![<p>Brandon Palaniuk entered the final day needing to make up a 7-pound deficit.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/300p9402.jpg)
![<p>It was still a cold morning on Grand Lake, but not as cold as the first two days.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/300p9405.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk takes a second to tie on a Wiggle Wart at his first spot on Sunday morning.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/300p9412.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk's family was able to watch the show from a lakeside vantage point at the first spot he fished.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/300p9427.jpg)
![<p>After hitting some brush with his bait, Palaniuk checked it for debris and resumed the pursuit.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/300p9430.jpg)
![<p>It was time to shed some jackets as temperatures warmed Sunday, the first day with mild weather during the Classic.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/300p9480.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk triangulated his position with his rod, trying to find precise spots on the lake. He said most of his key areas were usually just a few feet wide.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/300p9485.jpg)
![<p>Spectator boats gather in the background as Palaniuk mashes the trolling motor to hit another spot.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/300p9576.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk's first fish makes its television debut.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3215.jpg)
![<p>Despite the presence of some large dead trees, unseen brush piles were Palaniuk's primary targets in his first area.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3226.jpg)
![<p>Another fish is in the boat within the first hour.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3291.jpg)
![<p>Fish No. 2 is about to go into Palaniuk's livewell.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3296.jpg)
![<p>The bright morning sun made it hard to see the small tops of the brush piles.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3303.jpg)
![<p>Fish on! Palaniuk hooks into his fourth bass. The following sequence shows the action.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3332.jpg)
![<p>The fish runs down the starboard side.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3335_0.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk tries to catch a glimpse of the fish.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3338.jpg)
![<p>This fish isn't finished.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3342.jpg)
![<p>The battle is almost over, but Palaniuk still has to land the fish.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3345.jpg)
![<p>He reaches for it.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3349_0.jpg)
![<p>Watch out for the hooks on that Wiggle Wart.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3356.jpg)
![<p>Don't let go now.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3357.jpg)
![<p>Success!</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3360.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk breathes a sigh of relief.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3363.jpg)
![<p>You'd also smile if you had three fish in the box in the first hour and a half of the last day of the Classic.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3386.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk hooks up with a fish that will give him his fourth.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3395.jpg)
![<p>Here it comes.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3408.jpg)
![<p>As the fish slides toward the boat, Palaniuk reaches for it.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3426.jpg)
![<p>Better grab it quick because that crankbait is barely in the lip.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3432.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk squeezes No. 4.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3439.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk grabbed this one just before the bait slipped out of the fish's mouth.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3442.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk set his sights on a piece of wood that he fished with a jig.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3582.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk's sister Brianna was in the gallery on Sunday.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3490.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk's family, also known as the "Big Red Mob," drove to another spot where they could watch from the bank as Brandon fished.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3588.jpg)
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Brandon Palaniuk scores fish after fish during the final day of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic.