We've set up on a trio of anglers after going past Kevin VanDam. He's surrounded by 50 spectator boats.
About a mile away the setting and mood is more peaceful. Boyd Duckett and Jeremy Starks are side by side swapping ideas. Nearby is Brandon Palaniuk. They are surrounded by about a dozen spectator boats.
We're all watching the anglers work ledges at a creek mouth entering the main-river channel.
And like everyone else we're waiting for things to get "fired up."
"Fired up." That seems to be the catch phrase of the week.