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Today’s Top 3
1. ‘Nother truck sunk at Fork.
> Story goes he let his buddy back it in and the guy screwed up and gassed it in reverse when he thought it was in forward. That new ramp they put in at Hideway, it’s so steep.
> The guy luckily had his windows down and said he would have probably drown ’cause he could not open his door, he ended up swimming out the window. Scared him to bits!
Lesson here is: If you let someone else get in the cab of your tow vee-hicle…aah, just don’t do it.
2. KY meeting = insight into HS bassin’.
This is in Kentucky – imagine this debate in New Jersey or California:
> Giggles erupted during Thursday’s meeting of the Madison County School Board when Chuck Cash, assistant principal…asked the board to authorize competitive bass fishing at both county high schools.
> Cash said he is on the Kentucky High School Athletic Association bass fishing advisory council, an announcement that triggered even more giggles….
> Board member John Lackey: “I’m sure everybody likes to fish, but is the next (activity) going to be turkeys? I just have a feeling that this is not the kind of image we want to create for the school district…”
> “I can’t think of a more wholesome activity than competitive bass fishing,†replied board chair Mona Isaacs. “Why do we have archery tournaments? Why do we have golf teams? Why do we have tennis teams? All of these are opportunities for our students to be involved in something that engages them in school…opportunities for our students to succeed and excel and to find something they’re interested in.â€
> Kentucky is the second state in the nation to sanction competitive bass fishing as a high school sport. More than 400 colleges and universities offer a partial or full scholarships for bass anglers.
Managed to track down a pic of Lackey:
3. How to unhook your…tush.
Scenario is you’re out bassin’ by yo’sef (with yer mutt), shootin’ yourself fishin’, and you manage to sink a treble bang smack in the middle of your b*tt. What then? Check it:
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News
1. New EverStart, BFL schedules/rules.
Highlight: Same A-rig regs as FLW.
> Entry fees have increased to $1,500 per qualifier for pros and $500 per qualifier for co-anglers.
> “While we’ve raised entry fees to significantly increase payouts in each tournament and add a no-entry-fee championship, we’ve kept the overall cost of participation the same by eliminating one event per division,â€
2. MS: David Dudley in Aberdeen on 28th.
3. Fall bassin’ heatin’ up:
4. CO: Chatfield expansion might hurt smallies.
5. FL: WR 9-foot minnow caught/released.
Not a bass, but what coulda/woulda been the world record tarpon (a tarpon is basically a giant minnow):
> 100-min fight, the fish measured 96 inches from its lip to the fork in the tail and 53 inches in girth…estimates it weighed between 310 and 340 pounds.
> This would shatter the current world record, a 289-pound fish caught in Africa in 2003, and the Florida state record of 243 pounds set in 1975.
Only had a vid camera, click the pic for the vid – dudes are crazy calm about it!
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Tip of the Day
How to operate a bass boat – safely.
> Over the years, I’ve met too many bass boaters that know no speeds between full throttle and idle. They pose a danger to themselves, their passengers, and other boaters.
> Yes, the shortest distance is a straight line, but not if the water between point A and B is rough. Wind or boat traffic can easily make the shortest route hazardous.
> Stay clear of other boats whenever possible, not only because you want to avoid launching boat wakes like the guy in the video [below], but because you don’t know if the people on the other boats are safer drivers or morons, and you don’t want to get hurt or damage your boat because of their mistakes.
> This may seem minor, but remember to wear adequate eye protection. If you’re going to run at 70+mph, you need clear vision in order to react properly.
> Finally, wear your kill switch. This is not a preemptive measure because a crash is inevitable. This is for the absolute worst-case scenario. The kill switch does not save your life – driving the boat safely does.
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Quote of the Day
I’m pretty emotional. It’s been that way for me since I was a little kid.
– Ike, who…ain’t a little kid now?
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Shot of the Day
B.A.S.S. shutter-master James Overstreet with another awesome (yet HIGHLY suspect) shot (lol Overstreet!). This one looks like a bassin’ blastoff on Mars – click the photo to see it bigger and better. No idea how JO does it, but he told me the key is…waiting. Seriously.
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