Manuel Concha Castellanos from Mexico works the bank on Day One of the 2012 Cabela's B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship.
Manuel Concha Castellanos from Mexico works the bank on Day One of the 2012 Cabela's B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship.
Castellanos shows off his catch.
Castellanos is back at it.
Part of the lake is a wildlife refuge, so this is not an uncommon sight.
Virginia's Tony Choe casts with towers in the background.
Wisconsin's Brady Farrell near the shore.
Not far away from Farrell is North Carolina's Brent Boyette.
Boyette and Farrell work the same area.
Maine's Robert Williamson with a strong cast.
Williamson gives us the thumbs up.
West Virginia's Robbie Fleshman tries to sneak a cast in.
Fleshman in still water.
Louisiana's Jason Pecoraro visits someone's wooden boathouse.
Alabama's Jamie Horton seems pleased with the day so far.
Or maybe Jamie was approving of the brilliant fall color on display in northern Alabama this time of year.
Jamie Horton ends up by some exposed rock.
Horton in midcast.
In addition to the wildlife refuge, there is a lot of industry on Wheeler.
Texas angler Albert Collins gets hooked up.
Collins swings the catch on board...
...and shows it off to us!
Idaho's Josh Polfer looks for the big bite.
Rhode Island angler Chris Molineaux hard at work.
Fall finally arrives in Alabama. Hopefully the anglers aren't spending too much time gazing at the leaves.
Keep your head down.
Serious structure on Wheeler.