Joe Balog devotes this week's edition of Balog's Bass War to the pursuit of trophy bass, and there will be more to come on this enticing topic. He's studied ...
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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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Balog: The quest for the big ones
Thursday, May 31, 2018
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Still time to enter Horton's HS event
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
The Timmy Horton High School Bass Anglers Challenge will be held Saturday (June 2) at Alabama's Pickwick Lake. The registration deadline is Friday.
The ...
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Shimano scholarship applications due
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
For graduating high school seniors, undergrad and graduate students interested in fisheries, wildlife and natural resource fields of study, applications ...
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T-H Marine acquires Blue Water LED
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
T-H Marine Supplies last week announced the acquisition of the assets of Blue Water LED Enterprises, LLC, adding another boating accessory maker to its ...
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Bassmaster Mag's first cover subject dies at 86
Friday, May 25, 2018A story on Bassmaster.com this week announced that Jimmy Holt, who was pictured on the cover of the first Bassmaster Magazine in 1968, died recently at ...
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Chalk Talk: Line basics with Ike
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Haynes explains decision in Facebook post
Friday, May 25, 2018On Thursday, FLW Tour angler Randy Haynes posted to his Facebook page a lengthy explanation of his decision to withdraw from the Kentucky Lake FLW Tour ...
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Clausen still sore, but improving
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Luke Clausen’s left arm will be in a sling for a couple more weeks, at least, and sneezing still causes him a good deal of pain, a result of five broken ...
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Balog: A difference of opinion
Thursday, May 24, 2018
In this week's edition of Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog writes about the dispute over a starting locale between eventual winner Jason Lambert and then-tournament ...
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FLW part of NBFW events
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
FLW has teamed with Walmart, The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) and its Take Me Fishing and Vamos A Pescar campaigns, Jack Link’s, Pringles ...
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New Costa collection made of recycled nets
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Costa Sunglasses is rolling out a new collection of sunglass frames made entirely from recycled fishing nets.
Costa, which initiated the Kick Plastic ...
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The perils of boat-launching
Tuesday, May 22, 2018OutdoorHub posted a clip today from a recent episode of the animated TV show "Family Guy" that will resonate with many BassFans. It shows the ...
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Rankings: Christie still in charge
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Jason Christie remained in the top slot in the newest edition of the BassFan World Rankings, but there was plenty of shifting of positions throughout ...
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Sportsman Channel Outdoor Fest heads to Houston
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
For a state known for its love of football, chasing big whitetail bucks and catching big bass, and a penchant for cowboy boots and 10-gallon hats, the ...
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Grigsby pairs up with Real Truck
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Chad Grigsby has landed a sponsorship deal with Real Truck, an automotive accessories company geared toward truck enthusiasts.
Based in Fargo, N.D., ...
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Roy nails down deal with Covercraft
Monday, May 21, 2018
Covercraft recently announced a new partnership with Bassmaster Elite Series angler Bradley Roy, who is in the midst of the best season of his career ...
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Big weights highlight Sturgeon Bay Open
Monday, May 21, 2018The top 70 teams at the Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament over the weekend all averaged 4 pounds per fish or better as the weights were as good as they’ve ...
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Benton closes out win at Lake Travis
Sunday, May 20, 2018Drew Benton got a late start on day 4, but an upgrade this afternoon spurred him to the first Elite Series win of his career.
Benton capped of the ...
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Leader Haynes pulls out at KY Lake FLW Tour
Saturday, May 19, 2018
Randy Haynes, who led the Kentucky Lake FLW Tour after each of the first 2 days, left the water early on day 3 after fishing bumper to bumper for a short ...
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VanDam, Klein headline Hall class of 2018
Friday, May 18, 2018
Six individuals who have helped make the black bass America’s most popular game fish have been selected for induction into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, ...
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Chalk Talk: Gluszek talks Carolina-rig tackle
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Ashley dishes on swimbaits and Willie Nelson
Friday, May 18, 2018
(Editor's note: Industry rep Alan McGuckin filed this Q&A from Texas this morning as he's on the ground at the Toyota Texas Fest Elite Series at Lake ...
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KastKing hoping to raise $1M for outdoor charities
Friday, May 18, 2018
New York-based tackle manufacturer KastKing announced this week a program it hopes will raise up to $1 million to be donated to various non-profit organizations ...
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FLW Tour: Fish moving out at KY Lake
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Bass are headed to their offshore haunts at Kentucky Lake, which will make this week's FLW Tour event much more of a ledge-fishing affair than the recent ...
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Crochet to represent Sawyer Products
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Cliff Crochet has signed a sponsorship agreement with Florida-based skin protection company Sawyer Products.
“Sawyer ...
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Balog: Thanks, Hank
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Joe Balog hadn't watched an episode of Hank Parker's TV show in quite some time, but he happened upon one recently that made him feel as if he were in ...
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Neal launches new online tackle store
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
FLW Tour angler Michael Neal has operated the Dayton Boat Dock & Grill on the shores of Lake Chickamauga since 2012. He’s added hundreds of new products ...
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Scanlon lands deal with Bluave Marine Audio
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Justin Wagner and FLW Tour angler Casey Scanlon meant by chance with Wagner pulling up alongside Scanlon's truck and noticing a Garmin decal on the side. ...
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Navico tabs new manager for Canada
Monday, May 14, 2018
Navico, parent company of Lowrance, announced the appointment of Steve Rae to the position of country manager for Canada. Based in Vancouver Island, B.C., ...
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Brezeale prevails at Clear Lake
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Wayne Breazeale of Kelseyville, Calif. won the Clear Lake Western FLW Series on Saturday after bringing a 14-06 stringer to the scale. Breazeale’s three-day ...
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Strader wins another one
Saturday, May 12, 2018
While other contestants in the Lake Norman Bassmaster Eastern Open were enjoying their first day of official practice last Monday, Wesley Strader was ...
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Mustad picks new president for Americas
Friday, May 11, 2018
O. Mustad and Son recently announced that Jordan Davis has accepted the position of President, Americas, effective May 1, 2018. Davis will report to the ...
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Missile Baits adds sales director
Friday, May 11, 2018
Missile Baits announced Friday it has hired Byron Childers as director of dales.
Childers has spent 13 years in the fishing industry focused on sales ...
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Ike Foundation taps four scholarship winners
Friday, May 11, 2018
Five high schoolers headed off to college in the fall will each be taking $3,000 in scholarship money with them after they were selected as winners of ...
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Strader back in familiar spot with 1 day left
Friday, May 11, 2018
Wesley Strader started the Lake Norman Eastern Open at a severe disadvantage after logging just seven hours of practice prior to the tournament beginning. ...
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New poll: How do you Zoom?
Friday, May 11, 2018With the passing of Ed Chambers, Sr. this week, Zoom Bait Company lost its founder and the fishing industry lost one of its true innovators. Over the ...
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Chalk Talk: How Gluszek finds places to fish
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Walters seizes day-1 lead at Norman
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Only two anglers surpassed the 15-pound mark on day 1 of the Lake Norman Bassmaster Eastern Open as Patrick Walters (15-12) and Cody Pike (15-06) found ...
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Jocumsen signs with Hayabusa
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Japanese hook company Hayabusa recently announced the addition of FLW Tour angler Carl Jocumsen to its U.S. pro staff.
Jocumsen joins current pro ...
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Balog: Remembering Ed Chambers
Thursday, May 10, 2018In this week's edition of Balog's Bass War, Joe Balog reminisces about his tournament trips to the Southeast, where he'd get an education in off-shore ...
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MLF sees ratings spike on Outdoor Channel, WFN
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Major League Fishing and Major League Fishing All Angles ranked as Outdoor Channel's two top-rated series during the first quarter of 2018, the network ...
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Ed Chambers, founder of Zoom Bait Co., passes away (Updated)
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
(Editor's note: Funeral arrangement information has been added to the bottom of the story.)
Iconic lure designer William Edward Chambers Sr., the founder ...
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Hackney goin' 'plinkin' on final day
Monday, May 7, 2018
After 176 B.A.S.S. tournaments, Greg Hackney has invented a new fishing term probably unfamiliar to even the most avid anglers. He calls it “plinking” ...
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Pure Fishing to be sold
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Newell Brands announced Friday as part of its Accelerated Transformation Plan that the brands under the Pure Fishing umbrella are likely to be divested ...
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Chalk Talk: Davis on swim jigs
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Sonar: Intentionally uncomfortable
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Now settled into this new home in Tennessee, Miles Burghoff has gone about the process of learning to fish the lakes in the region. For tournaments, he's ...
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Balog scores on a frog
Thursday, May 3, 2018
BassFan columnist Joe Balog does a lot of video work in his role as president of Millennium Promotions, and on Wednesday he got some good footage of an ...
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BoatUS contest offers trip with Zona
Thursday, May 3, 2018
BoatUS is once again running its "Best Catch" Photo Contest, with the winner receiving a day of fishing with bass fishing TV personality Mark ...
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Quite a mix among top 5 at Smith
Thursday, May 3, 2018
The 2nd- through 5th-place finishers at last week's Smith Lake FLW Tour utilized a variety of methods to get near the top of the final leaderboard – shaky-heads, ...
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Powroznik inks sunglasses deal with Maxx HD
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Bassmaster Elite Series Angler Jacob Powroznik has partnered with Maxx HD Sunglasses, according to a release issued today.
“When I decided to change ...
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Lee feels like he's seen this before
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Bassmaster Classic champion Jordan Lee played a lot of baseball in his younger years growing up around Cullman, Ala., and right now, the easy-going 26-year-old ...
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Balog: No more debate about No. 1
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Joe Balog devotes this week's edition of Balog's Bass War to the greatness of Kevin VanDam, who logged his 25th B.A.S.S. victory last week at Oklahoma's ...
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