College: On the water with Southeastern Oklahoma

B.A.S.S. photographer Shaye Baker heads out on the Red River to follow along with Southeastern Oklahoma as they try to hold onto their lead on the final day of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Regional.

March 7, 2015

Southeastern Oklahoma's Dwight Camp and Jonathan Furlong try to hold onto their lead on the final day of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Regional. — Southeastern Oklahoma’s Dwight Camp and Jonathan Furlong try to hold onto their lead on the final day of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Regional.

Southeastern Oklahoma has caught the majority of their fish this week pitching soft plastics to this one row of pad stems.

ESPN cameras are rolling.

Camp tries a spinnerbait on for size.

A lot of casting and not much catching to start the morning. Camp and Furlong know their prime time bite is after 10.

Let's try something else for a bit. — Let’s try something else for a bit.

These pad stems don't look like much, but they produced the Bass Pro Nitro Big Bag of the tournament yesterday of better than 17 pounds. — These pad stems don’t look like much, but they produced the Bass Pro Nitro Big Bag of the tournament yesterday of better than 17 pounds.

Dwight Camp hooks up.

Trying to catch up with what feels like a good one.

Unfortunately this one comes unbuttoned.

Time to make a move and let this place rest.

Southeastern Oklahoma has caught the majority of their fish pitching a soft plastic to pad stems.

Intense moments as Camp and Furlong wait patiently for their first fish of the morning.

Camp and Furlong rotate through colors and styles of soft plastics hoping to trigger a strike.

Time to try a jig... — Time to try a jig…

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The Jig didn't work, so on to something else. — The Jig didn’t work, so on to something else.

Time to move back to their primary area.

It doesn't take long once Southeastern Oklahoma arrives back at their primary area. — It doesn’t take long once Southeastern Oklahoma arrives back at their primary area.

Keeper number one enters the boat right at 10 o'clock. — Keeper number one enters the boat right at 10 o’clock.

This looks to be a better fish.

The fight continues as Camp brings the fish to the boat.

A solid 4-pounder rises out of the water.

The fish tears loose as Camp and Furlong helplessly look on.

That was a tough one.

Furlong hooks up minutes later.

This looks to be another good one as Camp dashes for the net.

Not a giant but a solid keeper and for that they are thankful.

Number two goes in the box.

Camp hooks up again.

This one is certainly not the size Southeastern Oklahoma wants to weigh-in, but for now they're happy to have it knowing that every ounce added to their 3-and-a-half-pound lead they had at the start of the day is an ounce in the right direction. — This one is certainly not the size Southeastern Oklahoma wants to weigh-in, but for now they’re happy to have it knowing that every ounce added to their 3-and-a-half-pound lead they had at the start of the day is an ounce in the right direction.

As the temps rise to 60 degrees, Camp and Furlong peel off their outer layers.

Camp sets the hook.... — Camp sets the hook….

... and catches this one twice. — … and catches this one twice.

Another small keeper.

Number 4 goes in the box as I head in to get ready for weigh-in. I leave Southeastern Oklahoma with an hour to fish so we'll have to wait and see what they bring in to weigh-in. — Number 4 goes in the box as I head in to get ready for weigh-in. I leave Southeastern Oklahoma with an hour to fish so we’ll have to wait and see what they bring in to weigh-in.