Day 3 with Faircloth at the Bend

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Todd Faircloth endured a difficult day with a few highlights.
Todd Faircloth endured a difficult day with a few highlights.
Early in the day he hooks into a fish ...
Early in the day he hooks into a fish …
The fight ensues ...
The fight ensues …
While not a big fish, it's a keeper and a good start.
While not a big fish, it’s a keeper and a good start.
Back up to the front deck and back to work.
Back up to the front deck and back to work.
Faircloth catches another ...
Faircloth catches another …
But it's the wrong kind.
But it’s the wrong kind.
A quick presentation switch and he's back to work.
A quick presentation switch and he’s back to work.
He pulls up his trolling motor ...
He pulls up his trolling motor …
And he's headed to the next spot.
And he’s headed to the next spot.
At the next location, a pair of eagles entertained us for quite a while ...
At the next location, a pair of eagles entertained us for quite a while …
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Faircloth goes to work looking for big bass in skinny water.
Faircloth goes to work looking for big bass in skinny water.
Flip after flip ...
Flip after flip …
Spectator boats begin to pile up.
Spectator boats begin to pile up.
And a few older gents had been wearing out the crappies right next to where Faircloth was fishing.
And a few older gents had been wearing out the crappies right next to where Faircloth was fishing.
He doesn't wait long before looking for the next spot.
He doesn’t wait long before looking for the next spot.
An egret zips by.
An egret zips by.
Faircloth caught another keeper, but it's a tiny one.
Faircloth caught another keeper, but it’s a tiny one.
He caught another small fish that didn't measure.
He caught another small fish that didn’t measure.
It's been a slow day for the Texas native.
It’s been a slow day for the Texas native.
But he presses on knowing that Toledo Bend is the kind of lake that can change your life in a single day.
But he presses on knowing that Toledo Bend is the kind of lake that can change your life in a single day.