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Smallmouth the key to Empire Chase |
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BREWERTON, N.Y. — Expect mixed bags and possibly a little peril when the Bassmaster Elite Series anglers hit upstate New York's Oneida Lake for the Empire Chase this week.
Mark Burgess, a professional bass tournament angler from Norton, Mass., was asked by Bassmaster.com to assess the first leg of the Elite Series Northern Swing on a lake he's competed on regularly. Read More |
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Champlain champion faces choices |
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PLATTSBURG, N.Y. — Like last week on Oneida Lake, the eventual winner on Lake Champlain will have to make a Champion's Choice.
Bassmaster.com asked northeast pro Mark Burgess to evaluate the Bassmaster Elite Series' ninth event of the year, the Champion's Choice. Read More |
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Burgess Says Aluminum Boat Will Do Just Fine |
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Mark Burgess didn't make a big splash in his lone season on the FLW Tour, but he's sure to gain some recognition on the new FLW Series in 2006. He'll be the guy with the aluminum boat.
The Massachusetts resident will fish from a 20-foot welded-metal craft manufactured by G3 Boats of Lebanon, Mo. It'll be propelled by a 200-horsepower Yamaha engine.
"Nobody that we've talked to can ever remember anybody fishing an entire pro-level trail in an aluminum boat," Burgess said. "The product just hasn't been there before. They didn't have the ride or the storage of a high-performance fiberglass boat and they didn't have a livewell that could support two anglers' fish.
"With the G3, I won't be at any disadvantage. It'll be rigged the same way that all the fiberglass boats are." Read More |
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