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Leavenworth recycles 13 pounds of soft plastics
MEEKER, Okla. — The Leavenworth Bass Club, in conjunction with Whopped Baits of Meeker, Okla., started an effort in 2012 to recycle members’ used soft plastic lures. The club’s conservation chairman...
Colorado club adds habitat to LaCygne Reservoir
LACYGNE, Kan. — Members of KC Bass and the Kansas B.A.S.S. Nation added habitat in LaCyne Reservoir. The 20 volunteers built 110 structures out of scrap PVC pipe and placed...
Colorado club adds habitat to Quincy Reservoir
DENVER — Members of the Denver Bassmasters helped restore the habitat on Colorado's Quincy Reservoir. Volunteers added existing brush and trees, as well as 22 1/2 gallon buckets filled with...
Conservation group seeds aquatic vegetation management award
Gerald Adrian knows all about hydrilla, an invasive non-native aquatic plant that bass anglers often target as cover for fish.
North Carolina helps develop snakehead plan
ARCHDALE, N.C. — Bill Frazier of the North Carolina B.A.S.S. Nation worked with multiple state and national stakeholders to develop the National Snakehead Management Plan. "The plan was mandated by...
North Carolina members volunteer at weigh-ins
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In 2012, at least 20 volunteers from the North Carolina B.A.S.S. Nation helped in conducting weigh-ins. Specific tournaments in which the members assisted were the Bassmaster Classic...
North Carolina inspects tournament boats
ARCHDALE, N.C. — Before each North Carolina B.A.S.S. Nation tournament, the chapter performs voluntary boat/trailer inspections for invasive species. The exercise serves as live public education, and it keeps invasives...
North Carolina teaches Bass Class
ARCHDALE, N.C. — The North Carolina B.A.S.S. Nation teaches young anglers the basics with its course, Bass Class 101. The six-week series for high schoolers focuses on bass biology, tournament...
North Carolina adds native plants
LAKE GASTON, N.C. — The North Carolina B.A.S.S. Nation collaborated with the Lake Gaston Homeowner's Association, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and North Carolina State University to plant native...
