Hartman is starting his final day much like he started Day 3. He just hooked into and landed his first fish of the day and it tips the scales around 5 1/4 pounds.
Those kind of fish pay dividends at the end of the day in more ways than just weight. It allows Hartman a little breathing room and likely settles him down a bit.
He caught a 6 plus here yesterday to get him started and he built that into a 17 pound stringer. He’ll need that again to stave off those clambering to catch him.