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That's the kicker

By Sam Eifling
ESPNOutdoors.com

Friday, March 13, 2009

Photo Galleries | Standings | Archive DEL RIO, Texas — It was another San Francisco morning on the Texas-Mexico border: 45-degree drizzle, low clouds, the mere rumor of sunlight filtering through the seamless grey. Were it not for a bevy of trophy bass on Day One of the OPTIMA Batteries Battle on the Border, it would be hard to recognize this fishery as Lake Amistad. As anglers bemoaned the scarcity of mid-sized fish, and a cold front that delayed much of the impending spawn, a handful of ...

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