TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEBRUARY-MARCH 2020 | VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 2
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FEATURES
DIGGING DITCHES
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HOW TWO TOP PROS BREAK DOWN THESE VAGUE YET
IMPORTANT STRUCTURES — Sean Ostruszka
GETTING TO KNOW
LOWRANCE LIVESIGHT
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OKLAHOMA PRO OVERCAME INCREDIBLE
CHALLENGES – ON AND OFF THE WATER – DURING
CAREER YEAR IN 2019 — Joel Shangle
SOUTHERN-FRIED BEDDING BRONZE
WHERE TO LOOK WHEN SOUTHERN SMALLMOUTHS
HEAD TO SPAWN — Sean Ostruszka
FIRST CAST — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
SOLUNAR TABLES
SCREEN TIME
THE FRONT PAGE — Edited by Justin Onslow
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COLUMNS
NEWELL’S NOTES — Rob Newell
BALOG ON BASS FISHING — Joe Balog
CONSERVATION — TJ Maglio
TACTICAL BASSIN — Matt Allen and Tim Little
HOW TO SET UP AND GET THE MOST OUT OF THE
ELECTRONICS GIANT’S FORWARD-LOOKING,
REAL-TIME SONAR — Tyler Brinks
EVERS’ GREATEST ACT
UP FRONT
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THE JUICE
MAKING A CASE FOR SPECIALTY RODS — Justin Onslow
DUDLEY, THRIFT: NEW BEGINNINGS
ON FAMILIAR WATERS — Joel Shangle
REVIEW: PLANO EDGE TERMINAL BOX — Matt Williams
GEARING UP: NEW PRODUCTS FOR ANGLERS
Q&A: COLE FLOYD — Sean Ostruszka
THE BASS FEDERATION UPDATES
THE LAST CAST — Justin Onslow
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ON THE COVER: JOSH DOUGLAS — PHOTO BY ROB MATSUURA
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