Slop, shop, fish-fry stop photos
Mark and Valerie Hicks experience overnight rain, shopping at Bass Pro Shops and walleye fish fry.
Bass Pro Shops stop
A stop at Bass Pro Shops allows Valerie to get some warmer clothes.
A tribute to the service crews
I’m still in New York. The fish are moving quickly into their fall patterns, and I’m thinking Oneida will be an interesting tournament.
Boat issue for Hicks
Having to jack with the jack plate cuts into practice time for the Hicks.
Schultz savors Oneida opportunity
Oneida was the sole reason Elite angler Bernie Schultz signed up to fish the Northern Opens.
A real grind
Valerie finds tournament fishing a real grind and asks for advice on important issue.
Brain in tournament mode
When his brain goes to tournament mode, it’s hard to switch back to non-tournament reality.
Starting small
Sun improves conditions as the Hicks start their Oneida quest trying to get on good pattern of smallmouth.
Crash course
Valerie Hicks is getting a crash course on fishing before competing as a co-angler on Oneida.
Starting small
The Hicks start off looking to develop a smallmouth pattern before giving largemouth a look.
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