RE: Nixon's Recovery – Great to hear he is doing good. Does anyone know if he has ever done a book on worm fishing? If not he should. I want one right now!
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George Foster of Pineville, LA writes:
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Jeff Mitchell of Fish Lake, IN writes:
Saturday, August 27, 2016Please stop these stupid birthday wishes. They take up space that should be filled with stories. This is like a 3rd-grade classroom idea.
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Mark Melega of Rices Landing, PA writes:
Friday, August 26, 2016RE: FLW Invitational – I got an email from FLW to sign up as a pro in the North Carolina tournament. Just send in $4,000. I have only fished one TBF tournament with 13 boats in it this year and apparently I qualified. I must be No. 99,999 on the list.
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Bob Dillow of Portsmouth, NH writes:
Friday, August 26, 2016RE: Hartley's Open win – Great job, Charlie!
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Kevin J McCarthy, Sr. of Frederick, MD writes:
Thursday, August 25, 2016RE: Balog on Hartley – Some time ago, Charlie had participated in a B.A.S.S. event on the the Potomac River. It may or may not have been the event that Carl Maxfield won. Regardless, Charlie didn't win the event and I don't really recall where he finished. After all was said and done, I was walking across the parking lot. Most competitors had already left but there was Charlie, cleaning his boat. I've heard he's very meticulous like that. I yelled over, "You're my hero, Charlie!" With a chuckle and grin, he responded, "You need to aim a little higher!" I didn't think so then and I don't think so now. Like you said, "Nice kick!"
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Dave Mauldin of Round Rock, TX writes:
Thursday, August 25, 2016RE: Hartley's Open win – I was Charlie's Elite Series marshal one day on Falcon, and he worked harder than anyone ... and was on cloud nine when he made the cut. In 50th place!
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Ray Shelton of Kernersville, NC writes:
Thursday, August 25, 2016RE: New MLF sponsor – Awesome. Sig Sauer and MLF tells me MLF supports our 2nd Amendment rights. The best fishing show just got better.
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Jon Bondy of Windsor, ON writes:
Thursday, August 25, 2016RE: Balog on Hartley – Great article! I've done many road trips with Charlie and his life would make a great book. Joe should write it.
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Michael Kepp of Rochester, MN writes:
Wednesday, August 24, 2016RE: Nixon's heart surgery – Glad they fixed him up. Talked to him several times – awsome man and awesome fisherman. Get well soon.
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Mark Aaron of Gastonia, NC writes:
Wednesday, August 24, 2016RE: Hartley's Open win – So happy for Charlie Hartley ... congratulations!
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Debbie Clausen of Spokane, WA writes:
Tuesday, August 23, 2016RE: Nixon's heart surgery – Cal and I are sending our thoughts and prayers to Larry Nixon. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
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James Watson of Nixa, MO writes:
Monday, August 22, 2016Congrats to Charlie Hartley on his Bassmaster Open victory! Great victory for a great competitor and man!
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Rick Birge of Chipley, FL writes:
Monday, August 22, 2016RE: Spohrer's rescue efforts – Great job, Gerald. God bless you!
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Ray Arbesu of Henderson, NV writes:
Sunday, August 21, 2016RE: Nixon's heart surgery – Wishing you a speedy recovery! Tight lines!
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Jimmy Snyder of New Albany, MS writes:
Sunday, August 21, 2016RE: Nixon's heart surgery – I'm nearly 70 and Larry's been one of my favorite pro fishermen for many years. I also had four bypasses 11 years ago. Just wondered if there's a way to get a "get well" wish to him.
BassFan says: You could try his Facebook page.
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Steve Boyd of Orlando, FL writes:
Sunday, August 21, 2016If I'm seeing this correctly, a 3-day Bassmaster Open pays $54,000 to the winner and an FLW Series pays $77,000. With equal entry fees, somebody's getting robbed. Do I need to point out who?
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Bill Schroeder of Paducah, KY writes:
Sunday, August 21, 2016Our thoughts and prayers are with Larry Nixon as he recovers from bypass surgery in Litttle Rock, Ark.
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Dennis Sullivan of Plant City, FL writes:
Friday, August 19, 2016RE: Balog on Cox – The down and out success story about John Cox only points out that tournament fishermen have a disease similar to a gambling addiction. Sure, there's more untold stories of those who risk it all to lose it all instead of win it all. I've seen guys put second mortgages on their homes to pay deposits, have mounting debt on numerous credit cards living the plastic dream of being the next John Cox.
In my opinion, it's more a sad story than a success story where professional fishing has gone. Every year, higher entry fees with lower payouts leading to less odds of even breaking even for anglers. Take the new FLW Invitationals coming up: Why one would pay a $4,000 entry fee for a chance to barely break even if you finish out of the top 10? And 78% odds of losing more money to play the game?
They dangle that golden carrot of an automatic bid to the Forrest Cup for the one and only winner and the addict takes the bait to come up with the entry fee. There should be a help hotline for tournament anglers ... 1-800-WeBDumb.
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Rick Pierce of Mountain Home, AR writes:
Friday, August 19, 2016Kudos to Gerald Spohrer on his recent efforts to assist those in Louisiana with recovery efforts. We all could take lessons and he brought it to us on Facebook regularly. We all should have your fortitude, Gerald!
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Johnny McLean of Little Rock, AR writes:
Thursday, August 18, 2016RE: Balog on Cox – Everybody likes success stories like Cox's, but after a while it gets a little old. Bass fishermen are like country singers – everybody has a hard-luck story. The sad part is that for every John Cox there are probably 99 others who went broke chasing little green fish.
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Anthony J. Faria of North Kingstown, RI writes:
Monday, August 15, 2016Great tip about keeping the braid-to-fluorocarbon knot outside the reel spool.
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Ron Festavan of Vivian, LA writes:
Sunday, August 14, 2016RE: Balog on Cox's boat – Take a look at an X-19 XPress with a 200 SHO. I have one tricked out with all tournament gear and twin Power-Poles. Been tournament fishing it for 4 years. I've fished out of 15 different fiberglass boats, some I owned, some team boats. I would never spend the difference in money again.
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Mike Bingham of Brandon, MS writes:
Thursday, August 11, 2016RE: Balog on Cox's boat – Joe, great story about tin boats. While this is now ancient history in the bass fishing world, I ran an aluminum rig for a full season of Bassmaster Top 150s in 1998-99. It was a Bass Cat 18-foot with a Mercury 115. Top speed was about 50 mph and it would go anywhere. A big 24-volt trolling motor was more than enough to maneuver that boat. Like you said, easy on fuel and very easy to pull.
We fished the Louisiana Delta, Potomac River, Logan Martin, Harris Chain, Old Hickory and Lake Mead that season. It was a great boat that stood up to a lot of tough conditions, even negotiated some big waves on Lake Mead and in Louisiana. I thoroughly enjoyed fishing out of it that season and I still see it out on the water here locally.
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Steve Boyd of Orlando, FL writes:
Thursday, August 11, 2016RE: Scroggins' cramp fix – Sorry, but pickle juice as a regular solution to heat cramps is lacking in any educated understanding of what is actually happening in the body and outright dangerous.
Drinking pickle juice comes out of football, used as an emergency solution to severe cramping that can lead to muscle damage. It's not a wise or long-term solution to repeated experiences with heat cramps in a sport that is strictly exposure to heat, not physically demanding exercise.
Heat cramps (what Terry is experiencing) are a milder form of heat exhaustion and can lead to heat stroke.
A better solution would be to begin hydrating 3 days before an event and maintain it during the tournament. How? Water, lots of it and nothing else.
It's fishing – standing in the heat for 8 hours. Not an endurance sport.
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Scott Crawford of San Jose, CA writes:
Thursday, August 11, 2016RE: Balog on Cox's boat – Yep, and if Bass Pro put the 17-foot Nitros, rigged like they are in Major League Fishing, on their showroom floors they would sell a lot of boats.
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A.J. Menssen of Bloomington, IL writes:
Thursday, August 11, 2016RE: Balog on Cox's boat – Aluminum boats do well on the Great Lakes, also. Try chasing an X19 or X21 Xpress bass boat with a glass bass boat on Lake Erie when there are 3- to 6-foot swells!
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Rob Dixon of Lewistown, PA writes:
Thursday, August 11, 2016RE: Balog on Cox's boat – John Cox is probably one of the top 8 or 9 bass anglers in the game right now. I'd happily trade my Nitro for his Crestliner or one of the new Ranger or Trackers that can hang a 150hp.
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Scott Bennett of Verdigris, OK writes:
Thursday, August 11, 2016RE: Balog on Cox's boat – Great article. The new bass boat prices are inflated and at these prices, I will never buy a new boat unless it's aluminum, and all I have owned are fiberglass.
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