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April 30, 2006

Rainy blends easy access with rugged

Duluth News Tribune - With its weedy bays, currents, mud flats and submerged rock piles, Rainy Lake offers all kinds of ways to catch walleyes, smallmouth bass, northern pike -- even muskies. Most of the lake with its long, finger bays is on the Canadian side, but the ...

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Posted by Lorren at 03:37 PM

Fishing with dad creates lifetime of

Memphis Commercial Appeal - With a pair of youth fishing events scheduled for Saturday, it's hard for me not to think about the bond I've formed with my dad over the years through simple fishing trips. It's a bond stronger than most can imagine -- and one that may seem unlikely ...

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Posted by Ken at 03:20 PM

Emory Josey: Try this bass rig for success

There is no doubt that the Texas-rigged plastic worm is the most often used bait in catching largemouth bass. The average rig consists of a plastic worm somewhere in the seven inch range, a bullet-shaped slip sinker and a Texas-style hook in the area of 3/0 or 4/0 size. This arrangement is likely responsible for more bass in the live well than any other

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Posted by Lorren at 02:31 PM

Largemouth bass donated to

News 8 Austin - In the past 20 years, more than 400 bass weighing 13 pounds or more have gone to Texas Parks & Wildlife's ShareLunker program. The plan was designed to produce trophy-sized bass in Texas lakes. Fishing brings in big bucks to the Texas economy and for ...

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Posted by Jim at 02:00 PM

APSU bass tourney sets sights for new record

The weather is right, the fishing is good and the interest is high for the 12th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament that will be held at Kentucky Lake on May 13 out of Paris Landing State Resort Park

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Posted by Mel at 12:02 PM

Rainy

Duluth News Tribune - The water: This island-studded lake stretches from International Falls 30 miles east to Namakan Lake. Though much of the 227,500-acre lake is in Ontario, 54,140 acres on the U.S. side provide tremendous multispecies angling. The fishery: Excellent ...

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Posted by Rob at 11:21 AM

Seasonal fishing enthusiasts spike economy

Alexandria Daily Town Talk - Whether it's as little as $7 for bait or as much as $30,000 for a boat, now's the time of year when sunny skies and soft breezes lure recreational fishermen to area streams and water bodies to wet a hook. "As far as your run-of-the-mill recreational ...

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Posted by Jim at 11:16 AM

Two chosen for Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of

Austin American-Statesman - Largemouth bass researcher Albert "Buddy" Bradley and conservation fund-raiser Dick Hart, both of Dallas, have been chosen for induction into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, the two men will be ...

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Posted by Guido at 10:26 AM