College: Day Two behind-the-scenes

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Another hot weigh-in for the 2012 Carhartt College Series National Championship. The unofficial temperature was 102 degrees.

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Teams walk across the hot pavement. You can bet those bass can't wait to be in the holding tanks.

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These lively bass splashed water on the camera.

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Once the bass were weighed they were put in a holding tank to be released back into Lake Maumelle.

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College anglers stayed in the shade until they were almost onstage.

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This is literally behind the scenes in the B.A.S.S. weigh-in trailer where computers calculate all the teams' weights.

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A nice looking Carhartt jacket- but maybe not for today.

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Weigh-in bags dry in the wind.

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The last group of anglers wait patiently.

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This guy made a killing today.

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Competitors get ready to see if their hard work paid off.

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Tommy Sanders interviews an Arkansas Razorbacks angler.

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Despite the heat, a great crowd cheered on the college anglers.

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