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This article follows our previous one, Centripetal Displacement: Where Do All the Bass Go After Weigh‑In? Rusty Wright, Associate Professor – Extension Specialist, School of Fisheries, Auburn University, addresses the issue in a question-and-answer format.

As anglers cast off below the dam, they could spot a change along the shoreline: newly installed safety signs, replacing the faded, weather-worn ones that had stood for decades.

Do you fish weeds — like right in the middle of the weed bed? You probably use a swim jig, frog, or a weightless worm, or a soft plastic jerkbait. Well, here’s another option you need to try — we call it the “weed dozer.”

Ron McDonald, Publisher & Editor, Southern Fishing News On a busy tournament reservoir, weigh‑ins can materially reshape the spatial distribution of bass in a lake.

Here is another page from the Southern Fishing tabloid newspaper. This page is from March 6, 2001.

Sixty-six youth anglers competed in the first Shoals Youth Bassmasters tournament of the 2026 season on Wheeler Lake on May 23.

Mitchell Forde • Bass Pro Tour OCALA, Fla. — Dave Lefebre never publicly announced whether he’s retired as a professional angler. He’s not sure if Kubota Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops will mark his last event.