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Michigan teen Danny Sprague gets his rods ready for the Junior Bassmasters competition of the Northern Divisional.
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Illinois juniors Mike Lowry (left) and Aaron Ellerbrock will be competing in their first Junior Bassmasters Northern Divisional. Their boat captain will be Joe Cupp.
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Brian Marsinko of Illinois gets set to back his boat off the trailer.
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Minnesota’s Ron Mehr checks his GPS before taking off for Day 2. His partner for the day is Tim Hartman of Illinois.
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Wisconsin’s Kevin Fassbind (left) and Steve Strope of South Dakota are next in line to takeoff.
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The first flight contenders park their boats where they can find an open slip.
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South Dakota’s Doug Rowse bags one of his fish while his partner Erhardt Tulgestka gets ready to do the same.
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Iowa’s J.J. Patton is in second place with 25-4.
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Jamie Sochocki continues to lead his Michigan team with 24-2.
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Illinois’ Pete Saele weighed in a smallmouth that challenged for big bass honors.
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Michigan’s Larry Gargus had a 13-4 limit to move into second place on his team.
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Monty Fralick took over the top spot on the South Dakota team with a 13-10 limit. He is the father of Elite Series pro Jami Fralick.
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Eddie Levin leads the Ohio team with 23-1.
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South Dakota’s Troy Diede proudly shows the crowd his 1-08 smalllmouth—the only keeper he caught today.
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Minnesota’s Rick Billings blanked yesterday but he made a strong comeback today with a 13-6 limit.
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