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VanDam Wins Bassmaster Elite Series Bass Fishing Event on Kentucky Lake |
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Written by Char Flippo
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Thursday, 29 January 2009 14:00 |
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 GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. -Furthering his reputation as the best angler on the planet, three-time Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., scored his 14th BASS victory Sunday at the Bluegrass Brawl presented by DieHard® Platinum Marine Batteries on Kentucky Lake with a four-day total of 81 pounds, 13 ounces. VanDam held off by just 1 pound a hard-charging Tim Horton of Muscle Shoals, Ala., who weighed in 24 pounds, 11 ounces Sunday to make things interesting. In addition to the $100,000 victory, VanDam claimed the lead in the 2008 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings. With only three events remaining in the Trail to the Trophy, VanDam leads Todd Faircloth of Jasper, Texas, by 65 points, a modest margin. Mike McClelland of Bella Vista, Ark., is third and reigning AOY Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif., is fourth. The eventual winner will take home $250,000, and the standings will also determine the brunt of the 2009 Bassmaster Classic qualifiers. |
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Pro Lessons: Keep it Simple for Pre-Spawners |
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Written by Char Flippo
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 00:00 |
| Photo: BassFan Preston Clark relies heavily on a lipless crankbait when he's in search of pre-spawn fish. | Catching pre-spawn fish usually isn't the biggest challenge in bass fishing. Coming out of the winter doldrums, bass are hungry and aggressive, and they need to "fatten up" a little bit in preparation for the annual reproduction ritual. Even a pre-spawn expert like Florida Bassmaster Elite Series pro Preston Clark opts to keep things extremely simple when the fish are just waking up to greet the new year. He uses a two-pronged attack, and sometimes adds a little twist if he's in pursuit of one big bite on a tournament day. |
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Top Six Lures of 2008 - Pros Went "Old School" This Past Season |
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Written by Char Flippo
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Friday, 03 October 2008 00:00 |
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| Norman, OK - No matter where you fish or how much money you’re fishing for, the one question everyone wants answered is “What did you catch ‘em on?”
To casual fans of the sport, the issues of patterns vs. spots, how you found the fish or how you adjusted to changing conditions don’t matter – there’s still a “magic lure” syndrome. Find the key bait and nothing else matters. Of course, savvier fans of the tournament pros know that’s not the case, but they too want to know the hottest lure trends around, most of which are dictated by the top dogs of the sport.
Here are the top six lures from the 2008 Elite Series season. They may not have caught the most fish, but they provided the most important trends and stories:
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Coal v. Wind: Energy Fight Rages in W. Va. |
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Written by Char Flippo
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008 00:00 |
By Ap Tuesday, October 21, 2008 DOROTHY, W.Va. (AP) - Tacked to the front porch of a cabin atop Kayford Mountain is a sign. "Larry's Place," it reads. "Almost Heaven." Almost. It takes just five minutes for Larry Gibson to walk past a collection of campers, through the purple-berried pokeweed and the dust-covered trees, to the crumbling overlook he calls Hell's Gate. It is a window onto a flat and barren pile of rubble, a gray, alien landscape where only machines now move. It's a small example of mountaintop removal mining, he explains. Only 900 acres. |
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BASS Elite Fishermen Make Waves about Rough Watres |
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Written by Char Flippo
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Friday, 01 August 2008 00:00 |
First-day leader Matt Reed of Madisonville, Texas, rides a wave at the Bassmaster Elite Series. Mark Mulville/Buffalo News
by David Briggs -- News Sports Reporter Brian Clark, who spent nine years as a professional bull-rider in Texas, called his ride on Lake Erie on Thursday “scary.” “This water made rodeo and bull-riding seem like nothing,” said Clark, a 32-year-old rookie on the Bassmaster Elite Series. “It was ridiculous, man.” Jeremy Starks, who popped some Dramamine and wore a motion-sickness patch, spent the day throwing up and worrying about his boat’s damaged electronic system. “These boats aren’t designed for that out there,” said Starks, 35, of Charleston, W. Va. “Just a terrible day. We never should have been out there.” |
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