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Wake up call

By Kevin Short
ESPNOutdoors.com

Monday, August 10, 2009

Recently, I had a rude reminder of why I don't like those O Early 30 take-offs. I Pulled into Oneida Shores Campground on Friday evening for the last of the regular season Elite Series events on Oneida Lake. The plan was to sleep in a little on Saturday a.m., then head down to Onondaga Lake for a friendly little 4-hour jackpot derby on Saturday p.m. Don Barone has chronicled that here. Best laid plans and all that. There was no sleeping in, as we showed up just in time for a local derby on S ...

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