Tony Choe, 22-5, seventh place overall, second place Mid-Atlantic
Tony Choe, 22-5, seventh place overall, second place Mid-Atlantic
Tim Dycus, 8-8, 41st overall, ninth Central
Brady Farrell, 21-4, 13th overall, Northern division leader
JJ Patton, 15-12, 29th overall, fifth Northern
David Mays, 16-1, 28th overall, seventh Western
Mark Pierce, 25-3, second overall, Southern leader
The B.A.S.S. flags fly over the stage.
Enrique Morera, 5-4, 52nd overall, eighth Eastern
Enrique Morera’s family and friends hold a sign up for him, showing Spain’s support.
Steve Pickard of New York tied for the “littlest fish” award with this 1-pounder.
Manuel Concha, 17-8, 25th overall, seventh Central
Antonio “Go Go” Gomez tries to take away emcee Dave Mercer’s microphone. He later succeeded and showed the crowd how to cheer.
Corey Peterson, 15-5, 30th overall, sixth Northern
Jonathan Carter, 23-0, fifth overall, Eastern leader
Darin Doll, 11-12, 40th overall, sixth Mid-Atlantic
Bryant Copley, 23-11, fourth overall, Mid-Atlantic leader
Jim Jeffries, 9-6, 46th overall, sixth Eastern
James Pecoraro, 12-2, 39th overall, eighth Central
Greg Cooper, 21-9, 11th overall, fourth Central
Franco Vallejos, 16-5, 26th overall, sixth Western
Eddie Levin, 20-7, 17th overall, third Northern
Preston Frazell, 17-13, 24th overall, sixth Central
Jason Hemminger, 26-7, Western and overall leader
Hemminger’s 19-pound, 10-ounce sack is the biggest brought in so far in the competition.
Robert Williamson, 15-3, 31st overall, second Eastern
Teb Jones, 22-5, eighth overall, second Central
Jones’ 5-13 bass took Cabela’s Big Bass honors for the day, earning Jones a $200 Cabela’s gift card.
Mark Dove, 18-15, 20th overall, fourth Northern
Shane Baertsch, 18-7, 21st overall, fifth Western
Dale Hightower, 24-1, third overall, Central leader