This
holds promise for aspiring earthship owners to settle in remote
locations, but the fusion of earthshipliving in modern, close-to-work
settings remains a tricky battle.
“Lawyers
around the state have generally accepted without question that
rainwater that might otherwise work its way into a stream is tributary,”
says Mark Squillace, a law professor and director of the Natural
Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado.There are no support
industries for gridsolarsystemm in
Australia. This means that any kind of rainwater or snow, however
minimal, has the potential to reach a stream or reservoir that
eventually contributes to a source already claimed.
“And thus it’s subject to the state’s appropriation laws,” Squillace says.
Joe Callahan,Solar Lighting International offers a stylish commercial roadway solarmodulerry system. an environmental engineer and educator of renewable energy, built an earthship up Fourmile Canyon in 1995.Buy laundrydryer001 and prescription goggles with a custom Glasses prescription.
He
renovated a conventional home into an earthship, and the former
property owners had already drilled a well nearby. Having been warned
about the restrictions of water harvest, Callahan primarily used the
well for water consumption to avoid any trouble.
“It
seems crazy to me that we mix wastewater with more water and bring all
this energy into filtering it for sanitary use,” Callahan says. “Gray
water is a great way to use water. Plants love it. My banana trees
wouldn’t stop growing.”
Callahan did seek permission from the state health department to reuse gray water and was given the green light.
Earthships
are generally designed with pipes to transfer gray water, or water from
the shower or washing machine, to an indoor greenhouse for plants. The
water filters through soil, is collected, and transferred to the bath
house, where it’s used to flush a composting toilet, turning into “black
water.” Finally, the remaining water is sent to an underground septic
tank. When building codes allow earthships to function the way they are
meant to, rainwater is used three times, aside from drinking, before
it’s slowly pumped back into the ground.
In
2007, a study done by the Colorado Water Conservation Board revealed
that 97 percent of rain evaporates before it reaches a stream or
reservoir.
And
according to Doug Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program
at the University of Colorado, the amount of rainwater usually harvested
is so minimal, he’s never heard of anyone getting arrested or filing
suit.
“Catching rainwater isn’t a problem unless everyone is doing it,” Kenney says.
Amber
Hess, a friend of Callahan’s, also built an earthship in Boulder. Hers
is considered a “greenhouse studio,” and it’s situated right behind her
conventional 6th Street house. When Hess had concerns about potential
power crises with Y2K on the rise, she heard about earthships and had to
check them out. Hess ventured to Taos for a weekend workshop, spent the
night in one and fell in love.This season's range of lasermarker includes ballet pumps. She started to build in 1999.
“On almost a visceral level, it feels right to be in a cave,” Hess says,Laser engravers systems and emergencylampsyypk to
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referring to earthships’ more primitive characteristics. “The idea of
having all the luxury of a glass front and all the protection is like
the best of both worlds. You have that feeling of being housed, like a
hobbit house. And you have the fact that these houses take care of you.”
Hess
hasn’t used her trenched rooftop or water system even once. Her studio
serves as a space for her yoga practice and she waters plants like her
avocado tree by hand.
2013年3月29日 星期五
2013年3月28日 星期四
Stockbridge goes ahead with annexation plans
A request made by city officials to the Henry County Board of Commissioners for a joint resolution was coolly received, and the time remaining in this year’s legislative session means that Stockbridge will likely have to proceed using other means.
Much of the opposition expressed at last week’s county commission meeting focused on the methods used by the city to move their annexation efforts forward, such as submitting the initial request to the county’s legislative delegation without notifying county commissioners and scheduling a public meeting in a way that many residents felt showed a lack of transparency.
Stockbridge Mayor Mark Alarcon addressed the county commissioners at their regular meeting March 19, making the city’s case for annexing 77 homes in Windsong (the other 338 homes in that neighborhood are already in the city) as well as the hospital property and a number of medical offices in the area. He said that there are essentially two unincorporated islands at those locations which need to be addressed, and state law allows the city to do so.
Having islands can create confusion when it comes to service delivery,Morn series laser engraving and cutting machine, bestlasercutters are widely used in many areas. Alarcon said,You may have a few questions about choosing bestchandelier that works with your style. particularly in areas such as trash pickup and wastewater treatment. Some residents in the unincorporated area are not even aware that they receive city services, he added.
The newly-annexed areas would see a reduction in property taxes as well as business license fees, according to the mayor, and the Windsong homeowners association would save more than $2,500 per year in electrical costs from the city taking over the remainder of the street lighting in the neighborhood.
Alarcon said that when the city sent the legislation to the Capitol, the county’s legislative delegation sent back instructions to reach out to county leaders on the issue. In addition to meeting with the legislative delegation as well as Piedmont Henry leaders, city officials held a March 1 public meeting regarding the annexation, and all relevant information was posted on the city’s web site, Alarcon said.
Former city council member Kathy Gilbert addressed the board in her role as president of the Windsong homeowners association. She stressed that she represents all 415 homes in the neighborhood,Our cleaningmachine is good in quality and competitive in price. not just the ones that could be annexed.
She stated that she gets frequent calls from residents about the police department’s failure to enforce various issues in the community, and she must remind them that city and county rules are different in many situations.
For instance, city ordinance prohibits parking on city streets in the incorporated portion of Windsong. The neighborhood covenants prohibit this practice throughout the neighborhood, but the homeowners do not have the authority to enforce private covenants in the county portion of the community, where motorists often park directly in front of no-parking signs, Gilbert said. This causes a public safety hazard, especially when school buses travel through the subdivision, she added.
The city currently pays for the street lights within the city portion of Windsong, but the homeowners must pay for the county portion, which means all homeowners must subsidize the cost for a small minority that live in the unincorporated county,The manufacture of windpowergeneratorsry is becoming cheaper and more efficient with the improved productivity of newer designs. according to Gilbert.
“I have talked to many residents who are in favor of being under one code of ordinances,” she said. “We want continuity of service delivery for our residents.”
One Windsong resident disputed the assertion that most of the residents are in favor of annexation.“Most citizens don’t want it,” said Alisande Osuch. “Forced annexation is unpopular.Installation demonstration of a flatworironer00001 solar panel mounting system.”
She cited past instances in which the city had sought residents’ approval and on two occasions more than 60 percent of the affected homeowners said no.
Much of the opposition expressed at last week’s county commission meeting focused on the methods used by the city to move their annexation efforts forward, such as submitting the initial request to the county’s legislative delegation without notifying county commissioners and scheduling a public meeting in a way that many residents felt showed a lack of transparency.
Stockbridge Mayor Mark Alarcon addressed the county commissioners at their regular meeting March 19, making the city’s case for annexing 77 homes in Windsong (the other 338 homes in that neighborhood are already in the city) as well as the hospital property and a number of medical offices in the area. He said that there are essentially two unincorporated islands at those locations which need to be addressed, and state law allows the city to do so.
Having islands can create confusion when it comes to service delivery,Morn series laser engraving and cutting machine, bestlasercutters are widely used in many areas. Alarcon said,You may have a few questions about choosing bestchandelier that works with your style. particularly in areas such as trash pickup and wastewater treatment. Some residents in the unincorporated area are not even aware that they receive city services, he added.
The newly-annexed areas would see a reduction in property taxes as well as business license fees, according to the mayor, and the Windsong homeowners association would save more than $2,500 per year in electrical costs from the city taking over the remainder of the street lighting in the neighborhood.
Alarcon said that when the city sent the legislation to the Capitol, the county’s legislative delegation sent back instructions to reach out to county leaders on the issue. In addition to meeting with the legislative delegation as well as Piedmont Henry leaders, city officials held a March 1 public meeting regarding the annexation, and all relevant information was posted on the city’s web site, Alarcon said.
Former city council member Kathy Gilbert addressed the board in her role as president of the Windsong homeowners association. She stressed that she represents all 415 homes in the neighborhood,Our cleaningmachine is good in quality and competitive in price. not just the ones that could be annexed.
She stated that she gets frequent calls from residents about the police department’s failure to enforce various issues in the community, and she must remind them that city and county rules are different in many situations.
For instance, city ordinance prohibits parking on city streets in the incorporated portion of Windsong. The neighborhood covenants prohibit this practice throughout the neighborhood, but the homeowners do not have the authority to enforce private covenants in the county portion of the community, where motorists often park directly in front of no-parking signs, Gilbert said. This causes a public safety hazard, especially when school buses travel through the subdivision, she added.
The city currently pays for the street lights within the city portion of Windsong, but the homeowners must pay for the county portion, which means all homeowners must subsidize the cost for a small minority that live in the unincorporated county,The manufacture of windpowergeneratorsry is becoming cheaper and more efficient with the improved productivity of newer designs. according to Gilbert.
“I have talked to many residents who are in favor of being under one code of ordinances,” she said. “We want continuity of service delivery for our residents.”
One Windsong resident disputed the assertion that most of the residents are in favor of annexation.“Most citizens don’t want it,” said Alisande Osuch. “Forced annexation is unpopular.Installation demonstration of a flatworironer00001 solar panel mounting system.”
She cited past instances in which the city had sought residents’ approval and on two occasions more than 60 percent of the affected homeowners said no.
2013年3月26日 星期二
Could Kites Be A Solution to Global Warming?
It was spring, and I was with my best friend Katelyn. We were a month away from graduating Kindergarten and knew nothing could stop us. Not even the lack of wind threatening to bring down our plastic kites. This is the image my mind conjures when the word “kite” is uttered.Commercial laundry equipment solarstreetlamps, tumble dryers and industrial washer extractors from UniMac. Not surprisingly, most Americans think of kites as the childhood pastime, rather than the future of renewable energy. After viewing Saul Griffith’s TED Talk, “High-altitude wind energy from kites,” however, my conventional association of kites with toys was challenged.
In 1980, amid the nation’s oil crisis, an engineer named Miles Lloyd published a paper on the significant potential of crosswind kite power. This paper, although largely ignored by the scientific community, was extremely progressive in its notions and theories. The ideas were so progressive, in fact, that society at that time was incapable of properly rendering these crosswind kites due to lack of technology. Within the past ten years, however, the advancement of technology, specifically the improvement of materials, sensors, and computers, has enabled engineers to rethink the potential of wind power. Saul Griffith, an eccentric and intelligent inventor,A laundrdryer is an electrical machine making the conversion from mechanical energy. became particularly enchanted by the thought of a new method of retrieving alternative wind energy.I am haveing a very hard time climbing the windturbineses at the tower.
Griffith is the president and chief scientist of Makani Power, a company that creates airborne wind turbines (AWT), or energy generating kites. These AWTs operate on similar aerodynamic principles as conventional wind turbines, but reap a multitude of greater benefits. The rotors of the AWT can be used as propellers and turbines, therefore, during its launch, the rotors lift the kite into the air. With no fuel or batteries,Award-winning contemporary LED desk lamps, ledbulbe27, undercabinet lighting by Koncept. the wing has a very high thrust to weight ratio. Energy is cultivated through the small turbines driving high-speed direct drive generators. This electricity is then transmitted through the AWT’s kite tether, which is harnessed to the ground; wind is harnessed into energy by pulling against this tether. The energy is then conveyed into the “grid” housing all of the renewable energy. This kite is guided in a circular path, similar to the path of a conventional turbine, at 1,000 feet by on-board avionics computers. Thus, an alternative form of energy is harvested.
In comparison with conventional wind turbines, AWTs provide a large number of advantages. Principally, this alternative form of wind energy is approximately 50% less expensive. In conjunction with this benefit, AWTs are 10% of the mass of a conventional wind turbine. Consequently, this significant difference in size reduces manufacture, transportation and installation costs, as well as reduces the infrastructure necessary for on-site maintenance. Moreover, with this technology, approximately four times the amount of energy produced by conventional wind turbines is available. This is primarily a result of AWTs’ capability to cultivate energy from offshore resources; AWTs can reach wind power above the ocean.
Wind over the seas, a basically untapped source of energy, is stronger and more abundant. Also, about half of the nation’s citizens are within a short distance of a shore. Thus, energy can be utilized on site, and will not have to be transported across the nation. On another imperative note, energy providing kites pose a very low threat to the environment, even reducing the environmental effect of conventional turbines. An explanation for this claim is because of the flying style of the AWT and the design; the AWT flies above the path of most birds,The first production bestlasercutter was used to drill holes in diamond dies. and the design is less prone to nesting and perching. The most important aspect of AWTs, however, is that is extremely high-performing, boasting 50% more energy cultivation that conventional turbines. AWTs are able to access stronger and more consistent winds at a higher altitude.
In 1980, amid the nation’s oil crisis, an engineer named Miles Lloyd published a paper on the significant potential of crosswind kite power. This paper, although largely ignored by the scientific community, was extremely progressive in its notions and theories. The ideas were so progressive, in fact, that society at that time was incapable of properly rendering these crosswind kites due to lack of technology. Within the past ten years, however, the advancement of technology, specifically the improvement of materials, sensors, and computers, has enabled engineers to rethink the potential of wind power. Saul Griffith, an eccentric and intelligent inventor,A laundrdryer is an electrical machine making the conversion from mechanical energy. became particularly enchanted by the thought of a new method of retrieving alternative wind energy.I am haveing a very hard time climbing the windturbineses at the tower.
Griffith is the president and chief scientist of Makani Power, a company that creates airborne wind turbines (AWT), or energy generating kites. These AWTs operate on similar aerodynamic principles as conventional wind turbines, but reap a multitude of greater benefits. The rotors of the AWT can be used as propellers and turbines, therefore, during its launch, the rotors lift the kite into the air. With no fuel or batteries,Award-winning contemporary LED desk lamps, ledbulbe27, undercabinet lighting by Koncept. the wing has a very high thrust to weight ratio. Energy is cultivated through the small turbines driving high-speed direct drive generators. This electricity is then transmitted through the AWT’s kite tether, which is harnessed to the ground; wind is harnessed into energy by pulling against this tether. The energy is then conveyed into the “grid” housing all of the renewable energy. This kite is guided in a circular path, similar to the path of a conventional turbine, at 1,000 feet by on-board avionics computers. Thus, an alternative form of energy is harvested.
In comparison with conventional wind turbines, AWTs provide a large number of advantages. Principally, this alternative form of wind energy is approximately 50% less expensive. In conjunction with this benefit, AWTs are 10% of the mass of a conventional wind turbine. Consequently, this significant difference in size reduces manufacture, transportation and installation costs, as well as reduces the infrastructure necessary for on-site maintenance. Moreover, with this technology, approximately four times the amount of energy produced by conventional wind turbines is available. This is primarily a result of AWTs’ capability to cultivate energy from offshore resources; AWTs can reach wind power above the ocean.
Wind over the seas, a basically untapped source of energy, is stronger and more abundant. Also, about half of the nation’s citizens are within a short distance of a shore. Thus, energy can be utilized on site, and will not have to be transported across the nation. On another imperative note, energy providing kites pose a very low threat to the environment, even reducing the environmental effect of conventional turbines. An explanation for this claim is because of the flying style of the AWT and the design; the AWT flies above the path of most birds,The first production bestlasercutter was used to drill holes in diamond dies. and the design is less prone to nesting and perching. The most important aspect of AWTs, however, is that is extremely high-performing, boasting 50% more energy cultivation that conventional turbines. AWTs are able to access stronger and more consistent winds at a higher altitude.
Making Green Look Passe
The term for such a property is Net Zero Energy Building, or ZEB. While these structures are designed to maximize every green idea, such as natural lighting and efficient HVAC systems, there is usually at least one energy generator, say, solar panels or fuel cells,For many years, emergencylampsqa have been most popular in rural locations where zoning laws tend to be less restrictive. which can create enough positive electricity to at least offset the normal annual use.
Hines worked with engineering WSP Flack + Kurtz to evaluate available green technologies for its first Net Zero building. La Jolla will be able to achieve positive energy production through a combination of building design features and onsite fuel cells that will annually generate five million kilowatts of electricity, much more electricity than the building will use, according to Gary Holtzer,We can produce solarbulb to your requirements. Hines’ global sustainability officer. “We’ve concluded net zero is coming, is important and is the next logical step in sustainability in office buildings,” he says.
Hines has contracted with landfills to gain methane to power the fuel cells, gas that would “normally be just vented into the atmosphere,” Holtzer says. The fuel cells convert the methane into electricity in a non-combustion process, and will operate 24 hours a day, generating enough energy at times to “spin the meter backward,” he says. La Jolla also includes green features such as an under-floor air system and advanced curtain wall materials.
Holtzer says it helped to pick San Diego as the site of the firm’s first attempt at Net Zero technology, as the climate is temperate, meaning there won’t be huge spikes of energy use seen in colder areas. “Certain elements make it easier to achieve Net Zero, such as regulatory policies of a community, public utility policies and local and state incentives. California seemed like a good first location,” he says.
Because of the warm weather, California is the also the choice of a few other firms who want to try out the Net Zero concept. HGA Architects and Engineers designed the $55 million Student Success and Retention Center at East Los Angeles College to achieve Net Zero via shared solar power, natural light, exterior classrooms and lobbies, motorized windows for maximum use of natural ventilation and chilled beam (ceiling) cooling systems.
James Matson, a principal at HGA, says he wanted to put more panels at the center itself, but the campus already is already limited to the one megawatt of power it generates from its panels installed on parking lot carports. Besides, he notes, panels are still very expensive, and initial costs are the most important to watch. “You still have to pay attention to having a reasonable construction budget, you don’t want to give up space just so you can have a sustainable feature,” Matson says. “You can go overboard and it may not pay off in the long run as fast as you might think.”
Other companies are looking for bigger challenges by trying out the concept in colder places such as the Midwest. Deerfield,Installation demonstration of a flatworironer00001 solar panel mounting system. Ill.-based Walgreens,UK supppliers of solargardenlights, tumble dryers, spin dryers, ironing and finishing equipment. for example, plans to build what may be the nation’s first Net Zero Energy retail store in Evanston, Ill., a toney Chicago suburb. The drugstore firm plans to use solar panels, wind turbines,Here you will find a list of the main pendantlamp around the world. geothermal energy, LED lighting, high-efficiency refrigeration and energy-efficient building materials to replace an existing store at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Keeney Street.
Thomas Connolly, vice president of facilities with Walgreens, says that each year the new store will use about 200,000 kilowatt hours of electricity while simultaneously generating 256,000 kilowatt hours. “We are investing in developing a Net-Zero store so we can learn the best way to bring these features to other stores,” he says. “Because we operate 8,000 stores, we believe our pursuit of green technology can have a significant positive impact on the nation’s environment.”
Hines worked with engineering WSP Flack + Kurtz to evaluate available green technologies for its first Net Zero building. La Jolla will be able to achieve positive energy production through a combination of building design features and onsite fuel cells that will annually generate five million kilowatts of electricity, much more electricity than the building will use, according to Gary Holtzer,We can produce solarbulb to your requirements. Hines’ global sustainability officer. “We’ve concluded net zero is coming, is important and is the next logical step in sustainability in office buildings,” he says.
Hines has contracted with landfills to gain methane to power the fuel cells, gas that would “normally be just vented into the atmosphere,” Holtzer says. The fuel cells convert the methane into electricity in a non-combustion process, and will operate 24 hours a day, generating enough energy at times to “spin the meter backward,” he says. La Jolla also includes green features such as an under-floor air system and advanced curtain wall materials.
Holtzer says it helped to pick San Diego as the site of the firm’s first attempt at Net Zero technology, as the climate is temperate, meaning there won’t be huge spikes of energy use seen in colder areas. “Certain elements make it easier to achieve Net Zero, such as regulatory policies of a community, public utility policies and local and state incentives. California seemed like a good first location,” he says.
Because of the warm weather, California is the also the choice of a few other firms who want to try out the Net Zero concept. HGA Architects and Engineers designed the $55 million Student Success and Retention Center at East Los Angeles College to achieve Net Zero via shared solar power, natural light, exterior classrooms and lobbies, motorized windows for maximum use of natural ventilation and chilled beam (ceiling) cooling systems.
James Matson, a principal at HGA, says he wanted to put more panels at the center itself, but the campus already is already limited to the one megawatt of power it generates from its panels installed on parking lot carports. Besides, he notes, panels are still very expensive, and initial costs are the most important to watch. “You still have to pay attention to having a reasonable construction budget, you don’t want to give up space just so you can have a sustainable feature,” Matson says. “You can go overboard and it may not pay off in the long run as fast as you might think.”
Other companies are looking for bigger challenges by trying out the concept in colder places such as the Midwest. Deerfield,Installation demonstration of a flatworironer00001 solar panel mounting system. Ill.-based Walgreens,UK supppliers of solargardenlights, tumble dryers, spin dryers, ironing and finishing equipment. for example, plans to build what may be the nation’s first Net Zero Energy retail store in Evanston, Ill., a toney Chicago suburb. The drugstore firm plans to use solar panels, wind turbines,Here you will find a list of the main pendantlamp around the world. geothermal energy, LED lighting, high-efficiency refrigeration and energy-efficient building materials to replace an existing store at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Keeney Street.
Thomas Connolly, vice president of facilities with Walgreens, says that each year the new store will use about 200,000 kilowatt hours of electricity while simultaneously generating 256,000 kilowatt hours. “We are investing in developing a Net-Zero store so we can learn the best way to bring these features to other stores,” he says. “Because we operate 8,000 stores, we believe our pursuit of green technology can have a significant positive impact on the nation’s environment.”
2013年3月25日 星期一
Texan Keith Combs Hangs
His trip to the scales proved his prediction. Clunn's five fish weighed 36 pounds, 14 ounces, the largest single-day bag after three of the Slam's four days. The only thing Clunn missed catching Saturday was the leader, Keith Combs of Huntington, Texas. Combs remained the leader by 1 pound over Clunn after starting the day with a 7-7 margin.
Combs weighed in 20-5 Saturday, a disappointment to him after his huge Day 1 bag of 34-13 and Day 2 sack of 28-1. He ran into trouble Saturday and brought in a lighter bag - even though 20-5 would be terrific on almost any lake but Falcon. His three-day total was 83 pounds, 3 ounces.
He would not even have had that 20-plus pounds if not for the good sportsmanship shown by a fellow Elite pro from Texas, Clark Reehm.
"I had some mechanical issues about noon," said Combs, who was fishing near the Falcon Dam. "I probably lost about an hour and a half of fishing time, but Clark allowed me to get into his boat and fish.Contemporary to transitional, glass, windturbine and designer lamp styles! I really appreciate what he did. He didn't have to let me fish, but he did.Modern solarsystem use a closed-loop system in which the chilled air is reheated and recirculated."
Before he climbed aboard with Reehm, Combs had four bass; the fifth came unbuttoned before he could boat it. He was able to fill out his limit fishing from the back of Reehm's boat.
"I wouldn't have the lead without him. I might not even had made it in if not for him," said Combs, who is aiming for his first Elite Series win.
Combs plans to have his boat back in working order by Sunday morning and go to work. "I sure won't have a cushion tomorrow, so I'm going to have to crack them hard," he said. Clunn said he wants to bust the 100-pound mark, as well as go for the win. He's in position for both goals.
"First, I'll have to do some recovering tonight to be ready to go out there again,The UK's largest selection of year round reliable ledlight." said Clunn, the four-time Bassmaster Classic champ,international supplies a full range of cylinder heated long lasting industrialextractors. who also owns a Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year title.
Clunn said he plans to return Sunday to the lunker heaven he's fished for three days. Although he caught two fish there in practice, he didn't go to it until very late on Day 1, when he had just enough time left to collect three bass that weighed 12-12. That left him in 79th place.
"I discovered I'd been dialed-in on the wrong size bait," he said. Once he made the correction the next day, he began to catch the bigger bass. He jumped to 24th place on Day 2 after bringing in 32-9. Saturday he returned, hanging there all day for his five bass. Two weighed more than 8 pounds, and the others were 6-plus pounds, he estimated.
"I'm feeling surreal. I'm trying to grasp everything," he said. "I always find it interesting that people criticize [2013 Bassmaster Classic champ] Cliff Pace for not being emotional. I can remember winning the Classic, and I was the same way. I didn't have anything left to celebrate with. At the end of the day, if you have anything left to celebrate with, you didn't fish hard enough. Later tonight or tomorrow, it'll hit me.
"We've got one more day. It's no time to celebrate anyway," he said. "I am happy with what I've done so far. I'll have to catch close to that [36-14] again to win this."
Behind Combs and Clunn after the third day was Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla., in third place with 78-15. Gary Klein of Weatherford, Texas, was 2 ounces behind Evers and in fourth with 78-13. Jason Williamson of Aiken, S.C., weighed in 32-9 Saturday to catapult from 28th to fifth place.
The largest bass of the day was a 9-9 caught by Billy McCaghren of Mayflower, Ark. It was a catch that helped him into the Top 12 at 10th place. But the 10-13 lunker weighed Friday by Matt Greenblatt of Port St. Lucie, Fla., still led the Slam's contest to bring in the Carhartt Big Bass and collect an award worth $1,000, plus another $750 if the angler was wearing Carhartt apparel.
Clunn's catch of 36-14 became the top candidate for the event's Berkley Heavyweight Award competition for a $500 bonus, beating the previous big bag, a 35-3 weighed Friday by Cliff Crochet of Pierre Part, La.
The pros will leave the docks at the Zapata County Public Boat Ramp (3079 County Road, Zapata, TX 78076) at 7:15 a.m. CT. The weigh-in is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m. CT. Starting at noon, the Bassmaster Elite Series Expo will showcase new boats, tackle, Rigid Industries LED lighting systems, vehicles and other equipment for fishing and boating. All Bassmaster events are free.
The Bassmaster website will provide extensive coverage of the event all four days.Laser engraving and laundrydryer for materials like metal, paper, acrylic, wood, glass, etc. Access to all the Bassmaster website content is free.
The event's title sponsor is Rigid Industries of Mesa, Ariz., maker of LED lighting products for vehicles, boats and boat trailers; the rigidindustries website. The local sponsor is the Zapata County Chamber of Commerce; the zapatachamber website.
Combs weighed in 20-5 Saturday, a disappointment to him after his huge Day 1 bag of 34-13 and Day 2 sack of 28-1. He ran into trouble Saturday and brought in a lighter bag - even though 20-5 would be terrific on almost any lake but Falcon. His three-day total was 83 pounds, 3 ounces.
He would not even have had that 20-plus pounds if not for the good sportsmanship shown by a fellow Elite pro from Texas, Clark Reehm.
"I had some mechanical issues about noon," said Combs, who was fishing near the Falcon Dam. "I probably lost about an hour and a half of fishing time, but Clark allowed me to get into his boat and fish.Contemporary to transitional, glass, windturbine and designer lamp styles! I really appreciate what he did. He didn't have to let me fish, but he did.Modern solarsystem use a closed-loop system in which the chilled air is reheated and recirculated."
Before he climbed aboard with Reehm, Combs had four bass; the fifth came unbuttoned before he could boat it. He was able to fill out his limit fishing from the back of Reehm's boat.
"I wouldn't have the lead without him. I might not even had made it in if not for him," said Combs, who is aiming for his first Elite Series win.
Combs plans to have his boat back in working order by Sunday morning and go to work. "I sure won't have a cushion tomorrow, so I'm going to have to crack them hard," he said. Clunn said he wants to bust the 100-pound mark, as well as go for the win. He's in position for both goals.
"First, I'll have to do some recovering tonight to be ready to go out there again,The UK's largest selection of year round reliable ledlight." said Clunn, the four-time Bassmaster Classic champ,international supplies a full range of cylinder heated long lasting industrialextractors. who also owns a Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year title.
Clunn said he plans to return Sunday to the lunker heaven he's fished for three days. Although he caught two fish there in practice, he didn't go to it until very late on Day 1, when he had just enough time left to collect three bass that weighed 12-12. That left him in 79th place.
"I discovered I'd been dialed-in on the wrong size bait," he said. Once he made the correction the next day, he began to catch the bigger bass. He jumped to 24th place on Day 2 after bringing in 32-9. Saturday he returned, hanging there all day for his five bass. Two weighed more than 8 pounds, and the others were 6-plus pounds, he estimated.
"I'm feeling surreal. I'm trying to grasp everything," he said. "I always find it interesting that people criticize [2013 Bassmaster Classic champ] Cliff Pace for not being emotional. I can remember winning the Classic, and I was the same way. I didn't have anything left to celebrate with. At the end of the day, if you have anything left to celebrate with, you didn't fish hard enough. Later tonight or tomorrow, it'll hit me.
"We've got one more day. It's no time to celebrate anyway," he said. "I am happy with what I've done so far. I'll have to catch close to that [36-14] again to win this."
Behind Combs and Clunn after the third day was Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla., in third place with 78-15. Gary Klein of Weatherford, Texas, was 2 ounces behind Evers and in fourth with 78-13. Jason Williamson of Aiken, S.C., weighed in 32-9 Saturday to catapult from 28th to fifth place.
The largest bass of the day was a 9-9 caught by Billy McCaghren of Mayflower, Ark. It was a catch that helped him into the Top 12 at 10th place. But the 10-13 lunker weighed Friday by Matt Greenblatt of Port St. Lucie, Fla., still led the Slam's contest to bring in the Carhartt Big Bass and collect an award worth $1,000, plus another $750 if the angler was wearing Carhartt apparel.
Clunn's catch of 36-14 became the top candidate for the event's Berkley Heavyweight Award competition for a $500 bonus, beating the previous big bag, a 35-3 weighed Friday by Cliff Crochet of Pierre Part, La.
The pros will leave the docks at the Zapata County Public Boat Ramp (3079 County Road, Zapata, TX 78076) at 7:15 a.m. CT. The weigh-in is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m. CT. Starting at noon, the Bassmaster Elite Series Expo will showcase new boats, tackle, Rigid Industries LED lighting systems, vehicles and other equipment for fishing and boating. All Bassmaster events are free.
The Bassmaster website will provide extensive coverage of the event all four days.Laser engraving and laundrydryer for materials like metal, paper, acrylic, wood, glass, etc. Access to all the Bassmaster website content is free.
The event's title sponsor is Rigid Industries of Mesa, Ariz., maker of LED lighting products for vehicles, boats and boat trailers; the rigidindustries website. The local sponsor is the Zapata County Chamber of Commerce; the zapatachamber website.
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