On the water with Brandon Palaniuk

Follow the excitement on the water with Brandon Palaniuk on Day 3 of Bassmaster Elite at Lake Havasu presented by Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels

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Brandon Palaniuk rolls up to his first spot and gets ready to make a cast.
Brandon Palaniuk rolls up to his first spot and gets ready to make a cast.
BP makes his first cast of day three.
BP makes his first cast of day three.
Brandon makes another cast.
Brandon makes another cast.
Palaniuk checks his bait and makes another cast.
Palaniuk checks his bait and makes another cast.
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Brandon fishes several small humps.
Brandon fishes several small humps.
Another cast, he is zeroing in on them…
Another cast, he is zeroing in on them…
Brandon sets the hook.
Brandon sets the hook.
The fight is on!
The fight is on!
Time to get this girl in the boat.
Time to get this girl in the boat.
Brandon lands his first fish of the day.
Brandon lands his first fish of the day.
He holds it up for the camera.
He holds it up for the camera.
Back to fishing.
Back to fishing.
BP checks his bait and makes another cast.
BP checks his bait and makes another cast.
Time to move.
Time to move.
At the second spot of the day…
At the second spot of the day…
BP has quite the cheering boat!
BP has quite the cheering boat!
Kevin Short rolled up and makes a cast.
Kevin Short rolled up and makes a cast.
Short with Lake Havasu City in the background.
Short with Lake Havasu City in the background.
Short keeps an eye on his graph.
Short keeps an eye on his graph.
Brandon still in the hunt.
Brandon still in the hunt.
Another cast…
Another cast…
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There’s one!
There’s one!
The fight is on!
The fight is on!
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Getting closer to the boat.
Getting closer to the boat.
Got her!
Got her!
That’s two in the live well!
That’s two in the live well!
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BP’s spectators go nuts!!!!
BP’s spectators go nuts!!!!
Another cast and a hookset!!
Another cast and a hookset!!
Please stay on…
Please stay on…
Getting closer to the boat…
Getting closer to the boat…
And the fish comes loose.
And the fish comes loose.
The very next cast BP hooks up.
The very next cast BP hooks up.
The fish goes crazy! Then comes loose…
The fish goes crazy! Then comes loose…
Another cast.
Another cast.
This time with a spinning rod.
This time with a spinning rod.
Brandon goes for broke at the Casino.
Brandon goes for broke at the Casino.
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The boat wakes here are swallowing boats.
The boat wakes here are swallowing boats.
Another cast.
Another cast.
More and more spectators show up.
More and more spectators show up.
Back towards the ramp Casey Scanlon hooks up.
Back towards the ramp Casey Scanlon hooks up.
54. The fight is on.
54. The fight is on.
There’s a good one!
There’s a good one!
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Casey shows his catch to the camera.
Casey shows his catch to the camera.
Turning around Brandon catches another fish.
Turning around Brandon catches another fish.
Dave Mercer shows up for Bassmaster LIVE
Dave Mercer shows up for Bassmaster LIVE
Dave doing his thing.
Dave doing his thing.
Every time Palaniuk caught one his fans and family went nuts!
Every time Palaniuk caught one his fans and family went nuts!
BP had some battery problems and his family came through to bring him a fresh battery.
BP had some battery problems and his family came through to bring him a fresh battery.
The Palaniuk pit crew in action
The Palaniuk pit crew in action
Brandon changing his battery.
Brandon changing his battery.
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Brandon is hooked up again.
Brandon is hooked up again.
That’s a good one!
That’s a good one!
Landed!
Landed!
BP shows his marshal his fish.
BP shows his marshal his fish.
The last spot of the day…
The last spot of the day…
A view from above.
A view from above.
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When we left Brandon had four fish and was hunting for number five.
When we left Brandon had four fish and was hunting for number five.