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Posted by }<)))*> StriperChaser on September 18, 2005, 6:52 am Sunday, September 18, 2005 CHAPIN, S.C. - Bass fishing is a popular pastime that has Millions of dollars are spent each year. It's not just the chunks spent by the giant You're thinking largemouth bass, which primarily drives the industry. But niche fish also Advertisement Striped bass clubs here care for the resource just as fervently as their largemouth Link: Read the Article
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Striper business has strong rootsand
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evolved into business angles pursued in many directions: tournaments, television,
Internet, the tackle industry and guide businesses.
companies on production, distribution and advertising. It's also the trickle-down effect of
the $18 purchase of a few lures and snacks at smaller lakeside tackle shops, maybe a
weekend getaway at a resort, gas for the boat, the $4.68 for a chicken biscuit combo
and coffee on the way to the lake and the $5.79 hamburger at lunch.
have their place. Anglers here in the Palmetto State for years have capitalized quite well
on one of them - striped bass - to comprise a steady addition to local coffers as well as
an outstanding conservation angle. Stripers on the Atlantic coast are the gold standard,
just as largemouth in the south.
bretheren. Anglers on lakes Murray, Hartwell, Clark's Hill and up in North Carolina,
Virginia, Georgia and Tennessee meet regularly. Tournaments are held for members,
kids and ladies. Clubs meet with state officials to discuss resource issues. Watchdogs
alert others when something is amiss, or if a situation arises that needs a firm voice in
the public's ear.
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