Istokpoga Game Plan? Not Until the Trolling Motor Hits the Water

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A crowd was gathering on the docks located at Istokpoga Marina as the first hint of daylight appeared to the east under the Spanish moss hanging from the cypress trees that surround this Florida fishing gem.

There was a buzz in the still humid air as the first eight anglers prepared to head out for Elimination Day One action on the water at the Jack Link's Major League Fishing 2013 GEICO Challenge Cup on Lake Istokpoga.

Typical questions being tossed around were like these: Who would win? How would the lake fish? What kind of...