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Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category

May 12th, 2008

R.I.P Dottie

     Atleast she died of her own natural causes and not because of a gill net or someone catching and taking her home. She gave the fishing community a few good thrills throughout her lifetime and surely left behind some good genes to populate Dixon with. For those of you who are not familiar with Dottie, she […]

By Don Zaegel -- 1 comment

May 11th, 2008

JVD Slips In 2nd Southern Open

     In the 2nd BASS Southern Open of the year, Jonathon VanDam finished a lowly 126th place this weekend on Santee Cooper Lakes in South Carolina. The young VanDam only caught 3 bass for 9-5 lbs. in an event that was shortened to two days after being cancelled on day 2 due to a storm which produced very […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

May 9th, 2008

Casey Ashley “Fisherman” Video

     I know that most of us have already heard this by know, but for those of you who haven’t and for those of you who would just like to hear it a couple of times again, here you go. The song was written by country music superstar Rodney Clawson and sang and recorded by BASS […]

By Don Zaegel -- 1 comment

May 8th, 2008

The Worst Boat Ride Ever

     Now look Frank, I understand that you are new to boat ownership, but what were you thinking? Sorry but I am going to have to share this.
     A buddy of mine who’s first name I will mention (Frank) and I went out on the Potomac River yesterday. Frank had recently just purchased a new ‘08 […]

By Don Zaegel -- 2 comments

May 8th, 2008

Paul Elias Record Setting Video

     I spent about 15 minutes I think it was watching a video that has been posted on the BASS homepage. The video is pretty much just a documentary commentated by Paul Elias about his final day on Lake Falcon during the recent Elite Series stop. 
     Paul goes into some detail about what he thought […]

By Don Zaegel -- 3 comments

May 6th, 2008

Kid Catches New Kansas State Record

     All of you who spend money on $20 - $100 dollar lures can obviously keep them as far as this young 14 yr. old record holder is concerned. Tyson Hallam was fishing a Kid’s Fishing Derby in an old strip pit when he caught a new Kansas state record of 11 lbs. 12.8 ounces. The record […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

May 4th, 2008

Kenyon Hill Has The Right Stuff

     With his best weight of his 4 days with 18.2 lbs, Kenyon Hill won his 1st BASS Elite Series win on the Clarks Hill. The Norman, Oklahoma pro did the job with a variety of lures. His big fish on day 4 (big fish of tourney also) was caught on a Sebile swimbait. Also […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

May 4th, 2008

How Did It Go?

     None of you knew, but today was my birthday. While I had every intention on waking up before the sun to go at it on the Potomac River, I instead woke up to the smell of biscuits & gravy at around 9am. I guess when my wife heard me make mention of my going […]

By Don Zaegel -- 3 comments

May 4th, 2008

E2 In Control

     Talala, Oklahoma pro, Edwin Evers is in control of the lead on the 5th stop of Elite Series tour on Clark’s Hill going into the 4th and final day. Edwin who already has a win with the Elites on Lake Erie last year is hoping to win his second Elite Series event and earn […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

May 2nd, 2008

Improve Your Spinnerbait Catch Ratio

     One of the most productive fishing lures back then and still today is the spinnerbait. A gnarly looking “V” bent piece of wire with a weighted head, skirted hook, and rotating blade(s). It is not hard to realize that this thing looks like nothing that swims in the water. Even though we always like to […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

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