2008 Elite Series Battle on the Border: Day Off

In this photo gallery, you'll find candid images as several anglers look for ways to entertain themselves after the threat of high winds caused Day One competition to be cancelled at the 2008 Elite Series Battle on the Border on Lake Amistad, near Del Rio, Texas.

April 10, 2008

Jimmy Mize reached into his wallet to pay for a couple of swim baits at Amistad Marina.

Bryan Clark and Kenny Williamson dig through the tackle racks at Amistad Marina.

John Crews stands on the deck of a new houseboat where he, Ish Monroe, and Michael Iaconelli are staying this week.

Crews poses with a massive pile of plastic bait. Iaconelli's line bag and Crew's line box sit in the floor. — Crews poses with a massive pile of plastic bait. Iaconelli’s line bag and Crew’s line box sit in the floor.

Part of the Amistad Marina where Crews, Monroe, and Iaconelli are living large.

One of the many fish cleaning stations that surround Lake Amistad, where it is said people haul out coolers full of bass filets.

These cutting boards and wash outs for cleaning fish have had a huge impact on Lake Amistad.

Grant Goldbeck (left) and Billy Brewer had placed a snake in Britt Myers' boat tackle storage compartment at the Amistad Resort. — Grant Goldbeck (left) and Billy Brewer had placed a snake in Britt Myers’ boat tackle storage compartment at the Amistad Resort.

Wade Grooms was in on the trick against Myers and cleaned his boat awaiting Myers' return from working on a friend's boat. — Wade Grooms was in on the trick against Myers and cleaned his boat awaiting Myers’ return from working on a friend’s boat.

The trap is set. The snake is tied to the lid via a thin monofilament line so that it would stand up as the lid was opened.

The crew waits for Myers to get back to the Amistad Resort.

Boyd Duckett casts an ultra-realistic swim bait into the Amistad Resort's pool. — Boyd Duckett casts an ultra-realistic swim bait into the Amistad Resort’s pool.

Touchdown! The bait modeled after a bream is cast in front of the camera as Duckett tests the speed at which the bait would perform its best.

Marty Stone pulls a large swim bait through the water to see how it reacts at different retrieval speeds.

Marty Stone is having a hard time catching bass in the cement pond.

Finally Britt Myers arrives and opens the compartment containing the snake.

Myers jumps back as the alarm on his boat sounds and the snake rises inside the compartment. The gathered crowd roars with laughter.

Britt Myers shows off the culprit to a crowd of sneaky Johns.

Myers laughs it off with a good sense of humor. If you can't go fishing you have to find other ways to have fun. Boys will be boys. — Myers laughs it off with a good sense of humor. If you can’t go fishing you have to find other ways to have fun. Boys will be boys.

The Rio Grande exits the dam below Lake Amistad. For perspective, the house on the far bank is a very large three story.