Day 3 action

Check out Kevin VanDam and Keith Combs on Day 3 of the Sacramento Bassmaster Elite at Sacramento River event!

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Kevin VanDam started his day fishing rip rap on the California Delta.
Kevin VanDam started his day fishing rip rap on the California Delta.
VanDam made several casts towards the bank.
VanDam made several casts towards the bank.
Working down the power lines.
Working down the power lines.
Bernie Schultz does a drive by through the bridge…
Bernie Schultz does a drive by through the bridge…
Vvvvvvrrrrrrrooooommmmm!
Vvvvvvrrrrrrrooooommmmm!
Kevin with a small fish.
Kevin with a small fish.
Continuing to work down the bank.
Continuing to work down the bank.
Kevin sets the hook and swings one into the boat.
Kevin sets the hook and swings one into the boat.
This one is going in the livewell.
This one is going in the livewell.
A focused look for Kevin VanDam.
A focused look for Kevin VanDam.
Another fish in the boat.
Another fish in the boat.
VanDam unhooks the fish and moves towards the livewell.
VanDam unhooks the fish and moves towards the livewell.
Back to cranking.
Back to cranking.
This stretch of bank sure has a lot of smaller ones.
This stretch of bank sure has a lot of smaller ones.
There's one!
There’s one!
A little bigger than the last fish…
A little bigger than the last fish…
Come here fish.
Come here fish.
Kevin holds up his catch for the camera.
Kevin holds up his catch for the camera.
After Kevin VanDams fish flurry, we moved down the river and found Keith Combs.
After Kevin VanDams fish flurry, we moved down the river and found Keith Combs.
Keith was working down long stretches of bank with a crankbait.
Keith was working down long stretches of bank with a crankbait.
Keith fishing towards the bank.
Keith fishing towards the bank.
Combs makes a cast….
Combs makes a cast….
…hooks a fish and swings it in.
…hooks a fish and swings it in.
This one is going in the livewell.
This one is going in the livewell.
Time to make a cull.
Time to make a cull.
The area that Keith was fishing in had a lot of boat traffic. Boats were coming by at full speed less than 15 feet from his boat.
The area that Keith was fishing in had a lot of boat traffic. Boats were coming by at full speed less than 15 feet from his boat.
Slalom baby, slalom.
Slalom baby, slalom.
There they go!
There they go!
Keith sets the hook!
Keith sets the hook!
He lands the fish quickly.
He lands the fish quickly.
This one's gonna keep.
This one’s gonna keep.
The smaller fish is released.
The smaller fish is released.
Combs with a small one.
Combs with a small one.
Surprise, he was throwing a crankbait.
Surprise, he was throwing a crankbait.
Combs pulls his bait out of a snag.
Combs pulls his bait out of a snag.
A little green on the brown bank.
A little green on the brown bank.
Combs was fishing on down the bank.
Combs was fishing on down the bank.
Photographer Seigo Saito comes by to grab some shots of Combs for Bassmaster magazine.
Photographer Seigo Saito comes by to grab some shots of Combs for Bassmaster magazine.
And here are some more boaters!
And here are some more boaters!
Keith makes another cast.
Keith makes another cast.
He hooks a fish and swings it over the side.
He hooks a fish and swings it over the side.
Combs unhooks the fish.
Combs unhooks the fish.
A boat flies right by Keith.
A boat flies right by Keith.
Combs picks up the trolling motor and we move to the next spot.
Combs picks up the trolling motor and we move to the next spot.
Local scenery.
Local scenery.
Combs starts flipping.
Combs starts flipping.
Again and again. Keith had a limit when we left him and was heading off to go sight fishing.
Again and again. Keith had a limit when we left him and was heading off to go sight fishing.