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Tickets:
$2. students
$4. non-students
Friday,
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8 p.m.
Rudder Theatre
Are you interested in studying or
traveling abroad?
*Do you also need financial aid?
Then you need to attend the program:
Financial Aid Available
to Aggies for
Study/Travel Abroad
This program is designed to help find financial
aid for those planning on studying or traveling
abroad. Representatives from several different
financial aid sources will lecture on ways to receive
financial aid.
Friday, April 3
1-2 p.m.
Rudder 302
* MSC Jordan Institute for International Awareness
For more information contact the MSC Jordan Institute at 845-8770.
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The Battalion
Thursday, April 2,1
Fishermen must care for equipment] ^
F ishermen tell tall tales of huge monsters
that escaped the net or gaff. They tell
horror stories of spring squalls blowing
across a lake or bay from nowhere, dousing
them with heavy rain and endangering their
lives with bolts of lightning.
But one of the most vivid nightmares re
counted by any fisherman is that of the first
trip of the year when the tackle just won't co
operate.
When fishing tackle sits for months at a
time, it tends to develop a personality. The
reel stiffens, a two-piece rod has magically
fused into one piece and artificial baits have
melted, faded and rusted in protest of being
traded for a shotgun or rifle during hunting
season.
Rather than ignoring these problems until
it is time to test them against hot and heavy
springtime action, it is a good idea to provide
tackle with a tune-up.
The reel can often be the most stubborn
piece of tackle to deal with. Its gears and
bearings can stiffen without use and may be
thirsty for a lubricant. Quality reel lube is in
expensive and can make a world of differ
ence in bringing a reel back into top form af
ter a winter in the garage or closet.
The manual that comes with any reel
should explain how to service it, and if there
are any questions about it, a tackle dealer can
assist the procedure.
JEFF
GREGG
Outdoors
Another problem that arises from months
of not using tackle is line memory, which is
the tendency of monofilament to remain spi
raled and twisted.
Make some practice casts in a yard or oth
er open area to determine how serious the
line's memory is and whether or not it needs
to be replaced. It may look funny, and I can
almost guarantee that someone will ask if
you have caught anything as you stand cast
ing into the street, but it will save countless
headaches at your favorite fishing hole.
A worst-case scenario is having to shell
out $5 for 250 yards of new line, and the old
line can even be recycled.
Another good idea when servicing a rod
and reel is to check the guides on the rod.
Pull a piece of cotton through each eye on the
rod. If the cotton snags anywhere, it may be
time to replace the guide. A tackle dealer can
perform the necessary repair or a do-it-your
self replacement kit may also be adequate.
At a price of $2, a hook sharpener maybe
the best investment a fisherman can make.
When talking to fishing guides, I hear them
stress sharp hooks more than any other fish
ing tactic for landing more fish. The stan
dard test goes something like this: if it will
stick in your thumbnail, it's sharp enough. If
not, then $2 is not a bad deal for something
that will help in catching more fish.
Stocking the tackle box is the last step in
preparing fishing tackle for a new year.
Nothing is more fun than being able to justify I
buying new baits and lures. It is best to
stock up on your favorite lures and any lures I
that may have been successful in the past.
When your confidence is at an all-time
low from not catching anything, it is a good
idea to have reliable baits handy to breakout ]
of a slump. Also, save some room for new
products or "hot" colors that are causing fish I
to just surrender and jump in the boat on
command. It seems like at the beginning of
every year, someone unveils a new product
that will revolutionize fishing. It usually
doesn't, but you never know.
With all of this preparation, the fish don't j
have a snowball's chance in hell of escaping
our sharpened hooks, lubed reels and "hot"
new lures. Well, that's doubtful, but if you
do have some success at your favorite lake or I
river, please practice CPR, catch, photograph, |
and release. Good luck!
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Slocum said. "You could have a
receiver, and he would be asked to
make maybe a couple of plays a
g ame, and a running back would
e asked to do more. But a quar
terback is the one that is asked to
take the ball on every play."
Preston and Miller are use to
being No. 1 quarterbacks. As se
niors in high school last year, both
were highly recruited by colleges
around the country.
Miller passed for more than
2,300 yards at Mt. Carmel High in
San Diego,Calif., and was named
the fourth best dropback passer in
the Southwest by analyst Max
Emfinger.
Preston passed for 2,783 yards
and 23 touchdowns at A&M Con
solidated High and was rated the
tenth best quarterback in the
country by Emfinger.
Both possess the great talent
and skill required to be college
quarterbacks, but both are trying
to learn the A&M system for the
first time.
Whoever earns the starting
spot will, most definitely, change
the Aggie offense.
Last season, Richardson direct
ed an attack that featured the op
tion play. This season, the Aggies
will use the pass to compliment a
ground game headed by All-
Southwest Conference running
back Greg Hill.
"Obviously, we recruited these
guys with that in mind," Slocum
said. "They're all throwers. There
are no true option guys out there.
I've always said I'd like for us to
throw more.
"We may have one option or
something to keep people honest,
but we will take that time we de
voted to the option and devote it
to throwing the ball."
Slocum said no one has
stepped forward so far in the first
three days of spring practice.
"I don't see a frontrunner right
now," he said. "I think it's pretty
much an even race.
" They're all throwers. There
are no true option guys out
there. I've always said I'd
like for us to throw more."
- R.C. Slocum
A&M head coach
"Obviously, Kent Petty has the
most experience and most knowl
edge, so he'll be ahead from that
standpoint. It's hard to make an
accurate analysis until the other
guys catch up a little bit from the
knowledge standpoint.
"I'm just not going to come out
of spring and say, 'This is our
guy,'" he said. "It'll be two-a-days
(in August) before we find out."
There is a chance, though, that
a rotation system will be used if
no one takes command. But Tole
do would rather one guy step for
ward and do the job himself.
"I don't like rotating quarter
backs in and out of a game," Tole
do said. "It's not like other posi
tions. If one of them is doing the
job, then he'll be in there. But if he
can't get us (into the endzone),
then we'll go to someone else."
TEXAS SPECIAL OLYMPICS - The 1992 Area 6 Spring Games wii
be held April 3-4 at A&M Consolidated High School in College Sta
tion. Over 700 athletes and 1000 volunteers from all over Southeast
Texas will take part in this year's event. For more information call
the Conroe office at (409) 760-3511.
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11TH ANNUAL COLLEGE STATION BIATHLON - College Sta
tion Parks and Recreation and the Brazos Valley Fitness Assoda-
tion are sponsoring a 1000-yard swim/10-km run and a 5 km Fun
Run open to people of all ages.
The Biathlon will take place at 8:00 a.m. on April 11,1992, at South-
wood Pool on 1600 Rock Prairie Road. Competitions will beheld
in all age groups. Entry fees are $8 before 5:00 p.m. on April 8 and
$10 thereafter. Contact the Brazos Valley Fitness Association at
764-3486 for more information.
TINMAN TRIATHLON AT AEROFIT - Sign-ups for the spring
Tinman Triathlon have begun at Aerofit. The event will be held
Saturday, April 11,1992, at 8 a.m. Individuals or teams of one, two
or three participants will compete in a 200-yard swim, a 5 km run
and a 12-mile bike ride.
Teams will compete in age categories determined by adding the
ages of the team members completing each leg of the race. Enliy
fees are $11 for individuals and $20 for teams who entered befae
March 28. Fees increase each week thereafter.
For more information call Aerofit at 823-0971.
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THE ARCA SUPERCAR SERIES returns to the Texas World Speed
way in College Station on April 12 at 1:00 p.m. with the Texas
500K. Famous firefighter Paul "Red" Adair will be the GrandMai-
shal for the event.
KOLACHE FUN RUN will kickoff the annual SnookFest 1992at
7:30 a.m. on May 2. The entry fee for the 5 km run is $10 and must
be turned in April 17. A trophy and one dozen kolaches go to the
overall winners and the winners in each category.
For more information, call David or Sharon Kovar at 272-3732.
TEXAS CHAINRING CHALLENGE will wheel across Texas dur
ing the week of June 7-13. The third annual event will begin in
Blanco State Park and will cross a 425 —mile route that includes the
Hill Country and the northeast parts of the state. Organizers insist
the Texas Chainring is not a race. Cyclists travel at their own pace.
Registration is limited to the first 500 cyclists. A $40 entry fee will
cover maps, rest stop privileges, campground access, and other
amenities.
For more information contact Cummins at the TCC hotline at 1-
800-374-BIKE.
Foster
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white uniform.
Then, let the entire confer
ence fight, argue and cheat their
way into snagging the monster-
child of San Antonio's Cole High
School, Shaquille O'Neal.
Suddenly, you have the mak
ings of a state comparable to
North Carolina in top-ranked
college basketball teams. Start
ing to get the picture?
Of course, now Smith and
Johnson are out of NCAA com
petition, but the analysis holds
true throughout this year's top
25. Many other teams, all of
which are outside the state, are
winning titles with Texas-grown
talent.
When Big Ten foes Michigan
and Ohio State met last weekend
in the Southeast Regional finals,
there were more players on the
court from Texas than any other
state. Two schools more than
1000 miles from downtown Dal
las, and their tournament game
turns into a Texas schoolboy re-‘
union.
The only way Texas teams
are going to wind up in the Final
Four is to convince the immense
amount of talent that usually
leaves the state to stay home.
UT's Erwin Center is a facili
ty capable of keeping top
prospects in state. But not until
A&M gets their special events
center are the Aggies going to be
able to lure top players to Col
lege Station.
That, in part, is going to re
quire some help from the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
The members of the Board,
whether they realize it or not,
hold the fate of A&M and South
west Conference basketball in
their hands.
But that's another story
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