TABLE OF CONTENTS
JULY 2017 | VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 5
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FEATURES
TAKEOFF (continued)
HAIR JIGS:
TOURNAMENT-PROVEN TACKLE
AT SOME POINT DURING THE SEASON THERE’S A HAIR JIG
AND A TACTIC FOR FISHING IT THAT’LL PUT MORE BASS IN
THE BOAT — Curtis Niedermier
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FORREST WOOD CUP PREVIEW
DEPARTMENTS
EDITOR’S NOTE — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
NEWS&NOTES
SOLUNAR TABLE
COLUMNS
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RIGGING FOR BIG WATER — Joe Balog
GEAR
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SHIMANO ZODIAS CRANKING ROD REVIEW — Matt Williams 42
BREAKING DOWN SWIM JIGS — Matt Williams 46
FLW TOUR, BEAVER LAKE — Rob Newell 80
COSTA FLW SERIES, GRAND LAKE — Rob Newell 88
FLW TOUR, MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Rob Newell
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CAROLINA RIGGING IN CURRENT — TJ Maglio
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A ROAD MAP TO TURNING PRO — Tom Redington
IN SEASON — Paul Strege
ANGLER PROFILE: JIM MOYNAGH — Sean Ostruszka
SUMMER SCHOOL — Chad Love
ON TOUR
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TAKEOFF
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4 WE ARE LIVE — Rob Newell
ANDY POSS CAN’T CATCH A BREAK — Colin Moore
ALL ABOUT THE SWIM BLADDER — TJ Maglio
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COSTA FLW SERIES, LAKE CHICKAMAUGA — Richard Simms 92
COSTA FLW SERIES, CAL DELTA — David A. Brown
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE RESULTS
YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING RESULTS
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BASS PRO SHOP HIGH SCHOOL FISHING OPEN RESULTS 102
BACK END
THE BASS FEDERATION — Dan Johnson
BACKLASH WITH TOM MONSOOR — Sean Ostruszka
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COVER PHOTO BY JAY SIEMENS
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