Archive for April, 2008

  • Mike McLelland and MSTA Update

    Mike McLelland and MSTA Update

    Billy Raymond reports on his first Mid States Tournament Association event on Smithville Lake. The conditions were decent and the bass were biting…just not for Billy! Then Mike McLelland checks in from practicing on Clarks Hill in preparation for the coming Bassmaster Elite Pride of...

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  • Rip Rap Fishing

    Rip Rap Fishing

    By Boyd Duckett There’s an easy way to know when the water in your favorite lake warms up: massive quantities of pleasure boaters flock to it. Now don’t get me wrong, I love being out on the water as much as anybody and I understand...

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  • Southern Open Points Race

    Southern Open Points Race

    The second of three 2008 Southern Open events, the South Carolina stop of the Bassmaster Southern Open circuit set for May 8-10, is the turning point in the circuit’s points race. Pros are competing for a $45,000 top prize and crucial points in the event...

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  • McCaghren Closes The Deal

    McCaghren Closes The Deal

    Saturday was a day of firsts for Billy McCaghren Jr. of Mayflower, Ark.: He claimed his first BASS victory and it was his first wire-to-wire win. “Pretty amazing,” McCaghren, a 36-year-old who works in a family-owned welding business, said as he took home the first-place...

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