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Kansas chapter of Heroes on the Water seeks funding, donations to help vets through fishing

5/29/2017

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Gunther, a service dog owned by chapter coordinator Lyle Babcock, rides along on a kayak fishing event hosted by Heroes on the Water. (SUBMITTED/JANE WELCH)
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Military members give up a lot when enlisting to fight for their country. Some even pay the ultimate price.

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The Kansas chapter of Heroes on the Water seeks to support them in turn by helping veterans adjust to civilian life after returning home. The group provides kayak-fishing equipment and gear, and opportunities to use them, for former and current military members and their families, said chapter coordinator Lyle Babcock.

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Heroes on the water helps current, former military members rehabilitate through kayak fishing

5/29/2017

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Current and former military members are invited to come out and fish with the Kansas chapter of Heroes on the Water. (SUBMITTED/JANE WELCH)
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With Memorial Day coming up Monday and signaling the unofficial start to summer, many campers and anglers will be heading to the lakes to enjoy the three-day weekend without even stopping to think about the reason this day is observed.

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Fishing ForeCast: Best times to fish in June, plus lake reports

5/26/2017

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The best fishing days for June look to take place in the middle third of the month, according to the Farmers' Almanac's Fishing Calendar.

Conditions will be mostly poor to fair at the beginning and end of the month, but will be fairly solid for about an 11-day span beginning June 5 and ending June 16

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New marina to open at Cheney State Park in time for Memorial Day weekend thanks to temporary contract

5/26/2017

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The new Cheney Marina is set to open just in time for Memorial Day weekend. (THE KDWPT)
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The new Cheney State Park marina is set to open over Memorial Day weekend, according to a news release from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.

​The KDWPT credited a “quick response” from U.S. Congressman Ron Estes’ office in Washington with getting the marina open by Memorial Day. The building, which sits in Cheney State Park on Bureau of Reclamation land, had been renovated and was set to open, but negotiations on the new contract involving the BOR and KDWPT wasn’t complete.

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Lure Review: Z-Man's TRD, Shroom Z Ned Rig combo worthy of all the hype

5/21/2017

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A nice crappie caught on a Ned Rig. (Photo by Josh Rouse)
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If you’ve been paying attention for the past month or so, one fishing setup keeps popping up in a lot of the columns and stories I’ve been writing: the Ned Rig.

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Lure Review: Rose Kuli 3.8-inch Multi-Jointed Swimbait nets mixed results

5/21/2017

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The Rose Kuli Multi-Jointed Swimbait in Bronze.
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After seeing the lifelike action of the Rose Kuli Multi-Jointed Swimbait on a Facebook test video, I decided to investigate the lure a little more.

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Ned Kehde discusses Midwest Finesse fishing with 'Ned Rig'

5/15/2017

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Fishing legend Ned Kehde holds up a smallmouth bass caught on the "Ned Rig," which uses Gopher mushroom jig heads and Z-Man soft plastics. (Submitted photo)
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Spend some time listening to Lawrence angler Ned Kehde speak about fishing, and it’s clear he pays attention to every little detail about his surroundings when fishing for bass.
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Water level, water color, solunar calendars, temperature, boat direction in relation to the shore — all elements that affect how he presents his bait and what he uses. In Kansas waters, it can sometimes be difficult to elicit a strike from a bass. But with the Midwest Finesse system, which utilizes multiple retrieves and a variety of jigs, anglers who commit to his method soon find that getting a bite is easier than they realized.

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Kansans Thomas Heinen, Brock Bila among qualifiers for Bassmaster High School National Championship

5/15/2017

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Thomas Heinen, of Topeka. (SUBMITTED)
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Hayden sophomore Thomas Heinen and Overland Park’s Brock Bila, representing Capital City High School Club, joined Clifton-Clyde’s Gavin Koch and Matthew Barnes as the latest Kansas teams to clinch a spot in Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship last weekend.
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Koch and Barnes won the B.A.S.S. Kansas High School State Championship on May 6 at Big Hill Reservoir, catching 11.27 pounds of fish to advance to nationals, which will take place June 22-24 at Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tenn. Heinen and Bila, the second-place team with 10.34 pounds of fish, also advanced as the top two teams from the championship automatically qualify for the top tournament in high school bass fishing.

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YouTube's 618 Fishing showcases 'micro-fishing' in creeks, puddles

5/12/2017

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When searching for fishing footage online, you’re likely to see one of the following adjectives in the title: Giant, huge, enormous, monster.
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It’s human nature, really — people enjoy seeing a big fish.

One YouTuber, however, diverts from conventional wisdom to show a much different angle of angling — one that is every bit as successful as its prize-fishing counterparts.

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