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Dock Talk
Welcome to BassFan's Dock Talk section, where you will see brief, newsworthy items that for one reason or another can't be made into full-blown news articles. Despite the name, and in keeping with BassFan's editorial policy, every effort will be made to avoid publishing outright rumors.
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Fees will hinder Illinois tournaments
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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TVA webinar to address eel grass
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will conduct a webinar at noon CT on Wednesday (Dec. 1) to discuss the eel grass problem at Lake Guntersville. There ...
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Hooks can end up in really bad places
Tuesday, November 23, 2021The Anglers Journal published a short first-person piece today by a bass angler who turned his head too late to avoid a flying crankbait that he'd just ...
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B.A.S.S. announces '22 Kayak Series schedule
Monday, November 22, 2021
B.A.S.S. officials announced the full slate for the 2022 Bassmaster Kayak Series today, with five regular-season events and the 2022 Bassmaster Kayak ...
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Diving gulls and sonar keyed college anglers
Sunday, November 21, 2021
(Editor's note: This feature was submitted by Alan McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships).
Auburn teammates Logan Parks and Tucker Smith had never fished ...
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Chalk Talk: Castledine’s hybrid hunter strategies
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Guaranteed Rate joins MLF sponsor list
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Major League Fishing announced that Guaranteed Rate, one of the top 5 retail mortgage lenders in the United States, is now an official sponsor of the ...
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GoFundMe page created for Martens family
Thursday, November 18, 2021
WON Bass tournament director Billy Egan has created a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the family of Aaron Martens, who died earlier this month following ...
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Balog: A 30-Year Odyssey
Thursday, November 18, 2021
There's no question that technological advances over the past three decades have revolutionized bass fishing. Remember the days when braid, GPS and tungsten ...
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New kids' fishing book targeted at girls
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
A new book that inspires young children – and especially young girls – to try fishing as a family activity, Layla’s Big Bass was born from one ...
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Arkansas seeks input from bass anglers
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking for public input for the next version of its reservoir black bass management plan, which is on track to ...
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Big-money BPS event concludes this weekend
Monday, November 15, 2021
The Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships – a first-of-its-kind amateur fishing tournament offering a $1 million top ...
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Zaldain's team wins Redfish Cup Championship
Monday, November 15, 2021
Despite a day-2 letdown, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Chris Zaldain of Fort Worth, Texas, and IFA Redfish Tour angler Ryan Rickard of Brandon, Fla., stuck ...
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Chalk Talk: Fishing muddy water with DiPalma
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Wisconsin smallie-chaser surpasses 25,000
Thursday, November 11, 2021
(Editor's note: The following press release was disseminated today by St. Croix Rods.)
Bill Schultz of New Berlin, Wisc. began keeping a fishing log ...
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Balog: The really special ones
Thursday, November 11, 2021
What constitutes a "fish of a lifetime"? Is size the only determining factor? In some cases, probably not.
Joe Balog examines that topic ...
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MLF anglers to team with baseball stars
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Professionals from two sports are getting together in Guntersville, Ala. to do a little fishing, and more importantly, raise money to benefit youth.
Pro ...
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The story of Lester's special dock
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
(Editor's note: Here's another short feature from Alan McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships.)
Team Toyota’s Brandon Lester has won a million bucks thus ...
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Howell boat giveaway set for Saturday
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
For the 11th consecutive year, Major League Fishing angler Randy Howell will give away his tournament boat as a benefit for King's Home, a faith-based ...
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Chalk Talk: Livesay discusses stealth tactics
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MLF's Rucks issues statement on Martens
Friday, November 5, 2021
Major League Fishing Executive Vice President and General Manager Don Rucks issued the following statement today regarding the passing of Aaron Martens:
“The ...
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Balog: What's on your 'letdown list'?
Thursday, November 4, 2021
All serious bass anglers can have lures that they just can't catch fish on no matter when or where they throw them, although the same baits are often ...
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Scroggins’ 3 tips for lipless cranks in fall
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
(Editor's note: Alan McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships submitted this short feature.)
Along with trail cam pictures and Halloween costumes come squarebill ...
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Largemouth bass virus confirmed in Green Bay
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that largemouth bass virus was present in all 14 diseased fish that were collected in September. ...
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Rapala expands its Bassmaster partnership
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Minnesota-based Rapala, maker of premium lures and other fishing tackle and accessories, is expanding its partnership with B.A.S.S., signing a three-year ...
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A photographic look at Martens' career
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Terry Battisti of the Bass Fishing Archives has put together a photographic retrospective of Aaron Martens' career. It goes all the way back to the late ...
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B.A.S.S. Nation finalists set to hit Ouachita River
Monday, November 1, 2021
More than 50 boats will compete in the 2021 B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on the Ouachita River Wednesday through Friday (Nov. 3-5), and Bassmaster Elite ...
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The boat that saved Cherry’s career
Monday, November 1, 2021
(Editor's note: Here's another short feature from Alan McGuckin at Dynamic Sponsorships.)
Hank Cherry stood on a boat dock at Table Rock Lake watching ...
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