Grand entrance

Matt Lee makes his first Classic entrance. 48th 4-15lb.

Mark Davis rolls in on Day One. 15th 15-11lb.

Jared Lintner fishing his 4th Classic. 33rd 10-13lb.

John Crews with his 7th Classic 20th 13-10lb.

Greg Hackney in his 11th Classic 18th 14-14lb.

Yusuke Miyazaki in his 1st Classic 41st 7-7lb.

Brandon Card first Classic with 45th 6-6lb.

Jason Quinn in his 6th Classic with 39th 8-5lb.

Shaw Grigsby waste no time showing off is pig of the day! His 15th Classic 14th 15-15lb.

Jared Knuth his first Classic entrance. 52nd 1-4lb.

Jeremy Starks in his first Classic 32nd 10-14lb.

Takahiro Omori rolling in on Day One. His 9th Classic. 36th 9-8l.

Ish Monroe in his 8th Classic. 27th 12lb.

Mark Dove in his first classic. 21st 13-8.

Jonathon VanDam. His first Classic. 13th 16-1lb.

Brandon Palaniuk fishing his 3rd Classic 11th 16-10lb.

Boyd Duckett 2007 Classic winner works his 6th event. 23rd 12-11.

Aaron Martens his 14th Classic has a run of 2nd place finishes. 43rd 6-12lb.

Bobby Lane fishing his 3rd Classic. 16th 15-7lb.

Todd Faircloth looks to his fans! This is his 11th Classic. 24th 12-5lb.

Randy Howell shows his fish off. 17th 14-15lb.

Cliff Pace is tied with Michael Iaconelli for first place with 21-8.

Dean Rojas emerges with his 5 fish 13lb and 22nd place after Day One.

Casey Scanlon 37th with 9-2lb fishing his first Classic.

Jonathan Carter in his first Classic. 7th with 18-11lb.

Pete Gluszek 38th 8-12lb.

Mike McClelland has many fans in the area. 9th with 17-15lb.

Gerald Swindle finished 29th with 11-12lb.

Matt Herren finished 31st with 11lb.

“Big Show” Terry Scrogins 46th 6-5lb.

Andy Bravence finished 51st with only 1-8lb.

Cliff Prince in 40th place with 7-8lb.

Skeet Reese in 44th place with 6-9lb.

Bill Lowen in 24th with 12-5lb.

Ott DeFoe is in 12th with 16-2lb.

Alton Jones sits in 26th at 12-1lb.

Mike Iaconelli is the Day One co-leader with 21-8lb.

Kevin VanDam is in 4th with 19-12lb.