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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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When talk begins to center around the significant figures in the history of Texas bass fishing, no conversation is complete without a mention and nod to Earl Golding and Phil Marks.
Both were proud Texans whose vast contributions to the sport made them easy choices to receive the Meritorious Service Award from the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame.
Golding was a Waco-based sportswriter who is credited with starting the first competitive bass tournament while Marks played a pivotal role in developing numerous tournament-proven baits for Strike King that turned into top sellers.
Both Golding and Marks were honored posthumously at a Hall of Fame function Thursday, March 20 in Fort Worth, Texas. They are the sixth and seventh recipients, respectively, of the MSA.
“Learning more about these two gentlemen through our Board’s process in honoring them with the Meritorious Service Award allowed me to gain a deeper appreciation for the impact they had and still have on the sport of bass fishing,” said BFHOF Board President John Mazurkiewicz. “It will be the Board’s honor to celebrate this special recognition with Earl’s and Phil’s family, friends and industry associates in their home state of Texas at one the biggest annual events in the bass fishing world.”
When the late bass fishing legend and Hall of Famer Ray Scott recognizes you by saying "Earl … without a doubt should be considered a forefather of competitive bass fishing," millions of bass angler deserve to know more about Golding.
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By Louie Stout
An innovative Indiana DNR project worked so well the first year that biologists plan to continue it.
The project focuses on excessive small bass numbers in three lakes within the Tri-Lakes of Whitley County in northeast Indiana.
Last season, the DNR plucked 955 bass averaging 10 inches and transported them to Huntington Reservoir, a body of water known for having too few bass.
Tri-Lakes system, which consists of Round, Big Cedar and Little Cedar (270 acres total), has long been known to have a stunted bass population and anglers asked the DNR to do something.
Fisheries research revealed some fish measuring 13 inches were as much as 10 years old! Those fish should have been heavy 3 and 4 pounders.
“When we did an electro-fishing survey there, we got 200 bass an hour,” says biologist Tyler DeLauder. “That’s way above normal.”
Officials hope that reducing the bass population will help rebalance the lake. They plan to continue to remove bass annually for five years, unless studies show better growth results of the bass fishery.
While bass are small, the lake also has been known as an excellent bluegill lake.
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By Louie Stout
If you’re a bass head who also likes to play cards, Rick Kedik has a special event for you.
As he’s done in previous years, Kedik will host a Bassmaster Classic Watch Party at Beef O’Brady’s March 23 during the final day of the Classic. In addition, he’ll have card games ongoing during the broadcast.
The restaurant is on State Road 23 in Granger, Ind.
The Bassmaster Live coverage and weigh-in will be streamed live on a big screen TV and playing during the card game.
Anglers are encouraged to bring any tackle they’d like to sell or swap. Restaurant food and beverages will be made available.
The Classic is being held on Lake Ray Roberts, Tex., with the weigh-in in Fort Worth. First day of competition is Friday, March 21.
Got questions? Call Kedik at 269 240 4917.