TABLE OF CONTENTS
MAY-JUNE 2017 | VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 4
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FEATURES
HOW JASON LAMBERT
BLASTS LEDGE BASS
THE TENNESSEE PRO SHARES HIS BEST
OFFSHORE-FISHING ADVICE — Joe Sills
EYES ON EELGRASS
TAKEOFF (continued)
EDITOR’S NOTE — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
NEWS&NOTES
SOLUNAR TABLES
COLUMNS
NEWELL’S NOTES — Rob Newell
FOR THE RECORD — Colin Moore
TAKEOFF
THE PUMPKINSEED PATTERN — Curtis Niedermier 24
ANGLER PROFILE: STEPHEN PATEK — Colin Moore 32
BRYAN THRIFT’S GREATEST HITS — Curtis Niedermier
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AS EELGRASS EXPANDS ITS RANGE, NEW PATTERNS ARE
EMERGING FOR SAVVY ANGLERS — Steve Calhoun
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DEPARTMENTS
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BOAT RIGGING FOR OFFSHORE FISHING — Joe Balog
GEAR
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THE MENDOTA RIG — Curtis Niedermier 52
HEAVY HARDWARE HAULERS — Matt Williams
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FIRST LOOK — Colin Moore
ON TOUR
FLW TOUR, HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES — Rob Newell 76
COSTA FLW SERIES, LAKE SEMINOLE — Rob Newell 84
FLW TOUR, LAKE CUMBERLAND — Rob Newell
COSTA FLW SERIES, LAKE DARDANELLE — Bryan Hendricks
T-H MARINE FLW BFL RESULTS
YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING OPEN — Colin Moore
COLLEGE & HIGH SCHOOL FISHING RESULTS — Chad Love
18 BACK END
THE SPAWN CONTINUUM — TJ Maglio 22 BACKLASH WITH JAY KENDRICK — Sean Ostruszka
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MINN KOTA ULTREX 112 — Matt Williams IN SEASON — Paul Strege
THE BUTT WORM — Joe Sills
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THE BASS FEDERATION — Dan Johnson
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