Fed Nation: Day One weigh-in

You can easily tell when it’s about time to weigh fish -- the boats start coming in.

Neil Gulab (Zimbabwe) and Craig Townsend (New Jersey) proudly display a couple of nice-sized largemouth from the Upper Chesapeake Bay.

Thanks to fish like these, Kevin Waterman (Maryland) is holding down second place in the individual competition.

Bryant Copley (Virginia) had a good day. He’s currently leading his state with 15 pounds, 3 ounces.
 

JR Knight (Maryland) had a brief moment of glory with this 1-pound, 5-ounce brute. Just for a few minutes, it was the smallest bass of the event.

Timothy Roach (New Jersey) ultimately won the smallest bass of the day honors with his 1-pound, 1-ounce catch.

Shelton Walters (Delaware) says what needs to be said with his smile.

Don Lauer is leading his state, Delaware, in the individual competition. These two bass made a sizeable contribution to his 14-pound, 13-ounce total.

Several anglers had more weight than Antonio Gomez (New Jersey), but no one had more fun — or is crazier!

Jay Walls (Delaware) brought this nice largemouth to the scales. She helped him reach a total weight of 12-11 for the day.

The determined look on Jeff Freeman’s (Virginia) face tells everyone what he thinking about doing the next two days.

Fraser Speirs (Zimbabwe) is having the time of his life, and why not? He’s holding down the second slot for his team and is only 2-3 behind the leader — Glen Fowler (next photo).

Glen Fowler leads the Zimbabwe team with 14-9.

The individual tournament leader, Robby Fleshman (West Virginia), holds up two of the fish that put him in a comfortable lead. Will his fish hold up for two more days?