Bassmasters Classic marks honesty in 2000 event at Chicago
Ray Scott, founder of Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, recalls paranoia about cheating and describes the measures used to keep the 2000 Bassmasters Classic fair. He implemented random pairings, observer involvement, and polygraph testing, while noting past cheating schemes and the sport's deterrents.
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Chicago
Soldier Field
Ray Scott
Bass Anglers Sportsman Society
Scott
Harold Sharp
Guppy Man
Connie Baker
South Carolina
Sharp
Pomona Lake Anglers Dominate Heat With Big Catches In July
NE Kansas anglers report exceptional Pomona Lake action as heat index soars past 110. The Schmidtlein clan from Topeka boats score with 202 channel cats using stink bait in 16 feet of water. Terry Bivins from Lebo nets 115 wipers, crappie, white bass, and channel cats on main-lake humps with a marabou jig.
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Kansas
Pomona Lake
Pomona
Schmidtlein
Topeka
Schmidtleins
David Schmidtlein
Louise Schmidtlein
David
Terry Bivins
Lebo
Bivins
Ned Kehde
Journal- World Photo
Marathon Canoe Race Draws 71 Teams and 20000 Spectators
The Au Sable River Canoe Marathon in Grayling Michigan attracts 71 teams and about 20000 spectators. Peter and Tricia Heed race with different partners in a grueling event billed as The Worlds Toughest Spectator Event.
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Michigan
Graytine
Mich
Peter
Tricia Heed
Heed
Keene
N.H
Au Sable River
Oscoda
Allen Carr
Delbert Case
Grayling
Peter Heed
Kansas Coach Allen Fishes At Clinton Lake For Catfish
Kansas University football coach Terry Allen joined Kansas City’s Terry Action and Topeka’s Clyde Holscher for an evening of channel cat fishing at Clinton Lake last Wednesday. They caught and released about 60 catfish with Allen landing the largest, an 8.11 pounder.
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Kansas University
Terry Allen
Terry Action
Kansas City
Clyde Holscher
Topeka
Clinton Lake
Allen
Anglers crown seven crappie haul at Truman Lake
Steve Cross of Carbon Dale and Larry Blegins of Kansas City teamed to catch a tournament limit of seven crappie weighing 7.30 pounds and finished seventh at the Crappie USA tournament last weekend at Truman Lake in Missouri. Jason Benjamin and Jerry Benjamin of Lawrence lead for anglers of the year on the Kansas BASS Federation circuit with Sebelius Reservoir next. Wednesday winners Troy Samsel and Tom Alsop captured two bass weighing 7.76 pounds at Hillsdale Lake. World Wide Catfish Anglers Tour meet on Missouri River near Miami, Roger Delana and Larry Delana of Waverly won 35.8 pounds and $1,210. Mark Thompson and John Jamison finished third and caught the biggest fish, a 27.2 pound blue cat.
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Steve Cross
Carbondale
Larry Blegins
Kansas City
Truman Lake
Missouri
Jason Benjamin
Jerry Benjamin
Lawrence
Kansas Bass Federation
Sebelius Reservoir
Troy Samsel
Wellsville
Tom Alsop
Prairie Village
Hillsdale Lake
Missouri River
Miami
Roger Delana
Larry Delana
Waverly
Mark Thompson
Ottawa
John Jamison
Spring Hill
Kansas to test pilot hunter education delivery plan
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will pilot an alternative delivery hunter education program offering one day of classroom work plus home study for adults with busy schedules. For a $10 fee, students receive manuals and a workbook, study at home, then attend a field day and pass written and hands on tests. Pilot dates include Sept 9 Russell Sept 30 Junction City Oct 14 Fort Leavenworth and Oct 21 Pratt with potential more later.
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Pratt
Kansas
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Pratt Operations
Russell
Junction City
Fort Leavenworth
Mountain lion struck by train found dead in Illinois
Illinois officials confirm a 110 pound male mountain lion about two years old was found dead on railroad tracks near Fort Kaskaskia Historic Site across the Mississippi from Missouri. They doubt the animal was part of a self sustaining population and note no clear signs of tameness or disorientation from the train.
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Chester
Ill
Illinois
Mississippi River
Missouri
Illinois Division of Wildlife Resources
Jeff Ver Steeg
Fort Kaskaskia
Disabled hunt on horizon in Kansas for all disabled shooters
The Paralyzed Veterans of America and KDWP sponsor a Sept 20 Step Outside event at LaSada Sporting Clays near Russell. Open to any disabled person, not just veterans, it offers free shooting with provided equipment and expert assistance. Local Rotary and Kiwanis clubs supply labor and meals.
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Russell
Paralyzed Veterans of America and
The
Wildlife and Parks
KDWP
LaSada Sporting Clays Range
United States
Wayne Doyle
Rotary
Kiwanis
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