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Don’t Think There’s Money in Kayak Fishing? Hobie Bass Open Series Pays Out $62K; Winner Ryan Lambert Pockets $30K
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PL Q&A Exclusive: Filmmaker Scott Blankenfeld Releases New Vid of Cali’s South Silver First Descent
First run in the late ‘90s, California’s South Silver drains the Sierra Nevada in a torrent of cascades, creating...
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