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Randy Howell was struggling to get a bite early on Day Three, and when he did, the fish were small.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7886.jpg)
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Howell fishes alongside one of the many beautiful homes on Oneida Lake.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7888.jpg)
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Recreational boat traffic picked up early on Saturday morning.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7896_1.jpg)
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Howell hooks up with his first keeper fish of the day.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7903.jpg)
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Howell eases the fish over the side and into the boat.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7908_0.jpg)
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Howell moves to remove the hooks from his first keeper of the day.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7913.jpg)
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Howellâs first fish of the day was a nice smallmouth, weighing 3 pounds, 12 ounces on his scales.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7921_0.jpg)
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After boating his fish, Howell heaves another long cast into the area.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7928_0.jpg)
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Howell removes grass from his bait, while constantly scanning for birds working over baitfish.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7929_0.jpg)
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Jason Williamson makes a move west on Oneida Lake.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7932_2.jpg)
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Howell said birds working bait had been a huge key to his fishing pattern on Day Two.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7934_0.jpg)
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Howell said the strong morning wind was hurting his chances on Day Three.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7942_0.jpg)
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Howell would often cast one direction, while always scanning the horizon for birds and breaking fish.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7943_0.jpg)
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Howell grabs a quick drink of water as he makes yet another move.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7947.jpg)
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Howell said he desired calm, slick water conditions, but the wind and boat traffic kept the water stirred on Day Three. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7958.jpg)
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Brent Chapman pulls alongside Randy Howell to compare midday fishing notes.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7965.jpg)
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Matt Herren was trying to move up in the standings and qualify to fish on Sunday.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7968.jpg)
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Skeet Reese adjusts the depth of his trolling motor after fishing a shallow flat.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7969.jpg)
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Skeet takes his hole shot to make a move.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7973_0.jpg)
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Brent Chapman had an early limit, but said it was small.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7976.jpg)
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Jason Quinn said he had four fish in the livewell but needed one more to make sure he fished on Sunday and qualified for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7979_0.jpg)
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Travis Manson casts a topwater bait over a shallow grass flat.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7985_1.jpg)
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Birds work over an island near Ott Defoe.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7990_3.jpg)
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Todd Faircloth described his Day Three on Oneida Lake as slow, slow and slow.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_7999.jpg)
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Clark Reehm started the morning in 11th place with 29 pounds, 10 ounces.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_8004.jpg)
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Cliff Prince fires a jig into Oneida Lake.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_8015_0.jpg)
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Takahiro Omori was fishing shallow boat docks on Day Three.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_8017_0.jpg)
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Pros watched for bird activity on Oneida today to find where the fish were.