Syracuse.com - Figura writing this week about the Bassmaster Ramada Championship on Oneida Lake (Aug. 24-26)

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I'll also be monitoring such things as the crossbow bill, which sits on the governor's desk.

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<div id="asset-11465710" class="entry_widget_large entry_widget_sp_secondary"><span class="adv-photo-large"><img height="244" width="380" src="http://media.syracuse.com/outdoors/photo/11465710-large.jpg" class="adv-photo" alt="2009-08-16-sjp-bassmastersw.JPG" /><span class="photo-data"><span class="byline">Steven J. Pallone/The Post-Standard</span><span class="caption"> Chad Griffin of Texas won the 2009 Ramada Champion's Choice fishing tournament, the final event of the ESPN Bassmasters Elite Series season, with a grand total of over 65 lbs. of fish caught during the four days of competition at Oneida Lake.

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<p>I'll be providing comprehensive coverage of the prestigious Bassmaster Ramada Championship on Oneida Lake this week. The tournament begins Thursday morning at 7 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Sunday with the final weigh-in at the state fairgrounds. Look for updates, videos and lots of photos along the way in both The Post-Standard and on Syracuse.com.</p>

<p><strong>Friday:</strong><br />Wrapup of Day 1 of fishing.</p>

<p>Column: Notebook items from tourney, plus an update on the Lean2Rescue Team.</p>

<p><strong>Saturday:</strong><br />Wrapup of Day 2 of fishing, plus a short story on how the anglers will get their fish from Oneida Lake to the state fairgrounds to be weighed in both Saturday and Sunday.</p>

<p><strong>Sunday:</strong><br />Wrapup of Day 3 of fishing. plus notebook from the tournament and standings. (<em>Will also be monitoring whether governor signs new crossbow bill, which would essentially kill the DEC-endorsed, special firearms hunt during the Columbus Day weekend)</em> </p>

<p><strong>Monday:</strong><br />Wrapup of the final day of competition, winner of the tournament, plus announcement of who won the Angler of the Year Award for the 8-tournament Elite Series.. Both winners will get $100,000 checks.</p>

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