Final practice day

Anglers brave the snow on the final practice day of the 2013 Classic.

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<p>2013 Bassmaster Classic champ Chris Lane speeds to his next spot as he looks to defend his title on Grand Lake.</p>
2013 Bassmaster Classic champ Chris Lane speeds to his next spot as he looks to defend his title on Grand Lake.
<p>Kevin VanDam spent much of his morning working a jerkbait around docks, which are secured to the shore via many cables. Here he frees his bait from one such cable.</p>
Kevin VanDam spent much of his morning working a jerkbait around docks, which are secured to the shore via many cables. Here he frees his bait from one such cable.
<p>VanDam worked docks and rocky outcroppings mostly.</p>
VanDam worked docks and rocky outcroppings mostly.
<p>VanDam hurls another cast. He didn't boat any fish, most likely because he had his hooks bent inward to prevent hooking fish that bit.</p>
VanDam hurls another cast. He didn’t boat any fish, most likely because he had his hooks bent inward to prevent hooking fish that bit.
<p>VanDam works the perimeter of a long main lake point.</p>
VanDam works the perimeter of a long main lake point.
<p>VanDam reaches for a different rod as hoofed venison graze in a yard.</p>
VanDam reaches for a different rod as hoofed venison graze in a yard.
<p>VanDam worked his way back into a shallow marina in Duck Creek.</p>
VanDam worked his way back into a shallow marina in Duck Creek.
<p>Dean Rojas works his way along a rocky bank with a jerkbait. His Gill KB1 outerwear reminded some observers of a fire-retardant NASCAR jumpsuit.</p>
Dean Rojas works his way along a rocky bank with a jerkbait. His Gill KB1 outerwear reminded some observers of a fire-retardant NASCAR jumpsuit.
<p>Randy Howell lifts is second keeper of the day aboard amid snowfall. </p>
Randy Howell lifts is second keeper of the day aboard amid snowfall. 
<p>As he swung the fish aboard, it looked to be a solid keeper...</p>
As he swung the fish aboard, it looked to be a solid keeper…
<p>...but no doubt he'd like to cull this one come tournament day.</p>
…but no doubt he’d like to cull this one come tournament day.
<p>This is what Howell's looking for come Friday.</p>
This is what Howell’s looking for come Friday.
<p>Brandon Card said that his practice was slower today than it had been in days past. He was working a finesse jig around docks, and says that Grand fishes very similar to Cherokee Lake in east Tennessees, a spot he frequents.</p>
Brandon Card said that his practice was slower today than it had been in days past. He was working a finesse jig around docks, and says that Grand fishes very similar to Cherokee Lake in east Tennessees, a spot he frequents.
<p>As the snow accumulated, anglers began taking out of Grand early on the final practice day. With conditions set to be drasticaly different than today, some reported that there wasn't much sense putting in a full day in the freezing snow.</p>
As the snow accumulated, anglers began taking out of Grand early on the final practice day. With conditions set to be drasticaly different than today, some reported that there wasn’t much sense putting in a full day in the freezing snow.