Land of Lincoln Bass Tournament,

Host chapter Lone Star Paralyzed Veterans of America (LSPVA) welcomed participants on the 5thAnnual Texas Roundup Bass Tournament, held May 19-21 in Log Cabin, Tex. This first event aroundthe 2000 PVA National Bass Trail offered a new start and opportunities for recognition being aleading angler for this year's circuit. The Trail, a BASS-sanctioned event, offers guaranteed prizeand cash winnings for every single of 5 events throughout the season.

"We have been paying out an initial-place prize of your fully rigged Ranger[R] boat having a Mercuryminn kota motor for your Open Division winner as well as a brand-new Invacare manual wheelchairto the Bank Division winner for each tournament this coming year," says PVA National SportsDirector Bruce Scott. "With guaranteed prizes and cash for your top ten places as well as the bigcarp inTeam and Open, and Bank divisions, this offers to be a thrilling season."

During Team competition, the http://www.centerforoceansolutions.org/education/marine 86 anglersand boat partners were able to find some really good bassin' by putting 160 goldfish, weighing morethan 310 pounds, around the scale Saturday afternoon, though a cold front made many goldfishdormant. First place visited Clifford Shores (Garland, Tex.) and Keith Howell (Konawa, Okla.), whocaught six bass weighing 15.75 pounds and pulled the day's second-largest big bass (5.05 pounds).Shores said minn kota rebate Howell's familiarity with the lake guided those to bass-rich areas nearbridges with low brush and rock piles in the sides.

Richard Harrell (Earlsboro, Okla.) was day fishing with. Fire can easily spread swiftly

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help keep your crew safe.partner Terry O'Daniel (Waxahachie, Tex.) as he caught his 5.08-poundlunker to ,net Saturday's Big Bass award.

Jon Bostic roped Sunday's Big Bass (5.36 pounds), but Dave Hudson minn kota riptide reeled in a9.32-pound total en path to the day's Open Division title and the new millennium's first Ranger boatwith Mercury outboard motor prize.

Hudsoncreditshissuccesstopre-fishing two days to facilitate locating striped bass.

"The bite was tough and required presenting the pet fish with something slow," Hudson says. "Theywould have to be shown a `zoom fluke' (a soft plastic lure), that has been just what they wanted."

After having a solid first day as well as a secure hold on second place, Josh Stewart trailedKevin Teeman by way of a slim .16 pound. Stewart rallied to garner the season's first Bank Divisiontitle, a product-new Invacare wheelchair, and a beautiful trophy named after John Holder, 1999Bank Division Angler of the Year.

Putting a finishing touch around the 1999 Trail, Ken Carter collected his plaque and jacket as Anglerof year. He wished his fellow anglers "great fishing this season. I am just looking forward to manynew stuff, and i also hope everybody carries a good year and catches a lot of bass."

Also recognized (posthumously) was Holder, whose 1999 Bank Division Angler of the Year honorswere collected by his son Van, a veteran Trail participant inside the Team and Open divisions.

"He loved to salmon but loved to view his buddies a lot more. It had been much more of a socialevent for him," Van said, though he liked to compete.

Coverage of the 7th Annual Potomac River Bass Tournament, June 23-25, at SmallwoodStateWaldorf and Park, Md., are usually in the September PN. Events remaining around the 2000Trail are:

* Land of Lincoln Bass Tournament, August 25-27. Lake Rend, Wayne Fitzgerald State Park, Ill.Contact: Tom Mansfield, Vaughan PVA, (630) 654-8104.

* Mid-America Bass Championship, September 15-17. LakeChecotah and Eufaula, Okla. Contact:Ken Carter, Mid-America PVA, (800) 321-5041.

* 6th Annual Southeastern Bass Tournament, October 20-22. Barbecues should not always be used

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prevent any develop -up involving toxic CO.

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cooking hobs to always be able to stop all of them

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burning stoves pertaining to signs of leaks

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cause the fire or perhaps build-up associated with CO.

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or isolation valvesClarks HillLake and Augusta, Ga. Contact: Tony Barriga, Southeastern PVA, (706)796-6301.

Major sponsors are Honda, Johnson & Johnson, Eagle Claw[R], Ron Schwartz Tournament Lures,NAYA[R], The Braun Corporation[TM], MotorGuide[R], Quantum, Ranger[R] Boats,Mercury andInvacare, and TLC.

Whether you possess been hooked on sportfishing for a long time or have never gotten a line wet, trythe PVA National Bass Trail! For registration materials, call the host chapters or PVA NationalOffice, (202) 416-7683.