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Defending boom run champ takes her talent to the snow

Earning spot in first Classic, new anglers share feelings

Offshore Super Series: Bud Select Extreme Boat fact

A romantic first date of sushi and jet skiing turned into a rough lesson in survival on an isolated stretch of river in southwest Florida.

JACKSON, Wyo. — Bridger-Teton National Forest officials have withdrawn approval for expanded helicopter-accessed skiing to investigate claims raised by conservation groups.

The first (and last) time I went noodling for catfish, when my companions urged me to insert my hand in a dark underwater hole to feel for a catfish. Noodling is the most ancient form of catting. No equipment is used. No hooks, no lines, no poles or reels. No tackle of any sort ... unless you consider your hands tackle. It's an extreme sport by anyone's definition, ranking right up there with bull fighting, skiing Mount Everest, parachuting off waterfalls and walking tightropes stretched between city skyscrapers. Some call it foolish. Others label it idiotic. None would deny, however, that those who catch catfish bare-handed are a special breed.

Consider this high school schedule: alpine skiing four hours each morning, five hours of reading, writing and arithmetic in the afternoon.