Detroit: Quotes
Overheard at the Northern Opens #2 Day One weigh-in
Northern Open showers bring big catches
The must-have item for anglers on Day One in Detroit was a good rainsuit.
Kevin Short, accidental Yankee
As the competitors filed into Lake St. Clair Metropark this morning to launch on the first day of this year’s second Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open, it appeared to be somewhat of a reverse snowbird migration.
The trailer-backing women of B.A.S.S.
If you want to stir-up the wives of some Bassmaster Elite Series anglers, just ask about the men they encounter while backing up a boat trailer at a launching ramp.
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A look at 2012: Part 1
If you're a fan of tournament fishing, there's been a lot to watch and a lot to like about the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2012. Now, with just one event remaining in the season, I thought I'd share a few of the things that I think are making this year a fascinating one.
Detroit’s aquarium
It’s the Monday evening before the second Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open at the Detroit River, and I’m writing this from a Motel 8 in Sterling Heights, Mich. Today I fished an area of Lake St. Clair that could have been an aquarium.
Is your team competing?
Beginning July 25, anglers from 55 colleges and universities will take to the water for the 2012 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship in Little Rock, Ark.
My phone and Walden Pond
OK, so I’m up in Detroit getting ready for the Open. It’s Sunday, and I’m telling Tracey I love her while I’m trying to fish. I hit a wave. The boat lurches. My phone jumps up in the air. I claw for it. There’s a small splash.
Guadalupe River anglers represented
The Texas B.A.S.S. Federation Nation has been representing recreational interests on the Guadalupe River as one of 23 steering committee members on the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program.
On gambling and moving
This long break in the Elite Series season is kind of hard to deal with. We’ve been in full fishing mode for the last few months, and it has been easy to stay pumped the whole time. But the six-week break is making it hard for me to maintain my energy.
