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Celebrate Arkansas’s trophy bass and create a lasting legacy with the AGFC’s Legacy Lunker Program.

Donate your 10-pound-plus largemouth bass from January through March to help stock Arkansas waters with the next generation of lunker bass. Bass that come close to the donation requirements and those that fall outside the spring spawning season also give cause to celebrate, thanks to our Angler Recognition Program, where you can earn prize packs courtesy of our many partnering sponsors. Mega-sized smallmouth and spotted bass will also be eligible for recognition through the program. Join us to make the catch of a lifetime an enduring legacy for generations to come.

Legacy Lunker Donation

Harnessing the trophy potential of Arkansas’s home-grown trophy bass combined with cutting-edge research and technology, the Legacy Lunker Program will push the envelope in producing and managing trophy bass like never before in the history of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. From January to March, anglers can donate trophy bass weighing over 10 pounds from Arkansas waters. These donated fish will be bred with selected males that possess trophy genetic markers, identified through a collaboration with our genetic partners at Red Hills Fishery. After spawning, both the donated bass and their offspring will be released back into the same water body where the trophy bass were caught. This initiative will create a lasting legacy for trophy bass fishing in Arkansas.

Each fall, anglers who catch and donate a double-digit bass during the donation period will be invited to the Legacy Lunker banquet. At this event, they will be recognized for their achievements and generosity. Donors will receive a prize package that includes lures from PRADCO and a Bass Pro Shops gift card. Additionally, thanks to a partnership with Xpress Boats of Hot Springs, donors will be entered into a drawing for a fully rigged 21-foot boat and will receive a replica mount of their catch from Harper’s Pure Country Taxidermy of Mountain Home. Additional prizes provided by Arkansas companies are in the works.

Angler Recognition

The Legacy Lunker Program aims to generate excitement for bass fishing across Arkansas by recognizing anglers for their impressive catches throughout the year. Anglers will receive honors for catching largemouth bass weighing over 10 pounds (not donated), bass weighing over 8 pounds, and there will also be a youth category for bass over 6 pounds. Additionally, there will be recognition for smallmouth and spotted bass that weigh over 4 pounds.

These anglers will receive a prize pack recognizing their achievement, including lures from PRADCO and a gift card from Bass Pro Shops, with more prizes in the works.

For years, anglers have requested a program that would enhance their fishing experience in Arkansas, and now that dream is finally becoming a reality. With state-of-the-art renovations at the AGFC Joe Hogan State Fish Hatchery and the addition of passionate Black Bass Program staff, we’re ready to turn those long-awaited requests into action.

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Contact

Will Lancett

Legacy Lunker Program Coordinator

Phone (870) 310-9050

Email tristan.lancett@agfc.ar.gov

Mobile (501) 514-0035

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Randy Zellers

Assistant Chief of Communications

LITTLE ROCK – The heat of summer often leads anglers to large rivers where current breaks can position bass and other sport fish for fishing that lasts longer than the first hour after sunrise. But traveling on a river like the Arkansas and navigating some of Arkansas’s shallower, more cover-filled reservoirs can be a daunting task for people who don’t know what all those buoys and channel markers mean. How do you know which side of the buoys to stay on when traveling up or down a river?

Whether you are paddling a canoe, chugging along in a jon boat or cruising on pad in a bass boat to your next prospective fishing spot, this simple rule will keep you in the right place – in the channel where it’s safe.

Remember the 3 R’s of boating: “Red right returning.” It applies in Arkansas and all over the nation.

Returning means going upstream. Keep the red buoys on your right as you travel upstream. That means the green buoys will be on your left.

If you are going downstream, just reverse this. The red buoys will be on your left, green buoys on your right.

Buoys are found in many sizes and shapes. Just the red and green ones mark channels. Others are white and are for information. These may be directions to a facility, for controlled areas like no-wake zones, and to identify underwater dangers like rocks or dams. A buoy with black and white vertical stripes marks an obstruction; don’t travel between it and the shore or bank. And if you’re looking for a fishing hot spot on an AGFC-managed lake, keep an eye out for a yellow buoy with a fish symbol or a blue reflective sign on the bank with three white fish icons on it. That’s where fisheries biologists have planted complex fish attractors like brush piles and porcupine cubes to give you a better shot at connecting with a bite.

For more details on boating navigation rules in Arkansas and boater education courses offered by the AGFC, visit www.agfc.com/en/education/first-steps-outdoors/boatered.

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BASS BOAT
As summer sets in, many anglers focus their efforts toward the rivers and channels of reservoirs, and knowing how to navigate is critical. Photo Courtesy RBFF/Take Me Fishing

BUOY
Remember the phrase, “Red, right, returning,” to keep you in the channel when navigating river buoys.

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Randy Zellers

Assistant Chief of Communications

LITTLE ROCK –  The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission often talks about caring for fish during hot weather to prevent their mortality, but we’re just as concerned with angler health during the dog days of summer. 

The three most common issues AGFC game wardens run across during the heat of summer are life jacket use, overexposure to the sun and indulging in too many alcoholic beverages.

Keep Your Jacket On
Summer heat can be stifling if you don’t have much of a breeze, but that’s no excuse to take off your life jacket, the one thing that can save you from drowning in the event of an accident. Sure, those old orange “horse collar” life vests are downright uncomfortable, but there are many other options anglers can choose to stay safe on the water. Modern inflatable life jackets provide little more weight than a pair of suspenders and automatically deploy when submerged. 

According to AGFC Boating Law Administrator Capt. Stephanie Weatherington for the AGFC, wearing this one piece of equipment could save more lives on Arkansas’s waters than anything else.

“Nearly every boating fatality we deal with could have been avoided if the victim had been wearing a properly fitting life jacket,” Weatherington said. “And if it’s a child who is 12 or under, they are required by law to wear their life jacket any time they are on a boat unless it is a houseboat or party barge with railing that is not moving under power.”

Sun-Screen Test 
At one time, a “healthy tan” was a side effect of spending the summer on the water or lounging at the beach. While a certain amount of sunlight is essential to the human body, like anything else, overindulgence can lead to problems. Not only can too much sun cause a nasty sunburn, but it can cause long-term damage to the skin and even skin cancer. The easiest thing to remember is pack and use the sunscreen. The scent and brand really doesn’t matter; what you’re looking for is the SPF factor. 

SPF isn’t the number of minutes it’s good for; it indicates the amount of UV radiation the liquid shields from the skin. An SPF of 30 allows 1/30th of the sun’s radiation through, meaning it would take 30 times longer to receive the same effects as unprotected skin, but that’s only if it stayed on. Even water-resistant sunscreens will only last for a couple of hours before they begin to deteriorate from moisture, be it lakewater or perspiration.

Another way to cool down is to stay in the shadows. On some rivers and lakes, there may be plenty of trees overhanging the shore to offer some shelter, but if you know you’re going to be fishing or boating out in the open, invest in a sunbrella. Game wardens and other law enforcement officers on the water often can be seen under the shade of a canopy or roof on their boats when the summer sun is breathing down. Not only will it prevent overexposure to UV radiation, the shade feels a little cooler for these individuals who spend many days on the water each summer. 

Dress for the occasion
A tank top or T-shirt may have been common years ago, but many anglers you see today cover up a bit more. Thin UV-protective materials have come a long way. Lightweight facemasks, hoods and gloves also are available to help protect portions of the body most people don’t think twice about, until they receive a painful sunburn. Clothes like this also come with SPF factors, so pay attention to the labels.

Dodge high noon
Anglers can beat the heat and the sunburn if they simply avoid those hours when the sun is beating down from straight overhead. Summer fishing often is best during the first few hours of daylight and dusk, leaving a lot of time to bake in the sun between. Instead of slogging through a sweaty day on the water, get to the lake early and catch up on some naptime on shore once the sun is high. If you’re not an early bird, head out an hour or so before sunset and enjoy that end of the fishing day. Just be sure your navigation lights work properly so you can make your way back to the ramp safely if the fishing picks up and you stay out a bit later than planned.
 

Hydrate with real water
Sun not only stings the skin, it saps your body of moisture, which can cause dehydration. Sugary or carbonated drinks can magnify the drying effect of the exposure to UV rays. It’s always smart to have some extra drinking water nearby and remember to take an occasional drink, even if you don’t feel all that thirsty.

“Alcohol isn’t a good option for rehydration either,” Weatherington said. “Alcohol actually reduces the amount of water that gets into their cells.”
Aside from contributing to dehydration, alcohol impairs judgment and can cause very dangerous situations for boaters and their passengers. The effects of alcohol are more potent when out in the summer heat because of natural stress factors like the sun, wind and waves rocking the boat.

“A person who might have a drink or two at home and not feel anything may discover the same amount of alcohol really impairs their response time, balance and judgment when they combine it with the common surroundings of summer boating,” Weatherington said. 

This summer, be safe. Take the simple steps that could save your life. Summer heat and alcohol are such mundane things that their dangers are easily overlooked. Wear your life jacket, bring plenty of water, wear sunscreen or protective clothing and pay attention to what your body is telling you. If you decide to drink, make sure not to overindulge, and have a designated driver.

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PONTOON BOAT
Anglers and other boaters should take heed to a few helpful tips from veteran game wardens on how to stay safe and hydrated on the water this summer.

KIDS IN LIFE JACKETS
Even when the heat picks up, a life jacket is the number one way to stay safe on the water. 

SUNSCREEN
Applying sunscreen, not suntan lotion, will help prevent sunburn and skin diseases later in life, but you have to apply it regularly throughout the day. 

DRINKING WATER
Hydrating with real water is essential when the temperatures are hovering around the 100-degree mark. Avoid sugary drinks and drinks with caffeine in them. 
 

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Randy Zellers

Assistant Chief of Communications

HEBER SPRINGS — The recipe for healthy aquatic habitat on many Arkansas lakes isn’t quite complete without a fair share of vegetables, but that ingredient has been lacking at Greers Ferry Lake and many other Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs for many years. An intensified effort by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission fisheries biologists may prove to be the secret sauce for an improved fishing experience if a new cooking technique pans out.

According to Tyler Savage, AGFC habitat technician in Mountain Home, aquatic vegetation can benefit a lake in many ways.

“It provides foraging habitat that anglers recognize for sport fish like black bass and walleye, but it has much more value than that,” Savage said. “It’s nursery habitat for juvenile fish; it helps control erosion through bank stabilization, and it traps sediment to improve water quality.”

Vegetation is so important to the health of a fishery that it’s a key component of the AGFC’s 2022 Reservoir Black Bass Management Plan.

Many vegetation projects have been tried along the shore at Greers Ferry with mixed results, but a new technique may be a solution to getting some of that natural salad fish and anglers love.

“The AGFC has been able to establish water willow in portions of the lake, but the lake’s highly variable water levels prevent some submerged aquatic vegetation from getting established,” Savage said. “But we’ve been working with a method fellow fisheries biologists in the Hot Springs area have been using. They’ve seen some promising results so far, and we adopted the technique in 2020 on Greers Ferry.”

Biologists are using contraptions dubbed “Arkansas Cubes” that have been used at DeGray Lake during the last few years.

“The cubes are a modification of a concept from the Corps’ Engineering, Research and Development Center in Texas,” Sean Lusk, AGFC staff biologist, said. “We modified a floating container they called a ‘tetra-weed-ron’ (a clever take on a tetrahedron from Geometry class). The cube can fit not only the coontail we’re using, but also potted plants.”

The idea behind the cubes is that they will float partially submerged and contain living masses of coontail, pondweed and other vegetation.

“The coontail can just be loaded into the cube and it will survive,” Lusk said. “Pondweeds, eelgrass and other types of aquatic plants need to be placed in pots within the cube. Both will spread through seed dispersal, but the real benefit is reproduction through fragmentation.”

Lusk said wave action will break apart small pieces of the plants, which can then form new colonies as they disperse.

“A major advantage of the cubes is that they adjust to rising and falling water levels,” Lusk said. “And the netting around the cubes prevents predation from turtles and other aquatic herbivores that would otherwise mow down our efforts.”

Savage and other AGFC staff deployed eight Arkansas Cubes filled with coontail across the southern portion of the lake.

“We also looked at locations on DeGray that have shown success, and we picked areas with similar characteristics on Greers Ferry Lake,” Savage said. “Each lake is going to be different, so we monitor the cubes regularly to replenish them with fresh coontail when needed. We’re always learning and trying to improve the fishery for the fish as well as the anglers who enjoy this great resource.”

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Scooping Vegetation
Coontail is a beneficial native aquatic plant that fish and anglers love. 

Empty Cube
Arkansas Cubes protect native vegetation to help it spread to new areas of a lake. 

Filling Salad Bowl
AGFC staff monitor and refil the cubes as needed with fresh vegetation. 

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MT. IDA — Fisheries biologists and staff from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Andrew Hulsey State Fish Hatchery in Hot Springs recently added a boost to Lake Ouachita’s largemouth bass genetics by stocking more than 150,000 Florida bass fingerlings to the lake in two locations.

Roughly 100,000 Florida bass fingerlings were stocked directly to the Rabbittail area on the lake’s north shore by boats to deposit them in prime nursery cover that will enable the fish to have an increased chance at survival. An additional 52,000 fingerlings were placed in the Lake Ouachita nursery pond for about four weeks to grow and eat a supply of fathead minnows before release into the lake via an underground pipe into the west end of the lake.

Florida bass are a species of black bass that have increased potential to reach trophy sizes. Ultimately, growth rates in both northern largemouths and Florida bass are dependent on the right nutrients, water conditions and growing season length, but Florida bass trend toward a larger size potential given enough time.

This is not the first stocking of Florida bass into Lake Ouachita. According to the current Lake Ouachita Management Plan a pilot study to introduce Florida bass into the lake was initiated in 2007. Fingerlings were stocked at a rate of 100 fingerlings per lake surface acre for eight consecutive years. Evaluations following this pilot study indicated a significant increase in the number of bass with Florida bass genetics, prompting a continuation of the project on an every-other-year basis, alternating Florida stockings between Lake Ouachita, and DeGray Lake in Arkadelphia, which also showed promising results from a similar pilot project.

Sean Lusk, AGFC staff biologist, says the goal of these stockings is not to add more fish to Lake Ouachita, but to increase growth potential by adding Florida bass genetics to the existing population.

“Lake Ouachita produces plenty of bass on its own and these fingerlings will essentially replace some that would have been produced through this year’s spawn,” Lusk said. “Sure, an angler may catch one of these fish if it reaches trophy size, but the real goal is for these fish to reproduce and increase the Florida genetics in the lake.”  

During the pilot project, stockings were conducted at Rabbittail and Buckville on the north side of the lake. Once the project was expanded, biologists added the nursery pond at the west end of the lake to provide another point for Florida largemouth introductions. 

Rabbittail and the nursery pond received stockings in 2021, and they will again this year.

This is all being done to provide anglers an increased opportunity to someday catch a trophy-size bass.

Brett Hobbs, AGFC regional fisheries supervisor in Hot Springs, said the fingerlings from the pond will see some advantage over those stocked at Rabbittail. Aside from a lack of predators, these bass were able to feed heavily before their addition.

“The nursery pond was stocked with fathead minnows earlier this year,” Hobbs said. “They have been allowed to spawn to provide an abundance of forage for the young bass. The bass fingerlings consumed all the minnows and we opened the pond gate that flows directly into the lake.”

Hobbs says the fingerlings in the nursery pond averaged 3½ inches when released, giving them a jump start on survival.

Visit www.agfc.com/en/fishing/sportfish/black-bass for more information on bass management in Arkansas. Visit the AGFC Fisheries Division Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/AGFCFisheriesDivision.

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Randy Zellers

Assistant Chief of Communications

LITTLE ROCK— The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is adding one last meeting to wrap its outreach efforts for public input on the new Arkansas Reservoir Black Bass Management Plan. The last meeting now will be from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at Fish ‘N Stuff in Sherwood.

“The first meeting in Little Rock fell on a night when many anglers were already committed to a bass fishing tournament, which may have led to low attendance,” Vic DiCenzo, AGFC Black Bass Program coordinator, said. “We are committed to giving our anglers as much opportunity as possible to see the plan, have discussions with biologists about it and provide comments to help guide the finished draft.”

The latest addition leaves only five more opportunities to attend one of the open-house format meetings before the plan is finalized, so anglers are encouraged to make plans to attend. For those who cannot attend, the plan, as well as a comment form is available at the AGFC’s Black Bass Program webpage, www.agfc.com/bbp. Comments will be accepted until Sept. 15.

For more information, email DiCenzo at blackbassprogram@agfc.ar.gov or call 501-350-1806.

Remaining public meetings will be held at the following dates and locations:

Aug. 31: 6-7:30 p.m., South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado Conference Center Lobby, 311 S. West Ave., El Dorado, AR 71730

Sept. 1: 6-7:30 p.m., AGFC Monticello Regional Office, 771 Jordan Drive, Monticello, AR 71655

Sept. 6: 6-7:30 p.m., Hot Springs Convention Center and Bank OZK Arena, 134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs National Park, AR 71901

Sept. 7: 6-7:30 p.m., Herschel Hall – Foyer, 114 S. Broadview, Greenbrier, AR 72058

Sept. 8: 6-7:30 p.m., Fish ‘N Stuff, 7473 Warden Rd., Sherwood, AR 72120

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Randy Zellers

Assistant Chief of Communications

LITTLE ROCK – Anglers interested in improving Arkansas’s bass fishing are invited to provide input on the state’s latest Reservoir Black Bass Management Plan at a series of open-house events the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hold in August and September. Eleven public forums will be held in locations throughout Arkansas to ensure anglers and other stakeholders from every corner of the state have an opportunity to review the current status of fisheries management, ask questions and provide input on the future of bass management in The Natural State.

The less formal setting of these meetings will allow AGFC biologists to communicate the values, goals and objectives of the plan, and they will be available for one-on-one interactions with everyone in attendance.

According to Vic DiCenzo, AGFC Black Bass Program coordinator, AGFC fisheries biologists have been working with professional bass anglers, tournament directors, outfitters and other key stakeholders in the angling community to build upon previous Arkansas bass management plans to incorporate the values of all black bass stakeholders. An additional public survey was developed last November to assess the values of a broader, more general bass-angling community. Biologists then combined and used those values to create goals and objectives to address the complex management challenges and problems related to producing desirable fishing experiences for black bass in Arkansas’s lakes and reservoirs.

“We greatly appreciate the input of all the anglers, business owners and other stakeholders who have worked with us on this plan, and we look forward to hearing from even more of the angling community at these upcoming meetings to refine this plan even further,” DiCenzo said. “This plan will provide broad guidance for AGFC commissioners and staff for managing black bass in Arkansas’s lakes and reservoirs. It will not replace the existing process for setting regulations, but will be vital in informing current and future decision-makers of the values and desires of our black bass angling community.”

For more information, email DiCenzo at blackbassprogram@agfc.ar.gov or call 501-350-1806.

Public meetings will be held at the following dates and locations:

Aug. 8: 6-7:30 p.m., Lonoke Chamber of Commerce, 102 Front St. NW, Lonoke, AR 72086

Aug. 9: 6-7:30 p.m., AGFC Headquarters, 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205

Aug. 15: 6-7:30 p.m., Lake Dardanelle State Park – Lakeview Room, 100 State Park Drive, Russellville, AR 72802

Aug. 16: 6-7:30 p.m., Baxter County Library, 300 Library Hill, Knox Room-B, Mountain Home, AR 72653

Aug. 17: 5:30-7 p.m., JB and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center, 3400 N. 40th St., Springdale, AR 72762

Aug. 18: 6-7:30 p.m., Forrest L. Wood Crowleys Ridge Nature Center, 600 E. Lawson Road, Jonesboro, AR 72404

Aug. 30: 6-7:30 p.m., Carter Day Training Center, 200 Lake Nichols Drive, Nashville AR 71852

Aug. 31: 6-7:30 p.m., South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado Conference Center Lobby, 311 S. West Ave., El Dorado, AR 71730

Sept. 1: 6-7:30 p.m., AGFC Monticello Regional Office, 771 Jordan Drive, Monticello, AR 71655

Sept. 6: 6-7:30 p.m., Hot Springs Convention Center & Bank OZK Arena, 134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs National Park, AR 71901

Sept. 7: 6-7:30 p.m., Herschel Hall – Foyer, 114 S. Broadview, Greenbrier, AR 72058

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Randy Zellers

Assistant Chief of Communications

FORT SMITH — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has partnered with PRADCO, the parent company of Booyah, YUM, Bomber and many other popular fishing tackle brands to host a special lineup of fishing seminars this spring devoted to catching more and bigger bass in The Natural State. The first of these workshops is 6-7 p.m. March 10, and is focused on the most productive techniques and lures for fishing before the spawn begins in late March.

When it comes to fishing, no family of fish captures more attention in Arkansas than largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass. According to a 2019 angler survey, an average of 267,352 licensed anglers listed black bass as one of their top three species to fish for; however, only 6.7 percent of those anglers indicated belonging to a bass fishing club or organization, and only 7.5 percent indicated having fished in a bass tournament in the previous year. These webinars are an ideal way for the rest of the angling population to catch up on techniques enjoyed by those anglers who are “in the know.”

Vic DiCenzo, AGFC Black Bass Program coordinator, says the webinar series will follow fish throughout all phases of their annual spawning routine, and anglers will learn not only about products for bass fishing, but the motivations of the fish that make those products so effective. Staff from the AGFC’s Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center will moderate the sessions, which will be streamed live for an online audience, so anyone can participate.

The following subjects will be covered:

Pre-Spawn Bass

March 10 at 6 p.m.

Join PRADCO Pro Staff Manager Dustin Elder and Lake Ouachita Guide Chris Elder to learn lures, equipment and techniques to chase bass during the best time of year to break your personal best record. They’ll even offer a few lake breakdowns for some of Arkansas’s most popular fishing destinations.

Visit https://forms.gle/BhUmkR8GxFNA7a7y8 to register.

Power Fishing During the Spawn

March 17 at 6 p.m.

Sight-fishing isn’t the only way to catch bass when they’re on their spawning beds. Local tournament pro Chris Huselton and Dustin Elder will show anglers a few techniques to keep your lure moving and enticing fish to strike when you can’t see them in the shallows.

Visit https://forms.gle/RMaS9mTT6BMWX8D17 to register.

Bass Spawn Overview

March 24 at 6 p.m.

The best bass anglers know what makes their favorite species tick. Learn from Dustin Elder and AGFC staff how bass spawn and why they act like they do. Dustin also will throw in a few of his favorite lures and colors to use and some of the reason why these motivate spawning bass to strike.

Visit https://forms.gle/ech655i3a2KoMfSa6 to register.

Bass Spawn Fishing With Finesse Lures

March 31 at 6 p.m.

Slow down with the spawn and hit those fish with some finesse. Kayak angler extraordinaire Ethan Butler and Dustin Elder will break down some nearby lakes and show anglers some of the best ways to coax a bite when the fish are stuck on the bed and not actively feeding.

Visit https://forms.gle/DvqZRiysjK4RnVF59 to register.

Fishing the Post-Spawn Period for Bass

April 7 at 6 p.m.

Keep in touch with the fish once they begin to swim away from the shallows and put on the feed bag. Chad Warner, PRADCO product director, will join Dustin Elder to explain where the bass go, what to look for and how to chase them down as the water continues to warm and enjoy some of the best fishing of the year before summer kicks in.

Visit https://forms.gle/qRFghttRcUuN6ZmE9 to register.

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