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February 17, 2006
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Last week I got a phone call from the organizer of a muskie tournament being held to benefit a very sick woman and her family. "Mike, I was hoping you could once again help me," Gary Dew said. He then told me of a one-day muskie tournament he is organizing March 18 at Kincaid Lake in southern Illinois. The entry cost is $120 per two-person team.

But unlike other muskie tournaments, this competition offers no cash or other prizes for the top finishers. Instead, the proceeds go to a family in need and contestants have a shot at winning a boat, motor and trailer.

Here is why Dew said he hoped I could help him.

"Terry and Janet Graeff own the Top of the Hill Bait Shop in Murphysboro, Ill.," ...

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