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We start Day 4 of the A.R.E. Truck Caps Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee in the North Shore/Harney Pond area and find Stephen Browning dealing with some boat traffic.
We start Day 4 of the A.R.E. Truck Caps Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee in the North Shore/Harney Pond area and find Stephen Browning dealing with some boat traffic.
Quite a bit.
Quite a bit.
Including legendary Florida angler Tom Mann, Jr.
Including legendary Florida angler Tom Mann, Jr.
Mann guides on Okeechobee. He kept his distance and picked up and moved after waving to Stephen.
Mann guides on Okeechobee. He kept his distance and picked up and moved after waving to Stephen.
So much boat traffic in this area this morning
So much boat traffic in this area this morning
Stephen just kept casting...
Stephen just kept casting…
He finally moved on and so did we...
He finally moved on and so did we…
To Bobby Lane.
To Bobby Lane.
Plenty of boats here, too.
Plenty of boats here, too.
Bobby doesn't mind.
Bobby doesn’t mind.
Probaby not the size he was hoping for.
Probaby not the size he was hoping for.
But it's a start.
But it’s a start.
Back to it.
Back to it.
More traffic, but this was well out of his way.
More traffic, but this was well out of his way.
We move on from Bobby (who apparently sacked them after we left) to...
We move on from Bobby (who apparently sacked them after we left) to…
Adrian Avena.
Adrian Avena.
Adrian stands on his trolling motor bracket and electronics to get a better view.
Adrian stands on his trolling motor bracket and electronics to get a better view.
And idles with his trolling motor down not far from where we found him.
And idles with his trolling motor down not far from where we found him.
This one was pretty close.
This one was pretty close.
Adrian says hello to my boat driver Dell Hatfield, who happened to be Adrian's Marshal yesterday.
Adrian says hello to my boat driver Dell Hatfield, who happened to be Adrian’s Marshal yesterday.
Next to Adrian, this family caught two fish at once!
Next to Adrian, this family caught two fish at once!
Another family of fisherman sit nearby.
Another family of fisherman sit nearby.
Last, we find Jason Williamson. Last, we find Jason Williamson.
Last, we find Jason Williamson.

Last, we find Jason Williamson.

Who hooks up pretty quickly...
Who hooks up pretty quickly…
But it's not a keeper.
But it’s not a keeper.
Or is it?
Or is it?
Nah.
Nah.
Jason looking for the right bite.
Jason looking for the right bite.
Finds one!
Finds one!
This will fill out his limit and maybe move him up in the standings on the final day.
This will fill out his limit and maybe move him up in the standings on the final day.