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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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  • Snapcast: When strategy backfires

    Snapcast: When strategy backfires

    Every tournament angler heads out in the morning with some semblance of a strategy. Whether it’s to fish a certain area at a specific time or to only ...

  • TTBC: Bass, cash and tunes

    TTBC: Bass, cash and tunes

    Editor's Note: The field of 50 anglers hit the waters of Lake Conroe amid some fog this morning for the start of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC). ...

  • New plumage for Cardinal

    <b><font color=maroon>New plumage for Cardinal</font></b>

    Cardinal spinning reels from Abu Garcia have long had a reputation for delivering superb reliability at a value-conscious price. For 2013, the reels are ...

  • Bonus Bucks: Time running short

    Bonus Bucks: Time running short

    There's just a little over a week left to sign up for the Toyota Bonus Bucks no-entry-fee team tournament, set for Sunday, Oct. 14 at Lake Norman near ...

  • Mechanical issue derails Meyer's journey

    Mechanical issue derails Meyer's journey

    Cody Meyer is at home in Northern California this week instead of competing in the Toyota Texas Bass Classic at Lake Conroe. He began the journey to Conroe ...

  • Semi-homecoming for Yelas

    Semi-homecoming for Yelas

    Jay Yelas spent the better part of two decades living in Texas before relocating back to Oregon, where he attended college, a few years ago. He's returned ...

  • Rankings: Rose rockets upward

    David Dudley slightly stregthened his hold on the top slot in the newest edition of the BassFan World Rankings, but the big story is the climb of Wheeler ...

  • B.A.S.S. releases '13 Open schedule

    B.A.S.S. releases '13 Open schedule

    B.A.S.S. today revealed the schedules for its 2013 Bassmaster Open circuits. Once again, competition will take place in three divisions – Southern, Central ...

  • Still time to get BU discount

    Still time to get BU discount

    The Bass University's early registration promotion, which offers 20 percent off the admission fee for all 2013 sessions, will expire this Sunday (Sept. ...

  • Dyer signs with ORCA

    Dyer signs with ORCA

    The Outdoor Recreation Company of American (ORCA), makers of high performance coolers, has agreed to a deal to sponsor Clay Dyer.

    “It isn’t every day ...

  • Fat Papa giveaway

    <b><font color=green>Fat Papa giveaway</font></b>

    With fall now officially underway, we’re excited to offer BassFans a chance to win some great fall fishing baits – the new SPRO Fat Papa 70, a crankbait ...

  • Snapcast: Brauer the hairdresser?

    Snapcast: Brauer the hairdresser?

    My favorite memory of dealing with the recently retired Denny Brauer for the past 7 seasons occurred shortly after a 2007 tournament in which he didn't ...

  • Red Dirt tabs manager for pro staff

    Red Dirt tabs manager for pro staff

    Indiana-based Red Dirt Bait Company, which specializes in tunable spinnerbaits and buzzbaits, has selected Vermont's Skip Sjobeck as its national pro ...

  • B.A.S.S. partners with Big Bass Splash

    B.A.S.S. partners with Big Bass Splash

    B.A.S.S. announced today that it's partnered with Sealy Outdoors to market and promote the popular Big Bass Splash series of events.

    Under the agreement, ...

  • USA Today chronicles rise of fishing, hunting

    USA Today published a front-page article this week noting the national increase in fishing and hunting participation in recent years, reversing a 20-year ...

  • Sonar sizzles at High Rock

    Sonar sizzles at High Rock

    BassFan columnist Miles "Sonar" Burghoff compiled a 36-09 total for 2 days to win the BFL North Carolina Division Super Tournament at High Rock ...

  • Baksay buys rod-sleeve company

    Baksay buys rod-sleeve company

    Veteran Connecticut bass pro Terry Baksay announced today that he's acquired the Stor’s It company – maker of the fishing industry’s original rod sleeve. ...

  • Berkley amateur event set for Oct. 21

    Berkley amateur event set for Oct. 21

    The 7th annual Amateur Big Bass Challenge, presented by Berkley and Sebile, will take place at Lake Fork, Texas on Oct. 21. Last year, more than 800 anglers ...

  • Ultimate bass angler's rig to be unveiled

    Ultimate bass angler's rig to be unveiled

    Toyota posted a press release on its website today about the "Ultimate Fishing Tundra" put together by Bassmaster Elite Series pro and custom ...

  • Classic-bound Lee gets a boost

    Classic-bound Lee gets a boost

    Auburn University student and Bassmaster College Classic bracket-winner Matt Lee says he can’t stop using the term “surreal” in referring to winning a ...

  • Big Bite Lookback – Wheeler

    <b><font color=green>Big Bite Lookback – Wheeler</font color></b>

    Russ Lane got off to a strong start at the Wheeler Lake FLW Tour Open, catching his best fish from a school located on some deep, offshore structure. ...

  • Sunline Strong Performer – Wheeler

    <b><font color=green>Sunline Strong Performer – Wheeler</font color></b>

    Dave Lefebre thought he had Wheeler Lake figured out. In fact, he was almost sure of it.

    But when the weather conditions changed for day 1 of last ...

  • Cochran to retire after Rayburn

    <B><font color=red>Cochran to retire after Rayburn</font color></b>

    George Cochran told BassFan today that he will retire from tour-level competition following the Sam Rayburn Reservoir FLW Tour Open next month.

    The ...

  • Z-Man completes move to new facility

    Z-Man completes move to new facility

    Z-Man Fishing Products announced that it's moved to a new state-of-the-art ...

  • Snapcast: An affinity for wood

    Do you have anything that sits around on your desk or somewhere that you just pick up and fiddle with every now and then? For me, it's an unpainted ...

  • Martens tops Evers for All-Star win

    Martens tops Evers for All-Star win

    Aaron Martens saved the best for last today, catching a 13-06 stringer to beat Edwin Evers and win the Bassmaster Elite Series Toyota Trucks All-Star ...

  • Martens, Evers in All-Star finals

    Martens, Evers in All-Star finals

    Aaron Martens and Edwin Evers advanced to Sunday's final of Toyota Trucks All-Star Week with semifinal wins on Saturday at Illinois' Lake Decatur over ...

  • SK reports Brauer is retiring

    <b><font color=red>SK reports Brauer is retiring</font></b>

    According to an article posted on the Strike King website tonight, Denny Brauer has announced his retirement from Bassmaster Elite Series competition, ...

  • Evers, DeFoe shine at All-Stars

    Evers, DeFoe shine at All-Stars

    Considering the way Edwin Evers and Ott DeFoe dominated the opening round of Toyota Trucks All-Star Week at Lake Shelbyville in Illinios, perhaps B.A.S.S. ...

  • Pit Chunk: Short, stout and lively

    <b><font color=maroon>Pit Chunk: Short, stout and lively</font></b>

    Want to add some life to your jigs? Try sticking a Berkley Havoc Pit Chunk on the back. With its oversized pinchers, the new Skeet Reese-designed trailer ...

  • All-Stars: Evers catches only limit

    All-Stars: Evers catches only limit

    According to a B.A.S.S. press release sent out earlier this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently rated the bass fishing at Illinois' Lake Shelbyville ...

  • New Revos arriving at stores

    New Revos arriving at stores

    Ever since Abu Garcia launched the new Revo reels at this year’s ICAST show in Orlando, Fla., anglers have been champing at the bit to get these lightweight ...

  • TTBC field complete

    TTBC field complete

    Gerald Swindle, Kelly Jordon, Rick Clunn and Takahiro Omori have received the four sponsors exemptions for the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, completing the ...

  • Snapcast: No female disadvantage

    A guy who knows a heck of a lot about tournament bass fishing contacted me last week, wondering why there was no hoopla over Christiana Bradley's Top-10 ...

  • Cooler-maker is newest MLF sponsor

    Cooler-maker is newest MLF sponsor

    Major League Fishing announced today that Yeti Coolers has joined the organization's list of sponsors.

    “Yeti Coolers is a natural fit for Major League ...

  • Folkestad, Lowrance, Wingate to Hall

    Folkestad, Lowrance, Wingate to Hall

    Legendary Western angler Mike Folkestad, electronics innovator Darrell Lowrance and renowned guide, educator and lodge owner Jack Wingate have been elected ...

  • Sonar: The big jump

    Sonar: The big jump

    Miles Burghoff has long aspired to become a professional bass fisherman, and now that college is out of the way, he's ready to take a shot at fulfilling ...

  • Sparse field expected at Wheeler

    The Wheeler Lake FLW Tour Open, set to get under way Thursday out of Decatur, Ala., will fall well short of a full field. In fact, it’s likely less than ...

  • Docks were 'the deal' at Ozarks EverStart

    Docks were 'the deal' at Ozarks EverStart

    Missouri's Dennis Berhorst, a six-time winner at the BFL level, captured his first triple-A victory last week at the Lake of the Ozarks Central EverStart. ...

  • BFL schedule out

    BFL schedule out

    FLW has announced the 2013 Bass Fishing League (BFL) schedule, which includes 120 regular-season tournaments spread across 24 divisions, six regional ...

  • R2S grabs Biffle

    R2S grabs Biffle

    California-based bait-maker River2Sea announced today that it's inked veteran Oklahoma angler Tommy Biffle to its pro staff.

    "It's an honor to ...

  • Monroe signs with Smart Battery

    Monroe signs with Smart Battery

    Ish Monroe told BassFan today that he's signed a sponsorship agreement with lithium ion battery manufacturer Smart Battery. The deal runs through the ...

  • Some skinny on Shelbyville

    Some skinny on Shelbyville

    Even though Illinois' Lake Shelbyville is a heavily fished tournament lake, it hasn't had a tour-level event on it maybe ever. That means most folks, ...

  • Clausen junking it up at Wheeler

    A September tournament in the South usually doesn't lend itself to big stringers of bass and Wheeler Lake is no different this week. Luke Clausen says ...

  • BRP will stop building boats

    BRP will stop building boats

    Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) announced Friday it will exit the sport boat business in the coming months.

    The Quebec-based parent company ...

  • HT Enterprises founder, wife die in crash

    According to a report in the Fond du Lac (Wis.) Reporter, HT Enterprises founder and owner Paul Grahl and his wife Joanna died last Thursday when their ...

  • Rod Sox adds four

    Rod Sox adds four

    The Original Rod Sox has signed sponsorship deals with Bassmaster Elite Series anglers Todd Faircloth, Jeff Kriet and Fred Roumbanis along with television ...

  • Yelas unsure so far

    It's been a solid 10 years since Jay Yelas last fished Wheeler Lake. He spent the first day of practice for the FLW Tour Open "trying to figure out ...

  • Berhorst prevails at Ozarks

    Berhorst prevails at Ozarks

    Dennis Berhorst, a six-time winner at the BFL level, captured his first EverStart victory today as he caught a 14-09 stringer to close out the win in ...

  • Biffle wins at Arkansas

    Biffle wins at Arkansas

    The Arkansas River has been extremely kind to Tommy Biffle in September.

    Almost a year to the day after winning a Bassmaster Central Open at that venue, ...

  • Berhorst is new Ozarks EverStart leader

    Berhorst is new Ozarks EverStart leader

    Dennis Berhorst moved from 2nd place to the top of the leaderboard today at the Lake of the Ozarks Central EverStart as he caught a 16-02 stringer to ...

  • Biffle moves to top at PAA event

    Biffle moves to top at PAA event

    Tommy Biffle boxed a tournament-best 16.37-pound stringer on rainy day 2 to take over the lead at the Arkansas River PAA Tournament Series out of Muskogee, ...

  • Aetos: Best of both worlds

    <b><font color=maroon>Aetos: Best of both worlds</font></b>

    Fenwick's Aetos rods are packed with all the traditional features that have made the company's name legendary, but they also have a high-tech side that ...

  • U.S. Open is a 'killer' event

    Longtime Western writer George Kramer penned a tongue-in-cheek piece about his participation in this week's U.S. Open at Lake Mead. In case anyone should ...

  • Dodson out front at Ozarks

    Dodson out front at Ozarks

    Robbie Dodson not only finds himself on a familiar lake this week, but he's also in a familiar spot on the leaderboard after day 1 of the Lake of the ...

  • Time running short to win Klein trip

    Time running short to win Klein trip

    Fans have only until the end of this month to enter the Repel "Get Out There" Sweepstakes for a chance to win $5,000 and a fishing trip with ...

  • Eaker leads PAA at Arkansas River

    Eaker leads PAA at Arkansas River

    With a 14.39-pound bag topped by a 4 1/2-pound fish, 72-year-old Guy Eaker bolted to the day 1 lead at the Arkansas River PAA Tournament Series. He had ...

  • B.A.S.S. taking marshal registration

    B.A.S.S. taking marshal registration

    B.A.S.S. announced today that it's begun the process of registering marshals for the 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series

    “The Bassmaster marshal program’s ...

  • TBF Championship headed for Grand

    TBF Championship headed for Grand

    The Bass Federation (TBF) announced today that Oklahoma's Grand Lake will be the site of the 2013 TBF Federation National Championship. The event will ...

  • Shimano, Jackall enter partnership

    Shimano, Jackall enter partnership

    Beginning in January, Shimano will take on sales, marketing and distribution responsibilities in the U.S. and Canada for Jackall Lures, the companies ...

  • Halo Fishing picks up Davis

    Halo Fishing picks up Davis

    Reigning FLW Tour Rookie of the Year Clent Davis has signed on as a member of Halo Fishing’s pro staff. Coming off a strong 2012 season in which he cashed ...

  • Meyer joins Typhoon staff

    Meyer joins Typhoon staff

    California FLW Tour angler Cody Meyer is the latest addition to the Typhoon Polarized Optics pro staff.

    What I really like about Typhoon is they have ...

  • Bonus Bucks team tournament set

    Bonus Bucks team tournament set

    Toyota announced that it will host a no-entry-fee team tournament Sunday, Oct. 14 at Lake Norman near Charlotte, N.C. The 1-day tournament was created ...

  • Swindle, Martens, Ike, Reese voted in

    Swindle, Martens, Ike, Reese voted in

    B.A.S.S. announced today that Gerald Swindle, Aaron Martens, Mike Iaconelli and Skeet Reese have won the fan balloting for the four at-large spots for ...

  • TTBC field taking shape

    TTBC field taking shape

    The Toyota Texas Bass Classic is fast approaching and the field has started to take shape over the past several weeks with the completion of the FLW Tour ...

  • McKinnis: Big changes in store by 2014

    McKinnis: Big changes in store by 2014

    B.A.S.S. co-owner Jerry McKinnis recently conducted a Q&A interview with OutdoorsFirst.com. Although he provided no specifics, he hinted that big changes ...

  • McMillan to fish Tour

    McMillan to fish Tour

    Florida's Brandon McMillan, winner of the 2011 Lake Okeechobee FLW Tour Open, will become a full-time Tour pro for the 2013 season. The 29-year-old will ...

  • N.C. college to host Eaker seminar

    N.C. college to host Eaker seminar

    The Gardner-Webb University Fishing Club will host "Stories and Fish Tales" with Bass Fishing Hall-of-Famer Guy Eaker on Oct. 11 at the Boiling ...

  • Muscle up with new Calcutta 200D

    Muscle up with new Calcutta 200D

    A round baitcaster that fishes and feels like a low-profile reel? Yup, it exists. Thanks to Shimano, the new Calcutta 200D offers anglers a combination ...

  • New GLX crankbait rod: Ultra sensitive, powerful

    New GLX crankbait rod: Ultra sensitive, powerful

    There is no shortage of great features in G. Loomis’ new series of GLX crankbait rods – they’re feather-light, perfectly balanced and incredibly comfortable, ...

  • Christie wins another Open

    Christie wins another Open

    FLW Tour pro Jason Christie won his second Bassmaster Open of 2012 on Saturday, catching a 15-15 sack to top the field in a Central event at Fort Gibson ...

  • Hutchins goes wire-to-wire at Potomac

    Hutchins goes wire-to-wire at Potomac

    John Hutchins caught an 11-03 sack under rainy, windy conditions Saturday to complete a wire-to-wire win at the Potomac River Northern EverStart with ...

  • Dean moves to forefront at Fort Gibson

    Dean moves to forefront at Fort Gibson

    Pre-tournament favorite Tommy Biffle isn't leading the Fort Gibson Bassmaster Central Open, but a guy throwing his bait is. Texan Scott Dean used a Gene ...

  • Hutchins retains Potomac edge

    Hutchins retains Potomac edge

    Virginia resident John Hutchins weighed a bag at the Potomac River Northern EverStart today that was more than 5 pounds lighter than the one he caught ...

  • Solutions for casting

    <b><font color=maroon>Solutions for casting</font></b>

    The new Berkley Solutions monofilament lines can take a lot of the guesswork out of line selection for less-experienced anglers. They're engineered for ...

  • B.A.S.S. offers event for high-schoolers

    B.A.S.S. offers event for high-schoolers

    High school students will have a chance to interact with Bassmaster Elite Series pros and learn fishing techniques during the Bassmaster High School Elite ...

  • 2013 EverStart Schedule announced

    2013 EverStart Schedule announced

    FLW today announced that the EverStart Series will again consist of five divisions – Southeastern, Central, Northern, Texas and Western – in 2013 with ...

  • Hutchins grabs Potomac lead

    Hutchins grabs Potomac lead

    Virginia's John Hutchins won a BFL at the Potomac River earlier this year. Now he's got his sights set on a higher-level victory.

    Hutchins weighed ...

  • Short on top at Fort Gibson

    Short on top at Fort Gibson

    Kevin Short, seeking his third career Bassmaster Classic berth and first since 2010, grabbed the early lead at the Fort Gibson Lake Central Bassmaster ...

  • Early check for Scanlon

    Early check for Scanlon

    On an auditorium stage inside the Wagoner (Okla.) Civic Center, Casey Scanlon was awarded a paycheck in front of hundreds of his fellow competitors long ...

  • Kentucky BU session added

    Kentucky BU session added

    Day's Boat Sales of Frankfort, Ky. announced today that it'll host a session of The Bass University Jan. 19-20 at the Capital Plaza Hotel and Convention ...

  • Brauer bonus

    Brauer bonus

    A couple weeks ago, BassFan chatted with veteran Bassmaster Elite Series pro Denny Brauer about his season and how much longer he sees himself competing ...

  • Bass gaining campus stature

    BassFans have witnessed the rise of competitive bass fishing at the collegiate and high school levels in recent years, and a couple of occurrences this ...

  • The rise of Falcon

    The rise of Falcon

    Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine published an article in its August/September issue that details how Falcon Lake rose to become the top big-bass venue ...

  • Z-Man: Browning speaks

    Z-Man: Browning speaks

    The 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series season didn’t go how Z-Man pro Stephen Browning had planned – he missed four straight cuts in the middle of the year ...

  • Pirch leaving options open

    Pirch leaving options open

    Clifford Pirch may make the jump to the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2013. But he may also choose to stay put and continue fishing the FLW Tour. Then again, ...

  • Reins adds Tharp, Kenney

    Reins adds Tharp, Kenney

    Tungsten manufacturer Reins Fishing announced that it's added FLW pros Randall Tharp and J.T. Kenney to its pro staff. They join Bill Lowen, Ott Defoe, ...

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