TABLE OF CONTENTS
APRIL 2018 | VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 3
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FEATURES
THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
TAKEOFF (continued)
HOW TO DEAL WITH RISING WATER
AND FLOODED COVER — Rob Newell 64
4 BUZZBAIT PATTERNS THAT
NEVER WENT OUT OF STYLE — Ken Duke 70
EDITOR’S NOTE — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
FLW FOUNDATION UPDATE — Kathy Fennel
NEWS&NOTES
SOLUNAR TABLE 4
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BASS FISHING SKILLS ARE UNIVERSAL — Rob Newell
A LOOK AT THE LURE MARKET — Colin Moore 18
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IN SEASON — Paul Strege
THE RIGHT WAY TO WAKE — Curtis Niedermier
MONITORING THE RESOURCE — TJ Maglio
7 SIMPLE TIPS TO REDUCE COSTS — Sean Ostruszka 24
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THE BUZZ IS BACK
DEPARTMENTS
COLUMNS
TAKEOFF
GETTING THE JUMP ON NORTHERN RIVERS — Curtis Niedermier
REGIONAL BAIT COLORS — Curtis Niedermier
PROFILE: ALEX DAVIS, MARSHALL DEAKINS — Rob Newell
BASS BOAT WRAPS — Joe Balog
TIPS FOR KAYAK PADDLING EFFICIENCY — Bridgett Howard 34
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13 FISHING CONCEPT Z REVIEW — Matt Williams
TUBES FOR TEXAS RIGGING — Matt Williams
NEW PRODUCTS
THE LIGHT-LINE, LONG-ROD PROGRAM — Matt Straw 52
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FLW TOUR, LAKE OKEECHOBEE — Sean Ostruszka
FLW TOUR, HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES — Curtis Niedermier
COSTA FLW SERIES, LAKE HAVASU — Jody White
COSTA FLW SERIES, SAM RAYBURN — Rob Newell
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE RESULTS
YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING RESULTS
BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING RESULTS 78
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GEAR
ON TOUR
BACK END
THE BASS FEDERATION — Dan Johnson
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BACKLASH WITH BRANDON McMILLAN — Sean Ostruszka 96
COVER PHOTO BY KYLE WOOD
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