Elite: Day 1 on Norfork part II

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At mid-day we found Casey Ashley trying to grind out a limit…
At mid-day we found Casey Ashley trying to grind out a limit…
…and Edwin Evers trying to get a better look…
…and Edwin Evers trying to get a better look…
…at a fish on a bed.
…at a fish on a bed.
Jeff Kriet was having no problem catching fish…
Jeff Kriet was having no problem catching fish…
…and was scooping another one into the boat when we found him fishing a bluff wall.
…and was scooping another one into the boat when we found him fishing a bluff wall.
Kriet had a limit for some time before we caught up with him…
Kriet had a limit for some time before we caught up with him…
…and was trying to upgrade what he already had in the livewell.
…and was trying to upgrade what he already had in the livewell.
Kriet was fishing a bluff where he said he had shook off several fish in practice…
Kriet was fishing a bluff where he said he had shook off several fish in practice…
…and it was obvious they were still there on Day 1.
…and it was obvious they were still there on Day 1.
Kriet said he had been culling ounces…
Kriet said he had been culling ounces…
…but was looking for one of the 3-pounders he had shook off in practice.
…but was looking for one of the 3-pounders he had shook off in practice.
He was hoping this was a fish that could help him…
He was hoping this was a fish that could help him…
…and slowly worked this fish to the boat.
…and slowly worked this fish to the boat.
He brings the fish aboard…
He brings the fish aboard…
…holds it up for pictures…
…holds it up for pictures…
…then decided the fish would have to go back in the lake.
…then decided the fish would have to go back in the lake.
Clifford Pirch speeds to his next fishing location.
Clifford Pirch speeds to his next fishing location.
Dean Rojas said he had a limit of fish, but was looking for a larger fish on a bed.
Dean Rojas said he had a limit of fish, but was looking for a larger fish on a bed.
Just across from Rojas was Ish Monroe.
Just across from Rojas was Ish Monroe.
Jay Brainard was scampering towards the end of the day, trying to upgrade what he had in the live well…
Jay Brainard was scampering towards the end of the day, trying to upgrade what he had in the live well…
…while Mike Iaconelli had settled in on a main lake point.
…while Mike Iaconelli had settled in on a main lake point.
While we were watching Iaconelli fish the point, J Todd Tucker sped into the back of a nearby cove to have another go at a fish on a bed he had tried to catch earlier in the day.
While we were watching Iaconelli fish the point, J Todd Tucker sped into the back of a nearby cove to have another go at a fish on a bed he had tried to catch earlier in the day.
After just a few casts to the fish, Tucker was hooked up with a fish that had denied him earlier this morning.
After just a few casts to the fish, Tucker was hooked up with a fish that had denied him earlier this morning.
The following sequence of photos show Tucker’s fight with that fish…
The following sequence of photos show Tucker’s fight with that fish…
With check-in time getting close we saw several anglers heading for the launch area, including James Elam…
With check-in time getting close we saw several anglers heading for the launch area, including James Elam…
…Koby Kreiger…
…Koby Kreiger…
…Fabian Rodriguez…
…Fabian Rodriguez…
…Britt Myers…
…Britt Myers…
…and David Walker.
…and David Walker.