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STAR names red snapper division winner
With the closure of the federal season on June 29, the STAR Tournament recently announced the red snapper division’s winner, according to Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana. […]
Out of State
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300-pound mako jumps into boat
A 300-pound mako shark gave a pair of New Jersey anglers quite a scare when it leaped into their boat and started thrashing around. […]
Bass Fishing
Florida researchers announce new black bass species
Florida biologists this week announced they have confirmed a new species of black bass, one that so closely resembles a cousin that it was nearly impossible to identify before DNA testing emerged. […]
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Remington, Ruger top rifle purchases in 2012
Remington and Ruger were the most-popular rifle brands in 2012, while Remington held the top spot in the shotgun category, according to a survey of hunters and shooters. […]
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McPhail crowned national champion call maker
Lifelong turkey hunter Mark McPhail of Collinsville has always been passionate about his turkey hunting and call collecting.There are about 1,590 handmade turkey calls in his collection, and at retirement a few years ago he decided to start making his own calls.
That decision three years ago has culminated in McPhail’s Cane Yelper being awarded first place in the Scratch Box Division of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s 2013 Grand National Call Competition in Nashville. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Give the guy a break
Winning the Bassmaster Classic and the $500,000 prize plus any future riches that come with it may forever change Cliff Pace’s life. […]
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Pace takes 2013 Bassmaster Classic title
Petal’s Cliff Pace could only put four keeper bass in the boat during the final day of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, but that proved to be enough to lift him to the championship title.
The three-day total of 54 pounds, 12 ounces earned him the trophy and a $500,000 paycheck. […]
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Pace claims lead of 2013 Bassmater Classic after second day
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff Pace of Petal remained consistent today and moved to the front of the pack in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic being held on Grand Lake in Oklahoma.
Pace shook off competition from New Jersey pro and 2009 Bassmaster Classic winner Michael Iaconelli, but Iaconelli remains in third going into the final day of the championship. […]
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Pace is 2013 Bassmaster Classic co-leader after first day of fishing
Cliff Pace of Petal and 2003 Bassmaster Classic champ Michael Iaconelli of Pittsgrove, N.J., tied for the first-day lead at the 2013 edition of the world championship of bass fishing on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees.
They both brought 21 pounds, 8 ounces to the scales at Tulsa’s BOK Center on Friday, the first of three days of competition for the $500,000 top prize of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa […]
Hog Hunting
A big-bore revolver hog hunt
I was sitting on an East Texas pipeline, cradling my 7 1/2-inch Ruger Super Redhawk in my lap, watching a pile of corn that had been scattered about the area and trampled with hundreds of hog tracks.
My hand cannon was stuffed with 335-grain hard-cast bullets in .454 Casull, a potent enough load in itself, but this went the extra step. These rounds were manufactured by Cor-Bon — a company that found its niche in the ammunition market by producing ammo that pushed the envelope. […]
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2013 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule announced
The 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series will kick off in early March on the lower Sabine River snaking between Toledo Bend and the Gulf of Mexico. […]
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A new VanDam wins Elite Series event on Lake Michigan
Fans of professional bass fishing are used to hearing “VanDam” at the top of Bassmaster Elite Series results, so the winner of this weekend’s stop at Lake Michigan probably wasn’t a big surprise at a casual glance.
Until the first name sank in. Nope, it wasn’t Kevin VanDam; instead, KVD’s nephew Jonathon made his mark yesterday (July 1) by winning the second-to-last regular-season Elite Series stop of 2012 with a four-day total of 79 pounds, 2 ounces. […]