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Terry Scroggins is dwarfed by the landscape of the Red River. The cloudy day and lack of leaves gives a cold feel to things.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7183.jpg)
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Scroggins fishes along a backwater bank during practice Wednesday.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7184.jpg)
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Scroggins makes a cast, covering as much water as possible.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7187.jpg)
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Although the weather is cool, trees along the river, like these behind Terry Scroggins are starting to bloom.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7189.jpg)
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Blooming trees or not, Shaw Grigsby, a Florida native, is bundled up like heâs getting ready to go snow skiing.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7199.jpg)
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A huge flock of cormorants and pelicans take flight from one of the backwaters along the Red River.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7207.jpg)
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Matt Reed speeds by as he checks out new places Wednesday.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7214.jpg)
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Many of the backwaters had several boats in them, ensuring few people the opportunity to fish by themselves.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7221.jpg)
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Alton Jones pitches to vegetation in the backwaters of the Red River.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7229.jpg)
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Getting around in the backwaters isnât easy, either. Sometimes it takes a stout heart and high trim to get moving.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7233.jpg)
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Jeff Kriet pitches to isolated cover Wednesday during practice.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7241.jpg)
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Duck season is closed, but blinds like this one are scattered up and down the river.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7246.jpg)
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Greg Hackney fishes beneath a huge dead tree in one of the backwaters.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7248.jpg)
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Keith Combs is highlighted by the skeleton of a dead tree in one of the backwaters.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7257.jpg)
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Hackney plies the backwaters around every type of cover he can see.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7261.jpg)
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David Walker works down the edge of water hyacinth.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7267.jpg)
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Walker comes face to face with a gnarly stump and makes a cast to it.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7270.jpg)
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Andrew Upshaw, the College Bass representative in the Classic, idles into a backwater area.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7282.jpg)
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John Crews picks apart flooded cover.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7283.jpg)
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Some of the duck blinds on the river are pretty elaborate, including this one Terry Scroggins is casting to.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1IMG_7286.jpg)
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If they're on the water, we're on 'em. Check out more images from the Red River as the competitors enjoy a final day of practice.