TABLE OF CONTENTS
WINTER 2020 | VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 1
FEATURES
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TOUR LIFE
MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER 54 WHAT’S THE SECRET
TO THRIFT’S GREATNESS? 62 FISHING
LESSONS FROM THE ROAD 70 GEAR
WHAT MLF’S ACQUISITION OF FLW MEANS
FOR ANGLERS AND FANS
AFTER SPENDING SEVERAL DAYS SHADOWING THE
NORTH CAROLINA PRO, THE AUTHOR REALIZES IT’S NOT
WHAT YOU THINK — Joe Balog
WHAT I LEARNED FROM A CROSS-COUNTRY
BASS FISHING ROAD TRIP — Matt Allen
DEPARTMENTS
EDITOR’S NOTE — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
SOLUNAR TABLES
THE MILK RUN — Edited by Justin Onslow
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PROFILE: DYLAN HAYS — Sean Ostruszka
ADVICE: TAKE NOTES FOR PREPARATION — Joel Willert
TOURNAMENT-WINNING TECHNIQUES
TOURNAMENT NEWS 20
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STEVE CLAPPER, LEGEND OF THE NORTH — Joe Balog
DIALING IN WINTER CRANKBAITS — Matt Williams
BASS METABOLISM BASICS — TJ Maglio 30
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ST. CROIX LEGEND GLASS ROD REVIEW — Matt Williams
A FIRST LOOK AT NEW GEAR — Curtis Niedermier
DROP-SHOT KNOWLEDGE — Sean Ostruszka
BASIC POWER-STEERING MAINTENANCE — Joe Balog 42
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THE BASS FEDERATION
BACKLASH WITH ANDREW UPSHAW — Sean Ostruszka 76
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