Scott Rook welcomes his first keeper aboard.
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Rook said that this was the first drum he had caught all week.
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Rook worked a crankbait along jetties all day.
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This angler wrestled a catfish as Alton Jones worked a tube nearby.
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Unhooking the catfish was a team effort.
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Alton Jones passes by the catfish anglers.
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Jones' motor failed, but his Marshal, Carl Jocumsen, had a Skeeter handy. The two prepare to change Jones' essential gear into Jocumsen’s ZX20.
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Jones and Jocumsen move Jones' gear as B.A.S.S. officials Trip Weldon and Chuck Harbin watch on.
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Jones and Jocumsen transfer more gear.
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Jones made himself at home in Jocumsen’s boat for the remainder of Day One.
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Jones heads back out on the main river.
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Chuck Harbin waves as Alton's wife, Jimmye Sue, pulls Jones' Skeeter out of the water.
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Scott Rook was long on short fish today.
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He hit this main lake rock jetty several times.
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Rook battles a 4-pounder, which ultimately came off at the boat.
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Rook uses his rod and reel as a plug knocker to dislodge his snagged crankbait.
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Rook’s third — and final — keeper.
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Another short.
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Ultimately, the fish didn't measure up.
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Rook boats another fish.
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