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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Apr 15, 2023
Apr 15, 2023

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Travis Dushek, Mark Walters' stepson, creates an Eye Candy Custom Bait, airbrushing incredible patterns on a blank crank bait to catch walleye.

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Travis Dushek uses an air brush to create numerous color patterns on blank crank baits.

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Travis Dushek catches a walleye on the Fox River at De Pere, Wisconsin. He used his newly created Eye Candy Custom Baits.

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Mark Walters mug for Agri-View 2022 — Mark Walters

Mark Walters lives near Necedah, Wisconsin. An outdoor-adventures writer since 1989, he enjoys hobby farming, adventure and anything outdoors. "If I wasn't earning a living as a writer I would want to be a beef farmer," he says. Email sunsetoutdoors@tds.net to reach him.