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Let’s Talk Openly

NE OF most popular topics of conversation at the annual ICAST fishing trade show back in July was the new format for the St. Croix Bassmaster Opens presented by Mossy Oak Fishing. It had just been announced, and it seemed every time I shook hands with someone new, he or she had something to say about it.

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