Gary Tramontina
The tournament flag flies atop every boat on the final day of the 2012 Cabela's Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship on Alabama’s Wheeler Lake.
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Fed Nation: Day Three launch
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Gary TramontinaContenders re-tie, re-spool and re-rig in the moments before put-in.
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Gary TramontinaOregon’s David Mays fills up on a chicken biscuit. He and the other anglers need the protein for their long day on the water.
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Gary TramontinaJosh Polfer of Idaho chats with fellow contenders while enjoying a hot cup of coffee.
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Gary TramontinaMontana’s Shane Baertsch shows off the Alabama rig he’ll be throwing today.
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Gary TramontinaTournament leader Jason Hemminger is backed in to the water.
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Gary TramontinaEmcee Dave Mercer interviews Hemminger, who caught 19 pounds, 10 ounces yesterday. Hemminger said he hopes his fish will hold up in this weather.
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Gary TramontinaMercer shakes Mark Pierce’s hand. Pierce is in second overall right now with 25 pounds, 3 ounces.
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Gary TramontinaClouds hover above the launch area.
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Gary TramontinaHemminger has his game face on as he looks at his electronics.
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Gary TramontinaFriends and family talk to the contenders before they head out.
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Gary TramontinaLayers were essential this morning as the temperatures dipped into the 40s and the wind picked up.
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Gary TramontinaThe first flight takes off, and anglers go their separate ways.
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Gary TramontinaRobert Williamson of New Hampshire heads out to make up some ground in his division, the Eastern, where Jonathan Carter has a 7-pound, 13-ounce lead.
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