Jason Williamson was catching fish close to the launch area early on Day One.
Jason Williamson was catching fish close to the launch area early on Day One.
Williamson boats a keeper and begins to build a quick limit of fish.
Dean Rojas was fishing main lake points early in the day.
Bill Lowen was moving around to several different locations on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.
Mark Tucker hooks up with a fish on his first fishing spot of the day.
Tucker boats a small keeper fish.
Billy McCaghren unleashes a cast with a Carolina rig.
Dave Wolak came into the Pride of Georgia ranked third in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings.
Like many anglers in the field, Terry Butcher was throwing a Carolina rig on Day One.
Spectators in a nearby campground used binoculars to watch Butcher fish one of his spots near their campsite.
Brent Chapman was running and gunning several fishing spots on the first day of fishing on Clarks Hill Lake.
Scott Rook was fishing main lake structure.
Russ Lane speeds to another GPS waypoint while his Day One Marshal shields his face from the wind.
Dean Rojas fishes one of the many shoals on Clarks Hill Lake.
Kelly Jordon made some tackle changes before changing locations.
Mike McClelland won the 2007 version of the Pride of Georgia with 70 pounds, 7 ounces.
McClelland fights a small fish to the boat early on Day One.
McClelland caught an early limit but said he had three fish he needed to cull.
McClelland was running several waypoints on Day One at Clarks Hill Lake.
Charlie Hartley had fish schooling around his fishing location, but was having trouble getting them to bite.
Gerald Swindle boats his fourth keeper of the morning.
Swindle kneels on the bow of his boat and slowly drags a bait across the bottom of Clarks Hill Lake.
Swindle boats his fifth fish of the morning and has a small limit in the live well.
Swindle gets a fish pump and congratulations from his Day One Marshal.