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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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Schuff will step up
Monday, November 29, 2010
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Legend Martin to fish Opens
Monday, November 29, 2010
In a story published today on Bassmaster.com, B.A.S.S. reported that nine-time Angler of the Year Roland Martin has registered to compete in the Southern ...
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FLW boxes Plano
Monday, November 29, 2010
FLW Outdoors announced today that it's entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with tackle-storage giant Plano.
“Plano is a natural fit with ...
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BoatUS Angler, Hook n' Look link up
Monday, November 29, 2010
BoatUS Angler has signed up to sponsor Kim Stricker's Hook n' Look fishing show. Broadcast on Versus and premiering its first show of its 4th season on ...
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Balog passes on Elites
Monday, November 29, 2010
Great Lakes smallmouth wiz Joe Balog, the 8th-place finisher in the 2010 Bassmaster Northern Open points, has opted to forego competing on the 2011 Elite ...
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Enter to win big!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Heard about Abu Garcia's new flagship spinning reel, the Revo Premier? It's a revolutionary spinning reel that features NanoShield Technology, which creates ...
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Yet more on Savik DQ
Tuesday, November 23, 2010If you crave more analysis of the Karen Savik DQ (now known as Cullgate), Bass Parade recently concluded a multi-part analysis that includes some heretofore ...
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FFF names new boardmembers
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Three new members have been appointed to the Future Fisherman Foundation's board of directors. They are:
- Ray Scott, founder of B.A.S.S. and outdoor ...
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Niggemeyer's move
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Elite Series pro James Niggmeyer has left the Mercury camp to join Yamaha. He'll still run a Bass Cat (a Cougar FTD, again wrapped by Synergy Technologies), ...
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Take a wounded veteran fishing
Tuesday, November 23, 2010FLW Outdoors is running a cool program. Basically, volunteers give FLW some info and FLW connects them with a local wounded veteran to take fishing.
The ...
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Browning names pro team
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Browning Eyewear today announced the formation of a pro team to promote its product.
The team will be led by Jimmy Mason (pictured), who'll function ...
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Facts of Fishing this week
Tuesday, November 23, 2010Fishy pheromones, the Lake Biwa giant and Eva Longoria are featured in this week's Facts of Fishing FYI with host Dave Mercer. Click below to watch it.
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REVOlution promo starts
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Ringnecks in the bag
Monday, November 22, 2010
ProPatterns, a software-development, social-media platform company specializing in teaching anglers to fish more like the pros, announced the conclusion ...
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Talon: quick, quiet and strong
Monday, November 22, 2010
Anglers who fish shallow freshwater or saltwater environments have a new tool that quickly and quietly stops and positions their boat, allowing them to ...
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Chigger Craw is money
Friday, November 19, 2010With all the options out there, it can be difficult for an angler to decide which bait to use as a trailer on a football-head jig. Or you could just do ...
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Gamma lives on...
Friday, November 19, 2010
It's been a long while since any news surfaced about Gamma line. In January, parent company Ferrari Importing announced it was going to sell off its fishing ...
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BPS offers incentive program
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Bass Pro Shops has introduced an incentive program for anglers fishing the top circuits in the country. When anglers join the Bass Pro Shops Fishing Team ...
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Pole anchors with FLW
Wednesday, November 17, 2010FLW announced another new sponsor today – Power-Pole shallow-water anchor systems. The deal comes with an FLW Tour Captain's Cash contingency program ...
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Wolak on Parade
Wednesday, November 17, 2010The folks over at Bass Parade have a pretty solid thing going on – ...
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Want to kill some time?
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
If you've got a few minutes with nothing to do, BassFan recommends a trip through the Wayback Machine. It's hosted at Archive.org and basically, you punch ...
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Rapala promotes three
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Rapala USA, member of the Rapala VMC Group that also includes brands like ...
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FLW jersey contingency
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
It's a small deal but worth a note: The Winning Team will offer a jersey contingency for the 2010 FLW Tour. Pros who wear a Dye Fusion tournament jersey ...
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'Z-Train' set to wreck
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
It’s been called the Seinfeld of outdoor television programming. A self-proclaimed “knucklehead” host, who claims a fondness for the music of Men at Work ...
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B.A.S.S. picks new sales chief
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
B.A.S.S. today introduced Joe Higgins, a veteran sales executive for several major media organizations, as its senior director/sales, effective Dec. 6.
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TTBC airs Sunday
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Coverage of the 2010 Toyota Texas Bass Classic will be broadcast nationally on Fox Sports Net this Sunday (Nov. 21) at 6 p.m. EST, CST and MST and 4 p.m. ...
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Damiki renews with FLW
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
FLW Outdoors announced today that Damiki Fishing Tackle has renewed its sponsorship with the organization. Damiki first signed on as a sponsor last May.
Damiki ...
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Short move for B.A.S.S. HQ
Tuesday, November 16, 2010B.A.S.S. today announced that in conjunction with the purchase of the organization from ESPN, the headquarters has moved down the street from its previous ...
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Crankbait Cover-Ups inks Hibdons
Monday, November 15, 2010
Crankbait Cover-Ups announced that it's signed FLW Tour pros Guido and Dion Hibdon to sponsorship contracts.
"It's an exciting time for Crankbait ...
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Russ Lane to Phoenix
Monday, November 15, 2010
Alabama pro Russ Lane has joined the Phoenix Boats pro staff – he'll run a Phoenix 721 ProXP powered by a Yamaha 250 SHO in the 2011 Bassmaster Classic ...
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New tech from PF
Monday, November 15, 2010
For those anglers looking for a new way to understand the product they’re about to buy, Pure Fishing is introducing MS Tag technology to their packaging. ...
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Tips from the BU opener
Friday, November 12, 2010
The first session the The Bass University is in the books – it took place last weekend in Kissimmee, Fla. Steve Waters of the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel ...
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Bold new look
Friday, November 12, 2010If you're one of the countless bass anglers who loved the Pflueger Trion, here's betting you'll love the new Trion even more. Despite several component ...
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AFS name change
Friday, November 12, 2010BassFan confirmed today with FLW Outdoors management that the announcement of a new American Fishing Series (AFS) title-sponsor is forthcoming. News is ...
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MWC to launch MBC
Friday, November 12, 2010Another sign that conditions in the sport are turning around: The Masters Walleye Circuit (MWC) plans to launch a new Masters Bass Circuit (MBC) next ...
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Glove grabs Lintner, Meyer
Thursday, November 11, 2010Rod Glove this week announced two new pro-staff members – Elite Series pro Jared Lintner and FLW Tour pro Cody Meyer. They join current pro-staff member ...
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KVD's newest hook
Thursday, November 11, 2010
BassFans know all about Kevin VanDam's Elite Treble from Mustad – the hook that won this year's Bassmaster Classic – but KVD's newest Mustad design was ...
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To those who served
Thursday, November 11, 2010All of us, at some point, have known or been touched by a veteran. Relations who served. Neighborhood folks whose combat service lies buried deep in the ...
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Red River 'Cross'up
Thursday, November 11, 2010Thanks to the several BassFans who pointed out that yesterday's BFL announcement means the 2011 BFL All-American (at Cross) will again be held in conjunction ...
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Rush benefit Saturday
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
A tournament to benefit prominent western pro Dave Rush, who's battling cancer, will take place Saturday at Lake Oroville in Northern California. The ...
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Sonar: 5th is okay
Wednesday, November 10, 2010Miles Burghoff and his University of Central Florida teammate Len Gordon were hoping for better than a 5th-place finish at the FLW College Fishing Southeast ...
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BFL skeds official
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Turns out the Shreveport Times was way ahead of the curve. It published news this week that Shreveport, La. would play host to the 2011 BFL All-American ...
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Shreveport gets All-American
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Looks like Shreveport, La. wants to take a run at Birmingham, Ala. as the bass-tournament capital of the world.
Shreveport in recent years has hosted ...
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Tharp buys into Tabu
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tabu Tackle today announced the addition of Alabama pro Randall Tharp as a partner in the company. Tharp, an FLW Tour pro with a 2011 Forrest Wood Cup ...
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FishPAA TV online
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Episodes of FishPAA Television, highlighting the 2010 PAA Tournament Series, are now available online at FishPAA.com. Thirteen episodes of original programming ...
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Facts of Fishing this week
Tuesday, November 9, 2010A Facebook milestone, a town's proposed fishing ban, a crime-solving angler and the new Bassmaster Classic qualifying structure are all part of this week's ...
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Eco Pro Tungsten signs Rojas
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Arizona Bassmaster Elite Series pro Dean Rojas has added Eco Pro Tungsten to his sponsor portfolio.
“I'm absolutely thrilled to be part of a new company ...
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Jones back with FLW
Monday, November 8, 2010
FLW Outdoors confirmed today that Chris Jones, a popular tournament director and emcee for several circuits from 2002-09, has returned to the organization. ...
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Aaron wins, gets Cup berth
Monday, November 8, 2010It was an odd year for the FLW Outdoors AFS Series. Since its inception, the series – named EverStarts then Strens then AFS – hosted a championship. When ...
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Classic field set
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Ryan McMurtury of Abbeville, S.C. claimed the final 2011 Bassmaster Classic berth by winning the Bassmaster Weekend Series National Championship Saturday ...
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Wood honored by IGFA
Friday, November 5, 2010
Ranger Boats founder and fishing industry legend Forrest L. Wood received one of the highest honors bestowed on members of the angling community when ...
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Ga. angler leads Weekend Series
Friday, November 5, 2010Ralph Steve DeBord of Martinez, Ga. was the leader at the midway point of the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series Championship at Alabama's Lake Guntersville ...
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Stren flexes muscles
Friday, November 5, 2010
Heard about the new line from Stren? It's called Brute Strength and it's nearly twice as strong as the labeled break-strength. Stren didn't use old tricks ...
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Grassian leaves BASS
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Today marks the first major personnel change at BASS since new ownership assumed control of the organization this week.
Communications director Doug ...
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Opinion: The ABA no-cull conundrum
Thursday, November 4, 2010
BassFans may or may not know about an unfortunate situation that occurred at the ABA Bassmaster Weekend Series Division 17 championship along the Minnesota-Wisconsin ...
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Meet the BASS owners
Thursday, November 4, 2010When the BASS sale closed, BASS pretty quickly uploaded a group interview with the new ownership group. If you haven't watched it, ...
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No motion moving to shelves
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Ouch of the ounce
Wednesday, November 3, 2010Is an ounce a small measure, one of little consequence? Not in competitive fishing.
To dismiss the power of an ounce in fishing would be like saying ...
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Combs will fish Elites
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Texan Keith Combs, coming off a red-hot second half of 2010, has announced that he'll fish the Bassmaster Elite Series and the four FLW Tour Opens next ...
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Smucker extends FLW deal
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
FLW Outdoors and The J.M. Smucker Company announced today that they have extended their long-standing partnership, which will highlight the Folgers, Dunkin ...
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Al's open letter
Tuesday, November 2, 2010Did you miss Al Lindner's open letter, published yesterday? It addresses the need for leagues and rules to confront technological advances. Be sure to ...
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BASS sale : hours away?
Monday, November 1, 2010All indications point to a closing of the BASS sale sometime today or tomorrow. Stay tuned.
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Surman, 64, Making A Run At Elite Qualification
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