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The Battalion
Friday, February 11, 1994
Fishing
Continued from Page 7
water throughout the lake,
warming it along its way.
The water temperatures near
the discharge area rarely fall be
low 70 degrees, which allows
bass to stay active during
months that a normal lake
would be considered dormant.
These power plant lakes are
known to frequently produce
trophy size fish during the cold
months and many more bass in
the 4 pound to 8 pound range.
March and April are the stan
dard spawning seasons in lakes
like Conroe, Fork, Somerville
and Toledo Bend because the
lake is dependent on the air
temperature to warm the lake
enough to induce spawning.
However, in a power plant
lake spawning season can come
as early as February and, in
some cases, even late January.
The warmer water tempera
tures in these lakes allow bass
to move to shallow water for
pre-spawn feeding and then
onto their beds for spawning.
To fish for these power plant
lunkers, use the same tactics
used at any other lake during
spawning time.
In preparing for spawning.
bass will move onto grassy flats,
humps and points that lead to
spawning grounds. Most pre
spawn fish are caught in six to
10 feet of water, using various
types of lures. These lures in
clude Carolina-rigged worms,
Rat-L-Traps, Spinnerbaits and
soft jerkbaits.
In the mornings and
evenings try using buzzbaits
and soft jerkbaits over the
grassy flats. In the afternoon,
work the points and humps wit
a Carolina-rigged worm and a
crankbait. Later, when the bass
move onto their beds, try an
noying a big sow into hitting
with a small, attractive bait like
a tube jig or a four-inch Slug-O.
The large sows are easily
spooked, so a good pair of po
larized glasses and slow, delib
erate movements are a must.
There are numerous power
plant lakes around the Bryan-
College Station area that are ac
cessible for a fee of about $7.50.
Some local power plant lakes
include Gibbons Creek (25 min
utes), Fayette County Lake (90
minutes) and our very own
Lake Bryan (15 minutes).
Fishing reports for the past
two weeks at Gibbons Creek
have been very encouraging
with a dozen or more fish
weighed in at 13 pounds, 6
ounces. Fayette County has
also reported numerous good
catches this past week and is ex
pected to improve within the
weeks ahead.
Lake Bryan, though it may
not produce many big bass, has
had several reports of good pre
spawn fishing on the discharge
side of the lake.
Keep in mind when fishing
these lakes that it is illegal to
fish past the marker buoys at
the discharge.
Each lake has different rules
that you need to know about
before fishing them and always
try to practice catch-and-release
fishing so the next fisherman
may enjoy a good day's fishing,
too.
Remember, the month of
February can produce some
pretty dynamic weather condi
tions.
Expect to encounter some
cold and rainy weather at times.
A pair of gloves, some thermals
and a good rainsuit will prove
to be worth while.
If you have been sitting
around waiting for spring time
bass fishing to come, then get
your rods our and try one of the
many power plant lakes in the
area.
You will find that catching
one of these lunkers will warm
you up to some great February
fishing.
Mavericks
Continued from Page 7
I was in the school choir and I
couldn't count on my voice.
One day I was a bass. The next
day 1 was a soprano.
I couldn't count on being able
to stand up in front of the class
to give a presentation. You nev
er know who might decide to
wake up. Guys you know what
I mean.
Hell, I just couldn't count on
a lot of things.
But never fail, I could always
count on the Dallas Mavericks.
They never let me down. They
were always good to me.
Lots of things put a frown on
my face, but the Mavericks nev
er did. Chicks didn't dig me.
Some things never change I
guess. .
I couldn't go to a meal with
out getting food stuck in my
braces. I cried about my acne, 1
cried about my dandruff and I
cried about my body odor. But I
never thought I'd cry about the
Mavericks.
With my mind and body go
ing through so many changes,
the Mavericks were the one con
stant in my life.
Then smack, a cold-hearted
slap in the face greeted me near
the end of my tenth grade year.
The Mavericks made a couple of
stupid trades, let a couple of
stars go and poof, four straight
lottery picks later, the Mavericks
are a pathetic 5-42 or something.
What's even worse is that one
could make an all-star team of
current NBA players that once
called Reunion Arena home . . .
The Guards: Mark Price,
Cleveland; Michael Williams,
Minnesota; Dale Ellis, San Anto
nio; Derek Harper and Ro Black
man, New York.
The Big Guys: Sam Perkins
and Detlef Schrempf, Seattle;
Mark Aguirre, L.A. Clippers.
I guess there is no use crying
over spilled milk. What's done
is done.
I'm still in love with the
Mavs. When they are ready to
hire a good coach, a good gener
al manager, and some good
players, they can have me back.
Right now, I 'm dating other
people, trying to get over my
heartbreak, and still looking for
my first kiss.
Softball
Continued from Page 7
Calif., will fill in the need be
hind the plate. Mya Truelove, a
freshman from Pasadena, is the
Aggies' first baseman and an out
standing power hitter from the left
side.
The Aggies have also brought in
two pitchers to help take some of
the pressure off Gonzalez who
pitched 49 of the Aggies 52 games.
Christy Bunting, a freshman from
Pasadena, and Kassie Wilcox, a
freshman from LaPorte, will give
the Aggies much needed pitching
depth.
Aggies
Continued from Page 7
Texas. Senior forward Brett Murry
said he believes the team cannot af
ford a performance similar to
Wednesday night's game when
they face the Longhorns.
Lady Aggies fall
to Longhorns to
tie for first in SWC
The Associated Press
AUSTIN — Danielle Viglione,
the nation's leading 3-point
shooter, scored 23 points as Texas
knocked off No. 25 Texas A&M
81-69 Wednesday night, giving
the Lady Longhorns a share of
first place in the Southwest Con
ference with the Lady Aggies.
Texas A&M (15-4, 7-1 in the
SWC) was coming off a 67-64 up
set of No. 7 Texas Tech Saturday,
but the Lady Longhorns (15-5, 7-
1) took control of the game from
the tip and Viglione dominated
down the stretch.
The 5-10 freshman scored 13
points — including two 3-point-
ers — in a crucial 19-9 run by the
Lady Longhorns that broke the
game open 64-52 with 6:43 left.
The crowd surged and A&M
sank with every Viglione shot in
the final minutes. She finished
with four 3-pointers, matching
her top-ranked national average.
The 11,646 orange-clad fans
regularly held up cards reading
“3" handed out to them before
the game and were deafening in
one of college sports' most-heated
rivalries.
Texas A&M was led by Lisa
Branch with 20 points. Marianne
Miller and Martha McClelland
each added 11 points for the Lady
Aggies.
Amie Smith added 16 points
and 12 rebounds for Texas. Erica
Routt added 13 points for the
Lady Horns.
The Lady Aggies narrowed a
17-point first-half deficit to eight
points (38-30) behind two 3-
pointers by Branch and the
steady inside scoring of Kelly
Cerny, who had 9 points at the
break.
A&M ripped off a 13-2 run and
pulled within 45-43 with 15:03 to
play as Branch hit for five points,
the last point coming on a free
throw from a technical foul on
Texas coach Jody Conrad t.
But Viglione helped keep the
Lady Aggies from getting any
closer than 12 in the final four
minutes.
"We're not happy with the way
we played tonight," Murry said.
"If we play like that against
Texas, we won't have a prayer.
We'll get blown out."
After this Saturday's trip to
Austin, the Aggies will return
home on Wednesday, February 16,
to host the University of Hous
ton.
Carrie Beyer for being elected
Panhellenic President and
Jennifer Magee for
Panhellenic Scholarship Officer.
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