Randy Howell was struggling to get a bite early on Day Three, and when he did, the fish were small.
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Howell fishes alongside one of the many beautiful homes on Oneida Lake.
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Recreational boat traffic picked up early on Saturday morning.
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Howell hooks up with his first keeper fish of the day.
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Howell eases the fish over the side and into the boat.
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Howell moves to remove the hooks from his first keeper of the day.
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Howell’s first fish of the day was a nice smallmouth, weighing 3 pounds, 12 ounces on his scales.
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After boating his fish, Howell heaves another long cast into the area.
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Howell removes grass from his bait, while constantly scanning for birds working over baitfish.
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Jason Williamson makes a move west on Oneida Lake.
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Howell said birds working bait had been a huge key to his fishing pattern on Day Two.
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Howell said the strong morning wind was hurting his chances on Day Three.
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Howell would often cast one direction, while always scanning the horizon for birds and breaking fish.
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Howell grabs a quick drink of water as he makes yet another move.
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Howell said he desired calm, slick water conditions, but the wind and boat traffic kept the water stirred on Day Three.
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Brent Chapman pulls alongside Randy Howell to compare midday fishing notes.
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Matt Herren was trying to move up in the standings and qualify to fish on Sunday.
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Skeet Reese adjusts the depth of his trolling motor after fishing a shallow flat.
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Skeet takes his hole shot to make a move.
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Brent Chapman had an early limit, but said it was small.
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Jason Quinn said he had four fish in the livewell but needed one more to make sure he fished on Sunday and qualified for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic.
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Travis Manson casts a topwater bait over a shallow grass flat.
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Birds work over an island near Ott Defoe.
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Todd Faircloth described his Day Three on Oneida Lake as slow, slow and slow.
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Clark Reehm started the morning in 11th place with 29 pounds, 10 ounces.
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Cliff Prince fires a jig into Oneida Lake.
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Takahiro Omori was fishing shallow boat docks on Day Three.
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