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NEWS  & NOTES SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE 2016 FORREST WOOD CUP by Colin Moore LYNCH FEELS AT HOME WITH CUP CROWD SEEN & HEARD the 2016 Forrest Wood cup provided just the sort of laid- back atmosphere that country music star dustin lynch enjoys. lynch, who posed with a few dozen fans prior to his perform- ance for the weigh-in audience sunday, was reared just up the road from huntsville in tullahoma, tenn. lynch told a reporter that if he hadn’t pursued a career in music, he probably would be involved in the hunting and fish- ing industry. the concert was presented by Wdrm – 102.1 Fm country. “Fish it right, and a swimbait is like the antelope that breaks off from the herd when the lions get after them. He’s th e one that they’re going to go after.” – Byron Velvick, in his Expo seminar on swimbaits. CALIFORNIA PRO WINS RANGER BOAT GIVEAWAY 84 billy hines of Vacaville, calif., travelled a long way to reach the Forrest Wood cup in huntsville, ala., but it was well worth the trip for the costa FlW series Western division pro. hines’ name was drawn for the ranger Z521c powered by a 250-hp mercury giveaway. the boat giveaway, which was sponsored by WaFF 48, involved the thousands of fans who visited the three-day FlW expo in huntsville’s Von braun center and completed a form with their names and contact information. the drawing took place after the final weigh-in on sunday, aug. 7. as always, the expo was open free to the public. FLWFISHING.COM I OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2016