TABLE OF CONTENTS
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2023 | VOL . 22 | ISSUE 6
PHOTO BY PHOENIX MOORE
PHOTO BY MLF
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COLUMNS
20 NEWELL ’ S NOTES How VanDam changed the game — Rob Newell
26 THE TINKERER The voodoo of lure colors — Sean Ostruszka
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FEATURES
30 THE WALKING WOUNDED Bass fishing ’ s injury report — Mitchell Forde
36 BECKER ’ S AOY SURGE Rookie claims Bally Bet trophy — Rob Newell
44 NELSON ’ S AOY RUN : A return to the mountaintop — Mitchell Forde
51 STAYING POWER The vibrating jig , 20 years later — Michael Pehanich
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the juice
60 GEARING UP : ICAST 2023 CRANKBAITS
— Mitchell Forde
64 BILL ME Crankbait bill science 101 — Sean Ostruszka
70 PRODUCT REVIEW St . Croix SEVIIN casting reel — Matt Williams
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tournaments
78 TOURNAMENT REPORT
80 Q & A : MARSHALL ROBINSON — Matt Naber
83 THE BASS FEDERATION — Mitchell Forde
88 THE LAST CAST — Jay Chuppe
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COVER PHOTO BY PHOENIX MOORE |
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