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A rookie reflects: Mark Burgess tour journal

By Mark Burgess
ESPNOutdoors.com

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Lake Oneida Brewerton, New York 95th Place 10 fish, 20-08 You only get one chance to close out your rookie season, and for my first year on the Elite Series Oneida was going to provide that opportunity to end it on a favorable note. It was the only tournament on the schedule within a day's drive, and while I hadn't been there much before, I was dedicated to putting in as much time as necessary, so I went there for four days before the off-limits and idled around looking for as much shallow la ...

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