oppelt of Frankfort, Ind. wrote in asking about what gear Skeet Reese uses to fish the new 1-ounce ...
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CB's full circle
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
North Carolina's Chris Baumgardner is fishing differently this year – sort of. He actually fished differently last year, and this year is going back to ...
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MAG sold out?
Tuesday, January 10, 2006Thanks to fan pre-orders for BassFan MAG, the print overrun budgeted for the MAG is already gone. We can order more, but the inaugural issue cost is now ...
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Dreamchasers
Tuesday, January 10, 2006Ray Scott says bass fishermen are dreamers. He's right. And in the latest Scott On-Line, he remembers a Federation angler who was the greatest dreamer ...
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Thanks for your service
Tuesday, January 10, 2006Mike Nashif is an Army sergeant stationed at Fort Hood, Texas and a frequent contributor to the Texas Fishing Forum and Bass Boat Central message boards. ...
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J&J joins FLW
Tuesday, January 10, 2006FLW Outdoors announced that Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of health-care products, has become a sponsor of the organization and will support a professional ...
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Arches in still-life
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jarrett Edwards has unveiled one of the coolest-looking truck wraps we've seen yet. His Lowrance-sponsored wrap (pictured) ...
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Quotable Quinn
Tuesday, January 10, 2006Now on BassFan Radio, South Carolina tour pro Jason Quinn talks about the upcoming BASS Weekend Series Championship, the new Bassmaster Elite Series and ...
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Classic preparation
Monday, January 9, 2006California pro Skeet Reese will compete in his seventh Bassmaster Classic next month, and he's enjoyed some past success on Florida lakes. To find out ...
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Carolina light
Saturday, January 7, 2006FLW Tour pro Jim Nolan of Arkansas is an advocate of lighter line and more limber rods for Carolina-rigging than most anglers might associate with the ...
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Lowrance with FLW too
Friday, January 6, 2006Lowrance Electronics signed a multiyear sponsorship agreement with FLW Outdoors and replaced Garmin as the official freshwater electronics of FLW Outdoors.
FLW ...
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Peter T talks
Thursday, January 5, 2006Now on BassFan Radio, Peter Thliveros talks about his decision to fish the Bassmaster Elite Series and his concerns about being an "old guy" ...
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Cochran to 'Rude, Wal-Mart
Thursday, January 5, 2006George Cochran, a longtime Mercury pro, has switched to Evinrude outboards. And he picked up a new major sponsor – Wal-Mart. The engine move isn't surprising, ...
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Pure Fishing team named
Wednesday, January 4, 2006Pure Fishing, the parent company of Berkley, Fenwick, Abu Garcia, Spiderwire, Johnson and Sevenstrand, announced the names of the anglers who will compete ...
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Calendar updated
Wednesday, January 4, 2006Bassmaster Elite Series, FLW Series and Bassmaster Major events are now up in the BassFan Calendar. ...
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Horizontally vertical
Wednesday, January 4, 2006In the latest Big Bass Zone update, authors Bill Siemantel and Michael Jones describe how strict adherence to two BBZ concepts – spot-on-spot presentations ...
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Where's the respect?
Wednesday, January 4, 2006BassFan CEO Jay Kumar found time for some reflection during the holidays, and he's dismayed by the lack of respect that people in the bass fishing industry ...
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Arraignment rescheduled
Wednesday, January 4, 2006The arraignment of Missouri angler Paul Tormanen on contest fraud charges stemming from the Red River Bassmaster Central Open has been rescheduled for ...
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Fork PAA event a go?
Tuesday, January 3, 2006The Canton Herald newspaper of Texas has reported that the Professional Anglers Association (PAA) event at Lake Fork, Texas is a go. BassFan reported ...
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Busch re-ups
Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Anheuser-Busch will remain a premier sponsor of BASS in 2006. The company joined BASS as a premier sponsor in 2002 and began the Busch Shootout program ...
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Laney on the Fed
Tuesday, January 3, 2006What better way to ring in a brand new year than with a Laney Opinion? This week, Scot Laney tackles the Federation situation, and poses some questions ...
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Fears' diverse schedule
Tuesday, January 3, 2006Now on BassFan Radio, longtime Bassmaster pro O.T. Fears discusses his decision to fish the new FLW Series in 2006 and his plan to add the FLW Redfish ...
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Classic auction set
Tuesday, January 3, 2006Bassmaster Classic champions Kevin VanDam, Mike Iaconelli, Takahiro Omori and Davy Hite have contributed items for a fundraising auction that will benefit ...
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Western signup record
Monday, January 2, 2006FLW Outdoors announced that a full field of 200 boaters are registered to fish the Stren Series (formerly the EverStart Series) Western division opener ...
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New Year's resolutions
Monday, January 2, 2006
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