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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 8, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 25 outdoor adventures 1 hear Wake Caspe is still there. Yes i m talk ing about Lake Caspe in Spain. Its one of the few Bass fishing lakes in Europe and certainly the most popular. A eight folks from the Heidelberg area just returned from a we Klong trip Down there. The group reported the fishing for Large Mouth Bass was excellent. Look out. They say they actually lost count of How Many fish they caught but they kept track of who caught the biggest fish. So it All sounds legit. The fish were hitting Spinne baits Crank baits and plastic Worms. Fishing was in mostly shallow water around flooded tree areas Bushes and rocks. Frank Barolet caught the biggest fish weighing 4 pounds 6 ounces on a hellbender Crank bait. The second largest weighing four pounds even was pulled in by Mike Barber. And they All caught numerous three Pounders. Other anglers in the group were fat Dilong Brian Mullen Tim of Brien Ron Lucyt Dennis Augustine and Richard Rowland Lake Caspe is located in an area with a few mountains next to the Ebro River about 6 1 Miles Southeast of  in be Ever known who fished there had nothing but Good things to say about the Bass fishing. I understate Libere is now a Lull service Camp ground on the Shore of the Lake Complete with hot showers and a Small store. A. A it s important to plan ahead anyone interested in i fishing there should Call the recreation Supply shop at Zaragoza a Telephone military 724-2562. Information May. Also be obtained by calling 724-2376. A a a / 7. A Ojai Reed the first woman  to fish the previously All men professional i3assmas1er tournament Trail finished a in 5.8th place in the. Bas master Missouri invitational held recently on Harry s Truman Reservoir near Clinton to with eight Bass weighing 22 pounds 4 ounces Reed finished Only 1 Pound 11 ounces out of the Money in the Field of 234 of the nation s top Bass pros. Rick Clun the Winner of the event took a total of 15 Bass weighing 55 pounds 3 ounces. Reed is a 55-Ycar-old grandmother of three she is the former Basso Gal world Champion and former lady Bass Angler of the year. Asked about her debut on the circuit she replied a i think it went a Little bit smoother than i had first thought. I caught some fish and i m Happy about it. She is considering fishing the Bas master circuit next year. A i m looking at some sponsors and several other tilings a she said Reed who comes from broken Bow. Okla. Had her work Cut out for her during the Loum Ament week. Since she s in the process of acquiring a new boat she fished the Missouri invitational from the unfamiliar boats of her partners. Reed also had to be flexible enough to change her fishing style every Day. It had three Quot different . Basically they were All three on different types of  she a. Said a v i a a a a a a a a the Heidelberg Rod and gun club will conduct a fishing class june 15 at the club House near of Torsheim. The class will Start at. 9 311. . And. Is free for club members. Non members May take the class Tor $9, successfully Complete the a purse will re Cevic a certificate of examination required to obtain a German fishing License. Fishing a is fun in Europe so this is a Good Opportunity. For More information tall the Heidelberg Rod and gun club at 06202-51193. A. A the Star und strip Olaf s Lynn has a Ball by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Mike Lynn knows How to make an Entrance. A a a  ,. When the world league of american football kicked Olf on March 23 with a a Battle Between two unknown european. Teams a the Frankfurt Galaxy and the London monarchs a Lynn delivered the game Ball via  weeks and a few Days later the president of the world league of amen a can football wanted to top that feat by delivering the world bowl Ball again via air this time by Parachute and this time by someone More qualified to spiral Down to Earth with nothing More than a Pouch stuffed with a Nylon Parachute and an unyielding Faith in it.,. The British government  let  world bowl a the Olaf s version of the super bowl a kicks off sunday at 5 25 . . Time in London a Wembley stadium with one. Of those same european teams Lynn watched in week 1 playing another european team. The monarchs 10-1 will try to avenge a 20-17 loss in the final week of the season when the Barcelona dragons 9-2 travel to Wembley. Don t look for falling objects. A we were looking into having someone drop in by Parachute but the British air regulations told us we  have flyovers so. In a going to sit up in the stands and just enjoy the game a said Lynn the former Minnesota Vikings general Manger during a tuesday conference Call from world bowl Headquarters in London. _ y if you see Lynn smiling it wont be the first time this season Lynn has to like 1 the we aft a popu Arity in Europe where its three teams Lave averaged More than 33,000 fans a tame Lynn had planned on possibly breaking 15,000 fans a game 2 the luminance of european teams Over North american teams the three euro ican teams lost a combined three games against North american teams and Only world league president Mike Lynn talks to one european team lost to a North american team to. European 3 Olaf game Day merchandise sales in Europe Barcelona sold an astounding $ 155,000 Worth of world league merchandise after a Home game y a a in Mon pretty much of a High right now a Lynn said. A when we started eve. Cry one Felt this european division would be at a competitive disadvantage and to have two european teams playing for the league title a. It provides a spectacular finish to a season a Heck a that i feel we just started a few weeks ago. I m used to playing a 20-game season and having an extensive training Camp.�?�. Attendance in the . And North America in the 25,000-Range also surpassed original expectations. A i was so afraid of drawing Only 7,000 or 9.000 a name in Europe it kept me  amps l Eiri matl Lewis or Frankfurt a opening night crowd March 23 beside London kicker Phil Alexander. At night a Lynn said. The bad news to ratings were consistently below 3.0 the ensure season and the Quality of Competition new York new Jersey quarterbacks were sacked 68 times in the 10-game season has t been what Lynn had hoped. A a we re not satisfied with our ratings i think in be made myself Clear on that Many times and that is the number one thing on my Agenda when we have the league staff meetings a he said. A As for getting Quality  the. Olaf next season Lynn said he Hopes to work out a system where the nil could a a loan a player to a Olaf club to. Get playing time and Sharpen his skills in the off season. A few such players did that this year Kansas City chiefs quarterback Mike Elkins Sacramento chiefs linebacker Tracy Sirrien Mon Treal and new Orleans guard cent i Bobby sign Barcelona. Lynn Hopes to establish a 2-to-l ratio of players lotto the in l to players borrowed from the nil but he sees that As a dream at this stage. A if we lose 15 players to the nil wed like to get 30 backs he said. A i done to know if that a possible but it certainty would be a help to the world la ague. It uan t be a one Way Street h has to be Attoway Street in order for this league to improve. A of look at  like Rich Gannon a Vikings Reserve a a lion a be perfect for this league. Rich Gannon never played a Down his first three years in the Nix. He could be getting some work in our league -1 know what the coaches Are saying they a rather have him in an of season Camp. There a nothing that can replace that game experience.   
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