Ian MacDonald, representing Illinois, has been flipping main-river wood all day.
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"I'm flipping a blue-and-black jig with a watermelon rage craw on the end," MacDonald said. "And, boy they ate it yesterday."
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"I'll have to come back and try this spot when the sun is high," MacDonald said.
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Namibian angler Max Pieper is found fishing a spot he calls "Max's logjam."
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Yesterday Pieper caught two little ones and broke off a big one around the same spot and made a note to mark his area.
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When asked about the Ouachita River compared to his home waters in Namibia, Pieper said, "It's so green here. We definitely don't have all the trees and laydowns to fish."
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"I think these fish hang out right here because there's a bend in the river here," Pieper speculated. "The current pushes them up against the bank."
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Brian Trieschman of Maryland is found fishing around some significant structure.
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Arkansas angler Josh Wray caught his two best fish at 9:45 this morning.
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"Yesterday I fished the whole five-mile stretch down here," Wray said.
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"They hit pretty much all day yesterday," Wray said. "It's much slower today, but the river's come back up like 3 inches."
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"I think I've picked up my trolling motor about 30 or 40 times today," Huffman said.
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"I've got four fish," Huffman said. "But, three just barely measure."
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Mark Wiese Jr., representing Missouri, said it's been a slow grind all day.
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"I caught mine early about five miles up the river on some spinnerbaits and a beaver bait," Wiese said.
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