The Japanese Way: Using Techniques From Across the Pacific on U.S. Summer Bass Lakes
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It's a fine summer Saturday, and all week you've been looking forward to fishing today. But when you arrive at the lake at 5 a.m., you find 27 other boats in line ahead of you at the ramp. By the time you get on the water, hordes of anglers are already pummeling the local bass population with spinnerbaits, crankbaits, swimbaits, and topwater plugs. Worse, the dreaded weekend armada of wake-making pleasure boats and personal watercraft is beginning to show up, and it won't be long until the lake turns into a churning maelstrom.
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