Fishing in the cold one the water is a very chilling experience. The reservoir Russ was on is not one he was familiar with. It is a small reservoir in Tennessee and he drove up and fished it without input. The experience was a good one for him and it was a cold, cold day on the water. How about the writer who had to spend the day on the lake with him. Shooting images, taking notes and working as well. From what we understand, the oldest running consecutive tournament circuit is the Winter Bass-O-Thon held locally on Lakes Norfork and Bull Shoals. It is now in its 40th consecutive season. Tournaments have been held in zero conditions, single digits many times, snow, ice and more. In the early 70s they all had to leave their boats in the water at Lead Hill and return to get them after the thaw, and very few events have been cancelled. The events are back to the original schedule, and start in November and ending in February. January in Arkansas can be very cold. The article on Russ Lane is a good one and again you can look for more new on Russ and more articles. BCB
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