Jason Williamson removes a decent keeper from his live well before the Day One weigh-in at the Pride of Georgia.
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Kevin Short pulls one of his modest fish out of his live well. His five-bass limit weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces on Day One.
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Greg Hackney transfers one of his bass to a weigh-in bag at the dock. His 12 pound, 3 ounce limit left him tied with three other anglers for 29th place.
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Returning Pride of Georgia champion Mike McClelland drops a fish into a bag held by co-angler Charles Harbin.
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Scott Rook bags fish with Alton Jones Jr., son of the reigning Bassmaster Classic champ. Jones was fishing his first Elite Series event as a co-angler after reaching the minimum age of 16 last month.
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Steve Daniel sacks fish with his co-angler, Paul Ham, who caught so many fish, Daniel was distracted, he said later. Ham finished Day One in fourth on the co-angler side.
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Kevin VanDam examines one of the five fish that pushed him to 21st place, with 13 pounds, 7 ounces.
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Randy Howell chats with Davy Hite at the dock before weigh-in, probably relaying an anecdote he told at weigh-in: losing a bait while casting and having a bass bust on the lost lure while he cast at the floating line.
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Fish like this bucketmouth helped propel Davy Hite to second place after Day One.
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Why is Dustin Wilks smiling? Because he's tied for sixth after Day One of the Pride of Georgia.
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Davy Hite knew he was in high cotton even before he took the lead, albeit briefly, on Day One.
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Backstage, Davy Hite relates his striking day while reporters scribble notes.
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The march of the bass fishermen to the weigh-in stage is an age-old ritual on tournament days. Here, Brent Chapman leads the charge.
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Bass fishing legend Rick Clunn totes his limit of 9 pounds, 5 ounces to the scales.
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South Carolina's own Casey Ashley brandishes one of his five keepers before the Day One weigh-in.
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Jason Quinn, seen here apparently aflame and carrying his fish to be weighed, is one popular cat here on the Georgia-South Carolina border.
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Jeff Kriet makes his way back to his truck after a day of fishing, with his tackle and rod case in hand.
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The sign says it all: Clarks Hill Lake is several feet lower than its usual levels, leaving dry banks where anglers might have found fish in years past.
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David Sherrer took third in Day One on Clarks Hill with fish like this comely kicker.
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