Behind the scenes at Logan Martin

Go backstage in Pell City, Ala., for the final day of the Southern Open!

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Greg Vinson waits to be pulled to the weigh in stage.
Greg Vinson waits to be pulled to the weigh in stage.
Vinson pulls his best of the day from the live well. Vinson finished in 2nd place with 40 pounds, 15 ounces.
Vinson pulls his best of the day from the live well. Vinson finished in 2nd place with 40 pounds, 15 ounces.
Ott Defoe fished out of an aluminum Tracker boat on the final day of competition.
Ott Defoe fished out of an aluminum Tracker boat on the final day of competition.
Ott Defoe fished out of an aluminum Tracker boat on the final day of competition.
Ott Defoe fished out of an aluminum Tracker boat on the final day of competition.
<p>Smith's largest fish of the day was this nice spotted bass.</p>
Smith’s largest fish of the day was this nice spotted bass.
Ott Defoe is pulled to the stage and pulls a fish from the live well. Defoe finished 5th with 37 pounds, 13 ounces.
Ott Defoe is pulled to the stage and pulls a fish from the live well. Defoe finished 5th with 37 pounds, 13 ounces.
Spectators begin to gather to view the final weigh in of the Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #3.
Spectators begin to gather to view the final weigh in of the Bass Pro Shops Southern Open #3.
Paul Elias and Grayson Smith are pulled to the stage.
Paul Elias and Grayson Smith are pulled to the stage.
<p>Chris Lane's children joined him in his boat before he weighed his fish.</p>
Chris Lane’s children joined him in his boat before he weighed his fish.
Greg Vinson sits in the hot seat as eventual champion David Kilgore talks about his final day of fishing.
Greg Vinson sits in the hot seat as eventual champion David Kilgore talks about his final day of fishing.
Kilgore walks across the stage to retrieve his winning bag of bass.
Kilgore walks across the stage to retrieve his winning bag of bass.
Kilgore pulls his largest fish from the live well.
Kilgore pulls his largest fish from the live well.
<p>Several of Kilgore's competitors watch the final moments of the weigh in.</p>
Several of Kilgore’s competitors watch the final moments of the weigh in.