Early on Day One of the Tennessee Triumph, co-anglers (left to right) Ed Walker, Ted Daniels and Terry Steel wait for their Elite Series pro partners on the dock at Sanders Ferry Park.
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Shaw Grigsby closely inspects a jig as he makes final preparations for Day One of competition in the Tennessee Triumph presented by Longhorn.
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Cliff Pace is backed into Old Hickory Lake as spectators greet the Elite Series pros at the ramp early on Day One of the Tennessee Triumph.
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Early on Day One Elite Series Pros and co-anglers go about final preparation on the launch dock at Sanders Ferry Park.
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Todd Faircloth motions for his driver to stop as he is backed into Old Hickory to prepare for launch on Day One of the Tennessee Triumph.
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Jason Quinn smiles in response to a conversation with Denny Brauer as they wait to gather for the Day One launch.
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Casey Ashley (left) and Matt Sphar take a few minutes to talk just prior to the playing of the national anthem.
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Launch gets under way as the Elite Series pros circle by one of the BASS inspection stations.
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Grant Goldbeck (foreground) makes a final lure change as BASS fans and angler families watch the Day One launch of the Tennessee Triumph.
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Gerald Swindle brings his boat to the dock as he hastily tries to fix the running light on the front of his boat.
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Bobby Lane waits patiently as Yamaha techs make a quick spark plug change during the launch on Day One.
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James Niggemeyer and the field of Elite Series contenders wait for their turn to launch their boats on Day One of the Tennessee Triumph.
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Co-angler Ed Walker waits on the launch dock for the Elite Series pro he will fish with on Day One.
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Gerald Swindle was telling fish stories early in the morning, while Byron Velvick and Ish Monroe finished their tackle adjustments.
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Gary Klein planned to start the day fishing with a Texas-rigged 10-inch plastic worm.
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Aaron Martens cleans the screen on his depth finder while waiting for the Day One launch.
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As launch time nears, flights of boats begin to stage for Day One of the Tennessee Triumph on Old Hickory Lake.
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Max Leatherwood holds the flag while the field stands for the national anthem.
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Mark Davis leads a flight of anglers to the livewell check to begin Day One on Old Hickory Lake.
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A late flight of boats waits near the launch area while anglers in earlier flights speed to their first fishing spots.
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Rick Morris and Jon Bondy take their hole-shots to begin Day One on Old Hickory Lake.
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Dean Rojas demonstrates his kill-switch is operational for BASS officials while yelling out a confirmation of his designated weigh-in time.
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Edwin Evers passes the livewell check and waves to spectators watching the Day One launch.
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BASS officials keep the Day One takeoff moving along by directing boats to line up in their designated launch order.
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