Day 3 on the water with Chris Lane

Spend Day 3 with Chris Lane on the water on Lake Havasu

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Chris Lane started Day 3 of the Bassmaster Elite series on Lake Havasu hoping for a repeat of his Day 2, 17-pound stringer.
Chris Lane started Day 3 of the Bassmaster Elite series on Lake Havasu hoping for a repeat of his Day 2, 17-pound stringer.
Lane fished familiar haunts as well as venturing into the thick ditches of the marshy reeds.
Lane fished familiar haunts as well as venturing into the thick ditches of the marshy reeds.
Lake Havasu is known as a desert lake, but the oasis around it includes a lot of hidey holes in reeds.
Lake Havasu is known as a desert lake, but the oasis around it includes a lot of hidey holes in reeds.
Some of it so thick it was easy to obscure the angler.
Some of it so thick it was easy to obscure the angler.
And it required Lane to make high flips to get back into the cover.
And it required Lane to make high flips to get back into the cover.
He spent part of his day hitting some of the same areas from Day 2.
He spent part of his day hitting some of the same areas from Day 2.
Like the day before, he flipped and pitched.
Like the day before, he flipped and pitched.
And he caught fish, some of them one-handed.
And he caught fish, some of them one-handed.
But the thickness, didn't allow for typical landing of fighting fish.
But the thickness, didn’t allow for typical landing of fighting fish.
It didn't matter to Lane.
It didn’t matter to Lane.
On Day 3, he was happy with every keeper.
On Day 3, he was happy with every keeper.
This one would be his second of the day.
This one would be his second of the day.
But it's size wouldn't be big enough to move him up the standings.
But it’s size wouldn’t be big enough to move him up the standings.
The local waterfowl were spooked by his presence.
The local waterfowl were spooked by his presence.
Every where he went, he came out dragging dead reeds.
Every where he went, he came out dragging dead reeds.
At times, he would move quickly.
At times, he would move quickly.
Keeping his trolling motor in the water.
Keeping his trolling motor in the water.
And even when he was fishing, he was moving fast.
And even when he was fishing, he was moving fast.
He took his water breaks during short idles.
He took his water breaks during short idles.
Not far from one stop, Steve Kennedy fishes down the edge of the Colorado River.
Not far from one stop, Steve Kennedy fishes down the edge of the Colorado River.
And the always affable Lane, would spend some time during re-ties to visit with the Marshall.
And the always affable Lane, would spend some time during re-ties to visit with the Marshall.
But the day would never materialize for Lane and he fell from the top 10 to 44th place by the end of the day.
But the day would never materialize for Lane and he fell from the top 10 to 44th place by the end of the day.
Kennedy would wind up in 18th place with three consistent days.
Kennedy would wind up in 18th place with three consistent days.