Mike Iaconelli works an area near the take-off in downtown Montgomery early on Friday.
Iaconelli rears back to set the hook as a cameraman films his day.
Spinning rod loading up, Mike Iaconelli makes another cast on Day One of the Evan Williams Bourbon All-Star Championship.
A crowd gathered to watch the take-off and got to watch Mike Iaconelli in action.
After catching most of his fish close to the downtown area two years ago, Iaconelli gave it a chance again on Friday.
Mike Iaconelli patiently works his finesse bait through the strike zone.
Iaconelli fishes some man-made structure on the Alabama River as a crowd of spectators watch from above.
Mike Iaconelli, matched up against Ott Defoe, is all focus early.
Top seeded Casey Ashley was working a backwater area successfully on Day One of the Evan Williams Bourbon All-Star Championship.
Ashley makes a cast near some of the shoreline cover visible on the Alabama River.
Ashley sets the hook on what appears to be a solid keeper.
Casey Ashley swings this keeper into the boat early on Friday morning.
Terry Scroggins is working a bank down the river.
Scroggins swings a keeper into the boat as he tries to best Gerald Swindle in their head-to-head matchup.
Scroggins loads up his rod to bomb another cast out on the Alabama River.
Scroggins fishes as Kevin VanDam commentates to Mark Zona.
Water flies off his reel as Scroggins makes another cast early on Friday.
Edwin Evers fishes back in a scenic backwater on the Alabama River.
Edwin Evers makes a pitch to shallow cover early on Day One of the Evan Williams Bourbon All-Star Championship.
Evers methodically picks apart all the wood he can find.
His rod bends almost all the way around as Evers makes another cast.
Edwin Evers fishes shallow cover as he tries to find enough bass to take down Alabama resident Aaron Martens in their match.
Be careful when fishing around trees like this.
A horde of boats fish and watch anglers fish on the Alabama River.
Aaron Martens fishes under some big trees as a camerman films his day on the water.
Martens skillfully pitches and flips to cover in this backwater area.
Martens lowers his rod tip to execute another of the underhand casts.
Aaron Martens flicks a cast up against the bank as he battles Edwin Evers to advance to the second round.
Martens and his cameraman smile as competition continues in the Evan Williams Bourbon All-Star Championship.
Gerald Swindle is partially obscured by the high reeds he fishes along.
Swindle tries his hand at shallow water fishing for a short time on Day One.
Swindle pitches at some shoreline grass.
Swindle sets the hook on some grass.
After a fruitless few minutes, Gerald Swindle pulls up the trolling motor to make a move.
Skeet Reese uses a lure retriever to get his bait back.
A cameraman watches as Reese bombs another cast out on the Alabama River.
His rod loads up under the weight of his crankbait as Skeet Reese makes another cast.
He quickly hooks up with another fish.
Reese and his cameraman both take time to drink some water on a steamy hot Alabama afternoon.
A spectator boat lets out a cheer as they watch their favorite anglers at Toyota Trucks All-Star Week.
Cows line the shady shores of the Alabama River, seeking some relief from the summer heat.
A boat lies half sunken near the banks of the river, but the American flag still flies proudly from its rusty deck.