Open: Championship weigh-in

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Alan Woodford, co-angler (2nd, 30-15)
Alan Woodford, co-angler (2nd, 30-15)
David Gladden II, co-angler (7th, 24-11)
David Gladden II, co-angler (7th, 24-11)
Bill Weidler (6th, 52-12)
Bill Weidler (6th, 52-12)
Brandon Lester (8th, 51-4)
Brandon Lester (8th, 51-4)
Hunter Shryock (3rd, 62-6)
Hunter Shryock (3rd, 62-6)
Ish Monroe has a little somethin' to show the crowd ...
Ish Monroe has a little somethin’ to show the crowd …
This nice pair of Chickamauga bass helped him finish 5th with 59-6.
This nice pair of Chickamauga bass helped him finish 5th with 59-6.
Tournament leader John Cox is ready to weigh-in.
Tournament leader John Cox is ready to weigh-in.
He lifts a sack full of Chickamauga bass onto the stage.
He lifts a sack full of Chickamauga bass onto the stage.
His limit, weighing 20-6, put him over 2nd place Michael Neal with 68-3.
His limit, weighing 20-6, put him over 2nd place Michael Neal with 68-3.
This is Cox's first B.A.S.S. victory, and with it comes a berth to the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic - provided he competes in all three Southern Opens this season.
This is Cox’s first B.A.S.S. victory, and with it comes a berth to the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic – provided he competes in all three Southern Opens this season.
Cox hoists the hardware.
Cox hoists the hardware.
Josh Jackson, co-angler (1st, 32-9)
Josh Jackson, co-angler (1st, 32-9)
Josh Douglas (10th, 47-14)
Josh Douglas (10th, 47-14)
Josh Jackson, co-angler (1st, 32-9)
Josh Jackson, co-angler (1st, 32-9)
Justin Lucas (11th, 45-2)
Justin Lucas (11th, 45-2)
Michael Neal (2nd, 65-6)
Michael Neal (2nd, 65-6)
Michael Neal (2nd, 65-6)
Michael Neal (2nd, 65-6)
Sam George (12th, 41-15)
Sam George (12th, 41-15)
Shaw Grigsby (4th, 61-0)
Shaw Grigsby (4th, 61-0)
Taylor Stumbo, co-angler (6th, 25-7)
Taylor Stumbo, co-angler (6th, 25-7)
Wayne Hauser (7th, 52-0)
Wayne Hauser (7th, 52-0)
Wes Logan (9th, 49-6)
Wes Logan (9th, 49-6)