2011 Dixie Duel: Day Three On the Water

Camera man Brian Mason raises his camera high to get a different perspective of Greg Hackney fishing.

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Hackney hooks up near on a cut near the main river channel.

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Hackney boats his second keeper of the day.

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Hackney only had one rod out of the locker to start the day.

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Hackney jerks a short fish out of a line of willow weeds.

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Hackney decided it was time to pull out the ‘whoopin-stick’ and do some flipping.

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Brian Mason deploys a pole-mounted camera to shoot Hackney from above.

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Several spectator boats followed Hackey, but stayed away from the shallow backwater area he was fishing.

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Kevin VanDam had his typical armada of spectator boats following him on Day Three.

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Unlike Hackney with only one rod on the deck of the boat, VanDam had at least a dozen rod and reels at the ready.

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VanDam reaches for another crankbait.

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VanDam said he knows its not the best dental practice, but likes to tune his crankbaits using his teeth.

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VanDam braces himself from the wave action while making a cast.

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The KVD brand is on everything in the boat.

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VanDam caught an estimated 16 pounds on the first spot he stopped on.

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The bait that did most of KVD’s early damage.

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KVD down to the soles of his feet.

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Time to move to another waypoint.

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When big numbers of fish show themselves on his electronics, VanDam often refers to that spot as ‘the juice’.

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VanDam boats a fish that won’t help him cull.

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Boxes of his Sexy Shad crankbaits are in the boat at all times.

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VanDam looks over his shoulder to check for the ever-present spectator boats.

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VanDam fires a cast toward the water discharge area he has fished every day.

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VanDam likes his chances to close out his 7^th AOY title at the end of the day.

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Greg Hackney started Day Three in 2^nd place with 34 pounds, 5 ounces.

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Hackney moves as far forward on the boat as he can stand.

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Hackney fires a backhanded cast to clear the slack line from his reel.

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Hackney reaches for the switch to lower his Power Poles.

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Hackney rigs up a Strike King Rodent to do some flipping.

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Hackney was stalking fish in the clear backwater area he was fishing.

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Hackney moves thick into cover to make a cast.

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Kevin VanDam hooks up as Mark Zona records the action with for a BASSCam video.

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Recreational boat traffic picked up early on the weekend.

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After riding out the waves from the large vessel, VanDam gets back to work.

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Mark Zona gives VanDam one of his lucky cookies.

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According the live blog, Yusuke Miyazaki somehow managed to allow a 6 to 7-foot snake into his boat. This photo was obviously taken before that happened.

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VanDam moves back to make another pass at the ledge he was fishing.

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This fish won’t help the cause.

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Spectators stay close to KVD to watch him capture his 7^th AOY title.

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2011 Dixie Duel: Day Three On the Water

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