Day 3: Sopping wet behind the scenes

Go sloggin' in Orange, Texas, on Day 3 of the Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River Presented by STARK Cultural Venues event!

Anglers were faced with brutal rains all day long and the foul weather carried into the weigh-in portion of the day as well. Brandon Lester was loading his boat to weigh his fish. He made his first Top 12 today as well.
Anglers were faced with brutal rains all day long and the foul weather carried into the weigh-in portion of the day as well. Brandon Lester was loading his boat to weigh his fish. He made his first Top 12 today as well.
Casey Ashley gets a bag and heads to load up his fish.
Casey Ashley gets a bag and heads to load up his fish.
Greg Hackney made it back safe and sound.
Greg Hackney made it back safe and sound.
And he too is fishing on the final day tomorrow.
And he too is fishing on the final day tomorrow.
Loading his boat with power!
Loading his boat with power!
Who’s next?
Who’s next?
That would be John Crews…
That would be John Crews…
…And he has a surprise. A 15 pound 10 ounce bag is waiting in his boat. He punched his ticket for the final day.
…And he has a surprise. A 15 pound 10 ounce bag is waiting in his boat. He punched his ticket for the final day.
That’s what I have to show for a rainy day. A bag full of wet BassTrakk phones.
That’s what I have to show for a rainy day. A bag full of wet BassTrakk phones.
Todd Faircloth exits the Sabine River.
Todd Faircloth exits the Sabine River.
Becky Iaconelli backs down her husband’s truck.
Becky Iaconelli backs down her husband’s truck.
Mike Iaconelli’s BassCat is assisting him with filling up his weigh-in bag.
Mike Iaconelli’s BassCat is assisting him with filling up his weigh-in bag.
I feel like he is thinking, “What is he doing with an umbrella in hand and a GoPro in the other?”
I feel like he is thinking, “What is he doing with an umbrella in hand and a GoPro in the other?”
Iaconelli was happy to have some fish and stay out of the woods this week at the Sabine River.
Iaconelli was happy to have some fish and stay out of the woods this week at the Sabine River.
Rain gathered everywhere...even on Cliff Pirch's glasses.
Rain gathered everywhere…even on Cliff Pirch’s glasses.
A local TV crew interviewed Todd Faircloth.
A local TV crew interviewed Todd Faircloth.
He is fishing on the final day and is the defending champion of this event. Dangerous man on Championship Sunday.
He is fishing on the final day and is the defending champion of this event. Dangerous man on Championship Sunday.
Pirch waits in line and gets his grub on.
Pirch waits in line and gets his grub on.
That pizza looked awfully tempting from afar.
That pizza looked awfully tempting from afar.
Cliff Crochet is enjoying this rainy day as best as he can.
Cliff Crochet is enjoying this rainy day as best as he can.
Keith Combs bites his fingernails like many other anglers on this final cut down to the Top 12.
Keith Combs bites his fingernails like many other anglers on this final cut down to the Top 12.
Fans gather in the intense rain and some snap candid photos.
Fans gather in the intense rain and some snap candid photos.
Tommy Sanders braves the rain as he heads across the parking lot.
Tommy Sanders braves the rain as he heads across the parking lot.
Brandon Card is happy to get paid this week.
Brandon Card is happy to get paid this week.
It looks like somebody stepped and their feet kept sinking.
It looks like somebody stepped and their feet kept sinking.
Quite muddy after a hard rain for 6 straight hours.
Quite muddy after a hard rain for 6 straight hours.
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Sloshing through the mud.
Sloshing through the mud.
2015 Elite Rookie Ken Iyobe made the Top 53 cut in his first event of the year.
2015 Elite Rookie Ken Iyobe made the Top 53 cut in his first event of the year.
And Bassmaster cameras were there to document everything this week.
And Bassmaster cameras were there to document everything this week.
A great crowd showing even with the conditions.
A great crowd showing even with the conditions.
Some fans didn't need an umbrella and opted for a hat.
Some fans didn’t need an umbrella and opted for a hat.
Cliff Pirch was happy to be under a shelter backstage.
Cliff Pirch was happy to be under a shelter backstage.
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That’s the “Don’t touch my pizza” look that Iaconelli is giving. Looks like Matt Herren is having a good time too.
Cliff Pirch is trying to clean out his shoes some how or another.
Cliff Pirch is trying to clean out his shoes some how or another.