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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1973

Page

17

Anglers Report Big Bass From Lake Eufaula

Anglers claim Lake Eufaula yields large bass, with several catches in the nine to thirteen pound range. Local guides are booked as fishermen report monster hawgs and a few anglers succeed while others struggle in muddy water.

Eufaula Walter F. George Corp. of Smith Lake David Austin Decatur Fred Phillips Dickie Glenn Jimmy Lake Tom Mann

Fisherman Tom Mann Dominates Eufaula Bass Bite

The piece chronicles Tom Mann’s expert technique on Lake Eufaula as he casts a seven and a quarter inch blue jelly worm into rocky channels and logs a 10 and a quarter pound large mouth. Mann explains rock bottom worming, current, and timing while noting water muddiness and windy conditions.

Tom Mann Mann Lake Eufaula Walter F. George Mana Eufaula Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Florida Decatur

Big Fish Gives Howard Club Lead In Bass Off

Dwayne Howard joined the Hartselle Bass Club for a March 17 fish off. Cold, windy weather hit as he crawled from a warm bed to a chilly boat. He cast a purple Buck's Baby Hornet to a long point and found success about 30 minutes in.

Big Fish Howard Dwayne Howard Jerry Nuss Hartselle Bass Club Hartselle Glenn Smith Lake

Eufaula Lunker Wins Big Bass Honors for Howard

Howard hooks a nine pound seven ounce bass at Eufaula. The lunker powers into deep water then surfaces near the boat. Whopper Nuss helps land the fish without a net. Howard leads the annual big bass contest and wins top individual honors. Don Evans and partner clinch boat team first prize by a narrow margin.

Howard Don

Raising Wild Birds Isn’t An Easy Job

Hawks owls wood ducks and doves began nesting in February. The piece warns against adopting young birds and advises leaving ground nesting youngsters undisturbed to allow them to return to their parents each day.

Caring For Young Birds And Summer Youth Program At Wheeler Refuge

Instructions on helping nestling and fledgling birds emphasize feeding with insects or a protein mix and heat in a clean box. The piece notes Wheeler Refuge will host a National Youth Conservation Corps program starting June 4, a non residential camp resembling last year with participants reporting to refuge headquarters.

Wheeler Refuge National Youth Conservation Corps

Beating the Bass with Plastic Worms in Early Spring

In Amsterdam Missouri bass fishing expert notes early spring bass favor plastic worms. The popular slinky worm rig comes in many colors and scents. Researchers from Bass Buster Lures advise a slow trailing presentation near the bottom in shallow water and frequent rod flicks to animate the worm.

Amsterdam

New Phillies manager Danny Ozark born in Buffalo

Danny Ozark, new Philadelphia Phillies manager, was born in Buffalo New York on November 26, 1923. He signed into baseball in 1941 and rose to St Paul in the Dodgers chain. A World War II veteran, he earned a Purple Heart and five Bronze Stars, fought in Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge, sustaining leg wounds yet playing 16 years of minor league baseball.

Buffalo Philadelphia Danny Ozark Philadelphia Phillies N.Y Heinie Groh Ozark St. Paul Brooklyn Dodger Omaha

Fisherman James Law Nets Bass on Smith Lake

James Law of Plaza SE caught multiple bass in Little Crooked Creek on Smith Lake using a black and yellow Buck's Baby Hornet lure. The largest fish weighed about three and a half pounds.

James Law Plaza SE Little Crooked Creek Smith Lake Yellow Buck

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THE Decatur Daily By Tony Estes Lake Dairy Queen West Moulton Eufaula Lunker Tony Estes Lunker Starmaster Radial Sizzler Starmaster Tire Stores 6Th Ave S.E Dial Master Charge Mae Pee Ayias N.E Decatur - Dial
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