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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.
More dock talk articles
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Honesty lives
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What's it all cost?
Thursday, August 31, 2006BassFan Charles Bowman is back with another BassFan Opinion. This time, he breaks down what it costs to fish a single grassroots-level tournament season, ...
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Before your fish-off
Wednesday, August 30, 2006A lot of BassFans are probably preparing for their end-of-season championships right now. But it's a busy time of year, so it's easy to gloss over your ...
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Lefebre lets loose
Wednesday, August 30, 2006Pennsylvania FLW pro Dave Lefebre details the equipment and strategy he used to win the recent Potomac Northeastern Stren in a new BassFan Radio interview ...
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Shark week
Wednesday, August 30, 2006First octopuses (octopi?), now sharks. Jay Kumar has a few bass fishing-related observations about sharks that he learned from recent shark week shows. ...
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PAA/Toyota event details
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
More details of next year's PAA event at Lake Fork, Texas have been confirmed. As noted previously, Toyota is the title sponsor, and the event will observe ...
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BBZ: 'New' and you
Wednesday, August 30, 2006In the latest edition of the Big Bass Zone, columnists Michael Jones and Bill Siemantel tackle last month's ICAST industry trade show. No, they don't ...
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Catch the FIN
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Fans of fishing shows have a new way to watch, and it comes from Wave Industries. The Fishing Insider Network (FIN) – an Internet video channel dedicated ...
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Back to the Rock
Tuesday, August 29, 2006Missouri's Wes Endicott won the Heartland Trails Elite Tour Angler of the Year (AOY) title this year, and he also won the final regular-season event at ...
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Cup brackets abandoned
Tuesday, August 29, 2006In a rather unsurprising move, FLW Outdoors today announced that its 2007 Forrest Wood Cup will no longer include the much-maligned (but sometimes praised) ...
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Coincidence?
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Okay, check this out:
> On Aug. 8 we run a piece about Kelly Jordon and Scott Rook liking the not-yet-released Abu Garcia Revo low-profile reel (read ...
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Will Klein make Classic?
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Gary Klein is currently 29th in the Bassmaster Elite Series points, which means he's dangerously ...
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Clark wins 2nd WBT event
Monday, August 28, 2006
Dianna Clark of Bumpus Mills, Tenn., won her second women's Bassmaster Tour event of the season on Saturday. Her 3-day total of 39-09 gave her a 10-pound ...
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Rook on Radio
Monday, August 28, 2006Today on BassFan Radio, Bassmaster Legends champion Scott Rook talks about yesterday's victory, and what it felt like to win in front of a hometown crowd. ...
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Table Rock reference
Monday, August 28, 2006Of course, Missouri's Table Rock Lake is a heavily trafficked fishery. And it's the site of the final Bassmaster Elite Series event of the season, where ...
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C.A.S.T. tabs Dyer
Friday, August 25, 2006
C.A.S.T. for Kids has picked Alabama FLW pro Clay Dyer as its national spokesperson.
C.A.S.T. for Kids' mission is to provide disabled and disadvantaged ...
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Ohio River...octopus?
Friday, August 25, 2006Brought to our attention by a BassFan – and neither he nor we are making this one up. ...
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The breakup
Friday, August 25, 2006It's Saturday, and once again you head straight for your red-hot ledge. After a few quick bites, the action dies. What's up? The breakup has begun.
As ...
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The Legend's jumpsuit
Thursday, August 24, 2006
The Bassmaster Legends Major began this morning at the Arkansas River. Of course, the venue is steeped in history. It was the sight of back-to-back Bassmaster ...
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The next level
Thursday, August 24, 2006If you fish tournaments, at some point you'll probably move up to the next level of competition. When you do, you'll likely experience some intimidation. ...
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General Al post
Thursday, August 24, 2006Today's General's Post – by the general of the Skeeter BassFan Army, Al Smith – is about the one thing Al most wants the BassFan Army to be about. What ...
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ESPN cuts Houston
Thursday, August 24, 2006
This season marked the 30th year that the Jimmy Houston Outdoors show was broadcast on TV. And for 20 of those years it was broadcast by ESPN and ESPN2. ...
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Yamaha promotes promoters
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Yamaha Marine Group today announced the promotion of two employees. Jerreth Bain (pictured) has been named senior coordinator of freshwater promotions, ...
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Versatile Hoernke
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Texas FLW Tour and Series pro Sean Hoernke will be one of 16 competitors in the 2006 Total Outdoorsman Challenge, conducted by Field & Stream magazine.
The ...
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Parker leaves Mann's
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Two-time Bassmaster Classic winner and television host Hank Parker is leaving Mann's Bait Co., ...
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Tucker on Ark. River
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Official practice began yesterday for this week's Bassmaster Legends Major at the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Ark. BassFan spoke with Mark Tucker ...
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New Skeeters: first look
Monday, August 21, 2006
The annual Skeeter dealers meeting began today in Branson, Mo. BassFan wasn't there, but it did get the inside scoop on the redesigned and much-anticipated ...
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Yelas' time off
Monday, August 21, 2006
What does veteran pro angler Jay Yelas do when he goes on vacation? Well, he fishes, but not necessarily for bass.
He's spent most of the time since ...
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Pantera II is back
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FLW Tour no-info rule
Thursday, August 17, 2006
The FLW Tour will have a no-information rule next year for the first time.
In an open letter to anglers posted on the FLW Outdoors website, CEO Charlie ...
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Army error message
Thursday, August 17, 2006Per the BassFan Radio interview with Al Smith, we've been hearing from a lot of people ...
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Healthy competition?
Thursday, August 17, 2006Ranger Boats founder Forrest L. Wood, the man whom the FLW Tour is named for, had some nice things to say about BASS in an interview in today's edition ...
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Scary good
Thursday, August 17, 2006
How good is Kevin VanDam? Scary good. Here's a quick look at the numbers.
> He's currently the No. 1 angler in the world according to the BassFan ...
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Pro shopping secrets
Wednesday, August 16, 2006Like all anglers, New Jersey pro Pete Gluszek is always on the lookout for a great deal on a hot bait. Lures (in most cases, anyway) don't cost as much ...
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Al talks Army
Wednesday, August 16, 2006Today an BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, Skeeter BassFan Army general Al Smith details some new benefits for Army members, and also covers what's in store ...
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Skeeter gets F&S award
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Skeeter Boats has received received Field & Stream magazine's 2006 Best of the Best award ...
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Snake saver?
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Sometimes we sit back and realize that some folks just don't get this bass-fishing thing. That happened recently when the BassFan staff received a new-product ...
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Jordon talks tides
Tuesday, August 15, 2006BassFan today published Kelly Jordon's winning pattern from the Potomac Bassmaster Elite Series. But there's more. For additional analysis, tune into ...
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The Tak we don't know
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Check out how Takahiro Omori has fished this year.
This is the Tak we know:
1/18/2006 – FLWT – Lake Okeechobee – 35
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The Legends field
Monday, August 14, 2006After the conclusion of yesterday's Potomac Bassmaster Elite Series, BASS released the final list of qualifiers for its upcoming no-entry-fee Bassmaster ...
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Sheehan revives ABA
Monday, August 14, 2006Since Morris Sheehan purchased American Bass Anglers in 2000, he's transformed the organization into one of the most successful amateur circuits in the ...
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Ellison on the PAA
Monday, August 14, 2006Today on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, Professional Anglers Association (PAA) executive director Gene Ellison talks about the upcoming PAA event at ...
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Ish gets metal
Monday, August 14, 2006
Two-tour California pro Ish Monroe recently inked a sponsorship deal with Tru-Tungsten. ...
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Laney on lions, mice
Monday, August 14, 2006What does the cancellation of BassCenter, or the departure of BASS VP and GM Don Rucks, say about the state of the sport? Where do the fans play in all ...
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To frog or toad?
Monday, August 14, 2006You fish floating tournament-style frogs, and you fish buzz-toads. But when is one better than the other? Chad Morgenthaler has developed a system that ...
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ABA Winning Pattern
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Bowman on opponents
Friday, August 11, 2006BassFan Charles Bowman is back with another BassFan Opinion. This time, he tackles knowledge. Specifically, how much we as anglers actually know about ...
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Now here's a BassFan
Friday, August 11, 2006
There are BassFans, and then there are BassFans, as the saying goes. And it would be tougher to find a more hardcore BassFan than Brian Payne of Lincoln ...
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Revamped FLW payouts
Thursday, August 10, 2006FLW Outdoors distributed an open letter from chairman Irwin Jacobs to FLW Tour anglers late today that announced that the payout schedule for the 2007 ...
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The champ talks baits
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BassCenter banter
Thursday, August 10, 2006BassFan CEO Jay Kumar, himself a former ESPN2 TV personality, discusses the demise of BassCenter in the lastest BassFan Opinion piece. He has two perspectives ...
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Sold out no more
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Thanks to Brent Ehrler's win of the FLW Tour Championship on Logan Martin using the NetBait T-MAC in the Bama Bug color, and BassFan reporting on the ...
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Beat the heat
Wednesday, August 9, 2006It's brutal out there. If you're struggling in the heat, WBT pro Emily Shaffer has some great tips for keeping you, and your fish, cool. For more, ...
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Brauer on winning
Tuesday, August 8, 2006Denny Brauer has a different outlook on winning tournaments – one that may surprise most anglers. Today on BassFan Radio, he talks about that outlook, ...
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Jordon's reel caper
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
At some point this season, Abu Garcia gave its pros prototypes of the new low-pro Revo (as in "Revolution") reels to play with. Actually, a ...
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Classic pressure grows
Tuesday, August 8, 2006This week's Potomac River Bassmaster Elite Series is the next-to-last of the circuit's 11 points events. Only the Top 36 in the Angler ...
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BassCenter canceled?
Monday, August 7, 2006(Posted at 8:55 p.m. EST –Ed.)
Informed sources say that the ESPN Outdoors show BassCenter was canceled effective today. Requests for comment ...
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Catch 'em with Clausen
Monday, August 7, 2006
Connie Lively of Linc, Ga. was the winner of the Fish With A Champion Sweepstakes sponsored by Yamaha Marine Group. Her winning entry was drawn from ...
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Their fathers remember
Monday, August 7, 2006
As the day-4 weigh-in wound down at the recent FLW Tour Championship, Anthony Gagliardi was the last angler to weigh in, and was the only one who could ...
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Catch-up time
Friday, August 4, 2006If the summer heat has shut down the bite in your area and you don't plan to fish this weekend, perhaps you'll have time to catch up on some reading. ...
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Schwenkbeck speaks
Friday, August 4, 2006Bassmaster Elite Series Angler Darren Schwenkbeck talks about the financial aspects of fishing as a pro and about winning the recent Mississippi River ...
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Murray joins Powell
Thursday, August 3, 2006
FLW Tour and Bassmaster Elite Series pro John Murray recently inked Powell Rods as his newest sponsor. Powell is a rod company that's been in business ...
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Namiki's last U.S. event?
Thursday, August 3, 2006
Toshinari Namiki lit up bass fishing last year with a win at the Ouachita River FLW, plus two other FLW Tour Top 5s and a 2nd-place finish at the Cabela's ...
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Finesse the thick stuff
Thursday, August 3, 2006Arkansas pro Mike Wurm often uses spinning tackle in pursuit of big fish in heavy cover. He says there are times when specialized finesse tackle can produce ...
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Wolak's new world
Thursday, August 3, 2006Pennsylvania's Dave Wolak talks about his newborn son and winning the Bassmaster Major at Lake Wylie in a new BassFan Radio interview with Terry Brown. ...
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KVD and ET
Thursday, August 3, 2006In case you missed yesterday's BassFan World Rankings update, check out this stat: ...
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FLWTC ups and downs
Wednesday, August 2, 2006Some lower-seeded anglers caught strong bags on day 1 of the FLW Tour Championship (FLWTC) at Lake Logan Martin in Alabama, and a few of the favorites ...
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Herren prepares
Wednesday, August 2, 2006Now on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, Alabama's Matt Herren tells BassFans that he's ready for the FLW Tour Championship, and that a home-field advantage ...
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Test-drive a 'Tec
Tuesday, August 1, 2006Bombardier Recreational products (Evinrude) and Ranger will offer bass and boating enthusiasts a chance to test-drive Evinrude E-Tec engines and Ranger ...
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Morgenthaler's special T
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Pro angler Chad Morgenthaler has teamed with Special Olympics Illinois and the Law Enforcement Torch Run to host the Chad Morgenthaler Bass Tournament. ...
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Pirch of the West
Tuesday, August 1, 2006Today on BassFan Radio with Terry Brown, Arizona pro Cliff Pirch talks about being a westerner and the advantages it could bring at this week's FLW Tour ...
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Frog hook look
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
BassFans already know about Tru-Tungsten's new Hack Attack Frog Hook, ...
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Top Gun/WWC postponed
Tuesday, August 1, 2006Today BassFan announced that its 2006 Top Gun Championship and Skeeter BassFan Army Weekend Warrior Championship, slated for September in the Dallas/Ft. ...
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Power-Fishing Tactics Could Prevail At Eufaula
By MLF Communications Staff
EUFAULA, Okla. – The MLF Bass Pro Tour is set to visit Lake Eufaula in Eufaula, Okla. this week for the fourth event of the
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Surman, 64, Making A Run At Elite Qualification
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
A look at the ages of the anglers who comprise the current Top 10 on the Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers Division
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Take Full Advantage Of The Baitfish Spawns
By Dustin Wilks Special to BassFan
(Editor's note: "Catching Bass with Dustin Wilks" airs four times per week on the Sportsman Channel – 6
