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SHALLOW THOUGHTS

What’s your favorite season for catching bass? They all have their pros and cons. Spring bass are shallow and vulnerable. Summer bass tend to be stable and predictable. Winter fishing can be a challenge, but when you find one bass, you’re likely to find many more.

And the fall? Well, the fall is all that matters because that’s where we are right now, and fall bass fishing often exhibits the best qualities of the other three seasons combined. Just like spring, bass tend to be shallow now. And just like summer, their movements tend to be rather predictable. Finally, because bass tend to group up in pursuit of forage in the fall, finding one can mean finding the mother lode, just

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