Gary Tramontina
Contenders line up behind defending champion Jamie Horton before weigh-in on the first day of the 2012 Cabela's Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship at Alabama’s Wheeler Lake.
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Fed Nation: Day One weigh-in
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Gary TramontinaHorton finished the day with 8 pounds, 1 ounce.
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Gary TramontinaBruce Akin, CEO of B.A.S.S., shakes Horton’s hand before weigh-in.
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Gary TramontinaJon Stewart, B.A.S.S. Federation Nation senior manager, and Dave Mercer, emcee, speculate on the day’s catches as the weigh-in begins.
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Gary TramontinaDale Hightower was fourth to the stage. He brought in 16 pounds, 1 ounce, and never relinquished his lead.
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Gary TramontinaHightower leads the Central division by nearly 6 pounds. If he holds on, he’ll be invited to fish the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, which will be held in his home state of Oklahoma.
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Gary TramontinaRick Svoboda of Maryland brought in 12-14 and leads his division (the Mid-Atlantic) by more than a pound.
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Gary TramontinaTim Hennemann of Kentucky presented a UK shirt to Stewart, a known Kansas fan.
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Gary TramontinaEddie Levin of Ohio is currently third in the Northern division with 8 pounds, 15 ounces.
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Gary TramontinaCurt Samo of Illinois leads the Northern division by more than 2 pounds with his 11-pound, 13-ounce catch.
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Gary TramontinaFranco Vallejos of New Mexico brought 9 pounds, 4 ounces to the scales.
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Gary TramontinaMarco Cambi of Italy said through a translator that he’s very happy to be representing his country in the championship.
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Gary TramontinaJamie Sochocki of Michigan brought in 8 pounds, 13 ounces today.
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Gary TramontinaBryant Copley of Virginia caught a limit of 10 pounds, 2 ounces.
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Gary TramontinaNorth Carolina’s Brent Boyette had a cheering section.
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Gary TramontinaDarin Doll of Pennsylvania laughed as he held up the “littlest fish,” a 1-pounder that made up his whole bag.
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Gary TramontinaJosh Polfer of Idaho leads the Western division with a 13-pound, 6-ounce limit, a 12-ounce margin over Timothy Klinger.
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Gary TramontinaJonathan Carter of Maine leads the Eastern division by nearly 4 pounds. He brought in 13 pounds, 2 ounces today.
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Gary TramontinaAntonio “Go Go” Gomez of New Jersey came in fishless, but he still showed off his positive attitude.
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Gary TramontinaUtah’s Tyler Swaney caught a limit weighing 10-3 today.
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Gary TramontinaGeorge Crain of Alabama leads the Southern division with a 14-14 limit and is in second place overall.
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Gary TramontinaCrain studies the scale before it settles.
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Gary TramontinaCrain won his division two years ago and went to the 2011 Bassmaster Classic.
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Gary TramontinaChris Molineaux of Rhode Island is second in the Eastern division with 9 pounds, 5 ounces.
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