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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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Sight seduction
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OLN becoming 'Versus'
Friday, April 28, 2006For some time, outdoor TV watchers have been wondering what the Comcast-owned Outdoor Life Network (OLN) was trying to be. It runs everything from fishing ...
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Kentucky history lesson
Friday, April 28, 2006The fifth stop of the six-event FLW Tour season begins May 10th at Kentucky Lake. The venue has been a past stop on the FLW Tour – most recently in 2003 ...
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Cali okays BPL test
Thursday, April 27, 2006Using electrical lines to access the Internet? It isn't a new idea. The theory has been there almost since the Internet began. The idea seemed to come ...
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Listen to a legend
Thursday, April 27, 2006Bass fishing legend Bill Dance talks about winning catfish tournaments, the tricks that anglers played in the "old days" and his 36-year association ...
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Swindle on season
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Gerald Swindle's back on track. The 2004 BASS Angler of the Year (AOY) suffered a setback last year when he finished 53rd in the BASS points – a far cry ...
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HardNose offer
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Clarifications
Thursday, April 27, 2006In his latest BassFan Opinion piece, founder and CEO Jay Kumar clears up a couple of issues: fishing for spawning bass, and a misconception that some ...
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No Ike interview
Wednesday, April 26, 2006After thinking about it, Guntersville winner Mike Iaconelli doesn't want to do the BassFans interview of him. "Right now I'd just like my fishing ...
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Farley leads ROY
Wednesday, April 26, 2006It's no surprise that Georgia FLW Series rookie Tim Farley is leading the BassFan Rookie of the Year (ROY) Race (we finally were able to update it!). ...
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Fish attractant scare
Wednesday, April 26, 2006Various news outlets are reporting that a leaky bottle of J.J.'s Magic Dippin Dye fish attractant yesterday forced the closure of the Hueytown, Ala. post ...
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No more parking lots
Wednesday, April 26, 2006FLW Outdoors today announced that it will move its 2007 FLW Tour day-3 and day-4 4 weigh-ins (and Family Fun Zones) out of Wal-Mart parking lots and into ...
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See the Beast
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Mike Iaconelli said one of his winning baits at the recent Guntersville Bassmaster Elite Series was a Berkley bait called the Beast (shown to right). ...
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OLN back to Dish
Wednesday, April 26, 2006EchoStar Communications, parent company of Dish Network, and the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) have announced a multi-year agreement that restores the channel ...
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Departure at Johnson
Tuesday, April 25, 2006Johnson Outdoors Inc. – parent company of Minn Kota, Humminbird, Bottomline and Cannon, among other brands – announced that president and COO Jervis Perkins ...
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TBF, colleges unite
Tuesday, April 25, 2006The Bass Federation Inc. (TBF) announced the formation of a new partnership and the charter of a new Federation affiliation with the national governing ...
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Hometown wrap
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Here's a picture of Mike Wurm's wrap, which promotes his hometown Hot Springs (Ark.) Convention and Visitors Bureau. Hot Springs and nearby Lake Hamilton ...
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Scroggins' worst in 2
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Terry "Big Show" Scroggins finished 50th last week at Guntersville. That wasn't even halfway down the standings and he won $10,000, but it was ...
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La. access upheld
Monday, April 24, 2006A U.S. District Court judge in Louisiana ruled Friday that access to Mississippi River backwater areas should remain open for angling and other uses.
Judge ...
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Smith joins BassFan
Monday, April 24, 2006
Today Al Smith is BassFan's new VP of membership groups. With the BassFan Army membership program and the company's new relationship with The Bass Federation ...
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Richardson wins WBT
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Tammy Richardson (Amity, Ark.) won today's Neely Henry Women's Bassmaster Tour (WBT). In this first-ever WBT regular-season event, she began day 3 in ...
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Chatterbait update
Friday, April 21, 2006BassFan received a communication from Rad Lures president Ron Davis that corrected a previous BassFan Dock Talk item. In that item, BassFan speculated ...
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Hamilton misses G-ville
Friday, April 21, 2006BassFan recently published a story about Robert Hamilton losing his Triton sponsorship and sitting out the Guntersville Bassmaster Elite Series. In case ...
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TBF supports access
Friday, April 21, 2006The Bass Federation Inc. (TBF) has weighed in on a Louisiana lawsuit in which public access to Mississippi River backwater areas is at stake.
Normal ...
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Topwater transitions
Friday, April 21, 2006Topwater baits can be effective during all phases of the spawn, but many anglers don't take full advantage because they fail to make the necessary subtle ...
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Scheide runs the show
Friday, April 21, 2006FLW Tour pro Ray Scheide will serve as master of ceremonies for the inaugural Arkansas Tech University Bass Tournament this weekend on Lake Dardanelle ...
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Offsite Memorial course
Thursday, April 20, 2006Like the former Elite 50s, the Bassmaster Majors will feature a hole-course format for the final days. But unlike the Elite 50s, the first Major – the ...
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Chatterbait to Renosky?
Thursday, April 20, 2006Indications point to Renosky Lure Inc. as the new owner of the Chatterbait. BassFans may know Renosky through its Bionic Minnow and Boomerang Fishing ...
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G-ville weigh-in delay
Thursday, April 20, 2006Storm conditions forced a temporary halt to the Guntersville Bassmaster Elite Series weigh-in, which began at 3:00 CST. The weigh-in resumed at approximately ...
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Chatterbait sold?
Thursday, April 20, 2006
A reliable source told BassFan that a company has acquired the Chatterbait, and possibly Rad Lures. BassFan was not able to confirm the news with Rad ...
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Beaver bites Hoernke again
Thursday, April 20, 2006For the second time in 3 years, Texas' Sean Hoernke took a big tumble in the FLW Tour points with a bomb at the Wal-Mart Open (Beaver FLW). Now he hopes ...
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Country fun
Thursday, April 20, 2006If you enjoy old-fashioned, country-style outdoor pursuits, then you're going to wish you were hanging out with George Cochran and Larry Nixon these days ...
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Post DQ standings
Wednesday, April 19, 2006BASS has reissued its Santee Cooper Bassmaster Elite Series and Angler of the Year standings to reflect the recent DQ of Randy Howell. Howell was previously ...
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Women of Tru Tungsten
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Rapala on TV
Wednesday, April 19, 2006Rapala is always an innovator. The company's pro staff is top-notch and its advertising is cutting-edge as well. Check out the new X-Rap video by ...
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What about those DQs?
Wednesday, April 19, 2006Here's your chance to weigh in on the disqualifications of Kevin VanDam, Alton Jones and Randy Howell at the recent Santee Cooper Bassmaster Elite Series. ...
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Casting on campus
Wednesday, April 19, 2006Talk of collegiate sports in Kentucky usually begins and ends with men's basketball. But several universities in the state have formed competitive bass-fishing ...
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Productive partnership
Wednesday, April 19, 2006Gabe Bolivar and Brent Ehrler both grew up in southern California and fished against each other in Western tournaments for years. Now they're roommates ...
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Xtools to Shakespeare
Tuesday, April 18, 2006Shakespeare Fishing Tackle acquired Xtools and announced the news on April 4. Xtools, known for its fishing accessories that float, joins other Shakespeare-owned ...
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Thrust and convenience
Tuesday, April 18, 2006If you've never tried Minn Kota's gas-charged Lift-Assist, you're missing out. The BassFan staff loves it, and there's a lot of other things we like about ...
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BASS vs. FLW (again)
Tuesday, April 18, 2006The arms race between BASS and FLW Outdoors continues to escalate. Both leagues have printed supporting publications for years, but Bassmaster magazine ...
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Elder Murray ailing
Tuesday, April 18, 2006Bill Murray, the father of two-time Bassmaster Classic winner Bobby Murrary and former BASS competitor Billy Murray, is in St. Joseph Hospital in Hot ...
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Howell DQd from Santee
Monday, April 17, 2006Bass just announced a few moments ago that Randy Howell has been DQd from the Santee Cooper Bassmaster Elite Series, which ended April 2. BASS stated ...
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The life of Lane
Monday, April 17, 2006
Here's a peek at Elite Series pro Russ Lane's rig, wrapped by Bass Cat and ...
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Another over 100?
Monday, April 17, 2006
Could the winning weight at this week's Guntersville Elite Series event top 100 pounds? Terry Brown of BassFan Radio thinks so. He was there a couple ...
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Thanks to you
Sunday, April 16, 2006From the BassFan staff to those overseas and in harm's way: Our thoughts are with you this Easter. It's through your sacrifice that we can all continue ...
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Floating-worm frenzy
Friday, April 14, 2006FLW Tour pro Tracy Adams of North Carolina loves to fish a floating worm around docks. He uses spinning tackle to get the bait as far under the platform ...
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Brushpile brush-up
Friday, April 14, 2006Thanks to the BassFans who wrote in about Jay Kumar's recent BassFan Opinion to note that the planting of brushpiles is legal in BASS competition too. ...
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Test drive a 'Tec
Friday, April 14, 2006
Bombardier Recreational products (Evinrude) and Ranger have teamed up to offer bass and boating enthusiasts a chance to test-drive Evinrude E-Tec engines ...
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Strother's winning pattern
Thursday, April 13, 2006Chris Koester's work schedule has prohibited him from regular Complete Co-Angler updates this season, but he was able to track down Wal-Mart Open (Beaver ...
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What's shakin'?
Thursday, April 13, 2006Mark Rose, runner-up at the recent Wal-Mart Open (Beaver FLW), talks about his decision to key on smallmouths and using a shaky-head worm to catch pre-spawn ...
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Violation and punishment
Thursday, April 13, 2006The DQs of Kevin VanDam and Alton Jones from the Santee Cooper Bassmaster Elite Series was a hot topic among BassFans. After BassFan founder and CEO Jay ...
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Safety and comfort
Thursday, April 13, 2006Let's face it: A lot of anglers don't wear lifejackets as often as they should, simply because the safety devices are too often bulky or restrictive. ...
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Gills and greens
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Here's California Bassmaster Elite Series angler Mike O'Shea's wrap, which promotes Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Golf Digest Schools.
In addition to the ...
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Angler in USA Today
Wednesday, April 12, 2006Tour pro Clay Dyer, a BassFan-sponsored angler, was profiled in today's issue of USA Today, and was also highlighted in a brief piece on CNN. To read ...
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Fukae's worms
Wednesday, April 12, 2006According to Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Shinichi Fukae used two different styles of Yamamoto finesse-type worms on a shakey-head jig in his recent victory ...
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Vinyl meets metal
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Can you wrap an aluminum boat? You bet. Here's a look at Mark Burgess' aluminum G3 HP200 with a G3/Yamaha skin.
(Editor's note: If you're an angler ...
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Skeeter owners: Clarks Hill
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
This year, Skeeter will host two Owner's Tournaments. The first, at Lake Fork June 8–11, has already been announced. But Skeeter today announced that ...
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MAG update
Tuesday, April 11, 2006Thanks to all the BassFans who've emailed us about the inaugural BassFan MAG. Glad you like it – and once again, there are no plans right now to make ...
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Scott on Cobb
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Whenever there's talk of televised bass fishing (see "FOX/FLW up for Emmy" below), there's one man to whom all others are inevitably compared. ...
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FOX/FLW up for Emmy
Tuesday, April 11, 2006The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced that the FLW Outdoors TV show (produced by FOX Sports) has been nominated for a Sports Emmy ...
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Harrison gets Sirius
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
It didn't take long. A little more than 2 weeks after FLW Outdoors announced a new sponsorship agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio, it announced the ...
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Moody time of year
Tuesday, April 11, 2006The spawn is happening in some areas of the country. In other parts, it's still to come. Scales and Tales cartoonist Bill McElroy drew up a new panel ...
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BBZ the bait
Monday, April 10, 2006
BassFans know there's Big Bass Zone (BBZ) the column. And they know about BBZ ...
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Beaver repeaters
Monday, April 10, 2006The recent Wal-Mart Open (Beaver FLW) was a different type of tournament than it was in 2005, but two of last year's Top 10 made it to the final 2 days ...
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Chapman's GE deal
Friday, April 7, 2006
GE recently announced a sponsorship deal with Brent Chapman, who's competing on both the Bassmaster Elite Series and the FLW Tour in a GE Silicone II-wrapped ...
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Chapman running Triton
Friday, April 7, 2006
It slipped under our radar, but an astute BassFan brought it to our attention – Brent Chapman switched from Skeeter/Yamaha to Triton/Mercury. Chapman ...
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The big four
Friday, April 7, 2006If you tend to get caught up in the technical aspects of fishing, you might occasionally forget about the simple things. After all, if your bases aren't ...
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Szuba slams 'em
Friday, April 7, 2006More than half of the competitors in the 121-angler field at a recent BFL tournament at North Carolina's Jordan Lake failed to weigh in a keeper. Wally ...
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Yelas' Big Stick report
Friday, April 7, 2006BassFan Big Stick Jay Yelas finished 76th (one spot out of the money) at the Wal-Mart Open (Beaver FLW) with five fish for 14-06 over 2 days. He couldn't ...
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The Santee six
Thursday, April 6, 2006Six two-tour pros made the final Top 12 cut at last week's Santee Cooper Bassmaster Elite Series: Aaron Martens, Steve Kennedy, Kelly Jordon, Dean Rojas, ...
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Beaver co report
Thursday, April 6, 2006BassFan co-angler Big Stick Chris Koester is currently in 8th place at the Wal-Mart Open (Beaver FLW). How bad does he want to make the Top 10 cut? Real ...
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Charity follows Beaver
Thursday, April 6, 2006
The Wal-Mart Open (Beaver FLW) ends this Saturday. On the following day, the Will Fish For Kids charity event begins. The auction and tournament benefit ...
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Army details coming
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Thank you to all of you who've joined the Skeeter BassFan Army over the last few months. The Army now stands at over 20,000 strong, with more members ...
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Testing a new 'Bird
Thursday, April 6, 2006Johnson Outdoors (parent company of Minn Kota) purchased Humminbird 2 years ago, and it shows. The new Humminbird units are rock-solid, with all the features ...
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New cartoon
Wednesday, April 5, 2006After a brief hiatus, Scales and Tales cartoonist Bill McElroy is back in action. His latest creation spoofs a well-known fishing personality. Can you ...
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More time in the zone
Tuesday, April 4, 2006Woo Daves is excited about the new Bagley baits, based on the Kill'r B1 series, that hit the shelves at major retailers recently. He said they stay in ...
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Laney goes off topic
Tuesday, April 4, 2006BassFan columnist Scot Laney resisted the temptation to write about the Santee Cooper Bassmaster disqualifications in his latest piece. Instead, he opted ...
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A BassFan's ballad
Tuesday, April 4, 2006BassFan Alex Battles was moved by the story of Mac Weakley's catch and release of the potential new world-record bass. So moved, that he wrote a ballad ...
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Houston's Heinz 57 wrap
Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Here's a picture of Bassmaster Elite Series angler Jimmy Houston's eclectic wrap. Featured sponsors are: AC Delco, Barna Log Homes, Excalibur Lures, Mercury, ...
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Setyr's big stick
Monday, April 3, 2006Setyr Rods, a year-old company based in Oregon, has produced its first flipping stick, and it's a winner. It has plenty of backbone without being unwieldy ...
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Okla. mark falls again
Monday, April 3, 2006When Steve McLarty caught an 8-03 smallmouth during a recent Fishers of Men, Legend Boats tournament at Lake Eufaula, it marked the third time in 4 years ...
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The new standard-bearer
Monday, April 3, 2006In a new BassFan Radio interview, Preston Clark discusses his sight-fishing techniques in detail and talks about what it's like to be the BASS all-time ...
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Eager to reach Beaver
Monday, April 3, 2006Once again, an FLW Tour event follows the Bassmaster Elite Series. And once again, a number of two-tour pros made the Top 12 Bassmaster cut and are under ...
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Western bedding
Sunday, April 2, 2006
Two western pros – Aaron Martens and Skeet Reese – finished 2nd and 3rd today at the Santee Cooper Bassmaster Elite Series. Reese said he had 14 rods ...
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Howell's poly details (updated)
Saturday, April 1, 2006(Editor's note: Howell contacted BassFan to clarify details surrounding the protest. Those comments can be found in the updated ...
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