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Run a fi rm drag and stay in contact with your Humminbird mega down

imaging showing where the
lure. Barra can suck in and spit your lure out barra are. Time to deploy the
electric and grab a rod

very quickly if they feel something isn’t right

Reliable Gulp Shrimp down the hatch.
If you look carefully you can see how
much leader has been chaffed

Barra everywhere on the
Humminbird Helix G2N. Check
out the side imaging frequency
in the bottom left hand corner

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