Fed Nation: Day Three weigh-in

As the Mid Atlantic Divisional comes to a close, see which anglers came out on top.

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<p>  </p> <p> Roger Trageser, President of the Maryland B.A.S.S. Federation Nation, said a few words of farewell to the crowd before the weigh-in started. In turn, the crowd expressed their appreciation for a job well done.</p>
 

Roger Trageser, President of the Maryland B.A.S.S. Federation Nation, said a few words of farewell to the crowd before the weigh-in started. In turn, the crowd expressed their appreciation for a job well done.

<p> Don Lauer (Delaware) shows off a pair of nice Upper Chesapeake Bay bass.</p>
Don Lauer (Delaware) shows off a pair of nice Upper Chesapeake Bay bass.
<p>  </p> <p> Robert Fleshman (West Virginia) was the oldest competitor at the event. At 80 years-of-age, he’s going strong and still catching them. That about as good as it gets for a bass angler!</p>
 

Robert Fleshman (West Virginia) was the oldest competitor at the event. At 80 years-of-age, he’s going strong and still catching them. That about as good as it gets for a bass angler!

<p>  </p> <p> Check out the color on some of these fish. They’re gorgeous! This one was caught by Jon Stone (Pennsylvania).</p>
 

Check out the color on some of these fish. They’re gorgeous! This one was caught by Jon Stone (Pennsylvania).

<p>  </p> <p> Ok, so they’re not all big. At least Richard McCrone Sr. (New Jersey) is being a good sport about it.</p>
 

Ok, so they’re not all big. At least Richard McCrone Sr. (New Jersey) is being a good sport about it.

<p>  </p> <p> This is the smallest fish of the tournament. Like her big cousin she bit a frog early this morning. Jerod Harman (West Virginia) caught her.</p>
 

This is the smallest fish of the tournament. Like her big cousin she bit a frog early this morning. Jerod Harman (West Virginia) caught her.

<p>  </p> <p> The big green one on your left looks like she’s going to get the better of Scott Weiland (New Jersey).</p>
 

The big green one on your left looks like she’s going to get the better of Scott Weiland (New Jersey).

<p>  </p> <p> Alex Goff (West Virginia) won the 11-15 age group in the junior competition with bass like this.</p>
 

Alex Goff (West Virginia) won the 11-15 age group in the junior competition with bass like this.

<p> If those bass live another couple of years they’ll be about all Matthew Moody (Delaware) can handle.</p>
If those bass live another couple of years they’ll be about all Matthew Moody (Delaware) can handle.
<p>  </p> <p> Youth angler, Shawn Ashmead (Delaware) caught a couple of nice ones. Unfortunately they weren’t quite big enough. Still, bass like that are nothing to look down your nose at.</p>
 

Youth angler, Shawn Ashmead (Delaware) caught a couple of nice ones. Unfortunately they weren’t quite big enough. Still, bass like that are nothing to look down your nose at.

<p>  </p> <p> Daniel Cooper (Virginia) has nothing to hide with beauties like these. They weren’t big enough to win in his age group but they at least gave his fellow anglers a scare.</p>
 

Daniel Cooper (Virginia) has nothing to hide with beauties like these. They weren’t big enough to win in his age group but they at least gave his fellow anglers a scare.

<p>  </p> <p> Big, heavy dark green fish like these are what got Tyler Maschal ( Virginia) the win in the 15-18 age group in the youth competition. Not too bad for his first Divisional.</p>
 

Big, heavy dark green fish like these are what got Tyler Maschal ( Virginia) the win in the 15-18 age group in the youth competition. Not too bad for his first Divisional.

<p>  </p> <p> Michael Duarte (Maryland) looks a little disappointed. He shouldn’t be. That’s a nice fish. There are plenty of bass anglers around who’d like to catch her.</p>
 

Michael Duarte (Maryland) looks a little disappointed. He shouldn’t be. That’s a nice fish. There are plenty of bass anglers around who’d like to catch her.

<p>  </p> <p> This is the biggest bass of the event. She bit a frog early this morning. Mike Morris (Delaware) brought her to the scales.</p>
 

This is the biggest bass of the event. She bit a frog early this morning. Mike Morris (Delaware) brought her to the scales.

<p>  </p> <p> Mark Hogan (Delaware) is all smiles as he displays part of his catch for the day.</p>
 

Mark Hogan (Delaware) is all smiles as he displays part of his catch for the day.