2009 Federation Nation Championship: Day Three On The Water

In this photo gallery you will see images of the federation nation championship on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida.

Little Harris Lake was shrouded in thick fog on the morning of the final day of the Federation Nation Championships.
Little Harris Lake was shrouded in thick fog on the morning of the final day of the Federation Nation Championships.
Sam Russell was sticking with the pattern he had established in practice, flipping to shoreline vegetation.
Sam Russell was sticking with the pattern he had established in practice, flipping to shoreline vegetation.
Little Harris sits in the middle of Howey in the Hills, and some very nice lake front property.
Little Harris sits in the middle of Howey in the Hills, and some very nice lake front property.
We knew Hogue the Day Two leader had been starting his mornings in Little Harris. We caught up with him as he was moving to a bank that had produced a very key fish the day before, a bass over four pounds.
We knew Hogue the Day Two leader had been starting his mornings in Little Harris. We caught up with him as he was moving to a bank that had produced a very key fish the day before, a bass over four pounds.
Don Hogue starts making his way down the bank that put him in the Day Two lead.
Don Hogue starts making his way down the bank that put him in the Day Two lead.
Hogue shadows the morning sun as he tries to get a look at an angler who had pulled into a cut across the bay.
Hogue shadows the morning sun as he tries to get a look at an angler who had pulled into a cut across the bay.
It took much longer for Hogue to get bit on Day Three, but he was able to capitalize, despite the basses refusal to come easily.
It took much longer for Hogue to get bit on Day Three, but he was able to capitalize, despite the basses refusal to come easily.
Leroy Starling was fishing the opposite end of Long Island where Don Hogue had started, Starling also had a prior pattern going on a laydown near the east end of the island.
Leroy Starling was fishing the opposite end of Long Island where Don Hogue had started, Starling also had a prior pattern going on a laydown near the east end of the island.
Skip Sjobeck was the angler of the day on Day One of this tournament, bringing a goliath bass over 9 pounds to the scale.
Skip Sjobeck was the angler of the day on Day One of this tournament, bringing a goliath bass over 9 pounds to the scale.
Sjobeck said that he had let it slip away early on Day Three, when a bass at an estimated 6 pounds blew up on his topwater bait. the bass completely missed the bait.
Sjobeck said that he had let it slip away early on Day Three, when a bass at an estimated 6 pounds blew up on his topwater bait. the bass completely missed the bait.
Skip Sjobeck takes a look across the lake at other competitors who were making moves late in the morning, hoping they too were having difficulty.
Skip Sjobeck takes a look across the lake at other competitors who were making moves late in the morning, hoping they too were having difficulty.
With one fish in the well, Sjobeck decides to relocate and maybe give the 6 pounder another shot.
With one fish in the well, Sjobeck decides to relocate and maybe give the 6 pounder another shot.
Angler Dave Johnson was sticking with the same pattern we had seen him on earlier in the week. He was flipping more sparse vegetation looking for feeding bass.
Angler Dave Johnson was sticking with the same pattern we had seen him on earlier in the week. He was flipping more sparse vegetation looking for feeding bass.