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2009 Federation Nation Championship Preview

The 2009 Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship presented by Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Tavares, Fla., should test the Federation's best anglers as the chain is known to be fickle at this time of year.

How-To

Rods and reels for smallmouth

We live in an era of specialization. You can't buy much of anything anymore that isn't specially geared to a very particular purpose.

Bass & poker

We fished a tournament out in Oklahoma. It was a hybrid type of thing where we fished two days and then played poker one day. It's the first event of its kind I've ever participated in.

Scroggins, Ashmore punch tickets to the 2010 Classic

With three finalists separated by only four points going into the final stop of the Bassmaster Southern Open on Santee Cooper Lakes, Florida pro Terry Scroggins had to perform at the top of his game if he wanted to make it to his seventh Classic.

The rest of the story

Manabu Kurita told me the truth today about how, when and where he caught the pending world record bass. Every detail.

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Yes, we fished on our honeymoon

Everything went perfect. Our early morning fishing trip, the weather, the ceremony, the reception, my groomsmen, Becky's bridesmaids, my bride — it couldn't have been any better. I'm the happiest man in the world right now.

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