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CROSSING OVER Plan to Fish the Bahamas from Your Own Boat
WAHOO! 24 RED-HOT TIPS FROM THE GUY WHO WROTE
THE BOOK
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RIG YOUR BAIT RIGHT How to Avoid
Common Mistakes
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CATCH THE NEARSHORE SUMMER
BLUEFIN BLITZ Gear Up and Get Ready! We Tell You How — P. 82
SECRETS OF THE STRIP A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO RIGGING THE VENERABLE PANAMA BELLY STRIP PROTECT YOUR GEAR! WE COMPARE ANTI-CORROSION PRODUCTS, P. 50 BILLFISH AT THE CROSSROADS AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE ON MANAGEMENT
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CONTENTS
JUNE 2006 • Volume 21 • Issue 6
BILL BOYCE
72 FEATURES 66 Belly Up Add the Panama strip bait to your offshore arsenal. By Andy Hahn
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Words to the Wahoo Wise Two dozen hot tips that will put more ’hoos on your hooks. By Capt. Fred Archer
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Return of the Schoolie Bluefin Next time these tough tuna return to shallow waters, try this pro’s tactics. By Capt. John N. Raguso
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Go Long Six tips for planning your own long-range trip to the Bahamas. By Capt. Ted Lund
96 The Spectacular Spearfish A look at the most elusive and enigmatic billfish. By Scott Bannerot
102 Thou Shall Not Spin Avoid these common mistakes when rigging dead baits. By Andy Hahn
108 Why You Need to Understand ICCAT An overview of the organization that holds the future of North Atlantic billfish in its hands. By Ellen Peel
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