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Elite pro Ish Monroe holds nearly a 4-pound lead going into the final day.
By by B.A.S.S. Communications
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bassmaster Elite Series pro Ish Monroe retained his lead on Day Two of the third and final Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open with a 16-0 limit today, extending his lead over the field to 35-14, nearly 4 pounds ahead of the pack. Though Oneida Lake is full of substantial smallmouth bass, Monroe is sticking to the shallows and targeting largemouth with a topwater frog.
“My day started slow and I had to bounce around a bit; the wind kind of hurt me,” he said. “If the wind blows north or south, I can pick a bank and fish the area, but that east wind...