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1/10/00

AUBURN OUTREACH SPONSORS BASS FISHING TECHNIQUES 2000

AUBURN -- Auburn University¹s Outreach Program Office will offer the popular B.A.S.S. Fishing Techniques 2000 -- sanctioned by the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society -- on Feb. 5-6.

The 2000 institute will be at the Lowder Business Building on the AU Campus. Instructors will include professionals such as Denny Brauer, Dion Hibdon and Ken Cook.

³We are excited to have the B.A.S.S. Fishing Techniques back on the campus of Auburn University this year,² said Robert McKinnell, program developer. ³Bass fishing gives you a chance to enjoy the outdoors, and who knows, you might just find that decoration to go over the fireplace."

The institute offers area anglers the opportunity to experience a classroom situation where America¹s top professional bass fishermen serve as instructors.

Each pro has an area of expertise that he uses and depends on to land bass. The institute serves as a format for the pros to pass along their knowledge, creating an opportunity for participants to learn from those who specialize in certain techniques.

Activities on Saturday, Feb. 5, begin at 7 a.m. with on-site registration. Classroom instruction begins at 8 a.m. After an orientation session, participants will attend six different workshops with Saturday instructors Guido Hibdon, Dion Hibdon and Rick Morris. Activities recess at 3 p.m., but participants are invited to attend informal ³Think Tank² sessions with individual instructors until 3:30 p.m.

Activities on Feb. 6 also begin at 8 a.m. as instructors Denny Brauer, Mark Menendez and Ken Cook conduct six additional workshops followed by Sunday¹s ³Think Tank.²

Instructors for this year¹s institute include:

** Denny Brauer ‹ 1998 BASS Masters Classic Champion, 1993 Megabucks Champion,
1993 Superstars Champion, 1987 B.A.S.S. Angler of the  Year, 18-time BASS Masters
Classic Finalist, host of the ESPN television series ³Bass Class.² Bass Fishing¹s all-time
leading money winner.
** Guido Hibdon ‹ 1988 BASS Masters Classic Champion, 1990 and Œ91 B.A.S.S. 
Angler of the Year, 10-time BASS Masters Classic Finalist.
** Dion Hibdon ‹ 1997 BASS Masters Classic Champion, seven-time BASS 
Masters Classic Finalist, lure designer and bass fishing guide.
** Ken Cook ‹ 1991 BASS Masters Classic Champion, U.S. Open and Super Bass
winner, 14-time BASS Masters Classic Finalist, holds a college degree in fisheries
management.
** Mark Menendez ‹ Holder of the all-time big bass record for largest bass 
caught in a B.A.S.S. Event ‹ 13 lbs., 9 oz., two-time BASS Masters Classic Finalist.
** Rick Morris ‹ Well-known Virginia outdoorsman, two-time BASS Masters
Classic Finalist.

For additional information about ŒB.A.S.S. Fishing Techniques¹ or to register for this year¹s institute, visit the Outreach Program Office¹s web site at or call at 334-844-5100.

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