Tournament leader Ish Monroe starts his day fishing around some grass on Oneida Lake.
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Monroe quickly hooks up and skips the bass across the surface.
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With a solid keeper in the boat, Ish Monroe is starting the final day off right.
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Richard Falcon sets the hook on a fish off the back deck.
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Falcon swings in his first keeper on Day Three of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open.
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A solid keeper puts non-boater Richard Falcon in position to make a run at the title Saturday.
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The bass were biting for Monroe early; this grass-covered bass was his sixth keeper in the first hour.
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After going back to the livewell, Ish Monroe tosses back his smallest fish.
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Monroe has a solid limit already in his quest to lock up the tournament title.
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With bass swirling around the boat, Richard Falcon quickly caught his second keeper of the day.
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Ish Monroe makes a long cast to a busting bass and sets the hook.
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An explosion of water means this might be a better keeper.
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Although Monroe was culling early, most of the fish were in the 2-pound range.
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Matt Martin started the day in fifth place and was fishing a windy cove on Oneida Lake early.
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Kevin Haley leads the non-boaters after two days of competition and is hooked up with a fish on Saturday.
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This hefty bass will go a long way to claiming the non-boater title.
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Martin’s turn came shortly after and he fights the bass to the boat as Haley gets the net.
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Matt Martin gets his hand on a good-sized Oneida Lake keeper largemouth.
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A spinnerbait snagged this big largemouth for the local pro.
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Martin walks back to the livewell with his best keeper of the morning.
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Randy Howell makes a long cast near the launch on Saturday morning.
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Howell goes on point as a nice bass swirls and misses his topwater.
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Howell hooks up with his fourth keeper of the morning.
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After a last-minute surge at the boat, Randy Howell plays the fish toward the waiting net.
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This smallmouth was not big, but it started a flurry that helped Howell catch three keepers in 20 minutes.
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