Day 1 weigh-in from Lake Erie

We witness a smallmouth slugfest to start off the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open #3 presented by Allstate on Lake Erie.

We witness a smallmouth slugfest to start off the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open presented by Allstate on Lake Eerie. Chris Blackwell gets us started with 20-12. Incredibly however, he'll finish Day 1 in 16th place.
We witness a smallmouth slugfest to start off the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open presented by Allstate on Lake Eerie. Chris Blackwell gets us started with 20-12. Incredibly however, he’ll finish Day 1 in 16th place.
Co-angler William Rea 13th, 12-9
Co-angler William Rea 13th, 12-9
Jason Root 8th, 21-5
Jason Root 8th, 21-5
Tim Sprouse 17th, 20-11
Tim Sprouse 17th, 20-11
Al Farace 13th, 20-14
Al Farace 13th, 20-14
Co-angler Robert Ramasci, 44th, 10-0
Co-angler Robert Ramasci, 44th, 10-0
Shane Rees 24th, 19-4
Shane Rees 24th, 19-4
Mike Fedio 68th, 8-2
Mike Fedio 68th, 8-2
Adrian Avena 45th, 17-1
Adrian Avena 45th, 17-1
Fletcher Shryock 9th, 21-4
Fletcher Shryock 9th, 21-4
Derek Remitz 2nd, 24-4
Derek Remitz 2nd, 24-4
Co-angler Dan Minor 6th, 13-2
Co-angler Dan Minor 6th, 13-2
Co-angler John Terry 11th, 12-11
Co-angler John Terry 11th, 12-11
Whitney Stephens 5th, 21-14
Whitney Stephens 5th, 21-14
Co-angler Christopher Liobis 15th, 12-5
Co-angler Christopher Liobis 15th, 12-5
A nice largemouth in the mix.
A nice largemouth in the mix.
Co-angler Bob Snyder brings in the Day 1 Carhartt Big Bass worth 6-7 and sits in 2nd with 13-11.
Co-angler Bob Snyder brings in the Day 1 Carhartt Big Bass worth 6-7 and sits in 2nd with 13-11.
Jeff Lugar 11th, 21-3.
Jeff Lugar 11th, 21-3.
Richard Nitkiewicz brings in the Day 1 Carhartt Big Bass worth 6-4.
Richard Nitkiewicz brings in the Day 1 Carhartt Big Bass worth 6-4.
Greg Mansfield 23rd, 19-6
Greg Mansfield 23rd, 19-6
Jeff Cutler 48th, 16-14
Jeff Cutler 48th, 16-14
Pete Gluszek 2rd, 23-1.
Pete Gluszek 2rd, 23-1.
Brian Latimer 9th, 21-4
Brian Latimer 9th, 21-4
Terry Segraves 25th, 19-3
Terry Segraves 25th, 19-3
Co-angler Brian Ruetz 3rd, 13-9
Co-angler Brian Ruetz 3rd, 13-9
Charlie Hartley	4th, 22-4
Charlie Hartley 4th, 22-4
Legend Steven Clapper 15th, 20-13
Legend Steven Clapper 15th, 20-13
Randy Ramsey 42nd, 17-9
Randy Ramsey 42nd, 17-9
Bill Langille with a nice 5-0 largemouth.
Bill Langille with a nice 5-0 largemouth.
Zachary Maisch 11th, 21-3
Zachary Maisch 11th, 21-3
Ross Arnold 8th, 12-15
Ross Arnold 8th, 12-15
Chris King 13th, 20-14
Chris King 13th, 20-14
Co-angler John Watts 13th, 12-9
Co-angler John Watts 13th, 12-9
Dave Lefebre 31st, 18-12
Dave Lefebre 31st, 18-12
Everything was going smoothly...
Everything was going smoothly…
then this happened.
then this happened.
C0-angler Zachariah Dunham	41st, 10-3
C0-angler Zachariah Dunham 41st, 10-3
Carl Jocumsen 20th, 19-15
Carl Jocumsen 20th, 19-15
Time for a GoPro pic
Time for a GoPro pic
Barry Brandt Jr. 6th, 21-11
Barry Brandt Jr. 6th, 21-11
David Dudley 7th, 21-6
David Dudley 7th, 21-6
Stephen Mui 36th, 18-2
Stephen Mui 36th, 18-2
Gregory Dipalma 22nd, 19-14
Gregory Dipalma 22nd, 19-14
Then David Reault steps to the scales with a monster bag.
Then David Reault steps to the scales with a monster bag.
David Reault takes the Day 1 lead with 25-9 worth of Lake Eerie smallmouth.
David Reault takes the Day 1 lead with 25-9 worth of Lake Eerie smallmouth.
When you catch five 5-pounders, it's hard to tell which to weigh for Carhartt Big Bass.
When you catch five 5-pounders, it’s hard to tell which to weigh for Carhartt Big Bass.
Scott Cooke 70th, 13-10
Scott Cooke 70th, 13-10
Chris Noffsinger 61st, 14-3
Chris Noffsinger 61st, 14-3
Frank Ramsey
Frank Ramsey