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Trophy tales, part II: A dandy bucketmouth and a new rod lands big bass

August 7, 2013 at 12:15PM
DANDY BUCKETMOUTH Grace Swiggum, 8, of Hopkins caught this 17-inch largemouth bass on Shirt Lake near Deerwood.
DANDY BUCKETMOUTH Grace Swiggum, 8, of Hopkins caught this 17-inch largemouth bass on Shirt Lake near Deerwood. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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WINNING COMBINATION Chaucer Countryman, 10, of Minnetonka caught and released this 18-inch largemouth bass on Lake Minnetonka, with a rod and reel he won at a Fur Fin & Feather Club outing. “The fish was diving and moving all over the place, and my new rod worked great,’’ he reported.
WINNING COMBINATION Chaucer Countryman, 10, of Minnetonka caught and released this 18-inch largemouth bass on Lake Minnetonka with a rod and reel he won at a Fur Fin & Feather Club outing. “The fish was diving and moving all over the place, and my new rod worked great,” he reported. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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