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Clubs battle water chestnuts

When most people think of water chestnuts, they may imagine the white crunchy morsels that are often found in Chinese take-out food. Unfortunately, the unrelated Asian water chestnut plant is not the least bit tasty.

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Preston Clark keeps close ties

While returning home from long stints on the Bassmaster Elite Series trail, Preston Clark still stops and chats with Federation Nation buddies whenever he sees them on the road.

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2008 BASS Federation Central Divisional: Day One

On his run up the river in the morning he noticed a boat stuck in the shallows, so he pulled over to help. "It delayed 30 minutes off our time but it was my nephew (Tim Carmouche) so I had to stop and push him off," said Bourque.

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All the Family

Bakkom's tenure in the club was threatened about three years ago when he developed blood clots in his lungs and had to start taking anticoagulant medication.

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BASS Times: Memories wrapped up in quilt

Read how Jim Gacke, president of the South Dakota B.A.S.S. Federation Nation, does a little housecleaning and finds a few dozen Bass fishing T-shirts. He then takes them to his sister, Sheri Russell who makes them into a unique old-fashioned patchwork quilt.

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