Competition is warming up

Anglers are clamoring for an edge on the competition on Day One of 2012 Bass Pro Shops Central Open #1.

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<p> Joey Nania pulls rods from the rod locker to begin his Day One on Lewisville Lake. </p>
Joey Nania pulls rods from the rod locker to begin his Day One on Lewisville Lake. 
<p> Nania choses his weapon and fires his first cast of the day. </p>
Nania choses his weapon and fires his first cast of the day. 
<p> Dave Smith takes a perch on the front seat of his boat while fishing a long point. </p>
Dave Smith takes a perch on the front seat of his boat while fishing a long point. 
<p> Cabled tires along a marina were a popular spot for both fishermen and birds. </p>
Cabled tires along a marina were a popular spot for both fishermen and birds. 
<p> Several anglers fished a marina near the launch area. </p>
Several anglers fished a marina near the launch area. 
<p> Gulls begin to stir from their perch as fishermen approached them. </p>
Gulls begin to stir from their perch as fishermen approached them. 
<p> Scott Rook blows on his hands in an attempt to warm them from early morning temperatures in the 30s. </p>
Scott Rook blows on his hands in an attempt to warm them from early morning temperatures in the 30s. 
<p> Jeff Kriet was fishing in a crowd and takes a look around for a less crowded fishing spot. </p>
Jeff Kriet was fishing in a crowd and takes a look around for a less crowded fishing spot. 
<p> Kriet tells his co-angler it’s time to make a move. </p>
Kriet tells his co-angler it’s time to make a move. 
<p> Kriet never raised his trolling motor, only moving a short ways across the mouth of a creek channel. </p>
Kriet never raised his trolling motor, only moving a short ways across the mouth of a creek channel. 
<p> Several large homes decorate the shoreline of Lewisville Lake. </p>
Several large homes decorate the shoreline of Lewisville Lake. 
<p> Darold Gleason had one fish in the livewell early on Day One; he reaches in his rod locker for a different bait selection. </p>
Darold Gleason had one fish in the livewell early on Day One; he reaches in his rod locker for a different bait selection. 
<p> Several anglers stayed close to the weigh-in site at Lewisville Lake Park. </p>
Several anglers stayed close to the weigh-in site at Lewisville Lake Park. 
<p> Tommy Biffle heaves a cast with an Alabama rig. </p>
Tommy Biffle heaves a cast with an Alabama rig. 
<p> Biffle fights a fish to the boat while his co-angler grabs the net. </p>
Biffle fights a fish to the boat while his co-angler grabs the net. 
<p> The fish makes a jump at the boat, but could not avoid the net. </p>
The fish makes a jump at the boat, but could not avoid the net. 
<p> Biffle pulls out his measuring board, making sure the fish would meet the minimum length requirement on Lewisville Lake. </p>
Biffle pulls out his measuring board, making sure the fish would meet the minimum length requirement on Lewisville Lake. 
<p> Several boats in the field concentrated on the riprap along the Lewisville Dam. </p>
Several boats in the field concentrated on the riprap along the Lewisville Dam. 
<p> James Niggemeyer was a member of the contingent fighting for real estate along the dam wall. </p>
James Niggemeyer was a member of the contingent fighting for real estate along the dam wall.