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Written by CoolFish
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Friday, 28 August 2009 22:42 |
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Looking for fat smallies?
If so, and your not at Lake Erie, your in the wrong place! Ask anyone who knows where to locate an abundance of rather large smallmouth bass, and they will tell you to head to the Great Lakes region, and specifically Lake Erie.  Now, I don't want to upset all of my Wolverine friends out in Michigan, and yes both Lake Michigan & Lake St. Clair have booming smallmouth fisheries, its just that Lake Erie regularly produces abundant schools of quality fish, as opposed to one quality fish per school.
So let the beatings begin!
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 August 2009 22:54 )
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A Trip to Stonewall Jackson Dam. |
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Written by CoolFish
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Monday, 24 August 2009 02:45 |
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5 Men, 2 Days, 16 Fish & 1 tough weekend!
Well, when most people in our neck of the woods (which would be South West Pennsylvania) want to go for the illusive 10lb Largemouth Bass, they head to the lake at the Stonewall Jackson Dam. Stonewall Jackson Dam, “SWJ” for those who know it, is a man-made dam built and managed by The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Completed in 1990, the Stonewall Jackson Dam is located in the mountains of Roanoke,West Virginia, three miles south Weston, West Virginia and 73 miles upstream from the West Fork River’s mouth.
The lake boasts 82 miles of shoreline loaded with sunken timber, and over 2,600 acres of prime fishing water during the summer pool. But the most important feature of SWJ is the presence of those fat bucket-mouths that inhabit its depths. Don't be fooled, scoring a real life trophy will take some doing, and trust me, it's a rough go.
Our late spring trip with five men, three boats, and thousands of dollars of tackle, only yielded 16 bass over two days. None were bigger than 3lbs! Now granted, we were there during a storm front, in fact, the lake was hammered with heavy rain for both days of our trip. So in comparison to some of the other bass anglers enjoying a weekend away from the wife, we did fairly well.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 August 2009 22:55 )
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Written by CoolFish
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Monday, 09 February 2009 00:30 |
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Want to join the Three Rivers Bass Association?
Here are the facts you need to know about all of the registration details.
 The Three Rivers Bass Association (TRBA) is a bass fishing club for both competitive anglers, and recreational anglers alike. The TRBA is a club registered with the The Bass Federation (bassfederation.com), which is associated with the FLW (flwoutdoors.com). Membership in both of these organizations is required to be an angler in the Three Rivers Bass Association. In addition, all of the Bass Federation (TBF) clubs fishing out of Pennsylvania, must register with the state (pabass.com), along with the anglers on it's roster. PA Bass was originally incorporated in 1972 as the Pennsylvania BASS Chapter Federation Inc.
PA Bass is the original, largest and premier bass organization in the state.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 24 August 2009 13:20 )
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2009 Forrest Wood Cup Results |
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Written by CoolFish
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Thursday, 06 August 2009 22:34 |
 Hackney wins 2009 Forrest Wood Cup on Three Rivers
Louisiana angler nets $500,000 first-place check, ties record for slimmest margin of victory
02.Aug.2009
PITTSBURGH – Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La., caught a final-round total of nine bass weighing 9 pounds, 9 ounces to win $500,000 in the $2 million 2009 Forrest Wood Cup presented by BP and Castrol — the World Championship of Bass Fishing — on the Three Rivers in Pittsburgh. Hackney topped his closest rival, Michael Iaconelli of Runnemede, N.J., by 3 ounces to earn the historic win before a capacity crowd at Mellon Arena.
“This is by far the highlight of my career,” said Hackney, who won the 2005 Land O’Lakes Angler of the Year title. “Words don’t describe it. It’s one of those things that’s going to take years to soak in. I was thinking all day and I didn’t have a clue I was going to win.”
Hackney, who qualified for the Forrest Wood Cup through the FLW Series’ BP Eastern Division, said the rivers underwent a variety of changes in both level and clarity during the course of the event. As a result, Hackney said he had to use a variety of baits to catch his limits.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 August 2009 23:05 )
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