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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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Junior champs crowned
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Martin and Clausen
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Yamaha's FLWTC contest
Monday, July 31, 2006BassFan previously noted that Ranger Boats will award a Ranger boat powered by Yamaha to one attendee at this week's FLW Tour Championship (FLWTC). But ...
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Martin opens up
Monday, July 31, 2006FLW pro Scott Martin of Florida talks about preparation for the FLW Tour Championship and about being part of a famous angling family in a candid BassFan ...
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General Al speaks
Monday, July 31, 2006Today the general of the BassFan Army, Al Smith, pens his first of what will be regular columns on BassFanArmy.com. He covers a few housekeeping items, ...
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Reynolds: hottest rig
Friday, July 28, 2006
The Bassmaster Elite Series requires that pros run vinyl-wrapped boats. Some pros chose to showcase major sponsors on their wraps. Mike Reynolds took ...
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Long days pay off
Friday, July 28, 2006Some pros don't like to practice outside normal tournament hours. They say it helps them avoid goose-chase bites. Not FLW Tour pro Gabe Bolivar. He works ...
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New BassFan poll
Friday, July 28, 2006When a revolutionary new lure hits the market, it's often followed by similar versions from other companies. Which do you buy? The latest BassFan Poll ...
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Berry excited about '07
Friday, July 28, 2006California FLW pro Art Berry said BassFans are in for a treat when the new FLW Series Western division debuts next year.
"Now everybody's going ...
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American TV reminder
Friday, July 28, 2006BassFans who want to watch same-day coverage of the Bassmaster American Major can find it on ESPN2 this Sunday at 7:00 p.m. ET. Aside from the Bassmaster ...
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What about Ike?
Friday, July 28, 2006Today on BassFan Radio, Bassmaster Elite Series points leader Mike Iaconelli talks with Terry Brown about past mistakes, current focus and catching the ...
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ICAST report – part 3
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Nixon history
Thursday, July 27, 2006Larry Nixon's fishing strong. He's moved up to No. 17 in the BassFan World Rankings, and he finished 8th the FLW Tour points. Nixon, of course, started ...
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Ranger giveaway
Thursday, July 27, 2006One of the many BassFans in attendance at next week's FLW Tour Championship in Birmingham, Ala. might get lucky. By signing an entry form at the weigh-in, ...
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Let's fish three
Wednesday, July 26, 2006BassFans who studied the 2007 Bassmaster Elite schedule no doubt noticed the string of three consecutive events in New York – all within the month of ...
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KG-Jewel partnership
Wednesday, July 26, 2006KG Enterprise, a manufacturer of jigs and soft plastics based in Arkansas, recently announced that it's entered into a partnership with Gayle Julian, ...
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Four fish, no problem
Tuesday, July 25, 2006Bassmaster Elite Series pro Darrin Schwenkbeck of Maryland won the Mississippi River Bassmaster Northern Tour despite weighing in only four fish on the ...
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Gagliardi gives insights
Monday, July 24, 2006FLW Tour Angler of the Year (AOY) Anthony Gagliardi talks about how he won the title, what it means to him and preparation for the FLW Tour Championship ...
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Lake Erie winner
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Skeeter donates $20,000
Monday, July 24, 2006Skeeter Boats will donate more than $20,000 to several charities from money raised during ...
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Wisconsin fish die-off
Monday, July 24, 2006The La Crosse (Wis.) Tribune reported recently that the state's Department of Natural Resources collected 582 dead bass following the Mississippi River ...
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Airrus' latest winner
Monday, July 24, 2006Airrus was awarded best of show in the freshwater rod category at the ICAST New Products Showcase last week for the fourth time in 5 years. This year's ...
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Stay on top longer
Friday, July 21, 2006Everybody enjoys fishing topwater baits when they're effective, but some anglers give up on them too soon during the day. To get a few tips from California ...
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FLW payouts, fees for '07
Friday, July 21, 2006FLW Outdoors recently announced its payout and fee structure for the FLW Tour and FLW Series for 2007. Here are a few notable items:
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More on ICAST
Friday, July 21, 2006Here's a little more about some of the key products at ICAST. Note that these have not been tested, and many were only in prototype stage, so the jury's ...
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BassFan at FLWTC
Friday, July 21, 2006FLW Outdoors contacted BassFan staff to acknowledge that media credentials would be provided to BassFan for coverage of the upcoming FLW Tour Championship. ...
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Crystal a double winner
Friday, July 21, 2006Pure Fishing's Berkley FireLine Crystal won two awards, ...
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FLW in 2007
Thursday, July 20, 2006FLW Outdoors made several major announcements regarding the 2007 season today at the ICAST show in Las Vegas.
The organization announced that oil giant ...
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WSJ fantasy article
Thursday, July 20, 2006The Wall Street Journal published an article today on fantasy fishing (the game in which anglers assemble virtual teams of pro anglers and earn points ...
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Junior championship set
Thursday, July 20, 2006The 2006 National Guard Junior World Championship, featuring 62 anglers ages 11-18, will held July 31 in conjunction with the FLW Tour Championship in ...
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Garden State bass
Wednesday, July 19, 2006If you've never fished in New Jersey, your concept of the state likely involves highway toll booths or Tony Soprano. But there's plenty of bass fishing ...
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NASCAR boat raffle
Wednesday, July 19, 2006Ranger Boats has teamed up with the NASCAR Foundation and Nextel Cup Series driver Ryan Newman, to host a raffle, with proceeds benefiting the Ryan Newman ...
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Ryan Auten fund update
Tuesday, July 18, 2006As most BassFans know, professional angler Mike Auten's son Ryan was born on June 8, 16 weeks premature. Mike and his wife, Becky, have been spending ...
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AOY ups/downs
Tuesday, July 18, 2006So who were the biggest winners and losers in the Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year (AOY) ...
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VanDam, Lintner on top
Monday, July 17, 2006Is he just too much? Kevin VanDam got DQd at one tournament this year and still has clawed his way back to the No. 1 world ranking this week. Of course, ...
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BASS back to the West
Monday, July 17, 2006BASS has just released site details for its 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule. Some highlights:
> The biggest news: BASS will return to the West ...
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Ike's lead halved
Monday, July 17, 2006After yesterday's Champlain Bassmaster Elite Series, Mike Iaconelli is still the leader in the Elite Series Angler of the Year race, but his lead has ...
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Bassmaster American field
Monday, July 17, 2006
After the conclusion of yesterday's Champlain Bassmaster Elite Series, BASS released the final field for the upcoming Bassmaster American Major at Lake ...
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Wilks twitchin' fish
Monday, July 17, 2006
Dustin Wilks continues to recover from elbow surgery. To update BassFans, he's currently in a brace and working on range-of-motion exercises. He leaves ...
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Laney on apples
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2007 Elite Series sites?
Friday, July 14, 2006BASS already released its dates for the 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series and Majors, but it looks like BassFans will soon know the sites. BASS has scheduled ...
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The scoop on T-Tungsten
Friday, July 14, 2006BassFan has obtained some more information about a product rollout to debut at next week's ICAST industry trade show. ...
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Mastering mud
Friday, July 14, 2006If you live anywhere along the East Coast, your favorite lakes probably look a lot like chocolate milk right now. And if you fish rivers, you're probably ...
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Strike King sneak peek
Friday, July 14, 2006
As the ICAST industry tradeshow approaches, news of new baits tends to leak out, and BassFan recently got a glimpse of Strike King's new stuff. ...
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Need line? Get Vicious
Friday, July 14, 2006
JBS Fishing Line – manufacturer of Mossy Oak line – has announced a group of premium-grade products. For BassFans who don't know, JBS started in the line ...
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Pure conservation talk
Thursday, July 13, 2006Our waterways are a precious resource and Pure Fishing conservation director Jim Martin stays actively engaged in regulation, legislation, plus habitat ...
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More on FLW announcement
Thursday, July 13, 2006As expected, FLW Outdoors today released a media alert to announce a news conference to be held next Thursday, July 20 at the ICAST industry trade show ...
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Ike is No. 1
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Mike Iaconelli is brash, irreverent, outspoken, emotional and a whole host of other things. Now, he's also No. 1 in the world.
Iaconelli, who's finished ...
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Oneida patterns
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The rough stuff
Wednesday, July 12, 2006Want some solid advice about running rough water? It's on the Team Evinrude site today, compliments of Dion Hibdon, who learned to drive on rough-and-tumble ...
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FLW and BASS: Oil in, out?
Wednesday, July 12, 2006Could the league-sponsor landscape change sooner rather that later? Consider the following.
BassFan has learned that FLW Outdoors will make a major ...
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Yelas and the Beavers
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Jay Yelas loves pro fishing, but he loves another sport too – college baseball. He once played for the Oregon State Beavers, and recently made his second ...
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New trio from Zoom
Wednesday, July 12, 2006Zoom Bait Company, a perennial power in plastic-lure design, has added three new products to its lineup for 2006-07. It's introduced the Skakey Tail, ...
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Top-notch trailer
Tuesday, July 11, 2006CHM Mobile Marketing has a unique covered trailer that will draw attention on and off the water, and it functions as dry-boat storage on the road. With ...
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Harrison's strong finish
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Chip Harrison has never been to Alabama's Lake Logan Martin. He's happy he'll get the chance to go next month.
After a rousing start to the 2006 season, ...
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A day with a soldier (update)
Tuesday, July 11, 2006(Editor's note: The Take a Soldier Fishing website was down for repairs recently, but is back online.)
Want to show your appreciation for America's ...
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Dance among inductees
Monday, July 10, 2006Legendary bass angler and television personality Bill Dance is one of five men who'll be inducted into the International Game Fish Association Fishing ...
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Yamaha extension
Monday, July 10, 2006Yamaha announced recently that it has extended its Repower with Yamaha and Take Command promotion through the end of this month. It applies to eligible ...
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Tubular thinking
Monday, July 10, 2006The latest Big Bass Zone column is all about tubes. Authors Michael Jones and Bill Siemantel discuss how they do a superb job of imitating shad balls ...
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4 years ago today
Saturday, July 8, 2006Four years ago today, these quotes were in a Forbes article on bass fishing:
> Mark Quenzel, ESPN senior VP of programming for ESPN, stated: "BASS ...
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Reynolds brought to tears
Friday, July 7, 2006
Mike Reynolds made the cut at today's Oneida Bassmaster Elite Series by 2 ounces. That was big for him. He's always fished check-to-check, and even financed ...
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Get fit to fish
Friday, July 7, 2006With as much time as they spend on the road, it's tough for professional anglers to maintain the healthiest of lifestyles. Alabama's Jonathan Newton follows ...
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The aerial advantage
Friday, July 7, 2006More and more anglers are discovering the benefits of studying satellite photos of tournament waters on the Internet prior to the practice period. Texas ...
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New PAA hire
Friday, July 7, 2006The Professional Anglers Association (PAA) announced recently that Travis Loyd has been appointed to the newly created position of director of business ...
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No deja vu for Couch
Thursday, July 6, 2006Georgia veteran Tony Couch has competed in the FLW Tour Championship (FLWTC) three times, but not since 1999. He missed out on qualifying for 6 straight ...
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FLWTC without BassFan?
Wednesday, July 5, 2006Late last week BassFan contacted FLW Outdoors to request media credentials for the upcoming FLW Tour Championship (FLWTC). Such a request is standard ...
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Scott on PFDs
Wednesday, July 5, 2006Ray Scott equates many anglers' refusal to wear a personal flotation device (PFD) with some people's reluctance to purchase a life insurance policy: The ...
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Auten fund set up
Wednesday, July 5, 2006The Professional Anglers Association (PAA) and friends of Mike and Becky Auten have announced the establishment of the Friends of Ryan Auten Fund. Ryan ...
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California secrets
Wednesday, July 5, 2006Some of California's giant bass factories are well-known around the country – just about everybody's heard of Lake Castaic, the Delta and Clear Lake. ...
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CPA's Mease seeks ROY
Wednesday, July 5, 2006There's just one event left to go in the Central Pro-Am (CPA) series, and Clint Mease leads the CPA's Rookie of the Year race. For more about his season, ...
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Ary going BASS
Wednesday, July 5, 2006
FLW Tour pro Todd Ary is switching gears. The Birmingham, Ala. resident had a rough season – he finished 159th in the FLW Tour points and didn't fish ...
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'Lodge talk
Wednesday, July 5, 2006
BassFans have seen anglers with all kinds of non-endemic sponsorships this year – tools, Internet sites, golf schools, rodeo tours. Mark Tyler's non-endemic ...
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Attn: All-American anglers
Wednesday, July 5, 2006Are you fishing next week's BFL All-American at the Connecticut River? If so, would you like to be included in BassFan's coverage of the event? To make ...
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