2009 Central Open: Atchafalaya Basin Fishoff Weigh-In

2009 Central Open #3 Atchafalaya River Basin - Morgan City, LA, Nov 5 - 7, 2009

Larry Towell

As a small crowd starts to gather nearby, the tools that will determine the outcome of the tournament sit on a small table under a park pavilion.

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Larry Towell

Edwin Evers is all smiles as he checks in at the dock over ten minutes early.

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With six minutes left on the clock, pro Mark Smith, who led the first two days of the Central Open, makes it to the dock for the tie-breaking weigh-in.

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Larry Towell

Each angler is trying to get a read from the other as to what they might have in the bag.

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Larry Towell

Edwin Evers pulls his ace out of the bag and lays it on the scale.

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Mark Smith reaches into the bag and produced his fourth fish out of a potential five-bass limit.

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After placing his fish on the scale, Smith congratulates Evers on the win.

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Tournament Director Chris Bowes hands the hardware over to Edwin Evers, the second Open victory of his career.

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2009 Central Open: Atchafalaya Basin Fishoff Launch

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