Diamond Drive Day Three Practice

The Elites work the Arkansas River on the third day of practice for the Diamond Drive.

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	Dean Rojas works down a bank on the Arkansas River during practice for the Diamond Drive.</p>
Dean Rojas works down a bank on the Arkansas River during practice for the Diamond Drive.
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	One of the many complications for anglers this week will be barges and the locking trouble that accompanies them.</p>
One of the many complications for anglers this week will be barges and the locking trouble that accompanies them.
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	Local favorite Scott Rook makes a flip along shoreline cover on the third day of practice.</p>
Local favorite Scott Rook makes a flip along shoreline cover on the third day of practice.
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	Bill Lowen works on getting a new lure ready as the current pushes him by a piece of trash in the water.</p>
Bill Lowen works on getting a new lure ready as the current pushes him by a piece of trash in the water.
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	Fred Roumbanis pulls up the trolling motor to make a move in the shadow of a nearby mountain.</p>
Fred Roumbanis pulls up the trolling motor to make a move in the shadow of a nearby mountain.
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	Roumbanis runs down the Arkansas River near a boat ramp on Wednesday.</p>
Roumbanis runs down the Arkansas River near a boat ramp on Wednesday.
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	A group of local anglers fish from the bank on a sunny June day in Little Rock.</p>
A group of local anglers fish from the bank on a sunny June day in Little Rock.
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	Mark Davis fishes some of the abundant shallow cover available on the Arkansas River.</p>
Mark Davis fishes some of the abundant shallow cover available on the Arkansas River.
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	Derek Remitz makes a cast on the third day of practice for the Diamond Drive.</p>
Derek Remitz makes a cast on the third day of practice for the Diamond Drive.
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	Trying to scout the whole river is a tough task, but Gerald Swindle was moving at a rapid pace on Wednesday.</p>
Trying to scout the whole river is a tough task, but Gerald Swindle was moving at a rapid pace on Wednesday.
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	In the distance, Chad Griffin fishes along the bank on the Arkansas River in preparation for the Diamond Drive.</p>
In the distance, Chad Griffin fishes along the bank on the Arkansas River in preparation for the Diamond Drive.
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	Gerald Swindle makes another cast as he listens to music on his headphones.</p>
Gerald Swindle makes another cast as he listens to music on his headphones.