Marshals: Sabine Day 1

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Roumbanis with No. 3. Working to get his limit!

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Ray Hanselman has upgraded his live well weight bit by bit. Still no kickers but a respectable bag.

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Had a quite a flurry of bites the last 15 minutes or so. It took three casts to get this 3-pounder to bite and hang on. A very nice upgrade!

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Boyd culling up.

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Nice upgrade for Robbie Latuso

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Chris Groh Let the small stuff go. Nice cull.

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Randy Howell finally caught a good cull.

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After a move and a quick flurry, James Elam has numbers threee, four and five in the boat.

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That's five for Chris Groh.

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Kelly Jordon with a 1 1/2-pound bass for five in the well.

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Randy Sullivan working on No. 4.

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Gary Klein has started to cull.

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Kelly Jordon finding plenty of short fish still looking for No. 5.

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Matt Lee adds No. 5 then culls on next cast.

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Zero percent chance of rain today. We will take it though, it cooled things down a bit.

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Well, apparently the crabs like Hanselman's crankbait too. This one wouldn’t let go!

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Jamie Hartman isn't playing favorites today! He's caught just about every species there is in the river system!

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Aaron Martens upgrades to a much better fish.

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Matt Lee continues to grind unfortunately he’s come up short on the last three.

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Patience is paying off for Lucas.

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Solid cull for Cliff Pirch!

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Wow is all he could say!

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Gary Klein with a limit.

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Matt Lee with a decent one. That’s three in the box. He joked this one goes on the big side.

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Seth Feider culling multiple times and is sitting at around 8.5-9 pounds with five fish, catching tons of fish and slowly upgrading ounces at a time!

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Shared waters in many areas of the Sabine. Tommy Biffle tests the shallows searching for keeper fish.

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The first cull of the day for David Mullins!

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Keith Combs with five!

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Wheeler culled up a few ounces with this one.

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No. 5 in the livewell and Brian Snowden is on the hunt. Time to get busy.

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After probing dock pilings, cypress knees, lily pads, and lay downs with unbelievable precision, Takahiro has accumulated three keepers, including this nice one.

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Solid No. 4 for Ashley

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Strader with a nice Jungle Cat, he is on fire and has the MOJO this morning!

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Gary Klein with keeper No. 3.

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Paul Mueller with his first keeper.

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A small upgrade for Ray Hanselman but moving in the right direction. There was a bit of a lull in action before he put that one in the boat.

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Randy Sullivan getting going.

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Benton culling.

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Time to start culling, Shin now with five.

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A limit for Benton.

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And Bam! Flippin and Pitchin 101 boats Keith Combs a 2-pounder.

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No. 4 at 8:30 am, Vinson's on fire!

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Jamie Hartman struck again...

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...Whew!! We can breathe.

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Fish No. 2 for Edwin, it's been a slow morning but he has put two in the boat in the last 20 minutes. Things look to be picking up!

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Keith Combs with flipping and pitchin 101. Two in the box looking for the Sabine Swamp Donkey.

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Dave Lefebre has his 5 fish limit now!

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Randy Howell has a limit with this one.

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Hartman on the Sabine!

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Gary Klein with keeper No. 1.

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A big one for Westley Strader! We are culling.

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One for Cliff Prince, barely a keeper.

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Westley Strader with a limit!

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Brian Snowden getting it done on the Sabine with No. 3 in the livewell.

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Jonathan VanDam with his fourth fish.

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Matt Lee has his first keeper then he quickly added a second to the livewell in back to back casts.

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Four for Chapman...

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...And that makes a limit.

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Wiggins with a good one.

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Rick Morris lands a solid Sabine bass for his first keeper of Day 1.

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Four for Strader.

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Brandon Coulter working the bulkhead to land a keeper.

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Justin Lucas, getting it done!!

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Two for Clifford Pirch.

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Headed to the hidden places In search of his first keeper!!!

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Paul Elias all smiles on Day 1.

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Randy Howell first fish in the boat.

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The ever greatly appreciated cloud cover is making the fishing a little easier this morning.

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Todd Faircloth has made a statement early on the first day of the Sabine River, after a small celebration it's back to business.

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Brandon Palaniuk with #1. Scott Burleigh Marshall

Brandon Palaniuk with first fish of the day.

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Takahiro boats a keeper!

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Brent Chapman on the board early.

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Fred Roumbanis with a visitor.

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The first keeper for Wesley Strader.

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A quick second for Strader.

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Ray Hanselman is fishing topwater to start looking for his first bite. Tide is up so he expects fish to be tight to the edge.

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Beautiful morning on the Sabine.

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Starting the day with Kevin VanDam.

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Rick Morris prepares for Day 1 at the Sabine River.

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Jacob Wheeler says he needs them like this.

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Marshals: Sabine Day 1

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