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Today's Top 3
…or 28% of the possible field size of 175. S'more numbers:
- 19 Elite pros
- 13 guys from Florida (it's on Okeechobee)

- 1 Classic spot at stake
WAY better odds than this guy gave:
Some FLW guys in the field too, and someone named Roland…Martin.
2. 92,886
Number of FB fans this morn for Dave "don't EVER call me David" Mercer. Lookin' like he'll be the first individual in bassin' to reach 100K. Stout!
Btw, if'n you're Canadian, you can win a chance to fish w/ Dave here.
And here's what Dave was doin' yesterday – who else is jealous?
3. ll errain ackle?
Facebook landing page. Oops.
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News
1. TX: Poker-derby Dec. 14-15.
> For charity, the Hood Co. Child Advocacy Center which provides counseling and stability for abused children.
> …a Texas Hold Em Poker Tournament at our Fun-n-Sun Hurst location at 3:00 Sat 14th. We will smoke briskets with all the trimming (including free beer!) for everyone to eat- plus other activities for anyone hanging around to watch their partners' mad poker skills.
> The bass tournament will be on a CLOSED PRIVATE Squaw Creek for just the anglers of the FNS Fish portion of the event (run by Bass Champs).
2. TX: Fisherman's Cove on Fork belly up?
> NASCAR star Ryan Newman has scheduled his eighth annual benefit bass fishing tournament on Lake Norman for Dec. 14, a Saturday.
> The event will be based at the Pinnacle Boating Area off Highway 150 west of Mooresville. Entrants also may launch from the nearby McCrary Creek ramps, just across 150.
> The tournament is limited to 175 two-person teams. Entry fee is $200 per team. Anglers also can pay $50 to take part in a big fish competition.
5. Disco green Flukes turn yellow?
7. OK: Possible record 'bow at Taneycomo.
31" long, girth 23" (!!), 3" across the back, released after 20-min fight.
Cali bass are salivatin' over that pic!
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Tip of the Day
> “If I catch a bass that’s only hooked with the back treble, that tells me that I need to change something,” Palaniuk said. “It usually means I need to change my cadence or color."
> "You may have to go from a Shad Rap to an Arashi Flat or from an Arashi Flat to a Wiggle Wart – you have to constantly experiment. If the bass is hooked by the front treble, I don’t change a thing."
> “Bass are extremely competitive feeders, so you’re definitely going to get more aggressive strikes in the winter when there are more than one fish around,” Palaniuk said. “When they slowly load up and act sluggish, that’s a sign that the bass isn’t competing with anything else."
> "Most coldwater cranking bites are sluggish, so just one aggressive bite can give you a lot of clues.”
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Quote of the Day
It suddenly dawned on me, I could race and fish too, and I knew it was for me, this bass tournament fishing.
– Shaw Grigsby after his first "every man for himself" blastoff. He'd also raced motorcycles before finding speed in bassin'.
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Shot of the Day
Meet "Mardi," a largie Cliff Pace found recently at G'ville – and intends to find again in a couple months. She's a nice 'un!
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brigg
December 3, 2013 at 12:02 pm
that’s Crochet w/ Mardi in the pic above