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SUMMeR 2019 | VolUMe 18 | ISSUe 3
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FEATURES
FLW CUP PREVIEW
LAKE HAMILTON, AUG. 9-11, 2019
BRUSH IT OFF
STRAIGHT TALK AND TRUTHS ABOUT
BRUSH PILE FISHING — Sean Ostruszka
DEPARTMENTS
PRESIDENT’S NOTE — Kathy Fennel
FISHING EXPOSED
NEWS&NOTES
SOLUNAR TABLES
THE MILK RUN — Edited by Justin Onslow
ON THE COVER
ANDREW UPSHAW ON DAY FOUR OF HIS
WIRE-TO-WIRE WIN AT CHEROKEE LAKE
photo by kyle wood
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FISHING
PROFILE: JAMES NIGGEMEYER — Sean Ostruszka
JERKBAITS AFTER THE PRESPAWN — Matt Williams
GET AHEAD WITH NED — Curtis Niedermier
ADVICE: HOW CLOSE IS TOO CLOSE — Jim Tutt
PORTER HALL, BIG-BASS JUNKIE — Joe Balog
INVASIVE SPECIES … IT’S COMPLICATED — TJ Maglio
MILK CRATE HACKS FOR KAYAKS — Joe Balog
TOURNAMENT-WINNING TECHNIQUES — Curtis Niedermier 22
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SHIMANO CURADO DC 150HG REVIEW — Matt Williams
A FIRST LOOK AT NEW GEAR — Curtis Niedermier
BOAT INSURANCE ADVICE — Joe Balog 48
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THE BASS FEDERATION
BACKLASH WITH GRAE BUCK — Curtis Niedermier 80
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GEAR
BACK END
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