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Illinois angler Curt Samo takes a ride to the ramp.
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Indiana’s Mark Nies and his co-angler partner Chris Lappert of Ohio get in line for the final takeoff.
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Fans wait for the return of their state team anglers at Savanna Marina.
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Ohio’s Bill Donaldson bags a fish with help from his partner for the day, Thomas Kiefer of Michigan.
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Mark Dove had his trolling motor break right before he finished fishing so he had to take it out of its bracket and tie the motor down with rope for the ride back to the ramp.
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Mark Loftis of Illinois won the tournament big bass honors with a 4-09 largemouth.
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Michigan’s Thomas Kiefer weighed in a 3-pounder on the final day.
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Brady Farrell finished as the top angler of the Wisconsin team.
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Caleb Taylor shows the crowd the two bass that made him a Junior Bassmasters divisional champ.
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Ohio’s Alexander Datz with the 3-pound, 1-ounce bass that helped him win his age group of the Junior Bassmasters divisional.
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Ohio’s Mason DeJarnette finished with 4 pounds, 1 ounce in the Junior Bassmasters competition.
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South Dakota junior Trey Doom brought a 2-04 largemouth to the scales.
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Corey Peterson qualified for the Federation Nation Championship by finishing as South Dakota’s top angler.
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The Iowa team won its second straight Northern Divisional on the Mississippi River.
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