TABLE OF CONTENTS
APRIL-MAY 2020 | VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 3
FEATURES
THE MAN THAT WAS FORREST L. WOOD
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HANK PARKER PAYS TRIBUTE TO FISHING’S GREATEST
GENTLEMAN, FORREST L. WOOD — Hank Parker with Joe Sills
TIDAL STRATEGIES
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8 TIPS FROM A PAIR OF TIDAL HAMMERS ON THE
EAST AND GULF COASTS — Jody White
IT’S PERSONAL
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FOR LANCE FREEMAN, THE ASIAN CARP CRISIS
HIT HOME – AND HE’S HITTING BACK — Justin Onslow
WELLSPRING OF BASS
NATURAL SPRINGS, IF YOU CAN FIND THEM, CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO INCREDIBLE FISHING — Curtis Niedermier
TREBLE TROUBLE
HOW TO GET TREBLE-HOOK LURES IN AND OUT
OF SNAGGY SITUATIONS — Sean Ostruszka
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UP FRONT
FIRST CAST — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
SOLUNAR TABLES
SCREEN TIME
THE FRONT PAGE — Edited by Justin Onslow
COLUMNS
NEWELL’S NOTES — Rob Newell
BALOG ON BASS FISHING — Joe Balog
CONSERVATION — TJ Maglio
TACTICAL BASSIN — Matt Allen and Tim Little
THE JUICE
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HOW TO MAKE A BUZZBAIT SQUEAK — Jody White
TIM FREDERICK’S SECRET WEAPON FOR CATCHING
SHALLOW BASS IN FLORIDA — Justin Onslow
THE TOURNAMENT REPORT
REVIEW: 13 FISHING TRASH PANDA
POPPIN’ FROG — Matt Williams
GEARING UP: NEW PRODUCTS FOR ANGLERS
Q&A: JORDAN LEE — Joel Shangle
THE BASS FEDERATION UPDATES
THE LAST CAST — Justin Onslow
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ON THE COVER: FORREST L. WOOD — PHOTO BY SHANE DURRANCE
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