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JWC: On the water

Juniors fish on Wilson Lake during the Junior World Championship.

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<p>Two contenders for the Bassmasters Junior World Championship, Alexander Datz and Caleb Taylor, started their day at the mouth of Blue Water, an area of Wilson Lake near Decatur, Ala.</p>
Two contenders for the Bassmasters Junior World Championship, Alexander Datz and Caleb Taylor, started their day at the mouth of Blue Water, an area of Wilson Lake near Decatur, Ala.
<p>They were soon joined by competitors Brandon Johnson and Corey Horelick of the Eastern division.</p>
They were soon joined by competitors Brandon Johnson and Corey Horelick of the Eastern division.
<p>Johnson and Horelick worked the same area, an old canal, that competitors Datz and Taylor had just vacated.</p>
Johnson and Horelick worked the same area, an old canal, that competitors Datz and Taylor had just vacated.
<p>Christopher Chandler and Blake Betz, both of the Central division, fished under a bridge in the Shoals Creek area of Wilson Lake.</p>
Christopher Chandler and Blake Betz, both of the Central division, fished under a bridge in the Shoals Creek area of Wilson Lake.
<p>Betz casts his line into the choppy waters below a bridge across Shoals Creek.</p>
Betz casts his line into the choppy waters below a bridge across Shoals Creek.
<p>Both Betz and Chandler said they were fishing spoons during the one-day tournament Saturday.</p>
Both Betz and Chandler said they were fishing spoons during the one-day tournament Saturday.
<p>Later Saturday morning, Datz and Taylor had moved to Shoals Creek, fishing flats on a creek channel.</p>
Later Saturday morning, Datz and Taylor had moved to Shoals Creek, fishing flats on a creek channel.
<p>Caleb Taylor, of the Northern division, reels in a catch.</p>
Caleb Taylor, of the Northern division, reels in a catch.
<p>Taylor lifts a largemouth out of the water.</p>
Taylor lifts a largemouth out of the water.
<p>Taylor is hoping this catch will win him a $5,000 scholarship.</p>
Taylor is hoping this catch will win him a $5,000 scholarship.
<p>Nik Autrey, Washington, fishes a small bluff wall on Six-Mile Creek.</p>
Nik Autrey, Washington, fishes a small bluff wall on Six-Mile Creek.
<p>Autrey brings his catch into the boat, while Tyler Evans holds the net. Both Autrey and Evans fish the Western division in different age groups.</p>
Autrey brings his catch into the boat, while Tyler Evans holds the net. Both Autrey and Evans fish the Western division in different age groups.
<p>Autrey stores his catch in the livewell as Evans returns to casting his line.</p>
Autrey stores his catch in the livewell as Evans returns to casting his line.
<p>Both Autrey and Evans used an umbrella rig in the early hours of the one-day JWC tournament.</p>
Both Autrey and Evans used an umbrella rig in the early hours of the one-day JWC tournament.
<p>JWC competitors race across Wilson Lake, looking for a hot spot.</p>
JWC competitors race across Wilson Lake, looking for a hot spot.
<p>Alex Goff, West Virginia, re-ties a lure while fishing Brush Creek on Wilson Lake.</p>
Alex Goff, West Virginia, re-ties a lure while fishing Brush Creek on Wilson Lake.
<p>Tyler Maschal fishes flats in an area of Brush Creek.</p>
Tyler Maschal fishes flats in an area of Brush Creek.
<p>The minnows were jumping in this area of Brush Creek off Wilson Lake.</p>
The minnows were jumping in this area of Brush Creek off Wilson Lake.

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