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Clear Lake is the highest natural lake in California. The rolling hills and mountains provide a beautiful background as the boats return for the weigh-in.
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California state law requires that any bass believed to weigh more than 5 pounds be carried to a weigh-in inside a separate bag. On this lake that means using a lot of bags.
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The anglers bag their catches at the marina adjacent to Konocti Vista Hotel & Casino.
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The first flight is ready for weigh-in at the B.A.S.S. Nation Western Divisional.
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Inside these bags is the result of a hard day’s work on Clear Lake.
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Keith Truett of Oregon poses with a largemouth weighing 8-11, one of many trophy bass caught today from Clear Lake.
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Montana’s Mike Dominick raises the bar with his largemouth weighing 9-8.
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Dusten Stewart of Utah with an overall weight of 16-12 and a couple of fish anchoring the catch.
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Mike Coleman’s catch included a mixed bag of largemouth and smallmouth.
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Ethan Peterson of Idaho with his personal best largemouth weighing 10 pounds.
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Kenny Hansel of New Mexico poses with his largemouth weighing 7-15.
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Addam Gross with the biggest bass of the day weighing 11 pounds.
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Davik Hansen continues his climb to the top with an overall weight of 38-8.
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Tournament leader Brent Shores with his best bass of the day.
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KC Stone is Shores’ partner for Day Two. He caught an impressive 20 pounds fishing with the leader.
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Michael Gibney of Oregon holds his largemouth weighing 9-3.
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Brian Day of California with a double-digit largemouth weighing 10 pounds.
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Jason Hemminger gave a big boost to his state team with this catch weighing 29-12. He moves into 5th place overall and leads his state team from California.
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This team of young anglers is experience tournament bass fishing at a different level. Meet the team from Weisner High School who are state champions for Idaho.
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Last but certainly not least are these aspiring anglers who are the state champions from within the western division of the B.A.S.S. Nation.
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