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• A Few Thoughts On The BFL DQ

  Thursday, November 11, 2004 By Jay Kumar

  A lot of fans have written in about the DQ of Kevin Snider at the Wheeler BFL Regional. Most have been in favor of reinstating Snider as the winner. A few haven't. more

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  My Son's BFL DQ Doesn't Make Sense

  Wednesday, November 3, 2004 By Tom Snider

  This is written by a 64-year-old dad whose heart is heavy with frustration and whose eyes are glassy and bloodshot from lack of sleep. It's been four long nights more

• Okay, I Was There

  Thursday, September 23, 2004 By Jay Kumar

  Yeah, thanks to the good folks at BASS, ESPN and ABC, my wife and I were at the premier of ABC's new The Bachelor TV show last night in New York City. To answer more

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  On The FLWTC And Other Things

  Thursday, September 9, 2004 By Jay Kumar

  I've been to umpteen Bassmaster Classics, but last month was the first FLW Tour Championship I've been to. I tried to bear in mind that it was only the second more

• Classic Thoughts

  Tuesday, August 3, 2004 By Jay Kumar

  Couple things FYI. Tak Is One of Us In case there's any doubt, new Bassmaster Classic champ Takahiro Omori ("Tahk" or "T-O" for more

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  A Thank You Note To All The Kerchals

  Tuesday, July 27, 2004 By Jay Kumar

  Regardless of whether you feel that Federation anglers (a.k.a., "amateurs") – and, for that matter, Open anglers – should fish in what is billed as a more

• Why Do Amateurs Compete In The Classic?

  Tuesday, July 27, 2004 By George Kramer

  Over the years, B.A.S.S. founder Ray Scott has said a lot of things. The one that sticks in my mind was his long-time definition of a pro bass fisherman: "A more

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  Seeing Red: One View From ICAST

  Tuesday, July 20, 2004 By Jay Kumar

  Where Was Pro Bass Fishing? Seeing Red: One View From ICAST Jay Kumar ICAST is the big annual recreational fishing (mostly tackle) industry trade show more

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  Thoughts On BASS Changes From An Aspiring Pro

  Monday, June 21, 2004 By Tim Carini

  (Editor's note: In the following, Tim Carini, who competes in the Bassmaster Opens and was a Bassmaster Tour rookie in 2003, gives his perspective on a few more

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  Low Payouts Are Big Mistake In Elite 50s

  Tuesday, May 18, 2004 By Chris Koester

  Since the announcement of the creation of the Bassmaster Elite 50 series, there has been a lot of talk and a lot of excitement among the pro bass fishing ranks. more

• Does Bass Fishing Need More Rules?

  Monday, April 26, 2004 By Terry Brown and Jay Kumar

  Do professional bass fishing tournaments need more rules – or at least more specific rules? The phrase "more rules" makes independent-minded bass more

• Thoughts On The E50s And The Christian Matter

  Monday, April 19, 2004 By Jay Kumar

  Couple things: E50 Economics I've spoken with tour pros who are in and not yet in the new Bassmaster Elite 50 series, and asked them how they feel more

• What's The Point(s)?

  Tuesday, March 16, 2004

  (Editor's note: This is the first of what will be a semi-regular feature on BassFan.com, the Media Roundtable. In it, issues of the day are discussed and addressed more

• A Few Words On A Few Facts

  Monday, February 16, 2004 By Jay Kumar

  I haven't addressed rumors before, but I'm making an exception here because for some reason the rumor mill on this one seems to have gotten way out of hand. By more