TABLE OF CONTENTS
OCTOBER 2017 | VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 7
FORREST WOOD CUP
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ATKINS MAKES MAGIC ON MURRAY
27-YEAR-OLD ROOKIE WINS THE CUP — Rob Newell 42
PATTERNS OF THE TOP 20 57
2017 CUP CONTENDERS
5 MORE CUP OBSERVATIONS
LESSONS LEARNED ON LAKE MURRAY — Curtis Niedermier 86
BREAKING DOWN THE CUP
FACTS AND FIGURES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA 88
WHERE IT WAS WON 90
KEY BAITS FROM THE CUP 92
OFF THE WATER AT THE FORREST WOOD CUP 94
EDITOR’S NOTE — Curtis Niedermier
FISHING EXPOSED
NEWS&NOTES
SOLUNAR TABLE 4
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KEY AREAS OF THE TOP 10
TOP 10 TACKLE
AT THE SHOW
DEPARTMENTS
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COLUMNS
IT’S ALL ABOUT “WE” — Rob Newell
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BOBBY BARE STILL PICKS, SINGS AND FISHES — Colin Moore 18
LEARN TO FIND BASS, NOT WAYPOINTS — Clark Wendlandt 20
TAKEOFF
IN SEASON — Paul Strege
DOWNSIZE FOR AUTUMN SCHOOLERS — Curtis Niedermier
BASS PERFORMANCE — TJ Maglio
BRENT ANDERSON’S AUTUMN APPROACH — Curtis Niedermier
ANGLER PROFILE: COLE FLOYD — Joe Sills
THE SPIN ON PROPS — Joe Balog
ON TOUR
COSTA FLW SERIES, 1000 ISLANDS — Jody White
COSTA FLW SERIES, POTOMAC RIVER — Jody White
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE RESULTS
YETI COLLEGE FISHING ALL AMERICA TEAM
YETI COLLEGE FISHING RESULTS — Chad Love
STUDENT ANGLER FEDERATION FINALES — Colin Moore
BACK END
THE BASS FEDERATION — Dan Johnson
BACKLASH WITH JUSTIN ATKINS — Sean Ostruszka
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COVER PHOTO BY CHARLES WALDORF
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