departments
SHAD SCHANCK
6 editor’s note
the forgotten runners-up | by Curtis Niedermier
8 fishing exposed
mixed greens
the shin show
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12 solunar tables
15 livewell
news and notes from around the lake
28 ask a biologist
protein-packed bass | by Dr. Steven Cooke
30 angler profile
roy hawk | by Colin Moore
34 fishin’ with the ranger man
forrest l. wood’s fishing wisdom
101 on tour
tournament coverage and highlights
114 tbf
what’s making news in the bass federation | by Dan Johnson
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120 last cast
a cupful of takeaways | by Rob Newell
on the cover
John cox
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