TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2023 | VOL . 22 | ISSUE 5
PHOTO BY TIFFANY PACE
PHOTO BY PHOENIX MOORE
PHOTO BY JOEL SHANGLE
PHOTO BY GARRICK DIXON
COLUMNS |
FEATURES |
the juice |
tournaments |
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18 NEWELL ’ S NOTES — Rob Newell
22 BALOG ON BASS FISHING — Joe Balog
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28 LIKE FATHER , LIKE SON — Joe Balog
36 THE FAMILY BUSINESS — Mason Prince
42 MASTER CRAFTERS — Sean Ostruszka
48 GENERAL TIRE TEAM SERIES DRAFT DAY — Joel Shangle
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64 REVIEW : DEPS SLITHERK HOLLOW BODY
— Matt Williams
68 BECOME A FROG PRINCE — Mike Pehanich
76 GEARING UP : FROG BOXES — Mitchell Forde
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84 TOURNAMENT REPORT
88 Q & A : EMIL WAGNER — Matt Naber
91 THE BASS FEDERATION — Mitchell Forde
96 THE LAST CAST — Jay Chuppe
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COVER PHOTO BY PHOENIX MOORE |
52 20 PLACES YOU SHOULD BE FISHING — Tyler Brinks |
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