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Anglers Quest Rayburn Saturday Team # 1

Ben Vaughn & Michael LathamWon!!By Bill & Barbara Long

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eries # 1 out o e Ump rey Pavi ion at Sam Ray urn, X

egan t is event wit 110 teame ang ers s owing up to s or

t e 9,400 purse. It was t irteen cu s to a win or Ben Vaug n &Mic ae Lat am!

This 1st event o 2013 was started at :55 am. Sam Rayburn

water was in goo s ape an 3.07 eet e ow norma poo eve wit

water temps running 49-53 egrees. e weat er at ta eo was

rainy 38 egrees, warming to 50 egrees y weig in time. e

s catc ing was goo on Big Sam to ay as t ere were 30 imits

roug t to t e sca es, or a tota o 173 ass at 440.34 s ma ing

the average bass brought to the scales today weigh 2.54 lbs.

The team o Ben Vaughn & Michael Latham rom Lukin, TX

ran t eir riton Mercury ass rig to mi - a e cree areas over

rass to catc t eir ass t rowing ratt e traps in 5 t o water. ey

manage to cu 13 times to nis wit 20.00 s. is win ma e

t . .

e one man team o Ric y Guy rom Hum e, X ran is

BassCat Evinru e ass rig to nort a e cree areas to pro e t e

itc es, rains & points wit grass using is ro s & ree s tippewit traps to ring 19.91 s to t e sca es. Ric y nis e in 2n

and collected $1750.00 and had the Big Bass o the event, a ne

8.9 poun er.

e team o N Dee Wi iams rom Cus ing, X & Je Wise rom

Lukin, TX nished in 3rd with 18.71 lbs and collected $1100.00.

e team o Justin Burns rom Buna, X & Ric ie Wagnon rom

Ca , X nis e in 4t wit 18.53 s an co ecte 900.00. e

ather & son team o Bob & Andy Vote nished in 5th with 17.2

s an co ecte 800.00.

ere were 11 p aces pai in t is event. e entire resu ts rom

t is an a A Q events put on y Ang ers Quest can e viewe at

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A Q wou i e to give a specia t an s to our sponsors w o o er

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or t ese great incentives on our Ang ers Quest we site.

n January 12t & 13t Ang ers Quest wi e at Kic apoo

Bait & ac e on La e Livingston or t e 1st o 8 La e Livingston

Satur ay eam & In ivi ua Series events. en on January 19t &20t A Q wi e at La e Houston Marina on La e Houston or t e

1st o 8 Houston Satur ay eam & In ivi ua Series events. Ang ers

Quest wi e ac at e Ump rey Pavi ion on Sam Ray urn on

Fe ruary 2n & 3r or t e 2n o 8 Sam Ray urn Satur ay &

In ivi ua Series events. On Fe ruary 9t & 10t Ang ers Quest wi

e ac at La e Livingston or t e 2n o 8 Satur ay & In ivi ua

Series events. Ang ers Quest sti accepts cre it car s. Pre-enter any

event an you DO NO ave to report to t e A Q us t e morning

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Any team entering o the Sam Rayburn Saturday Series events

wi automatica y qua i y or t e 2- ay Ray urn C ampions ip.

e top team in points a ter t e series wi e ec are t e

eam Ang ers o t e Year an wi e awar e ree entries to a

2014 Rayburn Saturday Series events. The teams entering all 8

Ray urn Satur ay series events wi automatica y qua i y or a

3 o t e La es Satur ay Series 2- ay C ampions ips. Any team

qua i ying or any A Q C ampions ip wi e a owe to enter t e

ournament o C ampions on Octo er 23-27 at o e o Ben .

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God B ess Good Fis ing to A

Ben Vaughn & Michael Latham won the tournamentwith their impressive bag o fsh that weighed 20.00poun s even

Ricky Guy fshed by himsel and won 2nd place withhis nice bag ha weighe 1 . 1 lbs. which inclu ehe big bass o he ournamen , a . poun er.

The team o N Dee Williams & Jeise fnishe in r wih 1 . 1 lbs.

icky uy wonthe Big Basshonors withhis nice .poun er


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Story courtesy Texas Parks & Wildlife

Best Bass La e n Texas?You M g t e Surpr se !

g wor y s er es o og s s s e s g on oney o es.

In reservoirs scattered throughout Texas,

un er t e ac s ies o coo , a nig ts, ou

enerators rone an rig t ig ts eam rom

strange- oo ing oats ui t to transmit e ectrica

current into t e water to catc s . Crews rom

exas Par s an Wi i e Department PWD

In an Fis eries istrict o ces use t ese

e ectros ing oats to co ect in ormation on

s popu ations, inc u ing exas most popu ar

s argemout ass.

Bass ang ers are a ways searc ing or ot a es,or ass popu ations t at are prime or great

s ing opportunities. Wit t is in min , PWDs

pencer Dumont use e ectros ing in ormation

collected rom over 4,800 adult bass (8 inches and

onger in 78 ours o e ectros ing e ort at 935

dierent shoreline sites rom 2 reservoirs in Fall

012 to ran t e top ten ass popu ations in terms

o sma ass, eeper ass an qua ity ass.

W at e oun may simp y conrm w at you

rea y new. But more i e y it wi surprise you.

Top Ten Lakes or Small BassSma ass were ene as t ose rom eig t

to 13 inc es ong. Spraw ing Sam Ray urn

Reservoir was ran e No. 1 or sma ass at 1 1

ass co ecte per our o e ectros ing e ort .

Roun ing out t e top ten were: Sweetwater

143 our ; Proctor 120 our ; o e o Ben

(90/hour); Walter E. Long (8 /hour); Eagle

Mountain (84. /hour); Ray Hubbard (81.5/

our ; Leon 77 our ; La e o t e Pines an

La e Raven 75 our ;

e average num er o sma ass caug t per

reservoir in 2012 was 44 our.

Top Ten Lakes or Keeper Bass

Keeper bass were dened as those rom 14 to

17 inc es ong. La e Raven too t e top spot or

eeper ass wit a w opping 75 ass co ecte

per our o e ectros ing. e rest o t e top ten

were: Bastrop ( 4/hour); Walter E. Long ( 2/

our ; Sam Ray urn 35.5 our ; Amista 29.5

our ; Sweetwater 2 our ; Amon Carter 25

our ; Co eman, Gi ons Cree an o e o Ben

21 our .

The average number o keeper bass caught

per reservoir in 2012 was 13 ass per our oe ectros ing.

Top Ten Lakes or Qual ty Bass

Qua ity ass were ene as t ose 18 inc es

or onger. Wa ter E. Long a t e most qua ity

ass wit an impressive 18 ass co ecte

per our. e remain er o t e top ten were:

Bastrop an Raven 10 our ; Jac sonvi e,

Houston County, Ray Hu ar , Sam Ray urn

n Sweetwater 7 our ; Mac enzie, Murvau,

Proctor and Stamord ( /hour)

e average catc o qua ity ass perreservoir in 2012 was 3 ass per our o

e ectros ing.

Top Ten Overall

e est overa reservoir, ase on a

com ination o sma , eeper an qua ity

ass caug t uring e ectros ing samp es in

012, was a tie etween Wa ter E. Long an

am Ray urn. Raven was No. 3, o owe y

weetwater No. 4 , Bastrop No. 5 , Ray Hu ar

(No. ), Toledo Bend (No. 7), Lone Star (No. 8),

Houston County No. 9 an Amista No. 10 .

Dumont cautioned that anglers should

not expect to catc ass in t e same num ers

s the electroshing boats. Electroshing

ives an in ication o ow a un ant ass o

i erent sizes are in a reservoir, e sai . A so,

e ectros ing oes not genera y co ect very

arge s . ere may we e arger s in a

reservoir t an s ow up in e ectros ing surveys.

Fa con wou e a goo examp e. We now t at

a e as ots o ig ass, ut its very ar to

co ect t em wit e ectros ing .

I your avorite a e is missing rom t e ists

ove, it may e ue to t e act t at not everyreservoir is samp e every year. An , Dumont

note , e ectros ing is not an exact science.

La e For i not s ow up on any o t e is ts,

ut sometimes you ont get a goo samp e. at

appens wit e ectros ing.

Dumont a so pointe out t at reservoirs are

not a t e same. E ectrofs ing rates are not

a ways irect y compara e rom a e to a e,

so we typica y monitor tren s in t e same a e

rom year to year.

Electroshing collections and othermanagement activities in exas pu ic waters

re ma e possi e y un s provi e y t e Sport

Fis Restoration Program t roug purc ase

o s ing icenses an s ing equipment an

motor oat ue s.

e a orementione reservoirs are on y

rop in a uc et o s ing opportunities

exas as to o er; over 1,000 reservoirs are

sprin e t roug out exas an 191,000 mies

o rivers an streams sna e t eir way to t e

coast. For in ormation on a particu ar o y o

water, contact t e io ogist in c arge; contact

in ormation is at ttp: www.tpw .state.tx.us

us iness a out ivi sions inan _s eries

o ces in ex.p tm # io ogist.

CREDIT: PWD P oto y Larry D. Ho ge

nd measure fs rom reservo rs usngeectrofs ng at ng t, w en fs tend to en s a ow water and cose to s ore.


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Anglers Quest Rayburn Individual # 1

Randy QuinWon!!

By Bill & Barbara Long

Jan. , 2013 - Anglers Quest 2012 Sam Rayburn Individual # 1

out o e Ump rey Pavi ion in Sam Ray urn, X egan t is event

wit 35 ang ers s owing up to s or t e 2220.00 purse. is

1st event o 2013 was started as a trailoring event at :55 am. The

weigh in time was conducted at 4:00 pm. Any Individual entering

o t e Sam Ray urn In ivi ua Series events wi automatica y

ua i y or t e 2- ay Ray urn In ivi ua C ampions ip. e top

In ivi ua in point s a ter t e series wi e ecare t e Ang er

o t e Year an wi e awar e ree entr ies to a 2014 Ray urn

In ivi ua Series events. e In ivi uas entering a 8 Ray urnIn ivi ua series events wi automatica y qua i y or a 3 o t e

La es In iv i ua Ser ies 2- ay C ampions ips. Any In ivi ua

ua i ying or any A Q C ampions ip wi e a owe to enter t e

ournament o C ampions on Octo er 23-27 at o e o Ben .

Sam Ray urn water was in goo s ape an 3.07 eet e ow

norma poo eve wit water temps running 49-53 egrees. e

weather at takeo was a calm 44 degrees with a warming to 5

egrees y weig in time. e s catc ing was goo on Big Sam

to ay as t ere were 12 imits roug t to t e sca es, or a tota o 88

ass at 227.70 s ma ing t e average ass roug t to t e sca es

to ay weig 2.58 s.Ran y Quin rom Hu man, X ran is C ampion Mercury ass

rig to nort a e poc ets over grass to catc is ass t rowing

orange traps in 2-7 t o water. Ran y manage to catc 10 eepers

to nis in 1st p ace wit 20.43 s an ma e im 1000.00 or is

ay on t e water.

ic y Guy rom Hum e, X nis e is ay in 2n wit 5 ass

at 15.98 s an co ecte 500.00. Keit W ite rom Sam Ray urn,X nis e in 3r wit 5 ass at 14.41 s an co ecte 250.00.

Philip Crelia nished in 4th with 13.45 lbs and collected $135.00.

Bi y C ine nis e in 5t , t e ast money spot wit 13.31 s an

also had the Big Bass o the day a .50 pounder and collected

$175.00 or his day on the water.

e entire resu ts rom t is an a A Q events put

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an y uin wonhe ournamen wi hhis limit o fsh thatweighe . lbs.

Ricky Guy came in 2ndplace with his bag thatweighe 1 . lbs.

eih hie fnishe in r wihbass ha weighe 1 . 1 lbs.

Philip Creliafnishe in hwi h 1 . lbs.

Billy Cline fnished in 5th, the last moneypo wi h 1 . 1 lbs an also ha he igass o he ay a nice . poun er.


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Shook & IleswinBass N Bucks Rayburn #2 by a narrow margin

By Patty Lenderman

Between a series o e uging rains an on t e rin o t e next co system poise to sett e in on

East exas, Bass N Buc s e its secon Sam Ray urn tournament or 2013 on January 12. Eig ty two

teams scattere everyw ere on Big Sam an wit t e rising mu ie up water eve s, p us t e win

ng ers were not wit out c a enge. Danny I es an Brian S oo won y mere y two ounces an t e

race or Big Bass was just as tig t.

It was t e ast o warm weat er pre icte to e seen or a goo w i e, wit temps in t e 70s just

head o a massive cold ront marching into the area within 24 hours o the tournament. In addition,

am Ray urn a sprung up over a oot in recent ays wit t e ons aug t o rain. ournament ay

enjoye a rie win ow etween t e rains, wit more coming in rig t aroun t e corner. e win

strengt grew t roug out t e ay sen ing oats ac into protecte poc ets to n t eir s .

Bass N Buc s a ows t eir participants to trai er to oat aunc es c oser to t e areas t ey wi e

s ing. A teams must put t eir ro s own at 3:00 an t ey ave unti t e weig in ine c oses at

4pm to be in line to weigh their catch. Among the rst to tally their weight was Danny Iles and Brian

oo . First , t ey set t e ar or t e Big Bass race wit t eir ic er weig ing in at 5.40 s. A ing

t eir remaining our s , t eir tota weig t it 21. 5 s, esta is ing t e weig t to eat.Jake and Jeremy Wedel took the Big Bass lead away with their .70 lb kicker, and settled in or a

temporary 2n p ace position wit t eir 19.99 poun sac . Soon a ter Dic y New erry & Ken Smit

roug t t e ir catc in, over ta ing ot o t e ir weig t s aving an 8.08 sow an c a enge t e

ea ers wit t eir 21.51 tota.

e Big Bass race was not over unti Bi Ro erts an Leonar Price came in wit t eir imit o ass

t at inc u e an 8.24 r t at won in t e Big Bass category y two an a a ounces.

Young guns Brian S oo an Danny I es ave earne a reputation or eing a toug team, an

up e it y winning t is tournament. Our

Brian Shook and Danny Iles were among the frst to weigh their catch, and held onor a 1s place win by a narrow margin.

Heres hree o he fve fsh limi broughin by en mi h icky ewberry hatook 2nd place overall as well as 2ndplace ig ass wi h heir . lb kicker.

ake an eremy e el caugh a r place winning

l imi jus shy o he lb mark a 1 . lbs. ournamenirec or ryan avis helps o show o he ca ch.

ill ober s caugh he bigges bass ohe ournamen wi h par ner LeonarPrice weighing in at 8.24 lbs. It anchoreda h place overall win or he eam.

:

1st 21. 5 s Danny I es & Brian S oo

2nd 21.51 lbs Dicky Newberry & Ken Smith

rd 19.99 lbs Jake Wedel & Jeremy Wedel

t 17.53 s Ryan ONea & Davi Atwe

5th 17.50 lbs Cory Rambo & Rusty Clark

th 17.44 lbs William Roberts & Leonard Price

7t 1 . s Jare Dean & Jason Dean

8th 15.72 lbs Dean Perkins & David Huckabee

9th 15.66 lbs Russell Lee & Landon Ware

10th 15.59 lbs Ray Livingston & Bill Rogers

Big Bass 8.24 lbs Bill Roberts & Leonard Price


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day started out really good, Brian explained. We went to deep grassy points with th Sense crank

aits an caug t t ree goo ones rig t o t e at as we as two sma er ones. ey a a imit in

t e oat, ut t e ay was not over. e win pic e up an got pretty a , so we ea e to t e ac

o t e poc ets w ere it was more protecte . ey c ange tactics, pic ing up re -eye s a ratte

traps an s a ow running cran aits. We were a e to cu t e two sma er ass wit t e traps, an

our ay was pretty we one. We on y caug t 7 or 8 eepers a ay. Bass N Buc s awar e t em

$8,000 or their 1st place win, and they have several people to thank or their support: th Sense

Lures, Nee more ac e, Power ac e, Car sons Marine, Ranger, Mercury, Costa De Mar an Jor ans

Marine. We a so i e to t an Ray at R-1 Bass. W en it comes to tro ing motor repair, e rea y

comes t roug .

n p ace was won y Dic y New erry an Ken Smit wit a na weig t o 21.51 s. We aa imit o Kentuc ys p us a our poun er y 9am, Dic y reca e . Once t ey put an initia imit

toget er, t ey move to a sma rain. We starte running t e grass ine wit a ratt e trap an

covere a ot o water. ats w en Dic y caug t t eir ic er weig ing in at 8.08 s. We en e

up cu ing a o t e Kentuc ys, catc ing one ere an one t ere. Bass N Buc s awar e t e team

$4,000 and they would like to thank Lucas Oil, Ranger dealer Diamond sports, Needmore Tackle and

V&M aits.

Ja e an Jeremy We e experience a itiona c a enges ut sti came out wit a 3r p ace nis .

We a pic e out our starting spot, an w en we arrive at it t ere were uc ecoys everyw ere.

O vious y t at particu ar area o water a covete ounties o ot n an eat er variety. We

targete t e s a ow insi e grass ine, an t e ony ait we use a ay was a Caroina rigge green

pump in Gran e Bass ratt e sna e. ey oun t e s t ere were i ting we , an on t e t ir cas t

Jake caught their kicker weighing .70 lbs. Beore 9am we had ve sh in the boat, so we moved to

some o our ot er spots. A tota t ey estimate itting ve areas, an ma e t eir ast cu o t e ay

at 1:00. Bass N Buc s awar e t e na guarantee payc ec to t em or 3,000.

e top weig t or Big Bass just ept c im ing t roug out t e weig in. U timate y Wi iam Ro erts

an Leonar Price won in t at category wit t eir 8.24 r. It was rea y win y to ay. We starte

out on points 10-15 eep wit a Caro ina rig, t en ea e to s a ow water wit ratt e traps. It was

w i e t ey were out in t e eeper water t at Bi caug t t e ig sow on a Caro ina rig aroun 8:30am.

, .

anc or a t p ace overa win or t e team.

e Jo n Sa amone Insurance agency out o Jasper an Kir yvi e, X is sponsoring t e 2013

Sam Rayburn Series by awarding the highest nishing team $500 at every event that has their boat

insurance or any ot er Foremost po icy wit t e Sa amone Agency. Cory Ram o an Rusty C ar were

awar e t e onus c ec or t is tournament nis ing in 5t p ace overa .

ournament trai s rewar t eir ig est ran ing participants at t e en o eac season. e weig ts

roug t in at eac event are a e toget er, an at t e en o t e season w oever as t e ig esttota ac ieves Ang ers o t e Year. In a ition to t e tit e, t ey a so receive ree entries into t e next

season or that region / series, in this case a value o $1,400.

e t ir o ve Ray urn Spring Series events wi ta e p ace Fe ruary 9 ac at t e Ump rey

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John Salamone representative Rick Hall presented the $500 bonus check to RustyClark or being the highest fnishing angler with an insurance policy with the Salamone

gency, picure here wi h par ner ory ambo.

9.97 Ray Livingston & Bill Rogers

5. 2 Kris Wilson & Charles Bebber

. S e y S aw & Lance Hug es

33.56 Cory Rambo & Rusty Clark

31. 3 Chris McCall &C ayton Bou ware

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He o Ang ers. We a severa ays o rainy, co

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some t ings. One project t at I new was ue was to o

a oat c ec as I new it a een severa mont s since

I a gone over my rig to c ec or oose an missing

screws an nuts etc.ere were severa important t ings t at I iscovere

nee e attention. I ave a 12 inc S i emaster manua

jac p ate t at comes stan ar on my 2013 S eeter FX.

W en I was c ec ing a t e o ts nuts on my motor

ca es an steering ro s I eci e to c ec or tig tness

o t e our o ts two on eac s i e t a t connects

t e S i emaster unit to t e jac p ate i tse . e s i e

mec anism is w at you oosen to easiy a just t e eig t

o t e motor on t e transom. Its a rea y neat esign

an ma es it easy or one person to a just t e eig t o

t e motor. o my amazement, one o t e our stain esso ts was gone....not oose ut gone. I i ma e a s ig t

a justment on t e unit a ew wee s ago so I suspect I i

not get it tig t enoug . a a out an important iscovery!

Fortunate y, one o our oca ar ware stores a t e

exact stain ess o t so we too care o t e pro em an

tig tene t e ot er t ree o ts a itt e more as we . I ave

a 20-25 oats in my i e an ave never a t at appen

ut it is a goo remin er to o a comp ete oat motor c ec

on a regu ar asis. A ass rig ta es a ot o punis ment on a

arge o y o water suc as o e o an Ray urn.

Anot er int is to c ec t e ow o t e oat as we toc ec t e screws on t e ept n er mount as we as

the trolling motor. I have a 3 volt/101/Digital Fortrex

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e Fortrex mounting unit or t e tro ing motor is a so

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Robert Baker, TPWD

Visit a WildlifeManagement Area

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ound only in Texas). This is due not only

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and high number o habitat types, but also

location overlapping many dierent ecoregions

(Mountains, plains, desert, pineywoods etc..).

This creates great places to visit and spectacular

sites to see. Texas Parks and Wildlie Department

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A WMA is an area managed to ensure that

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plants. These practices are applied to the

landscape using a scientic approach based ondata collected through surveys and experiments

by TPWD personnel with possible help and

collaboration rom universities, other agencies,

and volunteers.

WMAs provide an excellent classroom to

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uture generations is passing on the importance

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Its all about creating memories

12th Annual TP&W Youth Trout DerbyBy Patty Lenderman

obbers, hooks and lines oh my! Creating

memories is w at its a a out, as exas Par s

& Wi i e stoc e 2,800 trout in t e Jasper City

Par Pon in preparation or t eir 12t AnnuaJasper Yout rout Der y. Beauti u weat er set

the scene as over 400 people lined the banks to

ave some ami y un January 19 at San y Cree

Par .

he Derby is or all kids up to 1 year o age.

ere were prizes an awar s or t e argest

trout, sma est trout, an argest ot er species

in t ree age groups. It is a ot o un or everyone

even t e a u ts!

orn, worms, Ber ey ni ets were a goo

aits o c oice as i s compete or top onors,eyeing t e i es an ro & ree com os t at

wou e given away y rawing a terwar . Many

o t e i s s ing t e tournament ave grown

up wit t e event, many ot ers experience t eir

rst time s ing.

e an s were ine wit ang ers o a

ages as ami ies an rien s gat ere to t is

ree tournament, esigne to intro uce an

encourage t e ove o s ing. e Jasper Evening

Lions C u as een on site every year xing

co ee, ot c oco ate an ot ogs or everyonein atten ance. Vo unteers rom t e Jasper

Hig Sc oo Nationa Honor Society e pe y

preparing portions o ait, ra fe tic ets an

registration. wo weig stations were set up, one

on eac en o t e pon to ta y eac catc .

rizes were awar e to t e overa tournament

winners, ut as as ecome tra ition many

ot er i s enjoye winning ot er prizes as we

t roug t e rafe rawing inc u ing t ree g ir s

i es, t ree oys i es, an ots o ro & ree

com os.We wou i e to give specia t an s to

t e City o Jasper, Mayor Mi e Lout, a o

t e merc ants t at ma e onations to t is

tournament every sing e year in support o t e

event. an s a so to t e vo unteers or e ping

it run smoot y ut most o a to t e parents

an i s or coming out an enjoying t e ay

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nners or t e an

un er age group:

Largest Trout - Kiley Gary mallest Trout Hayden Nelson

arges er pec es ass ra en ng

nners years:

arges rou y er m r c ma es rou r s op er ew e

Largest Other Species (catfsh) Ayden Monroe

nners years:arges rou egen e man ma es rou a e ea

Largest Other Species (catfsh) Brionna Land

. ,

e i s wi carry t ese memories wit t em or

i etime. We i e to encourage everyone to

ome ac an eep s ing or t ese trout w ic

wi e in t e pon unti t e water temperature

reaches 4 degrees. Thanks again to everyone

w o was a part o t is tournament, an we

oo orwar to seeing you again next year.

ay Len erman, PWD

e Jasper City Par pon is regu ar y stoc e

wit 400 cats every Octo er as we as t e troutac January. e exas Par s & Wi i e Inan

is eries crew o Jasper, X encourages everyone

o come out an s or t e trout, cats ,

perc an ass oun in t e pon , an most

important y remem er to ta e a i s ing.

i e to t an : La es Area ire, Gee S ipman

armacy, Gary Satterw ite o exas Farm

Bureau, Meigs Bui ing Materia , Jasper it e

& A stract Co., Bear s O ce Supp y, Ho is

ire, Joe Knig t o State Farm Insurance, A-1

e rigeration, First Nationa Ban , Weaver Bros.

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Garrie & Triana take home top honors at Bass Champson Sam Rayburn with a huge three fish limit

By Patty Lenderman

Bass Champs kicked o the 2013 East Region

on Sam Ray urn January 19t at t e Ump rey

Fami y Pavi ion. eir new ormat guarantees

more money or ewer fs eac team isa owe on y t ree, ut t e weig ts roug t

in oo e i e fve fs sac s! Jonat an Garrie

an Wayne riana won t e inaugura event

weig ing in over 20 poun s, w ic inc u e a

10 poun ic er ut t at wasnt t e iggest

ass weig e in!

East exas as een aving a out o wintry

weat er, reezing temperatures an p enty o

rain recent y, ut Mot er Nature smi e on t e

220 teams w o came to compete giving t em a

mostly sunny day in the 0s with hardly a hint

o a reeze. irty teams wou go ome wit a

c ec in t e 3,400 pai a 104% pay ac !e stage was set an rea y to weig

everyones catc , an as in a Bass C amps

tournaments, t e gri was re up roasting ot

ogs or everyone in atten ance to enjoy. Rusty

C ar an Cor y Ram o c ristene t e sca es wit

t eir 15.04 sac , a ve poun average per s ,

or an initia ea in t e tournament. Be ore it

was over, seven teams wou est t eir weig t or

an exciting weig in.

Nacog oc es ang ers Jonat an Garrie an

Wayne riana excee e t e 20 poun mar wit

t eir t ree s imit to win t e tournament.

First, t eir iggest was put on t e sca es an itt e ou e igit mar at 10.01 s ta ing t e ea

or Big Bass . As t e ir ot er two s were a e ,

t eir tota weig t oc e in at 20.23 poun s.

We ea e to a eep e ge t at roppe rom

12 to 50 y t e main river c anne , Jonat an

exp aine . ey were using a new prototype

crank bait rom th Sense Lures. The morning

ite was great we a our iggest t ree s y

8am. is inc u e t ei r 10 ic er. W en

s e too t e ait, s e near y yan e t e ro rig t

out o my an . S e i nt want to come ineasi y. As I was wor ing on getting er in, s e

jumpe , tai ance , trie to t row t e ait s e

rea y gave us quite a s ow! Jonat an e onto

er, an it anc ore a 1st p ace win or t e team.

Bass C amps presente t em wit a 15,000

c ec or 1st p ace, t en t ey a so receive an

a itiona 200 rom Sure Li e or using t e

pro uct in t e ir ivewe . We i e to t an Bass

C amps or putting on t ese tournaments, an

a so t Sense Lures an Custom Ang e Ro s.

Less t an a poun e in t em were t e2n p ace winners Dic y New erry an Ken

Smit . eir t ree s imit weig e 19.34 s,

consisting o a c un s. We starte out in

eep water, Ken escri e . ere were a ot o

Kentuc ys in t is particu ar spot ast wee . On

tournament ay, t e Kentuc ys werent to e

oun . Largemout ass a move in! Dic y

ro e t e ice catc ing a our poun er on a jig,t en Ken caug t two at t e same time on an

um re a rig. We it a ot o spots, an e ore

t e ay was one we a run 71 mi es. eir

t ree est s were caug t in t ree i erent

locations. One o those locations was a drain,

an t eir iggest s was caug t t ere on a

ratt e trap. Anot er one o t eir eepers came o

o a 10XD Strike King crank bait. We probably

it a ozen spots, just itting some o our o

o es. e ass are trying to move up, staging

or the spawn. They should be there or the next2 -3 wee s. Bass C amps awar e t em 5,000

or t eir 2n p ace win an t ey wou i e to

t an Fun N Sun, Lucas Oi , V&M, Nee more

ac e, Ranger an Mercury.

18.53 s won 3r p ace, caug t y Louisiana

ang ers Nic LeBrun an C ris Lee. We starte

in s a ow water using a ratt e trap. We were

catc ing s , ut t ey were a itt e, just are y

keepers. About 10am we moved o shore to

eeper water using a oot a ea jig. It was

a goo move, as t ey put two so i ass in t eirivewe pretty quic y. We wou move to a spot,

get a ew ites, t en it anot er spot. At one

point, w en t ey were ma ing anot er ecision

on w ic spot to go to next, t ey iscusse an

hese hree fsh ma e up he en ire . lb limi ha won 1s place orWayne Triana and Jonathan Garrie. Their kicker was over 10 pounds!

Ken Smith and Dickyewberry were wi hinpoun or a 1s place

fnish, ultimately takingn place wi h 1 . lbs

Nick LeBrun caught the biggest bass o the tournament, weighing in at 10.42 lbs.He an par ner hris Lee won r place overall wi h an 1 . lb hree fsh limi .

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area that Chris had caught a six pounder in.

Want to go there? Nick asked. May as well,

Chris said. On the second cast in that area is

when Nick latched on to their big one. She

weighed in at 10.42 lbs, the biggest bass o the

tournament. They raked in on the winnings with

a $3,000 check or 3rd place, another $1,000 or

Big Bass plus a $200 bonus or wearing Under-

Armour as they crossed the stage. They would liketo thank Deep South Machine, Elite Tungsten,

H&W Marine and our beautiul wives.

All total thirty teams received checks, the last

$1,000 check went to Charles Bebber and Taylor

Robbins weighing in 11.07 lbs.

The Skeeter bonus went to Mike Kernan and

Scott Dean nishing in 15th place overall. They

doubled their winnings or a $2,000 payday.

James Harrison and Brian Bright won 9th

place in this tournament, but won the Dodge

Ram Bonus giving ree entry into every Bass

Champs tournament or the next 12 months an

estimated $7,500 value!

There are 18 more opportunities to sh Bass

Champs 2013 in our regions across the state

o Texas. The next tournament will be on Lake

Amistad February 9 or South Region #2.Mark your calendars and plan to sh the 5th

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Lake Fork April 7th. It is the richest one-day

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Lake level inormationupdated daily at

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Lake level as o 1/23/13(161.43)Normal pool level

(164.40')

For lake level updatesand generation schedules,

call 409-384-5716.

Fishing Forecast

Lynn Atkinsoncell 979-220-0251

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Big Sam has been getting lots o rainand the lake has been on the rise. Thecreeks have been a little muddy in the backand the river has been coloring the wateras it comes down.

There is a lot o new vegetation or theBass to use in the back o the pockets andthat means we will have some good grasslines to sh this year. There will be a lot osh

moving around in the shallows at thistime o year. They are looking or theperect spot to make a nest then try andlure a big emale in to spawn. Lots o thebig emales will start to stage just outsideon the points and ledges waiting to movein when the time is right. They will start

to stack up waiting to spawn. This is themonth to be on the lake hunting Big Bass,checking out new areas looking or males

working on nests.Sam Rayburn is known or the lipless

crankbait bite and Rayburn Red is theprime color. Dont get stuck on just one

shade o red. Sometimes a small dierencein color can be the ticket and there are lotso new baits and colors each year. StrikePro Lures has the Flap Jacks that comein lots o dierent colors, these baits beencatching some nice sh in January orus. Another good bait used to cover a loto water, is the Stanley spinner bait. Theycan be a lot o un when a bass reallysmashes it! You cant beat this time o yearor getting out and enjoying the water. It isso peaceul. Get a jump on the game andgure out where the sh are starting tostack up or the spawn.

Remember the Sharelunker Programentries started October 1st and runthru April 30th. I you havent heard, it

encourages anglers who catch a 13 - pound-plus largemouth bass to lend or donate itto the TPWD or spawning purposes. Thereare some great benets doing this andone o them is that the angler receives aberglass replica o the bass. There is a 24-hour pager at 1-888-784-0600. Check out

the Program rules at their site along withthe Benets. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/visitorcenters/tc/sharelunker/

The Crappie should start moving backdown the river and along the grass lineslooking or spawning spots. Just a coupleo days o warm weather can trigger themto move up and get active in the pockets.

We had a lot o days last year that we hadun with kids. We were catching 50 or 60crappie in the morning then going backin the evening and doing the same thing.

Youve got to hit it hard when its right andmake the most o it.

The white bass should be biting up riverand sometimes you can ll a cooler in justa short time. When the bite is on there is

nothing more un than heading up therethen nding that you just got into some othe best action o your li e. Weve seen somespots so loaded with sh that every cast wasa catch. Put these sh on an ultra light rodand youve got a ght on your hands.

It looks like we are o to a great startthis February, the lakes area caught a lot

o rain during the middle o January andas o this writing, the orecast is calling ormore rain on the way. This is great news orboth the bass and the bass shermen.

Why is this such great news or the bass?With the low water we have had or the lastcouple o years, it was hard or the bass tond a good sae place to make a bed andlay their eggs. This year, they will have lotso good places to hide their beds and hidetheir ry rom other bass. With the water onthe rise the sh will be able to get on top o

the grass, get on the inside edge o the grassand as always they will be on outside edgeo the grass. They will have plenty o placesto look or a good spot to bed in over thecourse o the next couple o months. This

will also mean they can move up and eedon the newly fooded ground including thefooded beanie trees, hay grass, and small

willow tress.Key baits? Lipless cranks. These baits

are a great way to start o your morningsthis time o year. With the rising water this

will have some areas o the lake stained incolor to muddy, so its best to pick a color

with a little chartreuse in it. You will wantto stay with primarily red colors, but nd

a bait with both o them in it or the bestresults. Rat-L-Trap and Strike Kings Red

Eye Shad both come in this color combo,and are both great baits. When youreshing in an area in which the water isclear you can go to a chrome, or, gold orbrown craw color. By the end o the month,I always eel like the bass have seen theRayburn red color so much they are readyor something dierent, so dont be araidto experiment with some dierent colors,but always know what your tried and truebasics are.

Spinnerbaits are going to work great

this month also. I like the V&M CycloneClassic in chart/blue or chart/white with agold-silver willow lea combo. I the wateris really clear go to a mouse color withdouble willow blades in silver. Spinnerbaitsare a great bait to use when there is toomuch fooding in the grass to use a liplessbait. In these same areas also remember tokeep a V&M swim jig handy. You can work

your swim jig through some o the foodedtrees and brush or a good bite. Best colorsin February or the swim jig are black-blue

or green-pumpkin colors and match it withyour avorite swim bait or a trailer.

For the deeper sh, the outside edge othe grass is the best place to drag Carolina

rig with a 6 lizard, brush hog or V&MChopStick. The best colors or your sot

plastic are watermelon seed, watermelonred fake, and black blue fake. A ootballjig is another great bait to work on theoutside edge o the grass, like a 1/2 oz.green-pumpkin or black-blue color witha matching jig trailer to go with it. I youpreer to crank, try a Strike King 5XD or6XD in sexy shad or chart sexy shad colors.They work great cranking down the outsideo the grass. These deeper sh are sh that

will wait and move up to spawn over thecourse o the next month. Also the deeper

sh are some times easier to catch atercold ronts come through and water tempsare unstable in more shallow areas.

That being said, always remember tokeep an eye on the weather beore gettingon the lake especially this time o year.

You dont want to be caught on the wrongside o the lake when a cold ront comesthrough! For more ino and to keep up withme throughout the month, you can checkout our posts on Facebook; just search or

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28.44 lbswonIgnition Bass inaugural event on Sam Rayburn

By Patty Lenderman

Ignition Bass tournament trai as een

catering to avi tournament ang ers or years.

It was time to open a circuit on Sam Ray urn

in 2013. Ran y Despino an Kevin Lasyone

christened the inaugural event with a 28.44 lb

imit.

January 20 mar e t e warmest ay seen in

uite a w i e in East exas. emperatures it t e

0 egree mar an t e win s s taye ca m. At

awn, owever, t e greatest c a enge presente

itse in a t ic an et o og an visi i ity was

ess t an 50 eet. Boaters were imping to t eir

covete s ing areas as i t ey were in o e

n crawing.

Severa sma sac s a come to weig in,

ut every catc counts towar t e Anger o t e

Year points ta y at t e en o t e season. Ran y

Despino an Kevin Lasyone ew t e entire e

way, weig ing in near y t irty poun s, winning

t e tournament.

It was so oggy t is morning, Lasyoneegan. We a to go rea s ow ea ing to t e

rea we wante to s . We use our GPS, an

a to watc or wa es rom oats an stumps,

just creeping a ong. e uo was ea ing to

drain area, 15 to 1 deep When we arrived,

t ere were a rea y a out t ree oats in t ere.

Using a oz V&M fipping jig, t ey caug t our

oo ones pretty ear y. We oate our t

s aroun 11:30. We caug t more s a ter

t at, ut not ing to cu wit . e ones we

weig e in were t e rst ve eepers we caug t!

Among t ose ve eepers was t e Big Bass o

t e tournament weig ing in at 9.17 s. A ing

t eir ot er our s to t e scaes, it toppe

out at 28.44 s, winning t e tournament y aan s i e.

Dic y New erry an Ken Smit garnere

2n p ace nis wi t t e ir 14.35 sac .

We watc e Lasyone an Despino catc t eir

winning sac , New erry sai . We caug t some

on a oot a jig, some on a Caro ina rig, ut our

est one came on a cran ait. New erry an

mit enjoye ac to ac 2n p ace nis es

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t ey egan. We were oo ing or staging areas,n oun a ew s using cran aits an

Caro ina rigs. e morning ite was a t ey

a , ony catc ing ve eepers an not ing

more a ter 10am. It was enoug to win 3r

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or trying out Ignition Bass, stated Tournament

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Ignition Bass events are a on Sun ays,

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Livingston Marc 2.

an y espino an evin Lasyone pulle ou all he s ops ca chinga 28.44 lb limit winning 1st place at the inaugural Ignition Bassournamen , plus ig ass honors wi h heir .1 lb kicker.

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By Jim Binns

Ear y Spring is a great time to e on t e water

c asing ass, ut ow muc o you rea y now

out t e species you are c asing? O t e twenty-

ve t ousan or so species o s now iving

on eart , ew ave create more interest t an

t e ass. ey are t e most wi e y istri ute

res water game species in t e Western

Hemisp ere an , except per aps or t e rown

or rain ow t rout , in t e w o e wor . e wor s

recor argemout remains a 22 -poun er

ta en y George W. Perry in Montgomery La e

near Va osta, Georgia, in June 1932. imes were

toug an t at s woun up on t e inner

ta e. I won er ow many o ars a new wor s

recor ass wou e wort in to ays mar et.

Largemout ass pre er temperatures o

out 82 to 84 egrees Fa ren eit i avaia e,ut unction quite we rom 39 to 90 egrees

Fa ren eit . W en t e water i s rea y co , ass

consume ess oo , ut t ey sti ee . At t is

time o t e year in t e exas Louisiana area ass

re in t e eginning o t e spring spawn. Moon

p ase may certain y p ay a part in t e spawning

process; owever water temperature actua y

triggers spawning activity.

Bass spawn uring a moon p ases ut pea

spawning occurs when water temperature is 3 to

8 degrees Fahrenheit. An average bass nest wille in water t ree to our eet eep, ut extremes

can run rom a ew inc es to 10- to 12- eet eep

epen ing on con itions an water c arity.

Ma e ass may spen severa ays se ecting a

nest site an it wi usua y ave a rm ottom

o san , grave or roc . e ema e ass wi

stay near t e nest e ore s e spawns, ut once

s e ays er eggs an can ay rom 2000 to

000 eggs per pound o body weight) she leaves

n ea s or eeper water to recuperate. e

ma e ass umps t e ema e to stimu ateer to re ease eggs, not to oosen t em. e

responsi i i ty o guar ing t e nes t a s on t e

ma e an e wi over a ove t e eggs s owy

anning t em to eep o s i t an e r is . An i

you now t at t e ema e ass wi o ten spawn

in mu tip e nests. Eggs atc wit in t ree to six

ays an as a genera ru e, t e igger ass wi

spawn rst.

Many ang ers t in t at you nee to wor

ures VERY sow y w en s ing t e co er water

ecause ass meta o ism an swimming spee

s ows. I agree t at a s ower retrieve is a goo

starting point, ut t e trut is you cant ree a

bait like the Rat-L-Trap aster than a bass can

swim, even in co water. An ass ont just ee

w en t eir stomac is empty. Many stri es come

when the bait is suddenly placed in ront o the

ass an in a quic refex action it attac s.

Bass are t oug t o as sig t ee ers, ut

ctually have ve major senses common to

most anima s: earing, sig t, sme , taste antouc . But ass a so ave a sensitive atera ine

which is a series o sensitive nerve endings that

exten rom just e in t e gi s to t e tai on

eac si e o t e s . is atera ine can etect

water movement and can easily detect orage in

ar water. ey can quic y etect a ure in t e

mur iest o water.

In a nuts e , ass ive w ere t ey ave

avora e water temperature, a equate oxygen,

n appropriate cover. ey o vious y ee w ere

the orage is located, so try to stay in tune withw ere t e aits are ocate . e O saying

Fin t e ait an you wi n t e ass is

pretty muc true.

Co ors are a ways a ig iscussion point or

ass s ermen, ut eep in min t at co or may

be less o a po int in deeper water because most

co ors appear as s a es o grey. e est co ors

vary epen ing on ig t con itions, water c arity

nd water color. Many anglers believe that a

ures action is muc more important t an its

co or. Somet ing to t in a out .Todays anglers have a virtual arsenal o

ait s avaia e an many t in t at you nee

to use a ig ait to catc a ig ass. at is not

necessarily true. I have seen situations where the

caught the big sh.

Bass are erocious ee ers an wi o ten attac

orage an ures t at are up to one-t ir t eir

own length. I have rescued a number o bass that

were t ras ing on t e sur ace wit a ait o ge

in t eir mout t at t ey cou nt possi y swa ow.

Bass inhale ood by opening their mouth

uic y to suc in water an t e oo . It t en

orces t e water out its gi s w i e it swa ows or

rejects the object. Bass can remove ood as quicklys t ey in a e it, so in most cases ang ers nee to

set t e oo quic y w en eeing a stri e .

Blue Norther cold-ronts are notorious

or arriving t e same ay t at we go s ing.

o w y oes t is a ect ass s ing? e s arp

nd sudden drop in temperature doesnt aect

t e ass near y as muc as t e resu ting ig

pressure an ue- ir s ies. Once t e ront

settles in and the barometric pressure starts

ui ing t at i s w en con it ions usua y c ange.

During t is time rame ass wi typica y moveslightly deeper and will hold much tighter to

cover t an e ore . During exten e co spe s

ass wi stac up in arge groups; so w en you

nd one sh you may nd the mother-load. In

these ronts aect the shermen much more

t an t ey a ect t e s .

Ang ers in our area are esse wit an

bundance o trophy bass. The Texas Parks and

Wi i e Departments S areLun er Program

n t e Louisiana Department o Wi i e an

Fisheries Louisiana Lunker Bass Program do a

reat jo wit t eir stoc ing o F ori a-strain

argemout ass. Bot states recognize t at

enetics is an important actor or growth otrop y ass, an ass rom t ese programs ten

to grow aster an are eavier t an resi ent s

o equal age. So bottom-line is that many o the

trop y ass you catc to ay are ast growing

n reativey young o spring o t ese great

programs.

So t ere you are, a it o in ormation a out

t ose green s t at we ove to c ase. Enjoy your

next outing and I hope you catch the biggest

ass in t e a e .

Good Fis ing JB(Final Thought - 90% o my money goes

towar ass s ing.....t e rest I just ow

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Brushpile Research Used for

Larger Project at Sam Rayburn

In Texas, we are ortunate to have manyman-ma e reservoirs t at provi e qua ity

recreationa s ing opportunities. However, a

majority o t ese reservoirs are now over 40

years o . As reservoirs age, muc o t e natura ,

pre-impoun ment woo y cover in t e foo e

a e asin eteriorates an isappears. In

ition, as an aroun reservoirs is eve ope ,

natura cover is o ten remove rom

resi entia s ore ines, an worst case u ea s

re insta e or erosion contro . Many East

exas reservoirs ave aquatic vegetation t at

provi es exce ent s a itat, ut t e amount o

vegetation coverage fuctuates ue to numerous

actors i.e., water eve c anges, nutrient

ynamics, an co winter temperatures .

During some years, a es t at typica y ave ig

mounts o vegetation are e t wit itt e to none.

Genera y spea ing, as reservoirs continue to age,

maintaining a equate a itat or sport s wi

e increasing y more epen ent on intro uctions

o rus pies an articia materia s.o a ress t ese a itat concerns, PWD

con ucte a one-year, researc project at La e

tri er, a a itat-poor reservoir ocate in Rus

County. Previous stu ies ave s own t at near y

intro uce cover attracts s . However,

size o s attracte is typica y re ate to t e

compexity o t e rus . Larger s ten to

pre er igger iameter trun s an im s, w ereas

sma er s are more attracte to rus pi es wit

sma er an more c ose y space im s. But, ew

stu ies ave actua y examine ow rus piesize an conguration a ects s attraction

re ative to species, size, an time o t e year. AtLa e Stri er, we examine t e e ectiveness o

three dierent sizes (4, 8, and 1 trees) and two

congurations straig t ine an circu ar o

C ristmas tree rus pies uring eac o t e our

seasons (day and night sampling).

We co ecte 1 i erent s species rom t e

rus pies, an argemout ass an uegi

were t e most common. Bot argemout ass

n uegi were more requent y co ecte

rom rus pi es uring t e summer an a .

Larger size ass an uegi pre erre t e

iggest rus pies 20 trees . B uegi a un ance

was ig est in t e rus pi es uring t e ay.

Largemout ass a un ance was simi ar

or ot ay an nig t at rus pi es, ut we

co ecte arger s uring t e ay. Largemout

ass s owe equa pre erence or ot straig t-

ine an circu ar pi es, ut uegi pre erre t e

circu ar pi es.

We use C ristmas trees ue to t eir

vai a i ity, ut we a so oun t at t ese treeseteriorate rapi y. Our stu y in icate t at

sh attraction to Christmas trees declined

reat y eig t mont s a ter ep oyment. Our

resu ts a so conrme previous researc t at

indicated that smaller trees/branches tend to

ttract sma er s . Over 80% o t e argemout

ass we co ecte rom C ristmas trees were

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