David Walker arrives at his first fishing spot on Day Three of the Dixie Duel.
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Day Two leader David Walker sets the hook on his first cast of the day.
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Walker plays the fish carefully as an ESPN cameraman films the action.
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David Walker gets a hand on this 3-pounder and lifts it into the boat.
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With a good fish on the first cast, Walker’s day started on the right foot.
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Skeet Reese arrived shortly after making the long run from Ingalls Harbor.
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David Walker hurls a crankbait out on Wheeler Lake early on Saturday.
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Walker and Reese were fishing within sight of one another as they had for the past few days.
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Walker makes a long cast as his cameraman perches on the trolling motor.
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Walker pulls a bass onto the front deck of his boat on Day Three of the Dixie Duel.
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Walker takes this solid keeper back to the livewell.
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Skeet Reese sets the hook on a fish as a spectator watches in the background.
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David Walker and Skeet Reese both seined this spot.
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Steve Kennedy comes running by on his way back out onto the main lake.
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Reese sets the hook again and begins reeling in his second keeper of the day.
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The bass makes a big leap next to the boat in an attempt to throw the hook.
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Reese swings the fish barely over the side of his boat.
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These spectators were smart to tie up to a log in the windy conditions.
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Walker sets the hook on his third keeper of the morning.
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As the fish makes a run next to the boat, Walker crouches down to get a grip on it.
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Bass firmly cradled, Walker pulls it over the edge and into the boat.
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David Walker smiles after a great start to Day Three of the Dixie Duel.
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A jet ski flies by David Walker as he fishes on Saturday.
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David Walker sets the hook with Skeet Reese fishing in the background.
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Walker moves down to the passenger seat as his biggest fish of the day makes a run.
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Camera stands poised to capture the fish making an attempted escape.
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David Walker grabs this big fish and rocks it into his lap on Day Three.
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David Walker triumphantly holds this big bass aloft, showing it off to cameras and his spectators.
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David Walker sets the hook as his cameraman gets a shot from the bottom of his boat.
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Unfortunately, this fish was a tiny white bass and would get tossed back.
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Jason Quinn speeds by on Day Three of the Dixie Duel.
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David Walker was all smiles after locking up a Classic berth.
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Walker gets down to land a bass as cameras shoot from all angles.
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Walker gets a grip on his fifth keeper of the day.
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Skeet Reese makes a cast as David Walker’s cameraman captures the action from a unique angle.
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Reese was having a tough morning on Wheeler Lake Saturday.
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David Walker and Skeet Reese both work over an underwater point on Day Three.
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Walker sets the hook on a fish on Saturday.
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Walker put this bass on a balance beam, but it wouldn’t help cull him up any more.
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Skeet Reese takes off to another part of the lake, trying to fill out his limit.
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Denny Brauer comes running past where Walker was fishing.
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