Photo gallery: Time warp on Harris Chain

This is Jeff Stoner’s boat on the Sunday before the Harris tournament, after he brushed the frost from the carpet.

These are the guys I shared a house with at Harris. They are (from left) Jarrod Nelson, Jeff Stoner and Lee King. Notice that Stoner wouldn’t stop shoveling food in.

I fished with Oklahoma’s Bobby Myers on the Tuesday before the Harris tournament. Myers is fishing all nine Bassmaster Opens in his quest to qualify for the Elite Series.

Myers used aerial photos on the Internet in conjunction with his mapping GPS to find overlooked canals.

This canal was too choked with aquatic growth to see bass beds.

Bobby Myers fishes in a canal while looking for beds.

Bobby Myers caught this 10-pound bass in practice before the cold front hit.

Bobby Myers caught this bass on a Texas rigged worm in a canal on the practice day I fished with him.

This is the rented house I stayed at during the Harris tournament. Nice digs.

Jarrod Nelson and Jeff Stone prepare tackle and share fish stories the day before the Harris tournament.

This is the line for the official pre-tournament meeting. You always see famous fishermen here. Can you find Aaron Martens in this picture?

Our house crew dined at Olive Garden the night before the Harris tournament was to begin. Notice that I didn’t stop eating for the photos. I have much in common with Stoner.

This is Elite Series pro Casey Ashley, my first day partner, just prior to take-off.

Our number is called and we get in line for boat inspection.

First we pass tournament director Chris Bowes, who is calling out boat numbers.

Next is the livewell check.

A floating key fob is tossed to us with our boat number on it. A final kill-switch check, and we’re free for the day.

This bridge leads to the Dora Canal that took us to Lake Eustis.

Hains Creek, which leads from Lake Eustis to Lake Griffin, has several idle zones.

Ashley heads into the lock on Hains Creek.

Exiting the Hains Creek lock.

With 197 boats competing at the Harris Chain, the line for bags was long at the weigh-in.

Casey Ashley’s biggest bass on Day One, which he caught with only 15 minutes of fishing time left.

Casey Ashley proceeds through the weigh-in line on Day One.

Justin Hamner, my second day partner, had his heart set on catching bedding bass. It wasn’t meant to be.

Justin Hamner looks for bedding bass in a canal on Lake Harris.

Jeff Stoner was the top dog at our rented house. He finished in 70th place on the pro side.