If 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. Here are a few recent stories you might have missed.
- Lee Hinesley Jr. of Terre Haute, Ind. broke a 31-year-old state record recently when he caught a spotted bass that weighed 5-05 from a 4-acre private lake. To read about it on BassFanArmy.com, click here.
- Youth anglers from Virginia and Oklahoma took top honors at the National Guard Junior World Championship, held recently at Alabama's Lake Neely Henry as a prelude to the FLW Tour Championship. To read more about the champions and discover whether a youth from your state was among the contenders, click here to find the story on BassFederation.com.
- Mike Black, an Illinois insurance agent, was unhappy with the way his state was treated by some of the Midwestern tournament circuits, so he started his own trail to cater to anglers from the Land of Lincoln. Click here to read about the Illini Team Trail on BassFanArmy.com.
- Rick Scarberry of Missouri had contended for Angler of the Year (AOY) on the Central Pro Am circuit several times in the past, but this year he finally sealed the deal. Consistency was the key – he compiled three Top 10s and never finished outside the Top 20. To read about his season on BassFanArmy.com, click here.
- The Arkansas River isn't the trophy bass fishery it once was, but the state Fish and Game Commission is taking steps to remedy that situation. A 15-inch minimum size limit has been put in place and, with the help of tournament organizations, brood stock have been collected to produce offspring for future release into the river. Click here to find the story on BassFederation.com.
- A longstanding state law that prohibits culling in Wisconsin might be lifted, pending the outcome of a study by the Department of Natural Resources. Wisconsin Bass Federation president Mike Hoffman said the outcome will likely boil down to a battle between those who support tournament fishing and those who are against it. Click here to read more about the issue on BassFanArmy.com.
