Scott Rook welcomes his first keeper aboard.
Scott Rook welcomes his first keeper aboard.
Rook said that this was the first drum he had caught all week.
Rook worked a crankbait along jetties all day.
This angler wrestled a catfish as Alton Jones worked a tube nearby.
Unhooking the catfish was a team effort.
Alton Jones passes by the catfish anglers.
Jones' motor failed, but his Marshal, Carl Jocumsen, had a Skeeter handy. The two prepare to change Jones' essential gear into Jocumsen’s ZX20.
Jones and Jocumsen move Jones' gear as B.A.S.S. officials Trip Weldon and Chuck Harbin watch on.
Jones and Jocumsen transfer more gear.
Jones made himself at home in Jocumsen’s boat for the remainder of Day One.
Jones heads back out on the main river.
Chuck Harbin waves as Alton's wife, Jimmye Sue, pulls Jones' Skeeter out of the water.
Scott Rook was long on short fish today.
He hit this main lake rock jetty several times.
Rook battles a 4-pounder, which ultimately came off at the boat.
Rook uses his rod and reel as a plug knocker to dislodge his snagged crankbait.
Rook’s third — and final — keeper.
Another short.
Ultimately, the fish didn't measure up.
Rook boats another fish.