Balog’s Bass War
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  New Home, New Deals Heighten Anticipation For '13

  Wednesday, November 21, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  Well, I can honestly say I'm very satisfied with how things have developed lately. It's been almost 2 weeks since I dropped my trailer off at my dad’s RV resort more

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  End Of Oakley Circuit Brought Fun, Profit

  Tuesday, October 23, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  Well, it looks like my annual “winter depression” has just begun. This portion of the year where I tend to sulk a bit is pretty common for me after I finish fishing more

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  Boat Trouble Results In Fortuitous BFL Entry

  Friday, October 5, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  For the last couple weeks I have been on the road, just enjoying my new school-free life and fishing multiple tournaments throughout the south. So far I have more

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  Next Chapter Filled With Excitement, Uncertainty, Optimism

  Wednesday, September 19, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  The other day I was lying down in my small plywood cabin after a long day guiding at the Baranof Wilderness Lodge in Alaska, where I've been since early August. more

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  Segregation Leaves Fishing Far Behind Golf

  Thursday, August 16, 2012 By John Johnson

  At the same time the Forrest Wood Cup was playing out last week at Georgia's Lake Lanier, a big-time golf tournament was taking place about 350 miles east at Kiawah more

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  Hectic Summer Causes Too-Long Hiatus From Fishing

  Wednesday, July 25, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  Man, what an intense summer. I wish I could say that it has been crazy because of tournaments, but as embarrassing as it is to admit, I have only fished a total more

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  End Of A Grueling 2-Week Odyssey

  Tuesday, June 12, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  Well, I've now had more than a week to rest after my intense 2-week tournament schedule that included the BFL All-American on the Potomac River, the Oakley KVD more

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  Wrong-Box Issue Has Disastrous Potential

  Thursday, May 24, 2012 By John Johnson

  The debate about the relative merits of co-anglers competing in professional events will rage on for as long as this sport exists. Is it better to be all-inclusive more

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  Grueling (But Fun) 2-Week Stretch About To Start

  Thursday, May 10, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  This has been the kind of week that to-do lists were made for. I've been working hard to get organized for not one, not two, but three big tournaments over more

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  Oakley Opportunity Offers Fun, New Challenges

  Thursday, April 26, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  Every once in awhile an opportunity falls in your lap that is just too cool to pass up. Last September one of those just happened to come my way. I decided more

• High Schools Catching On; Fear Factor Road Show

  Monday, April 23, 2012 By Todd Ceisner

  A view of the world of competitive bass-fishing from the back deck through junebug-colored lenses: Kudos to the Bluegrass State for its plans to add more

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  Disappointment, Elation At The TBF Championship

  Monday, April 9, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  One of the coolest things about winning the Boat US Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship last year was the berth to the recent TBF National Championship, held more

• Huck Finn Invades The FLW Tour; Zona's Makeshift Guitar

  Wednesday, April 4, 2012 By John Johnson

  A few short takes from the ever-evolving world of competitive bass fishing, where size means everything and green-pumpkin is the dominant color: We've run more

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  McKinnis: The 'Hard Way' Might Be The Only Way

  Tuesday, April 3, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  I’ve said it before – I’m a hopeless optimist. That, mixed with the fact that I'm still young and relatively inexperienced, means that whatever bubbly perspective more

• Wirth's Honesty Will Be Missed; Harvard Hits The Water

  Thursday, March 22, 2012 By John Johnson

  A few short takes from the ever-evolving world of competitive bass fishing, where size means everything and green-pumpkin is the dominant color: We're not more

• Good Times, Good Vibes At The 2012 Classic

  Friday, March 16, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  I’m sure you can relate to the feeling: You go on an amazing vacation that wicks away all the worries of your everyday life and you have a blast – so much so that more

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  Lesson Learned: Never Bank On A Tough Bite

  Thursday, January 26, 2012 By Miles Burghoff

  What a busy couple of weeks! The beginning of January always seems to blindside me. I'm trying to get my bearings at school, trying to make the best of the first more