TABLE OF CONTENTS
JANUARY 2018 | VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 1
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FEATURES
TAKEOFF
PHOTO ESSAY:
CHASING THE DREAM
WE FOLLOWED YOUNG CANADIANS COOPER GALLANT
AND DANNY MCGARRY ON THEIR QUEST FOR A CHAMPI-
ONSHIP ON KENTUCKY LAKE — Photos by Matt Pace
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TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT
ON TOURNAMENT FISHING
TWO OF FLW’S BIGGEST STARS, SCOTT MARTIN AND
ANDY MORGAN, WEIGH IN ON DIFFERENT STYLES
OF TOURNAMENT PREPARATION — Ken Duke
DEPARTMENTS
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EDITOR’S NOTE — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
FLW FOUNDATION UPDATE — Kathy Fennel
NEWS&NOTES
SOLUNAR TABLE 4
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“CECIL-DINE” JOINS THE TOUR — Rob Newell
ROLAND STILL ROLLING — Colin Moore 10
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COLUMNS
IN SEASON — Paul Strege
THRIFT’S TAKE ON THE NED RIG — Curtis Niedermier
TYPES OF RESERVOIRS — TJ Maglio
STRATEGY FOR FISHING IN A CROWD — Sean Ostruszka
PRESPAWN EELGRASS PATTERNS — Tyler Brinks
2017 COSTA FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
BREAKDOWN — Curtis Niedermier
ANGLER PROFILE: SHANE LEHEW — Colin Moore
SERVICE TECH TIPS — Joe Balog 16
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THE 2018 TACKLE REPORT 32
COSTA FLW SERIES, LAKE OF THE OZARKS — Jody White
COSTA FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP — Jody White
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONALS
FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING OPEN RESULTS 70
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THE BASS FEDERATION — Dan Johnson
BACKLASH WITH CLARK REEHM — Sean Ostruszka 82
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GEAR
ON TOUR
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COVER PHOTO BY SEAN BUSHER
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