In 2013 Elite anglers found a vast fishery that crossed the borders of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana.
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It was filled with creeks and bayous and parts of the Louisiana Marsh.
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The big cypress trees and Spanish moss provided a picturesque backdrop.
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But most of the anglers spent more time searching. On Day 1, 13 Elites finished the day with a zero, 20 on Day 2 and eight on Day 3.
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The crowds of fans in Orange, Texas, could care less how tough the fishing was.
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Setting records for the most people to view an Elite event at that time.
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And there were enough fish in the Sabine River system to make this an interesting event.
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Along with the signs, there were still remnants of hurricanes that had washed through the area in years past.
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By the end of Day 3, the final 12 was full of shallow water specialists.
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And anglers like Mike McClelland would test the boundaries of the fishing water by traveling 80 miles one way.
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It was so shallow, Troy Broussard of the television show Swamp People would be hired to carry cameramen into the area on his air boat.
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