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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, October 25, 1967
World Champ Dwight Keefer holds prize and lure.
It's no 'fish story'
KU has another world champion.
Dwight Keefer, Overland Park sophomore, won the World Series of Freshwater Fishing at Long Lake, Wis., Oct. 14 and 15.
Keefer was selected to attend the meet after he won the Kansas championship held at Norton Reservoir Sept. 10 and 11.
The World Series consisted of two days fishing with the champion chosen by a point system. Black Bass were counted as three points per ounce, Walleye were two points, and Northern Pike were one point.
Keefer scored 749 points, catching about 16 pounds of black bass, a specie he's had considerable experience with in Kansas.
"Even though bass were the hardest fish to catch, I thought I would have my best chance with them," Keefer said. "I went up there a week early and did some experimenting.
"I found that they would hit the purple worm," he said, so he stuck with it rather than his other artificial bait, a scorpion lure.
It was a good guess as he
hooked seven or eight bass the first day but could keep only the five biggest, according to state fishing laws. All fishing was done from small, two-man boats. Before each round, all 50 contestants drew names to determine partners.
Keefer's biggest trouble in catching fish was the weather.
"Weather fronts come in so quickly that the fish move before you know it. One minute they will be in five feet of water, the next 20 feet. I just tried to keep up with them."
Keeper says his job in Kansas City, at Kansas' largest tackle shop, teaches him a lot about fishing.
"I work with Virgil Ward, Harold Ensley and Chuck Woods, some of the real professional fishermen," said Keefer. "They help me a lot."
Keefer has also appeared on television twice since becoming world champ.
Keefer's fishing has brought many prizes. The world's championship meant three trophies, one which is over three feet tall.
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