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2:30 p . m . – Take advantage of FLW member early access in the arena and snag a stage-side seat . Follow the day three blog at FLWFishing . com until check-in time .
3 p . m . – Catch a lastminute kicker that could be worth thousands . Hold it up for photographers and spectators on the water , then box it . It ’ s time to hustle back to Dreher Island for check-in .
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4:30 p . m . – Arrive at Colonial Life Arena . Slip in the back door , grab a bottle of water and wait nervously at the tanks . A few media members and staff prod with questions , but there ’ s too much anxiety to think clearly . Listen in on the final minutes of the Easton Corbin concert , trying not to think about what ’ s at stake .
5 p . m . – Cheer for the top 10 pros as Chris Jones introduces the field .
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5:47 p . m . – Chris Jones calls the weight . The crowd explodes . Confetti falls . Pyrotechnics ignite .
5:47 p . m . – Cheer and whistle for the champion as the confetti falls .
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5:49 p . m . – Forrest L . Wood hands over the Cup . Hoist it high . You ’ ve earned this moment .
5:50 p . m . – Celebrate the new Forrest Wood Cup champion !
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3:45 p . m . – Count ’ em and bag ’ em . These could be the most important five fish of a career . A police escort waits to lead the top 10 to Columbia .
4 p . m . – Stand . Scream . Sing . Watch and listen when Easton Corbin blows the roof off Colonial Life Arena in the free concert .
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5:02 p . m . – Listen for Chris Jones ’ introduction . Then walk through the curtains and into the bright lights as thousands cheer .
5:15 p . m . – The anthem plays again . Then it ’ s time to sit in the Ranger by the stage and wait .
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5:45 p . m . – Weigh ’ em . The moment of truth … |