The morning plan was to hook up with Bobby Lane up the Pearl River. Lane made a last-minute switch, forcing a stronger look at Mark Davis and Keith Poche battle in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Ross Barnett Reservoir.. Both anglers were fishing in the same vicinity as Lane on Day 2.
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And would provide a few these moments as it got hung up in one of the many clumps of grass.
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Having two keepers in the boat at an early hour created a laid-back morning for Poche.
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This one lacked the size of Poche's, but a keeper early was still a good start.
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Fletcher Shryock would idle through the area, paying close attention to the stumps scattered around.
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Poche's three fish put him within striking distance of making the final day.
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