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I cast at a blob on my forward facing sonar and it was a 4.75-pound largemouth

Think of lake trout as freshwater sharks under the ice

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Their coloring -- silver flanks, blue-green back, and that distinctive orange-tipped tail -- closely mimics the baitfish that pelagic predators hunt daily

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This single fishing experience I would compare to the most memorable dry fly days of my life