Young Havley Kelle traveled all the way from Nebraska to attend the 2012 Cabela's B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Central Divisional. She wanted was to see a fish, up close and personal. Louisiana angler, Jan Hebert, was kind enough to accommodate her. It made Havley’s day. Thanks, Jan.
To watch him waiting to weigh in you’d never know that Dale Hightower (Oklahoma) was dragging a heavy sack of bass.
The disappointment on Jared Knuth’s (Nebraska) face is obvious. He weighed three fish today and fell from second place — less than a pound out — to third place, more than 6 pounds out.
Yesterday we showed the anglers paying their respects to our country during the playing of the national anthem. This time we’ll show the crowd doing the same thing.
Jason Benjamin (Kansas) proudly display two bass that were a part of his limit today. He also limited yesterday and is currently in 10th place.
Dylan Hays, currently leading his Arkansas team by less than 2 pounds, shows off his two of his five fish catch from today.
Joel Porter (Kansas) is having a good time. That’s obvious by the way he displays this Atchafalaya Basin bass. He currently ranks third within his team standings.
Jason Pecoraro (Louisiana) is all smiles as he displays these two bass for the crowd. That’s only right. After all, they were part of the biggest bag of the day, a bag that moved him into second place in the tournament.
Mother-daughter fashion matters, even at a fishing tournament.
Greg Cooper is leading his fellow Mississippi anglers with a total weight of 18 pounds, 8 ounces. And, he looks like he’s having a good time, too.
Rita Harkless hails from Texas, and she’s an angel. Rita has carried cold drinks and cold towels to anyone and everyone who wanted or needed them. They were appreciated. (Yes, that includes the photographer.)
Beau Branine got a little help at the weigh-in from his son, Peyton. When asked who was the better fisherman, Payton didn’t miss a beat. “I am,” he said looking his dad square in the eye. “He catches the little ones. I catch the big ones.” His father just stood there, never challenging the young man.
Billy Lemon (Oklahoma) has a serious look on his face. It’s intense, like there’s no messing around with these fish. His friends report he’s actually a nice guy, if you aren’t a bass.
How many guys do you know who color coordinate their sunglasses with their fishing jerseys? Josh Wray from Arkansas managed to do it today.
Cory Leita (Texas) didn’t have the biggest weight total of the tournament but he does have one of the prettiest little girls around. Azilee hung tough through the heat and the humidity to see her dad on the stage. How cool is that?
