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2005 CITGO Bassmaster Classic
It's more than just fish
Bob Frye
The Tribune-Review- 8/05

Tournament officials were happy despite low weight totals.

Professional angler Kevin VanDam may measure the value of a Bassmaster Classic in ounces, but the people at BASS and ESPN do not.

For them, it's about more than just the fish.

That's why last weekend's tournament is being considered a resounding success despite being marked by small fish, and few of them.

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Pittsburgh: Hooked on Bass
Christine H. O'Toole
The Washington Post- 6/05

"Grab a seat and hold on."

As the sun squints over the horizon, Keith Eshbaugh casts off from the dock and throws the Mercury engine into gear. He swings across the current, gunning straight toward preoccupied commuters on the opposite riverbank. The surrounding skyscrapers ricochet the buzz of our immaculate maroon outboard along the river. Rush-hour traffic blurs on the bridges that wrap overhead. Half-mile wakes from coal barges shouldering their way down the Monongahela lap at our stern as Eshbaugh turns up the Allegheny.

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