On the water with Bradley Hallman

Tournament leader Bradley Hallman started the final day of fishing in the back of a protected pocket, just off the main lake. 

Hallmans’s co-angler on the final day was Steve Foushee. Foushee started the final day in 8th place on the co-angler side with 6 pounds, 1 ounce. 

Anglers can put on enough clothes to fight off the cold, but the hands still suffer. 

In the strong wind, Hallman constantly used his Power Pole’s to slow down the drift of the boat. 

Foushee kept a rod treatment sprayed on the eyes of his rods to help keep ice from forming. 

Hallman focused much of his effort on the edge of a submerged roadbed. 

A strong cold front was moving across the lake early on the final day of fishing. Temperatures dropped into the 20’s, with strong north winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. 

Hallman and Foushee prepare to make a short move across the pocket they were fishing. 

Hallman keeps the bow of the boat high as he makes the short move. 

Hallman continues to fish the shallow pattern he had established on Day Two. 

Hallman spins the boat around before being hammered by the wind engulfing the main lake. 

Foushee stopped fishing for a time to warm up with a hot cup of coffee. 

Hallman thrusts his rod in the water to melt the ice forming in the guides on his rod.

Hallman was sticking to the Chatterbait he had used to gain the tournament lead. 

Ducks were happy and feeding in the shallow area Hallman was fishing. The fish were much less enthusiastic. 

After coming up from feeding, the ducks would air their wings to dry them. 

Hallman stops fishing to deal with the ice constantly forming on the line in his reel. 

Hallman was having a very slow start to his final day of fishing, but despite the wind and cold, plodded on in a determined manner.