Rick Morris, who appealed his day-1 DQ at the Smith Mt. Bassmaster Elite Series, said he was told by BASS that the ruling will stand.
Morris declined ...
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Morris ruling in
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Gamble(r) pays off?
Friday, June 29, 2007Alan Clemons of the Huntsville Times recently published an interesting piece with Val Osinski. BassFans likely remember that Osinski bought Gambler several ...
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Side-finding insider
Friday, June 29, 2007Now playing on BassFan TV is part 5 of the Humminbird Technology System series, which covers the use of GPS in conjunction with sonar, and how mapping ...
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Detroit stud city
Friday, June 29, 2007Seen the field list for the upcoming Detroit River FLW Tour? If you play fantasy fishing at FLWOutdoors.com, the answer's probably yes. Either way, it's ...
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King set to return
Friday, June 29, 2007
Stacey King's recovery from heart surgery 3 months ago has progressed as planned, and the Missouri veteran will return to FLW Tour competition in 2 weeks ...
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Revved up about Revo
Friday, June 29, 2007Abu Garcia Revo product head Gary Morgal talks about Revo, Revo Inshore and Revo Premium reels and gives the skinny on what makes them better in a new ...
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What is FireLine?
Friday, June 29, 2007
How exactly is FireLine different than all other superlines? We asked, and here's what we found out from Clay Norris, Berkley's senior marketing manger ...
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VanDam Untouchable?
Thursday, June 28, 2007Let's add one more line to Kevin VanDam's résumé. He now leads the BassFan World Rankings presented by Tru-Tungsten by the largest margin ever – nearly ...
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KVD's secret weapon
Thursday, June 28, 2007
BassFan just got a hold of a Strike King Series 6 in Kevin VanDam's custom sexy shad color – the same color he used to win at Guntersville and Grand Lake ...
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Podcasts: Zona, Higgins
Thursday, June 28, 2007BassFan Radio Today subscribers received two new podcasts today. The first is a show with Wes Higgins of Biosonix. The other features Mark Zona, who gives ...
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McKinnis on VanDam
Thursday, June 28, 2007ESPNOutdoors.com recently published a story by Jerry McKinnis about Kevin VanDam. It's a notable piece for a number of reasons. One, it questions why ...
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Recon: Clear Lake
Wednesday, June 27, 2007This week the Bass Recon section on BassFanArmy.com highlights Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jared Lintner's views on Clear Lake for the upcoming US Anglers ...
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Parker on reels
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Have you tried Alive?
Wednesday, June 27, 2007Probably not, since the stuff just hit the market. We're talking about Berkley's new Gulp Alive, which comes in its own scented minnow bucket. The video ...
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The Top 2 talk
Wednesday, June 27, 2007Winner Kevin VanDam and runner-up Jeff Kriet are on BassFan Radio today talking about the recent Grand Lake Bassmaster Elite Series. Kriet talks about ...
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Morgan plays conservative
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tennessee FLW Tour pro Andy Morgan's in the midst of the best run of his career, evidenced by his huge climb in the BassFan ...
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Uncle Homer tabbed
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Legendary bass-fishing writer Homer Circle is among five people who'll be inducted into the International Game Fish Association Fishing Hall of Fame at ...
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Bid for the kids
Tuesday, June 26, 2007Do you need a new trolling motor? How about a new depthfinder? Would you like to purchase one or both and also do something great for a fantastic charity?
If ...
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Zona talks TV
Tuesday, June 26, 2007Bassmaster TV co-host Mark Zona talks about his new show and working with Tommy Sanders each week on the Elite Series events. To listen, ...
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What happened to Robinson?
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
At the recent Grand Lake Bassmaster Elite Series, BassFans watched as rookie Marty Robinson hung right in there with his idol Kevin VanDam for 3 days. ...
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Dynamite joke
Tuesday, June 26, 2007Here's one for you, from jokeswarehouse.com. Do you have a good one? If so, click here ...
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June Fish of a Lifetime
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Hite's boost
Monday, June 25, 2007
One of the anglers who got a big boost after yesterday's Grand Lake Bassmaster Elite Series was Davy Hite. He finished in a tie for 5th and jumped 14 ...
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BBZ: the movie
Monday, June 25, 2007
Big-bait specialist and Big Bass Zone co-columnist Bill Siemantel has long said that anyone can catch fish on swimbaits, anywhere in the U.S. He now goes ...
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MacDaddy's goes platinum
Monday, June 25, 2007
MacDaddy’s, the manufacturer of precious metal and gemstone fishing lures and flies, has selected platinum as the medium for its new Fishing for a Cure ...
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Grand's VanDamFans
Friday, June 22, 2007
As noted in today's Grand Lake Bassmaster Elite Series coverage, Kevin VanDam has a flotilla of spectators following him. In fact, when he arrived at ...
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Evans on Kumar
Friday, June 22, 2007FLW Outdoors president and CEO Charlie Evans today published an editorial largely about BassFan. The introduction includes the statement: "I'd like ...
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Martens gives it up
Friday, June 22, 2007BassFans have read for years about Aaron Martens and the dropshot. But frankly, he rarely opens up about the details. In a new BassFan Pro Fishing Tip, ...
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Bass smell and taste
Friday, June 22, 2007Like the Fish Science articles on The Bass Buzz? Today's is a doozy. Couple highlights:
> Scent matters, but bass don't care about garlic, anise or ...
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Wick on Edge
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Idaho's Ken Wick, who's in his 3rd year on the FLW Tour, logged his first Top-10 finish recently at the Potomac River. All of his fish came from a single ...
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Jerry Martin passes
Thursday, June 21, 2007IBI magazine reported today that industry stalwart Jerry Martin died last Friday at the age of 79. Martin was the founder of the Jerry Martin Co. – a ...
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Morgan a 'longshot'?
Thursday, June 21, 2007
There's one event left on the FLW Tour and the Angler of the Year (AOY) race is jammed tight near the top. Here's a look at the Top 5 (total points are ...
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ESPN's new BASS boss
Thursday, June 21, 2007BassFan learned today that ESPN's Steve Anderson no longer oversees BASS. Instead, Traug Keller – a longtime ESPN senior VP who oversees ESPN Radio and ...
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Baits with bling
Thursday, June 21, 2007Today on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, Jewel Bait Company national sales manager Bryan Head talks about why Jewel baits catch bass, the company's plans ...
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Recon: Ohio River
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Gaining mow-mentum
Wednesday, June 20, 2007eXmark Mowing Equipment marketing head John Cloutier talks on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown about why his company is looking at bass fishing as a way ...
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Rankings: 6 vs. 4
Wednesday, June 20, 2007For those bent on FLW vs. BASS comparisons, notable is that after last week's Potomac River FLW Tour, two FLW pros moved back inside the Top 10 in the ...
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Keep 'em alive
Wednesday, June 20, 2007Oxygenator, a BassFan Army contingency provider, is offering a free 8-ounce bottle of U2 liquid livewell additive with each purchase of an Oxygenator ...
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Title talk with Reese
Wednesday, June 20, 2007In a BassFan Q&A published today, BASS Angler of the Year leader Skeet Reese talks about the award – how it's his number-one goal, and what winning it ...
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Duckett in the Zone
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Two pros speak
Tuesday, June 19, 2007FLW Tour pros David Dudley and Ray Scheide are both guests today on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown. In the case of Dudley, if you've never listened to ...
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BASS pros on Majors, Boats
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Morris: no word yet
Tuesday, June 19, 2007BassFan spoke with Rick Morris today while he was practicing for this week's Grand Lake Bassmaster Elite Series. He confirmed that he did file an appeal ...
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USFWS: $120 billion spent
Tuesday, June 19, 2007Americans spent $120 billion on hunting, fishing and wildlife-watching in 2006, according to preliminary survey data released this week by the U.S. Fish ...
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Nelson back to In-Fish
Tuesday, June 19, 2007Chuck Nelson has rejoined In-Fisherman as associate publisher. Most recently, he was FLW Outdoors publisher and circulation director.
FLW Outdoors ...
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Electronics tutorial
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Update: Hab Contest
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Due to the strong response of BassFan Army members regarding the Berkley Fish Hab Contest, Berkley decided to up the stakes. Two more Fish Habs are now ...
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Working too hard?
Monday, June 18, 2007Maybe you've seen this Rapala commercial before. If so, then you probably want to see it again. If not, then check it out for the first time. It's hilarious.
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Roland doing okay
Monday, June 18, 2007Rumors have been zipping around recently about Roland Martin getting hurt somewhere, somehow. Walt Reynolds, marketing director for Roland Martin Productions, ...
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UMF: BASS vs. FLW
Monday, June 18, 2007The 2007 version of Ultimate Match Fishing will debut on the Outdoor Channel on July 2, and this year's winner's-bracket round will feature Bassmaster ...
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Ray on turning 40
Monday, June 18, 2007In a new Scott On-Line column, BASS founder Ray Scott reflects on 40 years of bass history – how this whole thing started, and how it all came to be. ...
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Yelas' dynasty
Monday, June 18, 2007With his 19th-place finish at the Potomac River, Jay Yelas became the first FLW Tour pro to maintain the lead in the Angler of the Year (AOY) race through ...
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Developing fluoro
Monday, June 18, 2007Ever wondered how a new line gets developed? Check out The Bass Buzz today for the ...
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Tennessee Army winner
Monday, June 18, 2007Another BassFan Army member recently scored big in the BassFan Army's contingency program. David Gnewikow of Mt. Juliet, Tenn. won the Center Hill Bassmaster ...
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Tour pro charged?
Friday, June 15, 2007Thanks to those BassFans who wrote in to alert us of a recent article in The Daily Tribune of Mt. Pleasant, Texas. According to the Daily Tribune, Joe ...
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A Friday smile
Friday, June 15, 2007Sure you've seen lots of them before, but a Bill Dance blooper always brings a smile to our faces. You can order each of the three official Bill Dance ...
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Tips: prevent theft
Friday, June 15, 2007BassFans probably remember Aaron Hastings' miserable experience at the Harris Chain in 2003. He lost everything to a thief – boat, motor, tackle, uniforms ...
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Ugly is beautiful
Friday, June 15, 2007
Some of the BassFan Army's contests force our judges into difficult decisions. Which story's the best? Who caught the biggest fish? Which picture looks ...
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Boler surfaces
Friday, June 15, 2007Remember Roger Boler – the Louisiana pro who finished 4th in the BASS Angler of the Year race in his 2003 sophomore season? Well, he surfaced this week ...
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Win a Fish Hab
Thursday, June 14, 2007Berkley believes strongly in conservation. So strongly the company's willing to help you enhance your favorite lake. Using recycled fishing line, milk ...
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Recon: Upper Chesapeake
Thursday, June 14, 2007This week the Bass Recon section on BassFanArmy.com takes a look at the upper Chesapeake Bay area for the upcoming US Anglers Choice tournament. Get some ...
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Extra Vicious winner
Thursday, June 14, 2007As noted previously, the BassFan Army honored the initial end date for its recent Vicious Elite fishing team contest. Thanks to all who entered. And the ...
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Sub-6-buck Kermit
Thursday, June 14, 2007
The frog craze has been crazy, and one of the frog-renaissance leaders is Spro. The BassFan Store just got a new shipment of Spro Dean Rojas BronzEye ...
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Mann's gets notice
Thursday, June 14, 2007
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a Notice of Allowance this week for Mann’s Bait Company’s U.S. Patent Application No. 11/083,422, which is ...
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Skeet & Corkran speak
Wednesday, June 13, 2007Today on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, Elite Series Angler of the Year leader Skeet Reese gives his insight on the points race, talks about his expectations ...
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Morris prepares appeal
Wednesday, June 13, 2007Rick Morris said he has until 5:00 this Friday to file an appeal concerning his day-1 DQ at last week's Smith Mt. Bassmaster Elite Series. As previously ...
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VanDam vulnerable
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The BassFan World Rankings presented by Tru-Tungsten have been updated to reflect the recent Smith Mt. Bassmaster Elite Series, and Kevin VanDam (surprise) ...
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Falcon Lake = sleeper?
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
To put aside controversy for a moment, BASS's Elite Series announcement yesterday included the full 2008 tour schedule, and included on that list was ...
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D-Day: what if?
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Yelas' mind elsewhere?
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
With two 2nd-place finishes and a 6th in the last three FLW Tour events, Jay Yelas is on fire. He also has a stellar record at the Potomac River, site ...
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Got Mac?
Tuesday, June 12, 2007The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance reported recently that software giant Microsoft has refused the organization's request that it abandon its partnership with ...
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Another Zoom zinger
Tuesday, June 12, 2007Zoom plastics are mentioned often when professional anglers list their tournament-winning baits, and there's a simple reason for that: they work. The ...
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Ashley on win, parents
Tuesday, June 12, 2007Today on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, rookie Casey Ashley talks about his win at Smith Mt., his quest to remain consistent, and the role his parents ...
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June Fish of a Lifetime
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Army contest: correction
Tuesday, June 12, 2007Thanks to the many Bassfan Army members who pointed out that the Vicious Elite Staff contest was indeed supposed to run through noon today. Oops!
To ...
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New Vicious license
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Vicious Fishing recently announced it had entered into a partnership with Ultimate Bait. Under the agreement, Ultimate Bait will license the Vicious name ...
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Ike back on track?
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Reigning BASS Angler of the Year Mike Iaconelli's had a rough season so far. He came out sprinting with a 2nd at the Amistad Bassmaster Elite Series, ...
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Winchester goes fishing
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Winchester, a legendary name in firearms and ammunition, is getting back into the fishing business after a long hiatus. It's partnered with Missouri-based ...
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Vicious winners
Monday, June 11, 2007
The winners of our two Vicious Fishing ...
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Scroggins on Edge
Monday, June 11, 2007
Terry Scroggins mounted a surprise charge yesterday at the Smith Mt. Bassmaster Elite Series and came within 2 pounds of winner Casey Ashley. He worked ...
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Smith Mt. Top 12
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Alaska senator honored
Monday, June 11, 2007Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), one of the sportfishing and boating community’s most ardent supporters, was honored during a recent reception on Capitol Hill ...
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Morris offers witness
Sunday, June 10, 2007Rick Morris told BassFan today that he located a witness to the events that resulted in his day-1 DQ at the Smith Mt. Bassmaster Elite Series, and that ...
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Lowen mystified
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Bill Lowen isn't sure how his name got dragged into the controversy surrounding the disqualification of Rick Morris' day-1 weight at the Smith Mt. Bassmaster ...
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More on the Morris DQ
Saturday, June 9, 2007Although there are no new developments concerning the DQ of Rick Morris' day-1 weight at the Smith Mt. Bassmaster Elite Series, BassFan did receive some ...
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Help for the Ohio
Friday, June 8, 2007Donations from several bass tournaments will help pay the costs of stocking 200,000 largemouth bass a year in the Markland Pool of the Ohio River for ...
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A sideways glance
Thursday, June 7, 2007Humminbird has taken technology in depthfinders to a new level, and the new side-imaging is amazing. To learn more about the Humminbird Total Technology ...
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Coffin cranks
Thursday, June 7, 2007Today on BassFan TV, Rapala shows how a flat-sided crank with a coffin-bill adds another dimension to crankbait fishing. To take a look at this unique ...
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Major status?
Thursday, June 7, 2007
There's still no official news on whether BASS will cancel its Majors next year, but pretty much everyone BassFan spoke with (outside of BASS) feels it's ...
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Lane's detour
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Florida's Bobby Lane made about a 5-hour detour yesterday on his way to the nation's capital to begin practice for next week's Potomac River FLW Tour. ...
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Water hazard
Thursday, June 7, 2007
What do bass fishermen have to worry about critter-wise? The occasional alligator in certain areas is probably the worst. What else? Snakes? Snapping ...
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Goodwin got it done
Wednesday, June 6, 2007Oklahoma's Shonn Goodwin is at his best in tough-bite tournaments, and the Ohio River at this time of year is about as stingy as a body of water can get. ...
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Recon: Red River
Wednesday, June 6, 2007This week the Bass Recon section on BassFanArmy.com takes a look at the Red River for the upcoming Bassmaster Central Open there. Get some key Recon info ...
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Versatile new tube
Wednesday, June 6, 2007Berkley has a lot of new baits that it will introduce at ICAST, and one of the most intriguing is the SaberTail Tube. The BassFan staff had a chance to ...
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Pirch on pre-rigs
Wednesday, June 6, 2007Arizona FLW Tour pro Cliff Pirch fishes pre-rigged worms a lot out west and says they're extremely effective on highly-pressured fish that have a tendency ...
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Jacobs suing Roehm
Wednesday, June 6, 2007Numerous news outlets reported that Irwin Jacobs, as promised, has filed a defamation suit against former Wal-Mart employee Julie Roehm. The New York ...
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'Scary' Smith Mt.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Reports from Virginia's Smith Mt. Lake are varied, but the pros practicing there for tomorrow's Bassmaster Elite Series all made the same general comment ...
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Jones on 'the sport'
Wednesday, June 6, 2007Rick Clunn's two-part Q&A, recently published on BassFan, continues to generate opinions. Author and columnist Michael Jones today comes to the table ...
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Oxygenator joins Army
Wednesday, June 6, 2007Oxygenator, the oxygen generation/replenishment system used on Bassmaster Classic and Forrest Wood Cup boats, has joined the BassFan Army as a sponsor. ...
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Goodwin on the Cup
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Oklahoma's Shonn Goodwin is headed to this summer's Forest Wood Cup, thanks to his recent win at the BFL All-American. He's never fished at the tour level, ...
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Two Vicious Army contests
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Have you joined the BassFan Army yet? If not, now's a great time to do it, because one lucky member who signs up this week will receive 14 spools of Vicious ...
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Nixon, Barrack, more
Tuesday, June 5, 2007A number of BassFan Radio episodes have just gone live.
> Larry Nixon's featured twice. He's playing now on Legends Radio, where he talks about the ...
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Fish with Quinn
Tuesday, June 5, 2007Do you want to go fishing with Jason Quinn? You'll get that opportunity if you're the winner of the Evan Williams Bourbon Team Quinn Fishing Sweepstakes.
The ...
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BASS turns 40
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first BASS tournament – the All-American Invitational at Arkansas' Beaver Lake. What does founder Ray Scott recall ...
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Buzz: Can bass learn?
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Soggy 75th ceremony
Monday, June 4, 2007
It rained in south Georgia on June 2, 1932. That's why a 20-year-old George W. Perry went fishing with friend Jack Page instead of working the fields ...
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Ashley amped
Monday, June 4, 2007
Another pro stoked to hear that Lake Hartwell's the site of the 2008 Bassmaster Classic is South Carolina's Casey Ashley, who lives less than an hour ...
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Goodwin wins All-American
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Shonn Goodwin of Moore, Okla. caught five of the 12 bass weighed in by the Top-10 field on the final day to win the BFL All-American on the Ohio River ...
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Revenge joins Army
Friday, June 1, 2007
Revenge Baits of Tracy, Calif., makers of some of the most realistic-looking jigs and spinnerbaits on the market (including the Deep Runner Spinnerbait, ...
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May Fish of a Lifetime and April winner
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'The Record' turns 75
Friday, June 1, 2007The mother of all fishing records celebrates a birthday tomorrow. Yes, it was 75 years ago that George Perry landed his 22-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass ...
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T-T put to the test
Friday, June 1, 2007BassFan Army member Pete Horkley of South Dakota recently had the chance to test the Tru-Tungsten colored worm weights. To read his BassFan Army Member ...
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