Evan Williams Bourbon Carolina Clash - Day One On the Water

J. Todd Tucker explains his morning strategy to his Day One Marshal.

Tucker gets to work and heaves a cast to a main lake point.

Marty Robinson and the majority of the competitors were running multiple fishing locations early on Day One.

Anglers were hoping to take advantage of the early launch time and a topwater bite.

A Lake Murray resident takes a photograph of Alton Jones fishing.

The photographers timing was good as Jones hooks up.

Jones flips a solid keeper into the boat.

Jones was working on a very early limit of fish.

Kevin Short makes a cast as his Day One Marshal Joe Harbush looks on.

Takahiro Omori makes a cast to a point strewn with flooded timber.

An osprey carries breakfast to its nest.

Clark Reehm fishes in view of one of the many beautiful homes along the shoreline of Lake Murray.

Mark Davis boats a small keeper early on Day One.

Davis said he had an early limit, but needed to cull several of his fish from the live well.

Ott Defoe was culling quality fish early in the day.

Clark Reehm fishes near a submerged island.

Ott Defoe’s rod loads up as he makes another cast.

Davy Hite fights a keeper bass to the boat.

The fish made several jumps, trying to throw the hooks.

Hite stares at his limp line after the fish comes free.

Hite quickly picks up another rod and gets back to work.

Hite was hooked up again after a few casts.

Hite pulls the hooks free before putting the fish in the live well.