Joe Balog examines Brandon Palaniuk's victory at the James River Bassmaster Northern Open for this week's edition of Balog's Bass War. To Balog, the specifics of Palaniuk's program timing, location, presentation and other factors were overpowering evidence of what sets the best in the game apart from their competitors. To read the column, Latest News By Lynn Burkhead OSG Senior Digital Editor A stress test on the old ticker. Thats a good way to describe my most recent bass outing on a favorite water By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor Jason Abram didn't believe that the recent MLF Pro Circuit event at Lake Eufaula would be won from shallow water