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• A Few Thoughts At Year's End

  Tuesday, December 23, 2003 By Jay Kumar

  Following are a few things no one else mentioned this year, but I thought deserved to be said. I Wanted To See It I guess I'm in the minority when more

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  World Record Bass: Trew Or False?

  Monday, December 22, 2003 By Mr. X

  Have you heard about the pending world record largemouth? If not, don't feel bad. It wasn't until a few outdoor writers picked up on it and a brief account appeared more

• Leagues Still Making Changes

  Monday, November 24, 2003 By Jonathan Manteuffel

  (Editor's note: This is the final part of a 2-part column.) Some of the recent changes, such as the arrival of BassFan.com and the new no- info rule more

• Are Some Fans Fading Amid Constant Change?

  Tuesday, November 18, 2003 By Jonathan Manteuffel

  (Editor's note: This piece doesn't necessarily reflect the opinions of all bass anglers nationwide or even of the Southeast region. It's instead meant to raise more

• Mr. X At The Classic

  Thursday, August 7, 2003 By Mr. X

  Did you see me there? 'Fish Burns' Up the Airwaves If getting it right is bragging, then I'm guilty as charged. Wasn't it right here where the X-man more

• Mr. X Rides Again

  Monday, June 23, 2003 By Mr. X

  Here's some more from Mr. X. Corporate Identity Crisis? Whenever a company starts messing with its corporate identity, you can almost bet it will more

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  Words On B.A.S.S. Wars

  Monday, June 16, 2003 By Harold Sharp

  It seems that the B.A.S.S. wars are heating up again. Busch Denny Brauer has fanned the Busch flame and has it burning again with a great column. more

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  Let's Move On

  Monday, June 16, 2003 By Terry Brown

  I'm quickly growing weary of all the back and forth going on in our sport. I've been a dedicated angler and a member of B.A.S.S. and FLW Outdoors for many years, more

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  Revisiting The Busch Sponsorship

  Monday, June 16, 2003 By Jay Yelas

  After a full season under our belts on the BASSMASTER Tour with Anheuser-Busch as a sponsor, I'd like to take a minute to fully express my opinions about Busch more

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  A Few Words From Brauer About Busch

  Monday, June 9, 2003 By Denny Brauer

  Once in a great while opportunities come about that can dramatically change the future. One of those opportunities happened to the sport of bass fishing when Anheuser-Busch more

• Are You Sure You Want To Be A Pro?

  Monday, April 28, 2003 By Jay Kumar

  We get a sizeable amount of email from people with questions about the various aspects of becoming a tour pro. Surprisingly, a lot of it seems to indicate an unfamiliarity more

• Elephant In The Room?

  Monday, March 17, 2003

  (Note from BassFan president Jay Kumar: Recently we received a letter from a young aspiring professional fisherman about a seldom-mentioned but significant more

• A Few Notes On FLW's Coverage

  Monday, March 10, 2003 By Mr. X

  (Editor's note: In this edition of The Media Critic, Mr. X focuses his/her eye on the FLW Tour's new TV coverage, in this case using the first event of the more

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  Maybe It's Time For A PAA Tour

  Monday, February 17, 2003 By John Agel

  Given all the confusion, discord and animosity emanating from the two major fishing leagues, perhaps the time is right for a Professional Anglers Association (PAA) more

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  For Tournament Scoring Use Weight, Not Points

  Monday, February 10, 2003 By Harold Sharp

  (Editor's note: In this column, Harold Sharp focuses on B.A.S.S. events but the points he makes can apply to all leagues and circuits which use the point- scoring more

• A Look At ESPN's Harris Chain Coverage

  Tuesday, February 4, 2003 By Mr. X

  (Editor's note: This is the first "column" -- really just a series of observations -- by BassFan's new media critic, Mr. X. By request, BassFan is more

• Without Observers, Fisher Could Have Lost Tournament

  Monday, February 3, 2003 By Alan Clemons

  Pat Fisher of Georgia wouldn't divulge what kind of conversation he had the Saturday morning after his Wal-Mart FLW Tour camera crew mistakenly followed another more

• No Poetry This Time Around

  Monday, January 13, 2003 By Mike Jackson

  I got sandbagged one Monday evening watching the "new" American Sportsman. ESPN2 has done a pretty good job of sullying the reputation and name of more

• What's Up With This Light Line Deal?

  Monday, January 6, 2003 By Jay Kumar

  All BassFans know by now that Ray Scott is pushing light line bass fishing. Are you skeptical? I was too. But I spent a while thinking about it and fishing it more