TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2017 | VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 6
FEATURES
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BREAKING DOWN BRYAN THRIFT
THE 2017 AOY — Colin Moore 56
BRADLEY DORTCH IS THE FLW TOUR ROY — Joe Sills 62
CALIFORNIAN GRINDS TO THE TOP — David A. Brown 64
CONQUERING FEAR
HARAGUCHI WINS COY HONORS
POWERING UP FOR BIG-WATER
SMALLMOUTHS
CHRIS JOHNSTON LEAVES DRIFT SOCKS BEHIND WHEN
HUNTING FOR OPEN-WATER BRONZE — Jody White
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DEPARTMENTS
EDITOR’S NOTE — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
NEWS&NOTES
SOLUNAR TABLES
COLUMNS
MAKING A CASE FOR FALL FISHING — Rob Newell
A DIFFERENT SORT OF THERAPY — Colin Moore
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TAKEOFF
IN SEASON — Paul Strege
BIG CORK POPPIN’ — TJ Maglio
FISH CARE 101 — TJ Maglio
DIALING IN THE SUMMER CREEK BITE — Chad Love
2017 BASSMETRICS — Curtis Niedermier
ANGLER PROFILE: TAYLOR ASHLEY — Sean Ostruszka
BATTERY MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE — Joe Balog 20
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SPRO SPIT SHAD REVIEW — Matt Williams
THE PUNCH SHOT RIG — David A. Brown
8 FEET AND BEYOND — Matt Williams
FIRST LOOK — Colin Moore 44
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GEAR
ON TOUR
2017 FORREST WOOD CUP QUALIFIERS
FLW TOUR, POTOMAC RIVER — Sean Ostruszka
COSTA FLW SERIES, KENTUCKY LAKE — David A. Brown
COSTA FLW SERIES, LAKE CHAMPLAIN — Jody White
T-H MARINE FLW BFL ALL-AMERICAN — David A. Brown
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE RESULTS
COLLEGE FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP — Rob Newell
HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP — Curtis Niedermier 76
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THE BASS FEDERATION — Dan Johnson
BACKLASH WITH BUDDY GROSS — Sean Ostruszka 104
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