College: Day One on the water

Go on Pickwick Lake with the collegiates competing in the Wild Card!

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<p>AUM is ready to roll.</p>
AUM is ready to roll.
<p>Game face for Brad Rutherford of Young Harris.</p>
Game face for Brad Rutherford of Young Harris.
<p>Local team UNA dumps the boat. </p>
Local team UNA dumps the boat. 
<p>Ready and waiting.</p>
Ready and waiting.
<p>Packed in tight. </p>
Packed in tight. 
<p>A marina resident wakes to quite the scene. </p>
A marina resident wakes to quite the scene. 
<p>He snaps a few pics.</p>
He snaps a few pics.
<p>The natives are getting restless. </p>
The natives are getting restless. 
<p>No winds to start day one.</p>
No winds to start day one.
<p>Cameras are rolling. </p>
Cameras are rolling. 
<p>The anthem plays and it's time to go. </p>
The anthem plays and it’s time to go. 
<p>Skint back in the Skeeter. </p>
Skint back in the Skeeter. 
<p>AUM runs to their first stop. </p>
AUM runs to their first stop. 
<p>All the anglers make their way out onto Pickwick. </p>
All the anglers make their way out onto Pickwick. 
<p>Tom Frink of AUM makes his first cast while boats run by. </p>
Tom Frink of AUM makes his first cast while boats run by. 
<p>A look upriver reveals more boats to come. </p>
A look upriver reveals more boats to come. 
<p>Jacob Nummy boats his first fish. </p>
Jacob Nummy boats his first fish. 
<p>Frink makes a cast. </p>
Frink makes a cast. 
<p>Get in the boat.</p>
Get in the boat.
<p>Another cast fires out. </p>
Another cast fires out. 
<p>Jordan Lee of Auburn loads up at the boat. </p>
Jordan Lee of Auburn loads up at the boat. 
<p>The battle rages…</p>
The battle rages…
<p>But the 4-pounder throws his bait. </p>
But the 4-pounder throws his bait. 
<p>Shane Powell boats a keeper. </p>
Shane Powell boats a keeper. 
<p>Proud.</p>
Proud.
<p>Doubling up. </p>
Doubling up. 
<p>Lee hooks a better fish. </p>
Lee hooks a better fish. 
<p>This first cull of the day is a good one. </p>
This first cull of the day is a good one. 
<p>Cull time.</p>
Cull time.
<p>Powell culls again. </p>
Powell culls again. 
<p>UGA works a ledge nearby. </p>
UGA works a ledge nearby. 
<p>Lee boats another solid fish in the distance.</p>
Lee boats another solid fish in the distance.
<p>Appalachian State fires a cast out. </p>
Appalachian State fires a cast out. 
<p>Nummy of AUM hooks up.</p>
Nummy of AUM hooks up.
<p>Another small one. </p>
Another small one. 
<p>Frink puts one in the boat. </p>
Frink puts one in the boat. 
<p>Lamar University gets in on the action. </p>
Lamar University gets in on the action. 
<p>The ledges start crowding up. </p>
The ledges start crowding up. 
<p>Shane Jewel of UNA loads up. </p>
Shane Jewel of UNA loads up. 
<p>A fatty enters the boat. </p>
A fatty enters the boat. 
<p>Flinging a crankbait. </p>
Flinging a crankbait. 
<p>UNA team with a good start. </p>
UNA team with a good start. 
<p>Deep cranking and loads up. </p>
Deep cranking and loads up. 
<p>The fish tries to get away.</p>
The fish tries to get away.
<p>A nice one for UNA. </p>
A nice one for UNA. 
<p>Look out for the wake off these things. </p>
Look out for the wake off these things. 
<p>Marker buoys litter Pickwick. </p>
Marker buoys litter Pickwick. 
<p>Georgia Southern shows off a strong morning. </p>
Georgia Southern shows off a strong morning. 
<p>Working hard. </p>
Working hard. 
<p>Only one competitor to be found at Wilson dam.</p>
Only one competitor to be found at Wilson dam.
<p>Locals take advantage of the turbulent water. </p>
Locals take advantage of the turbulent water.