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November 03, 2006

Orville P. Ball, 82; transformed S.D. waters with Florida bass

Thanks to Orville P. Ball's visionary experiment, San Diego bass fishing was never the same after 1959. As city lakes superintendent, Mr. Ball arranged to import a Florida-strain largemouth bass that would turn local waters into a treasured destination for discriminating freshwater

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Posted by Matt at November 3, 2006 05:33 PM