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Anglers raise $12,000 for Vicksburg-area Special Olympics athletes

August 23, 2011 Andy Crawford

Temperatures rose into the upper 90s on Aug. 20, turning Lake Chotard into a sweat-inducing sauna. But boats were still jostling for position at Chotard Landing Resort in the afternoon heat, eyeing the weigh-in results and trying to decide if they should weigh in a fish.

Those anglers were vying for hourly payouts, but what they were really doing was raising money for the area’s Special Olympics athletes.

“This is very important,” Area 10 Special Olympics Director Pauline Vessell said of the benefit tournament.” This is our only fund raiser for our area; they raise all the money we use during the year.” […]

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New professional bass-fishing tournament trail created

August 11, 2011 From News Reports

Twenty-four of the nation’s top bass anglers have teamed with the Outdoor Channel to form a new professional fishing circuit designed to test anglers’ prowess in putting together patterns quickly.

The Major League Fishing trail will allow anglers to weigh as many legal fish as they catch, but competitors must begin each event without the benefit of user-generated GPS waypoints or practice. Anglers also will fish on surprise venues, meaning they will have to make on-the-water adjustments to catch bass. […]

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700-pound blue marlin takes Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic

June 30, 2011 Christopher L. Eger

Since 1998, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic has been bringing in the big ones. Its 13th annual tournament was this past weekend (June 11-12), and four marlin brought to the scales – three of those weighing over 535 pounds.

“Four blue marlin on a Friday night is something special for any bill fish tournament,” tournament spokesman Scott Rossman told Mississippi Sportsman. […]

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Bulk of 2012 Bassmaster Classic field set

June 21, 2011 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

The end of the 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series regular season Sunday on Wheeler Lake meant the bulk of the field for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic has been set, with 29 professional anglers securing qualification for the championship event due to their finishes.

Unfortunately, no Mississippi anglers pros made the cut this year. Petal’s Cliff Pace wrapped up the season in 50th place, while Laurel’s Paul Elias finished in 53rd. Pete Pond closed out the year in 87th. […]

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BFL tournament scheduled for Pickwick Lake

May 26, 2011 From News Reports

The Bass Fishing League will stop at Pickwick Lake out of Iuka on June 4 for the third of five stops in the circuit’s Mississippi Division. The lake will be flooded with as many as 400 boaters and co-anglers for the event.

“Lower Pickwick is typically all off-shore ledge fishing,” FLW pro Jonathan Newton of Alabama said. “The spawn was pretty late this year so the fish are just starting to move out, and they have been pretty slow moving to deeper water.

“There are still a few bass that will be shallow, but I would target schooling fish in about 12-14 feet of water.” […]

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Ole Miss beats Auburn in B.A.S.S. regional collegiate tournament

May 23, 2011 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

The University of Mississippi’s Ole Miss Fishing Team edged local favorites Auburn University-Montgomery Saturday (May 21) to win the College B.A.S.S. East Super Regional on the Alabama River with a winning weight of 28 pounds, 5 ounces.

AUM staged a strong runner-up effort in the two-day event, coming from sixth place yesterday to post a final weight of 27-8.

Both teams are one step closer to the ultimate win in this collegiate bass fishing league, which is a history-making slot for one angler at the 2012 Bassmaster Classic. […]