The sun begins to rise as angler’s speed across Douglas Lake.
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Keith Poche was one of several Elite Series anglers fishing the Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #3 on Douglas Lake.
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With his win in the first Southern Open held on Lake Toho, Gerald Swindle is an automatic qualifier for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic.
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Jeff Freeman makes a long cast early on Day One.
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Gerald Swindle graphs a long point for a school of fish he had found in practice.
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Co-angler Greg Crumpton fights a fish to the boat while his Day One pro, Elite Series angler Keith Poche, reaches for the net.
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Poche proves he is handy with the dip net and brings the fish safely aboard.
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Poche said his co-angler had an early limit, while he was yet to get his first bite.
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Terry Scroggins sets the hook, but the fish came free before reaching the surface.
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Local anglers observe from a distance as they learn how the pros choose to fish their home lake.
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Terry Scroggins makes a quick move without raising the trolling motor.
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High water levels make vegetation on sunken islands an easy target to fish.
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Chris Lane fishes near one of the many beautiful homes scattered along the shoreline of Douglas Lake.
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Former Elite Series anglers Brian Clark is trying to make his way back to the Elite Series by fishing both the Central and Southern Opens.
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Ray Sanford heaves a cast with a Carolina rig.
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Brian Clark and his co-angler stopped to fish a footbridge spanning a shallow cove.
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Jeff Worth nets a fish for his Day One co-angler, Willie Bryan.
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Jason Williamson speeds to his next fishing location.
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On his first cast after shutting down, Williamson was hooked up with his best fish of the day.
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Williamson and his co-angler, net in hand, move to the other side of the boat to finish the fight.
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Williamson displays a fist-pump as the big fish settles safely into the dip net.
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Williamson gives the camera a better look at his best of the day.
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Janet Parker was dragging a Carolina rig on an offshore hump.
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With the Great Smoky Mountains on the horizon, Douglas Lake provides a scenic location for anglers to fish.
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Steve Jenkins started his day fishing in sight of the Day One weigh in, to be held at The Point Marina.
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