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Star-studded top 12, plus one

Ron Farrow from Rock Hill, S.C., is undoubtedly the most interesting story among today's 12 finalists at the Southern Open on Lake Norman. This is his first-ever B.A.S.S. tournament.  ...

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Cherry, Williams in same pocket

There's a lot of bass fishing talent in this one little dock-filled pocket in Hagar Creek. Leader David Williams and Elite Series angler Hank Cherry are working docks on opposite...

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Teal signal that fall is in the air

A flock of teal buzzed by as we motored across Lake Norman this morning. With the sunrise behind them, a positive ID wasn't possible, but undoubtedly they were bluewings, a...

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And they’re off – Day 3 at Lake Norman

For the third day in a row, there's a weather change in the air at Lake Norman. The conditions at the 7 a.m. start are predicted to stay the same...

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Swindle struggling

The pair of Moores (father Ron, son Ronnie) and I just found Gerald Swindle. He gave us the "zero" sign, when asked how he was doing today. At Thursday's weigh-in,...

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Williams continues to grind

David Williams continues to grind away at filling a limit this morning. He's now got three keepers, caught on three different baits. Total weight: 6 pounds, maybe.   "They're biting...

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The Prince predicament

As noted before this tournament started, Elite Series pro Cliff Prince is in an unusual predicament. He's the "bubble boy" in the Elite Series yearly point standings for a Bassmaster...

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The leader had no fish, until now

David Williams, the leader with 14-1 on Day 1, is struggling a bit today. He didn't have a keeper until just now. No. 1 was a decent fish – 2...

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Here come the clouds, etc.

Being a self-professed weather geek I couldn’t resist checking the latest satellite map of the cloud cover.   To echo Steve Wright’s previous post change indeed is on the way....

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Murphy’s law dogging Murphy

It's a good new/bad news situation for Michael Murphy this morning.   The good news: He's got three bass in the boat.   The bad news: He's got a blown...

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