TABLE OF CONTENTS
JUNE-JULY 2023 | VOL . 22 | ISSUE 4
PHOTO BY GARRICK DIXON
PHOTO BY J . D . BLACKBURN
PHOTO COURTESY Z-MAN
PHOTO BY GARRICK DIXON
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FEATURES |
the juice |
tournaments |
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16 NEWELL ’ S NOTES — Rob Newell
20 BALOG ON BASS FISHING — Joe Balog
24 TACTICAL BASSIN — Matt Allen and Tim Little
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27 PUSHING TIN — Sean Ostruszka
34 STALKING SHALLOW SMALLMOUTH — Tyler Brinks
40 GENERAL TIRE TEAM SERIES — Mason Prince
46 THE MUST-HAVE BASS BAITS OF THE 90s
— Rob Newell
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52 REVIEW : Z-MAN HELLRAIZER — Matt Williams
56 LIVING ON THE ( L ) EDGE — Mike Pehanich
74 GEARING UP : TRAILERS — Joel Shangle
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70 TOURNAMENT REPORT
76 FISHERY SPOTLIGHT — Sean Ostruszka
80 Q & A : MITCH CRANE — Matt Naber
83 THE BASS FEDERATION — Edited by Mason Prince
88 THE LAST CAST — Jay Chuppe
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COVER PHOTO BY ROB MATSUURA |
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