Fisherman Gerald Swindle Faces $200,000 Classic Challenge
Gerald Swindle, 34 and 2004 Bassmaster Angler of the Year, prepares for the Bassmaster Classic on Lake Wylie July 30 to August 1. The Charlotte visit details his lifestyle, training, gear, and mindset as he aims for the $200,000 first prize while living a high octane fishing life.
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Lake Wylie
Gerald Swindle
Bassmaster
Swindle
Birmingham
America
Columbus
Miss
Regional Lakes Update Highlights Current Fishing Conditions
Clinton Lake reports water at 81 degrees and 2.7 feet below normal with channel cats and crappie active in 12 to 20 feet around brush. Perry Lake notes water at 79 degrees and 4 feet above normal pool as releases boost stilling basin fishing. white bass and shad appearing. Sanger and Douglas streams show fair to good bite on crappie, bass, and catfish. Leavenworth and Lone Star Lakes offer bluegill, bass, wiper, and catfish activity with minnows, nightcrawlers, and spoons among productive baits.
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Clinton Lake
Deer Creek
Perry Lake
Corps of Engineers
Stilling Basin
Douglas State Lake
Leavenworth State Lake
Lone Star Lake
Duck numbers fall 11 percent in moult survey
MEMPHIS TENN Ducks under 32.2 million birds 11 percent below last year according to May surveys by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service Don Young of Ducks Unlimited cites dry winter conditions as the cause The data will guide federal and state waterfowl managers and hunters later this summer on hunting regulation decisions
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Memphis
Tenn
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ducks Unlimited
Don Young
Young
Three-day Kansas Muzzleloading Matches Conclude Today
The final day of the Kansas Muzzleloading Matches unfolds at the Santa Fe Trail Plainsmen Club range southeast of Overbrook. The range lies a half mile east of 197th Street and Stubbs Road.
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Kansas
Santa Fe Trail Plainsmen Club
Overbrook
197Th Street
Stubbs Road
New Recoil Reducing Cartridges and Leupold Reticle
Remington introduces Managed Recoil centerfire cartridges for .270 .30-06 and 7mm Rem Mag, using lighter bullets and reduced powder to cut recoil about 10.7 ft-lbs, enabling easier handling for women and youth. Leupold debuts Boone and Crockett Big Game Reticle on VX-11 scopes, offering three horizontal bars below the crosshair at about $80 above standard reticle.
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Remington
Remington Ballistics
Leupold
Boone and Crockett Club
Leopold
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