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The silly season

By Kevin Short
ESPNOutdoors.com

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

You've got to stand for somethin' Or you're gonna fall for anything Yeah you've got to stand right up for somethin' Or you're gonna fall... for anything — John Mellencamp From New Year's until the first day of the Elite Series is the official 2009 "Silly Season." This is when a casual fan of pro bass fishing might get the impression that the pros are playing some musical chairs kind of game, a la "musical sponsors," but in reality, it's a timing thing. A timing thing, ironically, not ...

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