Bradley Roy waits at the docks to launch on Day Three of the Bass Pro Shops Southern Open 2.
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Shryock checks the sky. Rain is forecast to move into the area within several hours, becoming steady by afternoon.
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Ninth-place Andy Montgomery of nearby Blacksburg, S.C., concentrates on his tackle.
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Anglers button up after the national anthem, while boats from another tournament waited their turn to launch on Lake Norman.
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Shryock said his plan is to return to the spot that has produced and bring in the winning fish he knows are there.
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Entering Day Three in the top spot, Shyrock leads the procession out onto Lake Norman.
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Alvin Shaw, showing his livewells are empty, stands in fourth place, three pounds behind Shryock.
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Elite pro Gerald Swindle, who suffered illness on Day Two, idles through the checkpoint.
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Barry Wilson, who stands in eighth place, embarks with an optimistic thumbs-up.
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Jason Quinn, from York, S. C., holds the 11th spot and would love to move up.
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