Dixie Duel: Day Two Behind The Scenes

In this photo gallery you will see the 2009 elite series Dixie Duel in Wheeler lake in Alabama. It is day two behind the scenes.

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Ish Monroe dropped in the standings on Saturday, but totaled enough weight to fish on Sunday. Monroe is in 41st place with 22 pounds, 14 ounces.
Ish Monroe dropped in the standings on Saturday, but totaled enough weight to fish on Sunday. Monroe is in 41st place with 22 pounds, 14 ounces.
Kenyon Hill's bag of fish included this beautiful Wheeler Lake smallmouth.
Kenyon Hill’s bag of fish included this beautiful Wheeler Lake smallmouth.
Gerald Swindle would come up short of the weight he needed to fish on Sunday. Swindle finishes the Evan Williams Bourbon Dixie Duel in 83rd place with 17 pounds, 10 ounces.
Gerald Swindle would come up short of the weight he needed to fish on Sunday. Swindle finishes the Evan Williams Bourbon Dixie Duel in 83rd place with 17 pounds, 10 ounces.
Photographers and Elite Series fans lined the dock to watch anglers return from Wheeler Lake.
Photographers and Elite Series fans lined the dock to watch anglers return from Wheeler Lake.
Grant Goldbeck finished in 82nd place with 17 pounds, 12 ounces.
Grant Goldbeck finished in 82nd place with 17 pounds, 12 ounces.
Paul Elias brings his fish to the bump table and hands them to BASS official Max Leatherwood for measuring.
Paul Elias brings his fish to the bump table and hands them to BASS official Max Leatherwood for measuring.
Gerald Swindle and Marty Stone discuss what went wrong for them this week on Wheeler Lake, neither qualified in the 50-cut to fish on Sunday.
Gerald Swindle and Marty Stone discuss what went wrong for them this week on Wheeler Lake, neither qualified in the 50-cut to fish on Sunday.
The first flight of anglers wait at the holding tanks to weigh their fish.
The first flight of anglers wait at the holding tanks to weigh their fish.
Anglers around the holding tanks stand for the national anthem before taking the stage to weigh their fish.
Anglers around the holding tanks stand for the national anthem before taking the stage to weigh their fish.
This group of young BASS fans took a seat close to the stage to get a closer look at their favorite Elite Series pros.
This group of young BASS fans took a seat close to the stage to get a closer look at their favorite Elite Series pros.
The founder of BASS, Ray Scott, drove up from his home in Alabama to attend Saturday's weigh-in.
The founder of BASS, Ray Scott, drove up from his home in Alabama to attend Saturday’s weigh-in.
Carson Dishon reacts to the picture his mother Becky took of Elite Series pro Mike Iaconelli.
Carson Dishon reacts to the picture his mother Becky took of Elite Series pro Mike Iaconelli.
Tommy Biffle leads the Evan Williams Bourbon Dixie Duel with 36 pounds.
Tommy Biffle leads the Evan Williams Bourbon Dixie Duel with 36 pounds.
Tommy Biffle signed autographs after Saturday's weigh in. Biffle has a 2 pound, 7 ounce lead on second place angler Takahiro Omori.
Tommy Biffle signed autographs after Saturday’s weigh in. Biffle has a 2 pound, 7 ounce lead on second place angler Takahiro Omori.
BASS Tournament Director Trip Weldon pairs up the top 50 Elite Series anglers with the Marshals that will accompany them on Sunday.
BASS Tournament Director Trip Weldon pairs up the top 50 Elite Series anglers with the Marshals that will accompany them on Sunday.
Stephen Browning has had a great start to the 2009 Elite Series season and is in 11th place with 27 pounds, 15 ounces. Browning came into the event on Wheeler Lake in third place in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings.
Stephen Browning has had a great start to the 2009 Elite Series season and is in 11th place with 27 pounds, 15 ounces. Browning came into the event on Wheeler Lake in third place in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings.