A Cub Scout shows off his hat full of autographs behind the stage of the Bassmaster Elite Series event on the Sabine River.
A Cub Scout shows off his hat full of autographs behind the stage of the Bassmaster Elite Series event on the Sabine River.
A line of Cub Scouts and young volunteers were on hand to run fish from the stage to the Shimano Live Release Boat.
Mark Davis, who finished the day in second, jokes with an outdoor writer prior to weighing in Thursday.
Todd Faircloth is interviewed for a local television show after Day One.
Greg Hackney and Dean Rojas show off their big fish before hitting the stage.
A big crowd was on hand for Day One, one of the largest on record according to B.A.S.S. officials.
Dean Rojas is surrounded by reporters after taking the lead in the event.
Max Leatherwood measures Gerald Swindle’s only fish on Day One.
A young volunteer hands off a fish at the Shimano Live Release boat.
Davy Hite signs autographs Thursday.
A young Cub Scout watches the weigh-in intently.
Clark Rheem, Ott DeFoe and James Niggemeyer stand in line at the holding tanks.
Edwin Evers keeps tabs on the leaderboard on his smart phone, while he waits to weigh.
A young fan enjoys the weigh-in from his mother’s lap.
And this young fan watches the weigh-in with a dog in his lap.
These two young fans lept to their feet and clapped wildly when Michael Iaconelli came to the stage.
Fans used video and point-and-shoot cameras to capture their own version of the weigh-in.