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  • Butcher Takes Texoma

    Butcher Takes Texoma

    Bassmaster Elite Series pro Terry Butcher of Talala, Okla., claimed a bittersweet victory Saturday at the Bassmaster Central Open, the final Central Open division event of the season, weighing in five fish at 15 pounds, 14 ounces for a three-day total of 46 pounds, 8...

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  • Texoma to Determine Qualifiers

    Texoma to Determine Qualifiers

    The pros in the Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Bassmaster Central Open season finale on Lake Texoma out of Denison, Texas, will be fishing for points as well as for pounds. The top prize of $45,000 is the goal of every pro in next week’s tournament. But...

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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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  • McCaghren Holds Onto Lead

    McCaghren Holds Onto Lead

    Homer Humphreys pared down Billy McCaghren Jr.’s lead to less than 2 pounds, but McCaghren stayed on top Friday with 37 pounds, 10 ounces, in the season opener of the Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River. McCaghren of Mayflower, Ark., is shooting for his...

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