TABLE OF CONTENTS
FALL 2018 | VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 7
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FEATURES
REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
COLUMNS
CLENT DAVIS GOES FROM NEARLY QUITTING THE
SPORT TO WINNING THE FORREST WOOD CUP WITH
A REMARKABLE FINAL-DAY RALLY — Sean Ostruszka 32
PATTERNS OF THE 2018 CUP CONTENDERS 44
THE TOP 20
BY THE NUMBERS
FACTS AND FIGURES FROM OUACHITA — Curtis Niedermier 60
TOP 10 TACKLE
KEY BAITS FROM THE CUP 64
EDITOR’S NOTE — Curtis Niedermier
FLW FOUNDATION UPDATE — Kathy Fennel
NEWS&NOTES
SOLUNAR TABLES 4
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DEPARTMENTS
“CARP”-E DIEM — Rob Newell
FRANK OWENS CALLS IT QUITS — Colin Moore 12
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IN SEASON — Paul Strege
SNAP-JIGGING FALL SMALLIES — Kyle Wood
HOW RESERVOIRS AGE — TJ Maglio
THE OFFSEASON SPONSOR REPORT — Joe Balog
SAFETY EQUIPMENT — Joe Balog 18
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COSTA FLW SERIES, LAKE ERIE — Colin Moore
COSTA FLW SERIES, 1000 ISLANDS — Kyle Wood
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS 68
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THE BASS FEDERATION — Dan Johnson
BACKLASH WITH CLENT DAVIS — Sean Ostruszka 72
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TAKEOFF
ON TOUR
BACK END
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