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Virginia’s Jeff Freeman

Jeff Freeman of Virginia is leading on Day Two of the BASS Federation Nation Championship.

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2007 BASS Federation Nation Championship: Sheriff

Starting on the lower end of Lake Toho, Freeman caught a limit of keeper bass before moving to the middle part of the lake, where he hauled in three bigger fish that allowed him to cull the smaller keepers.

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2007 BASS Federation Nation Championship: Day One

While it's too early to anoint Brown as the Federation Nation's newest star, the energetic and charismatic angler from Shirley, Mass., took a step in that direction with Thursday's best catch.

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Droppin’ down under

Despite the drop shot's widespread popularity, it seems only a few anglers have seen the magic it can wield in ridiculously deep water.

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The complete spoon fisherman

Bass fishermen everywhere know how effective a jigging spoon can be in catching fish, but few, if any, have ever experienced the lure's explosive action quite the way Mark Stevenson has.

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Fishing the float-n-fly

In truth, the Float-N-Fly technique is intricate to a high degree and carefully refined through years of testing. The result is a presentation that just may be the best ever devised for catching cold water bass.

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