2011 Diamond Drive Day One on the water II

After boating a nice keeper, Matt Reed throws out a marker buoy.

Terry Scroggins quickly boats a short fish on Day One of the Diamond Drive.

Anglers were running all over the Pine Bluff Harbor on Thursday.

Denny Brauer runs along an industrial shoreline on his way to another fishing spot.

Terry Scroggins came into this event leading the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race.

Scroggins puts on his PFD to make a move.

Scroggins works a spinning rod along a vertical wall.

This fish bit right at the boat and was flung into the air.

After hooking up with his best fish yet, Scroggins carefully plays it toward the boat.

The fish makes a jump as Scroggins sits down to land it.

Terry Scroggins gets a good grip on his second keeper.

This was a double on one crankbait for Terry Scroggins, but neither were keepers.

Kevin VanDam unhooks a bass that he caught early on Day One.

The fish was short and VanDam was looking for bigger bass to help him make a charge in the AOY race.

This next bass made a big splash on the surface while VanDam was reeling it in.

VanDam swings this fish into the boat and hopes it measures the 15-inch minimum.

Kevin VanDam lands another bass on Day One of the Diamond Drive.

Can you find the bass in this picture?

Kevin VanDam hooks up with his best fish of the day.

The sizeable largemouth makes a jump near the boat as VanDam plays it carefully.

The fish almost wraps itself around VanDam’s trolling motor.

Kevin VanDam reaches down to belly his best largemouth of the day.

This fish pushed Kevin VanDam over the 12-pound mark for the day.

One spectator called this bass a “game changer” and it certainly helped VanDam to an early limit.

 Kevin VanDam gets ready to place the bass in the livewell as his Marshal takes a picture.

Local favorite Billy McCaghren fights a big fish near the boat.

McCaghren plays the fish as it makes a run.

The fish sticks its face out of the water and McCaghren leans down to land it.

This was the biggest fish of the day for McCaghren, who estimated he had close to 11 pounds.

McCaghren shows off the largemouth to his Marshal.

The spot McCaghren found produced a lot of small fish after that one kicker.

McCaghren hooks up again.

Billy McCaghren swings a bass into the boat.

Steve Kennedy works a point near the Pine Bluff Harbor.

Kennedy sets the hook on Day One of the Diamond Drive.

Kennedy laughs as another small spotted bass fell victim to his bait.

Kennedy gently tosses this bass back into the Arkansas River.

Kennedy motions that he is going to make one more stop before locking back through.