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2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl: Day Three, Weigh-In
In this photo gallery, you'll find weigh-in images from Day Three of the 2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl on Smith Mountain Lake, near Moneta, Virginia.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl: Day Three, On The Water
In this photo gallery, you'll find on-the-water images from Day Three of the 2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl on Smith Mountain Lake, near Moneta, Virginia.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl: Day Three, Launch
In this photo gallery, you'll find images of the anglers as they prepare to launch on Day Three of the 2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl on Smith Mountain Lake, near Moneta, Virginia.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl, Day Three
It's like Groundhog Day, a broken record and déjà vu all over again rolled up into one.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl, Day Two
"The whole thing was humiliating," Swindle said. "I had the trolling motor on high and the boat was swinging around while I was fishing a dock on my tip toes from the front of the boat, looking for fish. The boat hit the dock and I did a front flip, X-Games style off the front deck into the water."
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl, VanDam
VanDam was running a defined pattern in different areas, primarily focusing on smallmouth bass. He mixed in sight fishing — a technique used by many in the top tier of the field — along with a number of blind casts.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl: Day Two, Weigh-In
In this photo gallery, you'll find weigh-in images from Day Two of the 2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl on Smith Mountain Lake, near Moneta, Virginia.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl
In a timed sport, where minutes on the water often translate directly into dollars in the bank, valuable time spent on a fish that ultimately doesn't find its way to the weigh-in is the worst type of sunk cost.
Floating fish
"Floaters" can prove to be the ultimate frustration for anglers, because those fish can be impossible to catch. The best chance is that those fish will move up shallow to spawn.
2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl: Day Two, Behind the Scenes
In this photo gallery, you'll find behind-the-scenes images from Day Two of the 2009 Elite Series Blue Ridge Brawl on Smith Mountain Lake, near Moneta, Virginia.
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