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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1987
Page
18
A writer recalls an evening fishing near a pond where a ten pound bass was caught and released. He narrates casting, the epic splash, the weigh in with a home scale, and lessons on releasing large bass quickly to avoid stressing the fish.
Demons Begone stalked Lookin for the big one before sprinting clear in the stretch to win the 1 1/8 mile Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. Pat Day rode the 1-5 favorite who carried 123 pounds and paid 2.40. Owner John Ed Anthony’s Loblolly Stable trains the winner as the colt eyes a possible Kentucky Derby bid and a potential $1 million bonus if Rebel Stakes and Run for the Roses are captured. The crowd numbered 66,301.
Gulch wins the muddy Wood Memorial at Aqueduct by a head over Gone West. Capote, Shankli Won, and Capote follow as top finishers. Derby-bound Gulch prepares to join Kentucky Derby contenders. Trainer Leroy Jolley eyes Churchill Downs while Gone West falters on a slick track.
The SC Wildlife and Marine Resources Department notes Lake Jocassee bass good and trout excellent with surface to deep water lures. Keowee bass good. Hartwell bass excellent. Clarks Hill bass good. Lake Wylie bass excellent. Wateree bass good. Lake Murray bass fair. Lake Marion bass good. Lake Moultrie bass fair. Saltwater trends show Trout and Whiting fair to good near Grand Strand piers, shorelines around Beaufort, and Hilton Head with bluefish and cobia reported in bays and inshore waters. Water clarity ranges from clear to muddy with levels below normal.
Langley Pond reports excellent largemouth bass with plastic worms near banks and jigs around shore cover. Bream fair with pink worms in 3 to 5 feet. Clearwater Pond shows fair bass with crankbaits or spinnerbaits in 2 to 5 feet and fair bream with crickets or worms in 3 to 4 feet. Flatrock and Vaulcuse Pond yield fair to good bass with spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and pink worms. crappie fair with minnows near shore. Herndon Dairy Pond bass poor but some early late day catches on large shiner minnows. bream fair with pinkworms in 3 to 5 feet. crappie fair with minnows near bank. Morris Pond closed until after bream bed. Padgett's Pond bass fair with large shiner minnows. bream good with crickets or pink worms in 2 to 4 feet.
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