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Announcements, Product Reviews

Bourbon and Bass Fishing: Match Made in Heaven?

BassFan.com has recently listed a few sweepstakes/contests in their Dock Talk, both have been Bourbon related.
Most Recently Evan Williams has sponsored a day with Jason Quinn program

And earlier this month, you can win a Million Dollars with Kevin Wirth and Early Times.

I signed up for both, cross my finger

It is good to see non-endemic sponsors really supporting their anglers.
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Announcements, Conservation, Federation News, Youth Fishing

Minnesota bass anglers crowned top Federation for 2006

Minneapolis -­ February 7, 2007 ­ Minnesota bass anglers crowned top Federation for 2006.

 

The Minnesota B.A.S.S. Federation Nation was named Federation of the Year at the recent B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship held in Gadsden, AL. The prestigious annual award goes to the state organization that best puts together a well-rounded program involving conservation, youth and community service.

 

“This is really a great award and we are honored to receive it”, said Federation president Paul Becka. “Our goal was always just to run the group as professionally as possible in a politically difficult year, but it is also nice to get recognition for our youth and conservation activities.”

 

The Minnesota B.A.S.S. Federation Nation is compromised of 400+ amateur bass anglers of all ages and genders from Minnesota and bordering states. Besides fishing competitively, its members participate in a variety of activities that benefit the outdoors.

 

Federation regional director John Murphy, “It was quite an honor to accept this award on the behalf of all my fellow members.” Murphy represented Minnesota in Gadsden.

 

The Minnesota Federation hopes to leverage this award and publicity into augmenting efforts that are already in place focused on growing membership. Membership is the key to being able to do more and bigger projects.

 

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release visit www.mnbf.org

 

About Minnesota Bass Federation:

The Minnesota BASS Federation Nation is committed to promoting fishing for all ages and skill levels. We offer our assistance to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to improve fishing opportunities, habitat, water quality and preservation of public access to Minnesota¹s waterways. We work with state and local government, lake associations and other outdoor organizations to protect our fishing heritage. Through our youth initiatives, we provide education and on the water experiences to foster youth involvement and sustained interest in our sport. Skeeter Boats, Fig Rig Rods, and Lowrance are major sponsors of the organization.

 

Contact:

Rich Lindgren, Marketing Director

Minnesota Bass Federation Nation

http://www.mnbf.org

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Fantasy Bass Fishing Corner

ESPN Fantasy Bass Fishing

Just a quick reminder, ESPN B.A.S.S. Fantasy Bass Fishing is set to open tomorrow online   and the Super 6 game is fun too, besides I am better at that, finished 9th in the world there last year, opposed to the 4153 place finish in the regular fantasy fishing

Your Team
 PCT  RANK  NAME, GROUP  POINTS
99.9 9  Lakeville HellaBass, MINNESOTA 391
You are signed in as HellaBass

Also, the deadline to get your roster set for the Lake Travis FLW event is nearing as well.
Good Luck All, well except for Mr. Veech
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Conservation, General, Trend vs Mirage

Trend vs. Mirage: PETA’s real motives….

Came across a few good articles shedding some unfavorable light one what PETA really does.  PETA would like you to believe they are all about animal protection, but I ask you to read the following entries that I will link to below and make your own judgment.  I have never been a fan of this organization nor will I ever be.

Check out Jim Braaten’s Sportsman’s Blog and read about how PETA was caught for killing animals and dumping them in a NC dumpster.

See here where the Governor of Colorado calls “PETA are a bunch of Losers and frauds”

More good stuff on Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer and his findings on PETA

and one more fun site…. PETA KillsAnimals.com

I could have ranted on my own, but these guys have done a good job already and I just wanted to raise the awareness on a few of these things so that it does not get swept under the rug

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BASS Tour

2007 Bassmasters Classic Field is Set

Yesterday concluded with the final day of the 2007 Bassmasters Series Championship on Lake Guntersville.  Russell Colwell of Baltimore, MD surged back to overcome the leader even though he was not allowed to weigh his largest fish, because he inadvertently brought 6 fish to the scales.  Even without that 6 lb fish he still had 16-02lb and overtook Day 2 leader Todd Lee who only managed one fish.  Read Full Story

Wow, that is amazing that a guy could make that big of a mistake and still make up a 7lb deficit.  Congrats to Tom & Brad for their high finishes as well.  It is too bad that another MN could not join Derek Remitz in the Classic, I guess we’ll have to get them next year

Lake Guntersville, Guntersville, Ala
BASS Communications — Jan. 27, 2007
Final boater standings 

   Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Russell Colwell Baltimore, MD 5 48-15 0 100,000
  Day 1: 5 22-00 2: 2 10-13 3: 5 16-02 
2. Todd Lee Grove, OK 1 47-10 0 19,000
  Day 1: 3 13-07 2: 5 31-03 3: 1 03-00 
3. Bobby Myers Tulsa, OK 4 44-15 0 9,400
  Day 1: 3 09-15 2: 4 23-01 3: 4 11-15 
4. Jeff Coble Manson, NC 2 41-14 0 7,200
  Day 1: 5 16-03 2: 5 21-06 3: 2 04-05 
5. James Elliott Center, TX 5 41-11 0 5,500
  Day 1: 1 04-10 2: 5 19-06 3: 5 17-11 
6. Robbie Dodson Jr Harrison, AR 4 37-11 0 4,400
  Day 1: 4 12-12 2: 3 16-09 3: 4 08-06 
7. Bradley Leifermann Andover, MN 3 37-00 0 3,300
  Day 1: 4 14-06 2: 5 15-02 3: 3 07-08 
8. Thomas Borkowski Savage, MN 2 34-10 0 2,800
  Day 1: 5 15-13 2: 3 09-06 3: 2 09-07 
9. Klaus Hadschin Granite Falls, NC 0 27-15 0 2,700
  Day 1: 3 11-11 2: 4 16-04 3: 0 00-00 
10. Thomas Dickerson Orange, TX 1 27-09 0 2,600
  Day 1: 5 16-13 2: 3 09-00 3: 1 01-12 
11. Joel Barber Brandon, MS 1 26-15 0 2,500
  Day 1: 5 12-06 2: 4 11-13 3: 1 02-12 
12. Tom Hicks Richmond, VA 0 22-04 0 2,400
  Day 1: 3 10-00 2: 3 12-04 3: 0 00-00 

And now the full field for the 2007 Classic on Lay Lake
Elite Anglers
1 Michael Iaconelli
2 Steve Kennedy
3 Kevin VanDam
4 Aaron Martens
5 Dean Rojas
6 Kevin Wirth
7 Skeet Reese
8 Edwin Evers
9 Tommy Biffle
10 Kelly Jordon
11 Greg Hackney
12 Jason Quinn
13 Gerald Swindle
14 Denny Brauer
15 Russ Lane
16 Alton Jones
17 John Murray
18 Jared Lintner
19 Peter Thliveros
20 John Crews
21 Matt Reed
22 Mike McClelland
23 Todd Faircloth
24 Randy Howell
25 Mike Wurm
26 Bill Lowen
27 Jeff Reynolds
28 Lee Bailey
28 Mark Tucker
30 Timmy Horton
31 Terry Scroggins
32 Zell Rowland
33 Jeff Kriet
34 Rick Clunn
35 Takahiro Omori
36 Gary Klein
37 Ishama Monroe
 
Open Anglers
38 Derek Remitz, 24, of Hemphill, Texas
39 Sam Lashlee, 45, of Camden, Tenn.
40 James Charlesworth, 33, of St. Cloud, Fla
41 James Nigqemeyer, 34, of Lindale, Texas
42 Tom Hamlin, 50, of Lizella, Ga.
43 Boyd Duckett, 46, of Demopolis, Ala
 
Federation Anglers
44 Royce Dennington OK
45 Brent Long SC
46 Shigeru Tsukiyama  Tokyo
47 Kevin Waterman MD  
48 Chris Novack CT
49 Terry McWilliams IN

Weekend Series Champ
50 Russell Colwell

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BASS Tour, Fantasy Bass Fishing Corner

Fed Champs on ESPN2, Weekend Series Day 2, and Fantasy Fishing

Just got done watching the Federation Nation Championships on the deuce this morning, couple takeaways:
1. It was great seeing the elation and true excitement for the 6 guys that made the Classic
2.  It was cool seeing two guys that I fished against in the Northern Regional on TV (Terry McWilliams & Mike Mattis)
3. I thought the coverage was better, at minimum we saw the top 2 guys in each division on TV, which was way better then last year, it seems ESPN made a effort to improve that

You can also see the updated Day 2 standings from the Weekend Series Championships on the web.  Todd Lee from Oklahoma brought in an amazing 31-3 lbs which included a 10-15 and 9-14 pair of giants (picutred below).  Also of note, there are still 2 Minnesota anglers (Leifermann & Borkowski) in the Top 12 and those 12 will fish today for the title and one will be fishing the Classic in 4 weeks.
 See full boater standings below

Also noted on TV this morning, Fantasy Fishing for BASS will open on February 2, 2007

2007 Guntersville, AL 1/25-1/27 (BOATER) Standings Day 2

Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$

1. Todd Lee Grove, OK 5 44-10 0 0
Day 1: 3 13-07 2: 5 31-03
2. Jeff Coble Manson, NC 5 37-09 0 0
Day 1: 5 16-03 2: 5 21-06
3. Bobby Myers Tulsa, OK 4 33-00 0 0
Day 1: 3 09-15 2: 4 23-01
4. Russell Colwell Baltimore, MD 2 32-13 0 0
Day 1: 5 22-00 2: 2 10-13
5. Bradley Leifermann Andover, MN 5 29-08 0 0
Day 1: 4 14-06 2: 5 15-02
6. Robbie Dodson Jr Harrison, AR 3 29-05 0 0
Day 1: 4 12-12 2: 3 16-09
7. Klaus Hadschin Granite Falls, NC 4 27-15 0 0
Day 1: 3 11-11 2: 4 16-04
8. Thomas Dickerson Orange, TX 3 25-13 0 0
Day 1: 5 16-13 2: 3 09-00
9. Thomas Borkowski Savage, MN 3 25-03 0 0
Day 1: 5 15-13 2: 3 09-06
10. Joel Barber Brandon, MS 4 24-03 0 0
Day 1: 5 12-06 2: 4 11-13
11. James Elliott Center, TX 5 24-00 0 0
Day 1: 1 04-10 2: 5 19-06
12. Tom Hicks Richmond, VA 3 22-04 0 0
Day 1: 3 10-00 2: 3 12-04
Cut Line, anglers below are finished and have $ totals
13. Robert Stinger Williamsburg, VA 2 22-01 0 1900
Day 1: 4 14-01 2: 2 08-00
14. Troy Davis Hurricane Mills, TN 5 21-01 0 1900
Day 1: 2 05-09 2: 5 15-08
15. Sam Boss Paducah, KY 1 20-04 0 1900
Day 1: 5 14-03 2: 1 06-01
16. Troy Morrow Toccoa, GA 3 19-00 0 1900
Day 1: 2 09-05 2: 3 09-11
17. Brian Hensley Edwardsburg, MI 2 18-04 0 1900
Day 1: 3 10-08 2: 2 07-12
18. Perry Neathery Albany, KY 4 18-02 0 1900
Day 1: 1 02-04 2: 4 15-14
19. John Schlee St Paul, MN 2 18-01 0 1900
Day 1: 5 09-14 2: 2 08-03
20. Marc Kinnelly Frederick, MD 1 17-05 0 1900
Day 1: 4 13-00 2: 1 04-05
21. Randall Tharp Gardendale, AL 3 15-06 0 1600
Day 1: 2 04-11 2: 3 10-11
22. Nicholas Turner Jones, AL 1 15-04 0 1600
Day 1: 4 11-14 2: 1 03-06
23. Robert Q Dodson Sr Harrison, AR 1 15-01 0 1600
Day 1: 4 13-10 2: 1 01-07
24. Randy Childers Anderson, SC 3 14-14 0 1600
Day 1: 2 05-15 2: 3 08-15
25. Samuel Thomas Sumter, SC 2 13-15 0 1600
Day 1: 2 08-00 2: 2 05-15
26. Jamie Horton Centreville, AL 1 13-10 0 1600
Day 1: 3 09-07 2: 1 04-03
27. Brady Farrell Fort Atkinson, WI 2 13-09 0 1600
Day 1: 2 06-01 2: 2 07-08
28. Eric Johnson Columbus, IN 1 13-03 0 1600
Day 1: 5 09-11 2: 1 03-08
29. Billy Thompson Cordele, GA 2 12-11 0 1600
Day 1: 2 05-04 2: 2 07-07
30. Richard Smith Dumfries, VA 1 12-09 0 1600
Day 1: 3 09-05 2: 1 03-04
31. Jeffrey Lokken Lebanon, TN 2 12-04 0 1600
Day 1: 2 06-03 2: 2 06-01
32. Thomas Dooley Virginia Beach, VA 1 12-01 0 1600
Day 1: 3 07-13 2: 1 04-04
33. Calvin Hewitt Cope, SC 2 11-09 0 1600
Day 1: 2 05-08 2: 2 06-01
34. Brian Brown Breezy Point, MN 2 11-01 0 1600
Day 1: 2 04-15 2: 2 06-02
35. Chris Atwell Mechanicsville, VA 2 10-08 0 1600
Day 1: 1 02-07 2: 2 08-01
36. Gary Clouse Lavergne, TN 1 10-05 0 1400
Day 1: 3 08-06 2: 1 01-15
37. Michael McMillan Greensboro, NC 3 10-04 0 1400
Day 1: 0 00-00 2: 3 10-04
38. Danny Grantham Mobile, AL 2 10-02 0 1400
Day 1: 1 03-14 2: 2 06-04
39. Brannon Jones Montgomery, AL 1 09-11 0 1400
Day 1: 2 04-12 2: 1 04-15
40. Mark Cox Hiwassee, VA 1 09-00 0 1400
Day 1: 2 07-09 2: 1 01-07
41. Rod Robinson Raymond, MS 1 08-14 0 1400
Day 1: 2 07-07 2: 1 01-07
42. Dean Capra Andover, MN 1 08-09 0 1400
Day 1: 2 07-02 2: 1 01-07
43. Greg Anderson Warwick, RI 1 08-08 0 1300
Day 1: 1 02-14 2: 1 05-10
44. Sonny Moore Forsyth, MO 1 08-03 0 1300
Day 1: 1 02-08 2: 1 05-11
45. Matthew Hamlette Altavista, VA 1 06-07 0 1300
Day 1: 2 05-00 2: 1 01-07
45. Danny Smith Monterey, LA 1 06-07 0 1300
Day 1: 1 02-08 2: 1 03-15
47. Stan Williams Calhoun, LA 1 04-13 0 1300
Day 1: 1 03-06 2: 1 01-07
48. Mike White Rogers, AR 1 04-01 0 1300
Day 1: 1 02-10 2: 1 01-07
49. David Wright Lexington, NC 1 03-14 0 1300
Day 1: 1 02-07 2: 1 01-07
50. Michael Presley Deatsvillle, AL 1 03-08 0 1300
Day 1: 1 02-01 2: 1 01-07
51. Raymond Goodwin Independence, LA 1 03-06 0 1300
Day 1: 0 00-00 2: 1 03-06
52. Ray Tweedy Appomattox, VA 1 01-07 0 1300
Day 1: 0 00-00 2: 1 01-07
52. Larry King Macon, GA 1 01-07 0 1300
Day 1: 0 00-00 2: 1 01-07
52. Gary Clark Groveland, IL 1 01-07 0 1300
Day 1: 0 00-00 2: 1 01-07
52. Billy Boyd Kingston, TN 1 01-07 0 1300
Day 1: 0 00-00 2: 1 01-07
52. Robert Trueblood Walnut Cove, NC 1 01-07 0 1300
Day 1: 0 00-00 2: 1 01-07
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 8 132 412-00
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8 132 412-00

Tom & Brad are going to have to find some giants as I type this morning to mount a comeback against Mr. Lee…..

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BASS Tour

Bassmaster Weekend Series Championships – Day 1

With the final Classic spot on the line, 56 anglers braved less then desirable conditions on Lake Guntersville today.  The exciting thing, is that there are 5 MN anglers that I fished against all summer long in this tournament.  Notable Tom Borkowski, who I am pulling for is lurking in 4th and is in striking distance of the leader and secondly John Schlee as well, as he & his wife are expecting very soon.  See full results below with MN anglers in bold.

2007 Bassmaster Series Championship

Lake Guntersville, Guntersville, Ala
ESPNOutdoors.com — Jan. 25, 2007

Day 1 boater standings 

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  
1.  Russell Colwell        Baltimore, Md.          5  22-00
2.  Thomas Dickerson       Orange, Texas           5  16-13
3.  Jeff Coble             Manson, N.C.            5  16-03   
4.  Thomas Borkowski       Savage, Minn.           5  15-13
5.  Bradley Leifermann     Andover, Minn.          4  14-06
6.  Sam Boss               Paducah, Ky.            5  14-03
7.  Robert Stinger         Williamsburg, Va.       4  14-01
8.  Robert Q Dodson        Harrison, Ark.          4  13-10
9.  Todd Lee               Grove, Okla.            3  13-07
10. Marc Kinnelly          Frederick, Md.          4  13-00
11. Robbie Dodson          Harrison, Ark.          4  12-12
12. Joel Barber            Brandon, Miss.          5  12-06
13. Nicholas Turner        Jones, Ala.             4  11-14
14. Klaus Hadschin         Granite Falls, N.C.     3  11-11
15. Brian Hensley          Edwardsburg, Mich.      3  10-08
16. Tom Hicks              Richmond, Va.           3  10-00
17. Bobby Myers            Tulsa, Okla.            3   9-15
18. John Schlee            St Paul, Minn.          5   9-14
19. Eric Johnson 	   Columbus, Ind.          5   9-11
20. Jamie Horton           Centreville, Ala.       3   9-07
21. Richard Smith          Dumfries, Va.           3   9-05
21. Troy Morrow            Toccoa, Ga.             2   9-05
23. Gary Clouse            Lavergne, Tenn.         3   8-06
24. Samuel Thomas          Sumter, S.C.            2   8-00
25. Thomas Dooley          Virginia Beach, Va.     3   7-13
26. Mark Cox               Hiwassee, Va.           2   7-09
27. Rod Robinson           Raymond, Miss.          2   7-07
28. Dean Capra             Andover, Minn.          2   7-02
29. Jeffrey Lokken         Lebanon, Tenn.          2   6-03
30. Brady Farrell          Fort Atkinson, Wisc.    2   6-01
31. Randy Childers         Anderson, S.C.          2   5-15
32. Troy Davis             Hurricane Mills, Tenn.  2   5-09
33. Calvin Hewitt          Cope, S.C.              2   5-08
34. Billy Thompson         Cordele, Ga.            2   5-04
35. Matthew Hamlette       Altavista, Va.          2   5-00
36. Brian Brown            Breezy Point, Minn.     2   4-15
37. Brannon Jones          Montgomery, Ala.        2   4-12
38. Randall Tharp          Gardendale, Ala.        2   4-11
39. James Elliott          Center, Texas           1   4-10
40. Danny Grantham         Mobile, Ala.            1   3-14
41. Stan Williams          Calhoun, La.            1   3-06
42. Greg Anderson          Warwick, R.I.           1   2-14
43. Mike White             Rogers, Ark.            1   2-10
44. Sonny Moore            Forsyth, Mo.            1   2-08
44. Danny Smith            Monterey, La.           1   2-08
46. Chris Atwell           Mechanicsville, Va.     1   2-07
46. David Wright           Lexington, N.C.         1   2-07
48. Perry Neathery         Albany, Ky.             1   2-04
49. Michael Presley        Deatsvillle, Ala.       1   2-01
50. Billy Boyd             Kingston, Tenn.         0   0-00
50. Gary Clark             Groveland, Ill.         0   0-00
50. Raymond Goodwin        Independence, La.       0   0-00
50. Larry King             Macon, Ga.              0   0-00
50. Michael McMillan       Greensboro, N.C.        0   0-00
50. Robert Trueblood       Walnut Cove, N.C.       0   0-00
50. Ray Tweedy             Appomattox, Va.         0   0-00

Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
 1 8 132 412-00

Overall the 5 MN anglers are fairing well, as they all managed to catch fish in some tough conditions.  Keep it up guys!

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General, Multimedia, Tips and Techniques

Anatomy of the Bassin’ Blog

This post is to help all your readers optimize your time spent here and get the most out of the Bassin’ Blog.  So I am going to break down the different functions and options you have.  Basically the Blog is broken in to 2 columns of information.  On the right is are the listing of most recent posts and summaries.  On the left (sidebar) there are a myriad of blocks of info and tools to help you get the info you are looking for.

Back to Main Page – link will get you back home no matter what area you are in.

Subscribe to Blog – place where you can enter email and you will get all new posts delivered to your inbox as soon as they are published.  This is handy so that you do not have to remember to go out and look to see if new content is here, plus you will have the info before anyone else.  You can also subscribe to individual topics and post if there is one you are particularly interested in, you will get all comments and updates.

Category Archives – I assign every post to at least one category, so that you can browse though these categories and find info quick, most are self explanatory.  ‘Tournament Info’ is where I log all my practice and tournament days on the water

Recent Comments – This displays the 10 most recent comments by other readers and myself, often I will add updated on comments to certain topics there, rather then creating a new post, plus I usually answer all questions left in a comment

Recent Entries – Browse most recent posts by title and date

Quicksearch – great way to look up a topic or word and see all the posts that contain that info.  Lakes like Amistad, Guntersville, Minnetonka or Patoka….    Or maybe baits like Tru-Tungsten, Secret Weapon or Swim Jigs….   You need to keep in mind that there are over 190 posts and growing every day, most of the time you can only see the current month on the front page, there is a lot of info if you are willing to dig a little.

Google Ads – these are text ads based upon keyword matching, everytime you click on them I make a few cents, so feel free and help offset the costs of doing my blog and other websites. I’ve even been thinking about hiring an external company like Linear to help drive my blog even further to success and the more traffic I get, the more it will inspire me to keep pushing forward with my blog and goals.

Monthly Archives – Browse by previous months, go back to January 2006 and see the humble beginnings of this Blog

BlogRoll Links – Other sites with good info that I like, check them out at your leisure

Syndicate This Blog – These are links for RSS (Real Simple Syndication) basiclly you can sign up using these links and content will be pushed to your Feed Reader, there are many and MyYahoo and MyMSN have them built in, if you are interested I can help you if you get stuck.  Just another way to be on the cutting edge of getting information.

 – if you see this symbol, it is a link to help you get RSS feeds setup through FeedBurner, click here and its falling down easy to get recent entries of the blog to show up on your MyYahoo or MyMSN home pages :0

Hope you find this helpful and just ask if you have questions.

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BASS Tour

Congrats to the Federation Anglers going to the Classic!

My hats off to the 6 guys that will be fishing on the biggest stage in a few weeks from the Federation Nation.
Royce Dennington OK

Brent Long SC

Shigeru Tsukiyama  Tokyo

Kevin Waterman MD 

Chris Novack CT

Terry McWilliams IN

You guys did what a lot of us weekend guys are gunning for, my hats off to you.  Make the most of it and kick some butt

Only one slot left to fill for the Classic…..  51 guys will fish in the Weekend Series Championship this week and the winner will fill the final slot and take down a cool $100,000 :0

Here is what the field looks like now:

Elite Anglers

1 Michael Iaconelli

2 Steve Kennedy

3 Kevin VanDam

4 Aaron Martens

5 Dean Rojas

6 Kevin Wirth

7 Skeet Reese

8 Edwin Evers

9 Tommy Biffle

10 Kelly Jordon

11 Greg Hackney

12 Jason Quinn

13 Gerald Swindle

14 Denny Brauer

15 Russ Lane

16 Alton Jones

17 John Murray

18 Jared Lintner

19 Peter Thliveros

20 John Crews

21 Matt Reed

22 Mike McClelland

23 Todd Faircloth

24 Randy Howell

25 Mike Wurm

26 Bill Lowen

27 Jeff Reynolds

28 Lee Bailey

28 Mark Tucker

30 Timmy Horton

31 Terry Scroggins

32 Zell Rowland

33 Jeff Kriet

34 Rick Clunn

35 Takahiro Omori

36 Gary Klein

37 Ishama Monroe

 

Open Anglers

Derek Remitz, 24, of Hemphill, Texas

Sam Lashlee, 45, of Camden, Tenn.

James Charlesworth, 33, of St. Cloud, Fla

James Nigqemeyer, 34, of Lindale, Texas

Tom Hamlin, 50, of Lizella, Ga.

Boyd Duckett, 46, of Demopolis, Ala

 

Federation Anglers
Royce Dennington OK

Brent Long SC

Shigeru Tsukiyama  Tokyo

Kevin Waterman MD 

Chris Novack CT

Terry McWilliams IN

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BASS Tour, Product Reviews

Federation Championships & My New Toy

I am sure some of you been keeping an eye on the Federation Nation Championships to see which 6 guys will be going to the Classic.  Right now as I type they are most likely just wrapping up their final fishing day and 6 participants will be punching their proverbial tickets to the big dance.  The top finisher in each of 6 regions will be fishing on Lay Lake this February for $500,000 and fishing immortality.

I was pulling for Jim Severson to make it the Classic to represent MN, he still has a shot but finished yesterday about 9lbs out of the lead, so it does not look good, but I am sure he represented us well at the tournament.  Later this evening Bassmaster.com should have the results up and we can catch the action on TV  on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN2.

On another note, just got a new fishing toy today
Check out my Shimano Biomaster 2500 spinning reel, got it from Brooklyn Bill’s
 
It is the Japanese equivalent of the Shimano Stradic, although superior in frame & spool design as well as lighter

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