Day 4 with Combs

We find this dinosaur as we head out in pursuit of Keith Combs on the final day on Winyah Bay.
We find this dinosaur as we head out in pursuit of Keith Combs on the final day on Winyah Bay.
We find Keith Combs hard at work.
We find Keith Combs hard at work.
Photographer Garrick Dixon is firing away nearby.
Photographer Garrick Dixon is firing away nearby.
Combs sends his soft plastic under a low hanging cypress tree.
Combs sends his soft plastic under a low hanging cypress tree.
Picking apart shallow stumps in the Pee Dee and Waccamaw, Combs locked in a Top 12 finish without having to run 200 miles a day.
Picking apart shallow stumps in the Pee Dee and Waccamaw, Combs locked in a Top 12 finish without having to run 200 miles a day.
Plenty of cover to pick apart.
Plenty of cover to pick apart.
Slow and steady.
Slow and steady.
These cypress knees surround each cypress tree.
These cypress knees surround each cypress tree.
A little muddy this week here.
A little muddy this week here.
Acres and acres of National Wildlife Refuge surround these rivers.
Acres and acres of National Wildlife Refuge surround these rivers.
Pitch….
Pitch….
...after pitch go out.
…after pitch go out.
Some of these trees have massive bases.
Some of these trees have massive bases.
A great illustration of how high the water level can get here.
A great illustration of how high the water level can get here.
Short pitches and boat flips happen so fast in these close quarters.
Short pitches and boat flips happen so fast in these close quarters.
A nice one for Combs.
A nice one for Combs.
Back at it.
Back at it.
Flip...
Flip…
After flip. More of the same. Monotonous work. But paying off for combs as he has boated one of few limits.
After flip. More of the same. Monotonous work. But paying off for combs as he has boated one of few limits.
Not a giant bag, but a limit feels good.
Not a giant bag, but a limit feels good.
Another look at the measures residents have to take to avoid floodwaters.
Another look at the measures residents have to take to avoid floodwaters.
Switching things up for a few casts.
Switching things up for a few casts.
A look at the waterline from the recent high tide.
A look at the waterline from the recent high tide.
As Combs fishes along…
As Combs fishes along…
We lose him in the woods and decide to double back.
We lose him in the woods and decide to double back.
Again we cross paths with this massive beast.
Again we cross paths with this massive beast.
And she’s not happy.
And she’s not happy.