As a so called “seasoned tournament angler”, when I was approached a few years back by Garvin East and Don Kennedy, employees of a company called Quickie Designs, in regards to fishing a invitational bass tournament with a new format, I reluctantly agreed. Let me quickly explain my reluctance had nothing to do with their tournament, or format, in fact not I or anyone else really new what to expect seeing how this was their first event, but being a tournament angler and working in the fishing ind...

BW Giant Bass by Terry Battisti with Bill Siemantel
		The quest for the world-record bass still continues at a strong pace, especially since it could possibly mean up to $1 million dollars to the person who catches...
Catch and release not an ‘extreme’ sport by George Kramer
		“Europeans are crazy!” Or so says the drummer in the Volkswagen commercial. But unless you happen to have a secret bank account there, you may not be aware of w...
Reel Tips and Techniques by Connie Kilpatrick
		Now days, anglers are interested in cleaning and maintaining their own reels, changing out bearings, jazzing up the gears and constantly pushing their reels to...

Lyman Lake is at an elevation of 5,980 feet in Lyman Lake State Park.

The lake has 1,500 surface acres and a depth of 22 feet.

The lake is maintained and owned by Arizona State Parks. Excellent water quality and a tremendous amount of food source makes for quality bass fishing.

Largemouth, smallmouth and yellow bass are available to the angler. Other species found in the lake are walleye, northern pike and channel catfish.

Lyman Lake State Park has a small herd of buffalo to ...

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