If Joe Balog were still chasing Great Lakes smallmouths, he wouldn't be running an aluminum boat. But as he knows – and John Cox proved emphatically in last week's Forrest Wood Cup – there are decided advantages to a tin rig when pursuing shallow-water largemouths. He expects Cox's victory to cause a spike in their sales.
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