Day One On the Water II

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<p>  </p> <p> Tommy Biffle fishes a river bank on Day One of the Dixie Duel.</p>
 

Tommy Biffle fishes a river bank on Day One of the Dixie Duel.

<p>  </p> <p> Day One leader Ott DeFoe runs into a creek.</p>
 

Day One leader Ott DeFoe runs into a creek.

<p>  </p> <p> Kenyon Hill cast at the mouth of a creek.</p>
 

Kenyon Hill cast at the mouth of a creek.

<p>  </p> <p> Jeff Connella sets the hook on a Wheeler Lake largemouth.</p>
 

Jeff Connella sets the hook on a Wheeler Lake largemouth.

<p>  </p> <p> And swings it into the boat.</p>
 

And swings it into the boat.

<p>  </p> <p> Kenyon Hill runs on further upriver.</p>
 

Kenyon Hill runs on further upriver.

<p> Jared Lintner throws a Carolina rig.</p>
Jared Lintner throws a Carolina rig.
<p>  </p> <p> Aaron Martens reels in a fish and prepares to flip it into his boat.</p>
 

Aaron Martens reels in a fish and prepares to flip it into his boat.

<p>  </p> <p> Chris Lane leans back into a hookset.</p>
 

Chris Lane leans back into a hookset.

<p>  </p> <p> Greg Hackney catches one back in the shade along the river.</p>
 

Greg Hackney catches one back in the shade along the river.

<p>  </p> <p> Hackney is quickly back at pitching his bait under the trees.</p>
 

Hackney is quickly back at pitching his bait under the trees.

<p>  </p> <p> Dave Wolak tries this tree lying in the Decatur Flat.</p>
 

Dave Wolak tries this tree lying in the Decatur Flat.

<p>  </p> <p> Rick Clunn flips a fish into the boat.</p>
 

Rick Clunn flips a fish into the boat.

<p>  </p> <p> Pete Ponds throws a crankbait on the flat.</p>
 

Pete Ponds throws a crankbait on the flat.

<p>  </p> <p> Alton Jones reels one toward the boat.</p>
 

Alton Jones reels one toward the boat.

<p>  </p> <p> There was plenty of action on the Decatur Flat.</p>
 

There was plenty of action on the Decatur Flat.

<p>  </p> <p> Takahiro Omori gives a thumbs-up.</p>
 

Takahiro Omori gives a thumbs-up.

<p>  </p> <p> KVD hooks into one.</p>
 

KVD hooks into one.

<p>  </p> <p> KVD makes a cast on the main lake channel.</p>
 

KVD makes a cast on the main lake channel.

<p>  </p> <p> Boyd Duckett was among the crowd fishing on Decatur Flat.</p>
 

Boyd Duckett was among the crowd fishing on Decatur Flat.

<p>  </p> <p> Kota Kiriyama throws a jerk bait.</p>
 

Kota Kiriyama throws a jerk bait.

<p>  </p> <p> Casey Ashley runs by on the main lake.</p>
 

Casey Ashley runs by on the main lake.

<p>  </p> <p> Keith Combs fishes a ledge on the main lake.</p>
 

Keith Combs fishes a ledge on the main lake.

<p> Paul Elias' fish makes one final attempt to get off.</p>
Paul Elias’ fish makes one final attempt to get off.
<p>  </p> <p> Elias had issues boating this fish, which he did 20 seconds later.</p>
 

Elias had issues boating this fish, which he did 20 seconds later.

<p>  </p> <p> Ledgemaster Peter Thliveros caught 14-9 to stand in 14<sup>th</sup> after Day One.</p>
 

Ledgemaster Peter Thliveros caught 14-9 to stand in 14th after Day One.

<p>  </p> <p> John Crews wields a crankbait out in the main lake.</p>
 

John Crews wields a crankbait out in the main lake.

<p>  </p> <p> Ike was among the flotilla fishing the flats on Day One.</p>
 

Ike was among the flotilla fishing the flats on Day One.