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Francis Case Reservoir
6/4/08 - 6/6/08 -- Lake Francis Case
North Point Recreation Area, Lake Andes, SD
 Best of the Best - Jason Baird 1st Place
Tough Event to say the least, here is how it went down.
Saturday to Lewis and Clark, not enough time to fish that day.
Sunday, Dennis Hamel, Mark Hamel and I launched from the Springfield ramp and managed to find several good areas, for Largemouth Bass.
Monday, Dennis, Mark and I put in way up river and had a blast catching Small Mouth Bass - Mark really put the "smack down" with his favorite lure - Spinnerbait - he was king of that day.
During the team meeting around 7 pm, we were informed the lake had been changed and we would have until 2 pm to fish. The guys rallied together, some had the new lake on GPS chips and Cory Steckler had a river system map, so we all looked it over and made the 50 mile drive the following day.
Tuesday: Fishing was pretty good and seemed that this water way had 10 times the number of fish vs. Lewis and Clark.
Wednesday: Day 1 - I came in with a limit of fish along with Many other anglers from all the states.
Thursday: Day 2 Jason held his lead and I was still in Second, but it was hard fought. I was lucky enough to enjoy Mother natures Wrath, with High winds, Heavy down pours and the single worst Hail storm to be caught out in, I have ever expereinced. My non boater "wade" was from Mississippi and When the bluish-green clouds showed up, I knew it was going to hurt.
Wade and I did the only thing we could, sit down and the boat, cover our head with our Sterns life jackets (Thank God, I did have the mustang style on) and hold on.
As we sat there being pummeled, by pea sized to quater sized hail and I could here from Wade, was "ouch", "ehh" and some other choice words, we won't cover.
3 minutes and it was over, seem like 3 hours. My Z20 looked like it had new White capert for about 20 minutes, until it all melted.
Friday - Day 3 The day should most likely never happened, since the waves at take off were 5-6 footers and the 40 mph gusts hadn't even started yet! I have fished in crowds before but this was insane. At one point I counted 37 of the 48 boats in the take off cove. I wish I had taken picutures.
As the morning went on, we watched boat after boat make attempts at leaving. I did work up enough inner desire to leave, but after we rode up the first monster wave, and came down, I couldn't see anything but water around me, then the 2nd wave, we crested it. I must have blacked out because I don't remember the 3rd one, other than my boat was full of water and we headed back to shelter, with the 36 other smart ones.
I managed a moral victory, but landing my only keeper at 3 pm right before weigh in, and dropped to 3rd and missed the Nationals by less than 1 keeper fish.
 4.9 lbs Biggest of Event Chris Scherbring
 Kerry with Nice Smallie
Top 20 of 98 Anglers
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Pl.
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First Name | Last Name
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City / State
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Competing for State
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Total
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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1
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JASON BAIRD
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GYPSUM, KS
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Kansas
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5
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9-00
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5
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7-01
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4
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5-15
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14
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22-00
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2
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ZACHARY KING
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CLARKSVILLE, AR
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Arkansas
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5
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7-05
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5
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7-08
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3
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5-04
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13
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20-01
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3
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JIM TOWERS
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STAR CITY, AR
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Arkansas
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5
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6-15
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5
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6-15
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3
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5-06
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13
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19-04
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4
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BRYAN FOX
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HOT SPRINGS, AR
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Arkansas
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5
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8-09
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4
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4-12
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5
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5-12
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14
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19-01
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5
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MARION HALBERSMA
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OZARK, MO
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Missouri
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5
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9-15
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5
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7-13
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1
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1-05
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11
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19-01
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6
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TERRY KLEEMAN
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JOPLIN, MO
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Oklahoma
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5
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7-14
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4
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4-00
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4
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7-00
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13
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18-14
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7
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NORMAN FOSKEY
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GULFPORT, MS
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Mississippi
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5
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6-01
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5
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6-05
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4
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6-03
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14
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18-09
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8
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TROY MONTGOMERY
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GRANBURY, TX
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Texas
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5
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6-08
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5
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7-07
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3
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4-02
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13
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18-01
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9
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ROBERT CARTLIDGE
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PONCA CITY, OK
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Oklahoma
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5
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9-09
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5
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8-04
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0
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0-00
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10
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17-13
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10
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JODY PFANNENSTIEL
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SALINA, KS
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Kansas
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5
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7-03
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5
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7-01
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2
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3-09
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12
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17-13
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11
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CLINT FARRIS
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CROWLEY, TX
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Texas
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3
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4-09
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5
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7-15
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3
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4-03
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11
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16-11
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12
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KERRY KRUEP
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PAOLA, KS
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Kansas
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5
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8-04
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5
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6-09
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1
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1-10
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11
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16-07
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13
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GREG A. COOPER
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MONROE CITY, MO
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Missouri
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5
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9-02
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4
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5-10
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1
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1-09
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10
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16-05
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14
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MARK HENSIEK
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ENGLAND, AR
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Arkansas
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5
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8-14
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5
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7-03
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0
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0-00
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10
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16-01
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15
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BOB WALLA
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CERESCO, NE
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Nebraska
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5
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7-00
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5
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7-02
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1
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1-12
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11
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15-14
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16
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KELLY BOX
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STUTTGART, AR
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Arkansas
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5
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10-07
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2
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2-08
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2
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2-14
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9
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15-13
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17
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JARED KNUTH
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CERESCO, NE
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Nebraska
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5
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6-00
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5
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8-00
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1
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1-09
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11
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15-09
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18
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RON FULLER
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TULSA, OK
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Oklahoma
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5
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7-11
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5
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6-09
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1
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1-05
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11
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15-09
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19
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DON LINDER
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PONCA CITY, OK
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Oklahoma
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2
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4-04
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5
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7-13
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3
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3-05
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10
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15-06
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20
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JASON HEIS
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SALINA, KS
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Kansas
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5
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6-07
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5
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5-15
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2
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2-13
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12
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15-03
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Individual Kansas finish:
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Kansas
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Pl.
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First Name | Last Name
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City / State
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Total
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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1
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JASON BAIRD
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GYPSUM, KS
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5
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9-00
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5
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7-01
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4
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5-15
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14
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22-00
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2
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JODY PFANNENSTIEL
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SALINA, KS
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5
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7-03
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5
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7-01
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2
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3-09
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12
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17-13
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3
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KERRY KRUEP
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PAOLA, KS
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5
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8-04
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5
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6-09
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1
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1-10
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11
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16-07
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4
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JASON HEIS
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SALINA, KS
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5
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6-07
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5
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5-15
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2
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2-13
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12
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15-03
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5
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CORY STECKLER
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SHAWNEE, KS
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5
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7-05
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5
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5-15
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0
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0-00
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10
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13-04
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6
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CHRIS SCHERBRING
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ABILENE, KS
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5
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7-05
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0
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0-00
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2
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5-11
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7
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13-00
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7
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DENNIS HAMEL
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PLAINVILLE, KS
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5
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7-04
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1
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1-07
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1
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2-01
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7
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10-12
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8
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JASON HAWKINS
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LANSING, KS
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5
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5-07
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3
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3-08
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1
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1-06
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9
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10-05
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9
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STEVE DAVENPORT
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SALINA, KS
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5
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5-12
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3
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4-08
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0
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0-00
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8
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10-04
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10
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JOHNNY STARKS
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CONWAY SPRINGS, KS
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4
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4-12
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2
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2-12
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0
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0-00
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6
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7-08
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11
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BUDDY LUDES
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SALINA, KS
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1
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1-06
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2
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2-12
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1
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1-01
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4
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5-03
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12
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MARK HAMEL
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PLAINVILLE, KS
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2
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2-03
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2
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2-02
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0
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0-00
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4
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4-05
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Pl.
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State
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# Anglers
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Total
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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Fish
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lbs-oz
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1
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Arkansas
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12
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56
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85-02
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35
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47-13
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16
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23-13
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107
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156-12
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2
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Oklahoma
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12
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55
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85-10
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37
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51-03
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12
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17-00
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104
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153-13
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3
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Texas
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12
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50
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72-06
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38
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53-00
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13
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20-12
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101
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146-02
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4
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Kansas
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12
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52
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72-04
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38
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49-10
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14
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24-02
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104
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146-00
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5
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Nebraska
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13
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46
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62-02
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39
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53-10
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10
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14-09
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95
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130-05
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6
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Missouri
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13
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50
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73-12
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31
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44-10
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7
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9-07
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88
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127-13
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7
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Mississippi
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12
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45
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58-04
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25
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34-05
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16
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25-06
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86
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117-15
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8
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Louisiana
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12
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40
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54-05
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18
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24-13
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10
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16-01
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68
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95-03
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 Robert Cartlidge Headed to Nationals!
Photos provided by David Simmons FLW Outdoors - Thanks David!
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