TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEBRUARY-MARCH 2024 | VOL . 23 | ISSUE 2
PHOTO BY BRANDON ROWAN
PHOTO BY JODY WHITE
PHOTO BY KORY SAVAGE
PHOTO BY ROB MATSUURA
COLUMNS
18 NEWELL ’ S NOTES Five from five after five — Rob Newell
22 BALOG ON BASS FISHING The heaviest hitters — Joe Balog
26 THE TINKERER The land of the rising sun ( and lures ) — Sean Ostruszka
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FEATURES
30 THE DRIVE FOR # 5 The fifth edition of REDCREST arrives on Lay Lake March 14 – 17 — Tyler Brinks
35 NEW TOOLS FOR A NEW AGE Lure designers , anglers molding new baits for the forward facing sonar era — Michael Pehanic
42 HOMEWORK HABITS TO ACE YOUR NEXT TOURNAMENT Studying fisheries like the pros — Mitchell Forde
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the juice
50 PRODUCT REVIEW Rapala CrushCity softbaits — Matt Williams
54 GEARING UP Mid-strolling minnows — Mitchell Forde
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tournaments
64 TOURNAMENT REPORT — Mitchell Forde
68 FISHERY SPOTLIGHT : Dale Hollow — Tyler Brinks
72 Q & A : DALTON HEAD — Matt Naber
75 THE BASS FEDERATION — Mitchell Forde
80 THE LAST CAST — Jay Chuppe
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