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Elite Series pro Casey Scanlon fishes nearby the launch area early on Day One of the Bass Pro Shops Central Open.
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James Niggemeyer fires a cast at a shallow point.
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Jared Miller starts the morning fishing near a Fort Gibson Lake bridge.
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Miller was changing baits often, trying to figure out the morning bite.
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After failing to connect on a riprap wall, Scott Ashmore pulls his trolling motor from the water to make a move.
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Cody Sullivan starts his Day One pitching and flipping boat docks.
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Elite Series angler Jeff Kriet fishes a steep rocky point.
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Derek Remitz and his co-angler, Mike Hoese, enjoy the morning of fishing together and swapping stories.
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The chatter is interrupted as Hoese fights a fish to the boat.
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Hoese boats his first keeper bass of the day.
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Burning gas and fishing points look to be the order of the day on Fort Gibson.
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Tommy Martin takes his hole shot and moves to another fishing location.
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Clark Reehm fishes a bank where he claims his best fish was caught during practice.
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The area fails to pay off for Reehm and he quickly moves to another stretch of shoreline.
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Fort Gibson is fishing small on Day One, with several of the more popular areas attracting multiple anglers.
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Ray Beach’s zebra-patterned boat wrap is hard to miss on the water.
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Beach is proud of the autograph by Ted Nugent located on the console of his boat.
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Elite Series pro Bradley Roy and Beach fish the same point.
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Fred Roumbanis is wrapped up to protect his skin from the scorching Oklahoma heat. Near record high temperatures are forecasted for Day One.
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After missing a fish on reaction bait, Roumbanis reaches for another rod.
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Anglers were advised to stay well hydrated before the morning launch. Homer Humphreys Jr. heeded the advice.
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