Hicks’ registration gallery

Check out Mark and Valerie Hicks as they prepare for the first day of competition on Oneida Lake.

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<p>  </p> <p> Some of the baits that Valerie and I threw at Oneida Lake’s bass.</p>
 

Some of the baits that Valerie and I threw at Oneida Lake’s bass.

<p> Filling the tank for tournament day.</p>
Filling the tank for tournament day.
<p> Valerie registers for her first tournament.</p>
Valerie registers for her first tournament.
<p> Mark Hicks goes through the registration line for the Oneida Lake Open.</p>
Mark Hicks goes through the registration line for the Oneida Lake Open.
<p>  </p> <p> More registration paperwork for Valerie.</p>
 

More registration paperwork for Valerie.

<p> Kim Urban, left, is fishing the Oneida Lake Open as a nonboater while her dad, Howdy, fishes as a boater. She has been reading our diaries, and introduced herself at the pre-tournament meeting. Nice gal.</p>
Kim Urban, left, is fishing the Oneida Lake Open as a nonboater while her dad, Howdy, fishes as a boater. She has been reading our diaries, and introduced herself at the pre-tournament meeting. Nice gal.
<p> Tournament director Chris Bowes pairs the anglers for the Oneida Lake Open.</p>
Tournament director Chris Bowes pairs the anglers for the Oneida Lake Open.
<p>  </p> <p> Valerie exchanges contact information with her first-day partner, Eric Smith.</p>
 

Valerie exchanges contact information with her first-day partner, Eric Smith.

<p>  </p> <p> Mark Hicks prepares tackle for the first day of the Oneida Lake Open.</p>
 

Mark Hicks prepares tackle for the first day of the Oneida Lake Open.