Bass official Pee Wee Powers (left) and tournament director Jon Stewart discuss the situation with some of the Federation Nation anglers.
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Tournament director Jon Stewart briefs the anglers and observers on the weather situation.
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Tournament director Jon Stewart gets a show of support in deciding to delay Friday's start, which was later changed to a postponed.
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Anglers wait for word on the status of the second day of fishing. Later the day was postponed.
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Angler Terry Fitzpatrick of Waukon, Iowa, waits for word on the day's fishing, which was later postponed.
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A wind-speed gauge spins at Lake Milford, where the Federation Nation Championship was postponed Friday.
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Even the 100-mph rain suit couldn't get this angler on the water.
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Tournament leader Matt King from Olathe, Kan., relaxes before word of Friday's postponement.
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Anglers and observers get word of the days fishing being postponed.
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Tournament director Jon Stewart gets ready to make the difficult announcement.
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Tournament director Jon Stweart makes the announcement.
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Tournament director Jon Stewart gets the anglers on the bus headed back to the hotel.
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Assistant Director of the Geary County Convention and Visitors Bureau Rick Dykstra looks over a guard booth at Lake Milford that was toppled by high winds.
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