TABLE OF CONTENTS
APRIL 2017 | VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 3
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FEATURES
ROSE COMES FULL CIRCLE
WHAT ROSE’S RECORD-SETTING WINS
MEAN TO HIM — Joe Sills
ADVANCED BED-FISHING
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TACTICS AND TOURNAMENT STRATEGIES FOR WHEN
BASS ARE ON THE BEDS — Curtis Niedermier 52
WHY THIS REGION PRODUCES SO MANY
SKILLED PROS — Colin Moore 63
THE OZARK CONNECTION
DEPARTMENTS
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TAKEOFF (continued)
COMMON BASS INJURIES — TJ Maglio 22
ANGLER PROFILE: DAVID DUDLEY — Rob Newell 26
DIALING IN THE SHAD SPAWN — David A. Brown
BOAT RIGGING FOR SPEED — Joe Balog
GEAR
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FIRST LOOK — Colin Moore 46
4 ON TOUR
NEWS&NOTES 8 FLW TOUR, LAKE TRAVIS — Rob Newell
SOLUNAR TABLE
COLUMNS
NEWELL’S NOTES — Rob Newell
FOR THE RECORD — Colin Moore
TAKEOFF
IN SEASON — Paul Strege
CASTING A JIG — Curtis Niedermier
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PRODUCT REVIEW: 6TH SENSE POPPER — Matt Williams
BREAKING DOWN SPINNERBAITS — Matt Williams
EDITOR’S NOTE — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
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FLW TOUR, LAKE GUNTERSVILLE — Rob Newell 68
COSTA FLW SERIES, LAKE OKEECHOBEE — Rob Newell 76
COSTA FLW SERIES, LAKE HAVASU — David A. Brown
COSTA FLW SERIES, SAM RAYBURN — Rob Newell
YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING RESULTS — Chad Love
T-H MARINE FLW BFL RESULTS
BACK END
THE BASS FEDERATION — Dan Johnson
BACKLASH WITH MIYU FUKAE — Sean Ostruszka
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FRONT COVER PHOTO BY PATTERSON LEETH, INSIDE COVER PHOTO BY ANDY HAGEDON
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