Nation: Day 3 weigh-in

Check out photos from the final day of the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Mid-Atlantic Divisional!

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Jim Kline, youth director and longtime officer of the Maryland B.A.S.S. Nation, arrived in style at the final weigh-in.
Jim Kline, youth director and longtime officer of the Maryland B.A.S.S. Nation, arrived in style at the final weigh-in.
Kline, a 30-year member of the Maryland Nation, is a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Kline, a 30-year member of the Maryland Nation, is a veteran of the U.S. Army.
The trophies are lined up on the weigh-in stage.
The trophies are lined up on the weigh-in stage.
A game of corn hole awaits but no one is playing.
A game of corn hole awaits but no one is playing.
That’s because the anglers are busy bagging up their final day catches.
That’s because the anglers are busy bagging up their final day catches.
Linda Lugar talks to husband Jeff prior to the weigh-in. He is a two-time Nation qualifier for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro.
Linda Lugar talks to husband Jeff prior to the weigh-in. He is a two-time Nation qualifier for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro.
Lugar had high hopes for advancing to the national championship but fell short.
Lugar had high hopes for advancing to the national championship but fell short.
The first flight climbs the stairs to the weigh-in at Palatine Park in Fairmont.
The first flight climbs the stairs to the weigh-in at Palatine Park in Fairmont.
Lisa Talmadge of the B.A.S.S. staff checks in the anglers at the weigh-in tanks.
Lisa Talmadge of the B.A.S.S. staff checks in the anglers at the weigh-in tanks.
As Alan Pierce measures fish to make sure they meet the 12-inch minimum.
As Alan Pierce measures fish to make sure they meet the 12-inch minimum.
The check-in process is complete and the anglers are ready for weigh-in.
The check-in process is complete and the anglers are ready for weigh-in.
The hot seats that either brings good or bad luck are on the stage.
The hot seats that either brings good or bad luck are on the stage.
The anglers eye the video scoreboard as the weigh-in unfolds for the final day.
The anglers eye the video scoreboard as the weigh-in unfolds for the final day.
The Bassmasters.com camera is dressed in a Ziploc rain cover just in case.
The Bassmasters.com camera is dressed in a Ziploc rain cover just in case.
Fabian Rodriquez of Delaware weighs part of a catch that qualified him for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.
Fabian Rodriquez of Delaware weighs part of a catch that qualified him for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.
Michael McMahon of New Jersey weighs part of a catch that qualified him for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship
Michael McMahon of New Jersey weighs part of a catch that qualified him for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship
New Jersey’s Joe Sodona with his best bass of the day.
New Jersey’s Joe Sodona with his best bass of the day.
Delaware’s Shelton Walters with his best bass of the day.
Delaware’s Shelton Walters with his best bass of the day.
New Jersey’s Tyler Stevenson and John Stevenson from Ramcocas Valley High School.
New Jersey’s Tyler Stevenson and John Stevenson from Ramcocas Valley High School.
Joseph McClosky and Morgan Winegardner make a run at first place. The team is from the Southern Garrett Bass Slayers.
Joseph McClosky and Morgan Winegardner make a run at first place. The team is from the Southern Garrett Bass Slayers.
McClosky and Winegardner take the hot seat and make the first cut.
McClosky and Winegardner take the hot seat and make the first cut.
The team of Austin Gaab and Jacob Jones of Pennsylvania upend Maryland with this catch.
The team of Austin Gaab and Jacob Jones of Pennsylvania upend Maryland with this catch.
Gaab and Jones are from the Susquehanna Valley Fishing Club.
Gaab and Jones are from the Susquehanna Valley Fishing Club.
Brad Weese is the final angler to weigh-in with his winning catch.
Brad Weese is the final angler to weigh-in with his winning catch.
Weese gets no break from tournament fishing. Tomorrow is another weekend contest for the West Virginia angler.
Weese gets no break from tournament fishing. Tomorrow is another weekend contest for the West Virginia angler.
The 2015 B.A.S.S. Nation Mid-Atlantic state champions are Sammy Bounds (West Virginia); Chad Shutty (Pennsylvania); Brian Harold (Virginia); Brad Weese (Maryland); Fabian Rodriguez (Delaware) and Mike McMahon (New Jersey).
The 2015 B.A.S.S. Nation Mid-Atlantic state champions are Sammy Bounds (West Virginia); Chad Shutty (Pennsylvania); Brian Harold (Virginia); Brad Weese (Maryland); Fabian Rodriguez (Delaware) and Mike McMahon (New Jersey).
Winner Brad Weese poses in front of downtown Fairmont and the Monongahela River.
Winner Brad Weese poses in front of downtown Fairmont and the Monongahela River.
Meet the winning team from Maryland. Front row: Morgan Winegardner, Jim Iden, Brett Quader, Joe McClosky and Guyowen Hall. Middle row: Rich Svoboda, Tyler Judd, Jeremy Mathias, Eric McNulty, Daniel Rodriguez, Bret Winegardner. Back row: Ed Riley, John Jeddry, Brad Weese and Brian Trieschman.
Meet the winning team from Maryland. Front row: Morgan Winegardner, Jim Iden, Brett Quader, Joe McClosky and Guyowen Hall. Middle row: Rich Svoboda, Tyler Judd, Jeremy Mathias, Eric McNulty, Daniel Rodriguez, Bret Winegardner. Back row: Ed Riley, John Jeddry, Brad Weese and Brian Trieschman.