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Steve Kennedy and Ott Defoe fish past one another in a crowded backwater area. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7719.jpg)
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Spectator boats kept their distance as anglers fished along the shoreline. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7721.jpg)
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Steve Kennedy was fishing shallow with a variety of baits. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7723.jpg)
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Aaron Martens speeds into the area to join the fray. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7726.jpg)
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Steve Kennedy joked that it would take bigger fish than this one to become a Classic winner. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7730.jpg)
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Aaron Martens takes a seat on the bow of his boat to make some bait changes. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7742.jpg)
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Dustin Wilks line bows as he makes a cast into a strong crosswind. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7750.jpg)
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Mike Iaconelli takes a perch on top of his boat seat to get a better view of the stumps he was navigating. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7754.jpg)
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A squadron of coots give way to Randy Howell. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7759.jpg)
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Fletcher Shyrock fishes in a maze of trees along the shoreline. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7766_0.jpg)
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Shyrock pulls his limit from the live well to cull a fish. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7778_1.jpg)
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Shyrock cuts the choice down to two fish. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7786_0.jpg)
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Chris Lane stops to punch matted vegetation. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7788.jpg)
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Randy Howell climbs aboard his trolling motor to make a pitch under an overhanging bush. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7796.jpg)
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Louisiana game wardens were on patrol on the Red River. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7799_0.jpg)
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Follow the 2012 Bassmaster Classic anglers as they take on the Red River.