TABLE OF CONTENTS
JANUARY 2017 | VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 1
2017 TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
A COMPLETE LOOK AT FLW’S TOURNAMENT TRAILS
IT’S SNOWING?
WE’RE DEFINITELY GOING!
FALLING SNOW RINGS THE DINNER BELL FOR
WINTER BASS — TJ Maglio
DEPARTMENTS
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TAKEOFF (continued)
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SOLUNAR TABLE 8
NEWS&NOTES
COLUMNS
NEWELL’S NOTES — Rob Newell
FOR THE RECORD — Colin Moore
TAKEOFF
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IN SEASON — Paul Strege & Curtis Niedermier 16
BASS UNDER ICE — TJ Maglio 18
SPOONING DOCKS — Curtis Niedermier
PRESPAWN GRASS TRANSITIONS — David Brown
CHASING 50 CONSECUTIVE LIMITS — Curtis Niedermier 20
RIGGING BOATS FOR FISHING GRASS — Joe Balog 26
ANGLER PROFILE: BRANDON COBB — Sean Ostruszka
GEAR
EDITOR’S NOTE — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
FEATURES
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PRODUCT REVIEW: TEAM LEW’S CUSTOM
PRO SPEED SPOOL SLP SERIES — Matt Williams 32
FIRST LOOK — Colin Moore 40
BREAKING DOWN PUNCHING GEAR — Matt Williams
ON TOUR
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COSTA FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP — Jody White 62
KERR LAKE BFL REGIONAL — Brian Cope 67
LAKE CHICKAMAUGA BFL REGIONAL — Richard Simms
KENTUCKY LAKE BFL REGIONAL — Curtis Niedermier
LAKE SEMINOLE BFL REGIONAL — Dan O’Sullivan
LAKE DARDANELLE BFL REGIONAL — Bryan Hendricks
LAKE HARTWELL BFL REGIONAL — Brian Cope
LAKE OF THE OZARKS BFL WILD CARD — Marc Rogers
17 BACK END
19 BACKLASH WITH MATT AREY — Sean Ostruszka
THE BASS FEDERATION — Dan Johnson
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