Behind the scenes at College Championship

Anglers start lining up backstage with their fish on Day 1 of the 2017 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops on Bemidji Lake.

As the anglers gather backstage, the crowds gather to wait for the weigh-in to begin.

While the teams weigh-in, their boats are parked behind the weigh-in stage.

As the weigh-in is taking place, there is also a fan expo featuring the companies that sponsor B.A.S.S.

Shimano had a booth set up for the kids to test their casting skills.

After the teams park their boats, a line begins to form so they can grab their weigh-in bags.

The lines backstage run like a well-oiled machine

Once the teams have retrieved the fish from their boats, they place them in tubs filled with water directly from the lake as well a solution used to keep the fish healthy and calm during the weigh-in process.

The fish then go to the bump table so officials can confirm they have all survived the journey to the tanks.

Length of the fish is also verified at this point to determine they reach the minimum requirement.

$The results are then read to Emily Hand, which can include penalties for dead fish, culling infractions, late check-in and fish that measure too short.$

The results are then read to Emily Hand, which can include penalties for dead fish, culling infractions, late check-in and fish that measure too short.

Anglers eagerly await the next stop, which is the weigh-in stage.

As the anglers are weighing in on stage, the data taken from backstage is taken into account to give them their final weight for the day.

The fish are returned to B.A.S.S. volunteers, who then bring them to the live release boat.

Backstage, volunteers hand off the bass to be returned back to the lake.

The final stop before their release back into the lake is on the Shimano Live Release boat.

When the weigh-in has concluded, the fish are disbursed back into the fishery to be caught again another day.