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Sprague Ready To Turn The Page

Friday, December 14, 2018

By Todd Ceisner
BassFan Editor

Jeff Sprague was in east Texas this past October preparing for the Seely Big Bass Fall Shootout at Sam Rayburn Reservoir when he got the call.

About a month prior, the Bass Pro Tour had more

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