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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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Survey: some will stay home
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 -
Rook's toughest tourney
Tuesday, July 31, 2007Scott Rook's toughest tourney was the Erie Bassmaster Elite Series event. But he overcame a poor practice to finish a respectable 23rd and gain some Angler ...
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Martin's pig holds up
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
The 8-12 brute that Scott Martin caught in the FLW Tour season opener at Texas' Lake Travis was the largest fish weighed during the six-event season and ...
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Phillips tops wrap vote
Monday, July 30, 2007
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Keith Phillips of Alabama has the Hottest Rig Running, as determined by BASS members and fishing fans who participated ...
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KickerFish discount
Monday, July 30, 2007
Texas-based Kicker Fish Bait Co., a BassFan Army sponsor, is providing a 25% discount on its products to BassFan Army Members. This covers the entire ...
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A tale of two Memorials
Monday, July 30, 2007
Peter Thliveros' victory in the 2006 Bassmaster Memorial Major in Texas was all about getting one big bite on each of the final 3 days. This year in New ...
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2007 ICAST report
Friday, July 27, 2007 -
Yamaha display at Cup
Friday, July 27, 2007
Yamaha will display its new F225TLR at the Forrest Wood Cup, which takes place Aug. 2-5 at Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Ark. The new engine, a high-power ...
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Benefit: help needed
Friday, July 27, 2007
Chris Hamilton, a friend to many in the sport, was recently paralyzed in a swimming accident while on vacation. He's a resident of Paris, Tenn. and is ...
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BASS Memorial coverage
Friday, July 27, 2007The news is flying fast with this week's Bassmaster Memorial Major at Lake Oneida, and next week's Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Ouachita, so BassFan's front-page ...
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Culprit: member review
Friday, July 27, 2007BassFan Army member Patrick Dye of Kelso, Tenn. was given samples of the Culprit Flippin' craw to test. He fished them at Alabama's Lake Guntersville, ...
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Baksay talks Cup
Thursday, July 26, 2007Now playing on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, Terry Baksay talks about the Forrest Wood Cup and a potential secret weapon he's got in mind – the Drop ...
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Ellison leaves PAA
Thursday, July 26, 2007The Professional Anglers Association (PAA) recently reported that Gene Ellison has left the organization to return to private business. Ellison had served ...
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Spot Remover promo
Thursday, July 26, 2007Do you have a lake where spotted bass are the dominant species? Those "footballs" cannot tolerate a Spot Remover from Buckeye ...
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July Fish of a Lifetime
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AES joins Army
Thursday, July 26, 2007AES Optics has joined BassFan as a contingency sponsor of the BassFan Army. The company provides high-quality eyewear at a reasonable price and is a licensee ...
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Recon: Don Pedro
Thursday, July 26, 2007This week the Bass Recon section on BassFanArmy.com has insight from western hammer Gary Dobyns about the upcoming US Anglers Choice tourney on California's ...
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Evers to No. 3
Thursday, July 26, 2007The BassFan World Rankings presented by Tru-Tungsten have been updated to reflect the recent Erie/Niagara Bassmaster Elite Series. Kevin VanDam's still ...
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The lone rookie
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Quick trivia: Who's the only 2007 rookie to qualify for next week's Forrest Wood Cup as a pro?
Answer: Bryan Thrift.
He finished 28th in the ...
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The candyman
Thursday, July 26, 2007
One of the more interesting sights at the recent Erie/Niagara Bassmaster Elite Series was Pure Fishing field services rep Scott Dubiel. He was like the ...
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Yamaha & company honored
Wednesday, July 25, 2007A brief notable: Earlier this month, Yamaha Marine Group and every one of its business units – boat companies Century, Skeeter and G3 – received an NMMA ...
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Phoenix rises
Wednesday, July 25, 2007Western pro Rich Tauber sat down with BassFan at the recent ICAST trade show to discuss a new boat company that was formed July 1. Phoenix Boats is based ...
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The Sage of Seminole
Wednesday, July 25, 2007In his latest Scott On-Line column, BASS founder Ray Scott pays homage to Jack Wingate, the owner of the legendary lodge on Lake Seminole that served ...
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Lane's slime secret
Tuesday, July 24, 2007Bobby Lane won last week's Potomac Northern Stren by a 6-pound margin. He stuck a monster 23-03 bag on day 2 to all but seal the deal. What's especially ...
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Rescue Stick a winner
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
The Mustang Survival Rescue Stick captured the Innovation Award for Safety at the Marine Aftermarket Accessories Tradeshow (MAATS) in Las Vegas. Judged ...
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Thrift is FLW ROY
Monday, July 23, 2007North Carolina's Bryan Thrift, the runner-up in the season-opening event at Texas' Lake Travis, was honored Monday as the FLW Tour's Rookie of the Year ...
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A new depth level
Monday, July 23, 2007Humminbird has taken depth-sounding to a whole new level, and it doesn't end there. You can add features to your unit – it's a total fishing system. To ...
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Got a Hot Zone tip?
Monday, July 23, 2007BassFan is looking for recommendations for its new Hot Zone feature. So far, we've profiled two lakes on opposite sides of the country (Lake Erie and ...
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Erie Elite wrapup
Monday, July 23, 2007 -
Clunn's discovery
Monday, July 23, 2007Rick Clunn learned something up north this summer – that he could connect with better-quality smallmouths on Champlain with a crankbait. He used fluorocarbon ...
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Memorial field
Sunday, July 22, 2007Shortly after the conclusion of today's Erie/Niagara Bassmaster Elite Series, BASS released the final field for the Bassmaster Memorial Major, which begins ...
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Sworming Hornet deal
Friday, July 20, 2007
For the next 3 months, Sworming Hornet Lures is offering BassFan ...
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The knowledge loop
Friday, July 20, 2007 -
Erie day 2 cancelled
Friday, July 20, 2007BASS has cancelled day 2 of the Erie/Niagara Bassmaster Elite Series "due to unsafe weather conditions and in the best interest of all concerned."
Previously, ...
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Junior field set
Friday, July 20, 2007The Bass Federation (TBF) recently announced the field for the 2007 National Guard Junior World Championship on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Ark., Aug. ...
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Babb and Billie Jean
Thursday, July 19, 2007Today on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, WBT pro Robin Babb talks about working with Vicious Fishing, the Billie Jean King Foundation, and the success ...
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Tucker trust fund
Thursday, July 19, 2007A trust fund has been established to benefit the two children of Tim Tucker, who died tragically in a car accident Monday. Those who wish may submit donations ...
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Erie Elite update
Thursday, July 19, 2007A quick Erie/Niagara Bassmaster Elite Series quiz:
1. Which two anglers will fish the event in a walleye boat?
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Fun with frogs
Thursday, July 19, 2007Frogs and other topwater baits played big roles for the anglers who finished in 2nd through 5th places at last week's Champlain Bassmaster Elite Series. ...
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Berkley habitat winners
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Congratulations to James Hurt of Illinois, Jason Muir of Delaware and Dennis Feidler of Minnesota – the winners of the BassFan Army/Berkley Fish Hab Contest.
Thanks ...
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Berkley Power promotion
Wednesday, July 18, 2007Power-fishing means big tackle – a tough stick, a reliable reel, stout line and baits that can be flipped and pitched into heavy cover. Big bass heaven!
Berkley ...
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New Army trail
Wednesday, July 18, 2007The BassFan Army announced today the addition of two new sanctioned trails – SABBA, and Fishing with Jim Austin. The two are independent entities, but ...
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Laney on Tucker
Wednesday, July 18, 2007Scot Laney today writes about the passing of Tim Tucker – a man who "gathered people like moons and put them in orbit around him." To read his ...
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Fishing 'Cribs'
Wednesday, July 18, 2007Fishing doesn't have its version of MTV Cribs, but if it did, Pure Fishing chairman Tom Bedell would surely star in the pilot episode. Check out the recent ...
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Recon: Hopatcong
Tuesday, July 17, 2007This week the Bass Recon section on BassFanArmy.com has insight from Mike Iaconelli on how he'd fish New Jersey's Lake Hopatcong for this weekend's Fishers ...
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Cabela’s supports CastingKids
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
BASS announced today that Cabela's has joined the organization as a sponsor of the Bassmaster CastingKids program.
“Fostering youth participation ...
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Gulp! is Alive!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007Today on the Bass Buzz we profile the new Berkley Gulp! Alive! baits that recently won a best in show award at the ICAST fishing industry trade show. ...
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Kumar on 'two greats'
Tuesday, July 17, 2007BassFan founder and CEO Jay Kumar penned an opinion today that covers two people – Jay Yelas, and the late Tim Tucker. To read Kumar's BassFan Opinion, ...
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Ranger trout?
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
We thought this was pretty funny.
Say you're Ranger Boats. You make bass boats (mostly) and are surrounded by some of the world's best and most famous ...
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Byrd songs to grace Cup
Tuesday, July 17, 2007FLW Outdoors announced that Tracy Byrd will perform a free concert during its upcoming Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Ouachita. The concert will take place ...
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Mustang lassos McClelland
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Mustang Survival, maker of self-inflating life-vests and other products, announced a new sponsorship agreement with Mike McClelland. McClelland recently ...
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Two-date overlap
Tuesday, July 17, 2007Just in case some BassFans still harbored hopes for the future of two-tour angling, the 2008 schedules once again prohibit the practice.
BASS released ...
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Tim Tucker dies in accident
Monday, July 16, 2007
The bass-fishing community suffered a tremendous loss this afternoon when Tim Tucker died as the result of injuries sustained in a car accident on Florida's ...
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Horton's hair
Monday, July 16, 2007
Tim Horton, who won the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake Champlain yesterday, is looking a little shaggy lately. He explained what was up with the ...
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59 is just fine
Monday, July 16, 2007If everything shakes out as expected, the Top 59 anglers in the final FLW Tour points standings will compete in the Forrest Wood Cup in 2 weeks at Arkansas' ...
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Power-Poles for bass?
Monday, July 16, 2007
A Power-Pole – basically a powered pole-type anchor mounted on the stern ...
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Clapper closes it out
Sunday, July 15, 2007Lake Erie ace Steve Clapper concluded his dominance of the Detroit River FLW Tour today with a 22-06 final-day bag that gave him a 45-09 winning total ...
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ICAST: Shimano's upgrade
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Once again, Shimano won the ICAST Best of Show award for reels. This year, its Stradic F1 spinning reel won the freshwater category, and its Trinidad ...
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Yelas on his title
Friday, July 13, 2007BassFan caught up with Jay Yelas shortly after he clinched his second FLW Angler of the Year title today at the Detroit River. For his reaction to the ...
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ICAST: Coffee tubes
Friday, July 13, 2007
Strike King is coming out with new Coffee Tubes (coffee-flavored), which will be in stores Nov. 1. Here's the story behind them:
Troy Gibson of soft-plastic ...
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ICAST: Hey Ray
Friday, July 13, 2007
A Ray Scott sighting's always notable, and we bumped into him at ICAST and sat down for a chat. He was in the FoodSource Lures booth, and he had some ...
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ICAST: Lindner honored
Friday, July 13, 2007
Yesterday at the ICAST show, Johnson Outdoors honored Al Lindner as its 2007 Samuel C. Johnson Fishing Journalist of the Year. The award is sponsored ...
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ICAST: Best of Show
Friday, July 13, 2007
Awards were handed out yesterday at ICAST for "Best of Show." Here's a look at the bass-related winners.
Overall Best ...
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FLW '08 schedule, changes
Thursday, July 12, 2007
FLW Outdoors revealed its 2008 FLW Tour schedule today, and also announced off-limits and no-info rules will be implemented next year. It also tabbed ...
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ICAST: Crews, Klein, Spro
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ICAST: Alan Cole returns
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Here's a cool tidbit from ICAST. Alan Cole has returned to lure manufacturing, and the original AC Plug is back in production, along with a new AC Casitas ...
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ICAST: Camo amber shades
Thursday, July 12, 2007
In the "gotta get me one" (or two) category are AES Optics' Mossy Oak or Realtree camo polarized sunglasses. Here's why:
> The camo patterns ...
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ICAST: Longshank spinnerbait
Thursday, July 12, 2007
It's easy to describe the Longshank spinnerbait: a spinnerbait with a long hook shank. It eliminates the need for a trailer hook, and the company claims ...
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ICAST: Tungsten plastics
Thursday, July 12, 2007
We got a look at Tru Tungsten's new tungsten-impregnated soft-plastics, which won't be available for sale until January. Pretty cool. The company claims ...
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ICAST: Roland's new wheels
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Spotted at the ICAST fishing industry trade show was Roland Martin, whose ankle is doing well post-surgery but he has to move around using a personal ...
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Hirosky stoked
Thursday, July 12, 2007
After three straight finishes of no better than 83rd, Pennsylvania Bassmaster Elite Series pro Paul Hirosky is glad to be back at Lake Champlain this ...
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InterMedia buys BassFan
Wednesday, July 11, 2007InterMedia Outdoors Holdings, Inc. today announced that it had acquired the assets of OutdoorsFan Media, including BassFan.com, InshoreFan.com, ShotgunFan.com, ...
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Nixon, Martin-Wells picked
Wednesday, July 11, 2007Professional anglers Larry Nixon and Pam Martin-Wells will be inducted into the Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Aug. ...
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Hit 'em in the mouth
Wednesday, July 11, 2007The wind isn't expected to wreak havoc at the Detroit River FLW Tour this week, but everybody knows that weather forecasts aren't always on the screws. ...
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Recon: Guntersville
Tuesday, July 10, 2007This week the Bass Recon section on BassFanArmy.com has Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jimmy Mason's comments on how he'd attack Lake Guntersville for this ...
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Keep praying
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Hite on Detroit
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Today's main news story examines how points position will influence strategy at the upcoming Detroit River FLW Tour. Here's a little more on that from ...
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How Angers won St. Clair
Tuesday, July 10, 2007The FLW Tour field is practicing at the Detroit River right now for the final Tour event of the season. Few will actually fish the river, though. Most ...
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Grab another brew
Tuesday, July 10, 2007Bob Frantz, a "sports personality" who's a regular contributor to the San Francisco Examiner, had some disparaging – and outlandishly false ...
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BASS ratings
Monday, July 9, 2007A recent BassFan Q&A with BASS VP and GM Tom Ricks broached the topic of TV ratings for BASS programming. In the Q&A, Ricks noted that BASS would supply ...
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Low, no flow?
Monday, July 9, 2007It's summer, there's been little rain, and you're fishing a tournament this weekend on a power-generation reservoir. Ouch.
In the newest BassFan Pro ...
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FLW endgame
Monday, July 9, 2007The final FLW Tour event of the season begins this Thursday at the Detroit River, which means the Angler of the Year title will be decided, as well as ...
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New CA smallie record
Friday, July 6, 2007
A new California state-record smallmouth bass was caught on July 3 at Pardee Lake by Stockton angler Harold Hardin. The 9.83-pound brute eclipsed the ...
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ICAST: sneak peek
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Schwenk stoked for NY
Friday, July 6, 2007
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Darrin Schwenkbeck probably feels like a starving man who's stumbled upon a lost shipment of filet mignon. The Western New ...
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Fenwick Elite Tech rods
Thursday, July 5, 2007Fenwick has built some good rods over the years, notably the Techna AV series, but hasn't gotten much credit for it recently. Its new-on-the-market Elite ...
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Hornet joins the Army
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Sworming Hornet, maker of the Fish Head Spin, has joined the BassFan Army as a Contingency Sponsor.
Sworming Hornet sales and marketing head Joe Crosby ...
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Walk the walk, but not on top
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 -
NC: Free 4th fishing
Tuesday, July 3, 2007Every year in North Carolina, July 4 is a free fishing day in all public waters, salt and fresh. Free fishing runs from midnight to 11:59 p.m. July 4, ...
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Martin on the mic
Tuesday, July 3, 2007Tommy Martin's still running strong at 66 years old, and he's the guest today on Legends Radio. He remembers his 1974 Bassmaster Classic win, and the ...
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New Revo model
Tuesday, July 3, 2007Why is Abu Garcia constantly sold out of its Revo reels, which it just introduced last year? Abu's reel guru, Gary Morgal, said it's kind of like the ...
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PAA: Lanier update
Tuesday, July 3, 2007As predicted, Georgia officials today announced that planning has begun to bring a Professional Anglers Association (PAA) sanctioned event to Georgia's ...
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PAA hires GM
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
The Professional Anglers Association (PAA) announced that it has hired industry vet Craig Lamb of Brentwood, Tenn. to the newly created position of general ...
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Topwater fireworks
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
BassFans know the best part of the 4th of July weekend is the sights and sounds of bass exploding on topwater lures. It's the essence of summer. In keeping ...
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PAA: Lanier?
Monday, July 2, 2007
There are quite a few rumblings about the next event to be sanctioned by the Professional Anglers Association (PAA), and today, sources indicated more ...
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Yelas returns west
Monday, July 2, 2007After 17 years, Jay Yelas has left Texas. He and his family moved back to the West Coast, and unpacked at their new home in Corvallis, Ore. last Friday. ...
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Duckett signs: E21
Monday, July 2, 20072007 Bassmaster Classic champion Boyd Duckett has signed a deal with Toronto-based Element 21. Terms of the multiyear deal were not disclosed.
The ...
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Yamaha's scholars
Monday, July 2, 2007Yamaha Marine Group recently announced the recipients of its 2007 Yamaha Marine Dealer Scholarships. The program is open to Yamaha Marine dealers and ...
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Vida's vibe not great
Monday, July 2, 2007Michigan's Kevin Vida has won two Strens and two BFLs on the Detroit River, but he's not wildly enthusiastic about his chances of adding an FLW Tour triumph ...
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Ike up for ESPY
Monday, July 2, 2007
Mike Iaconelli is one of four people nominated for an ESPY in the category of Best Outdoor Athlete. ESPY awards, which are voted on by ESPN viewers, highlight ...
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