Open: Day 1 behind the scenes

Day 1 on the James River is complete and anglers arrive back at Osborne Landing to weigh their fish.
Day 1 on the James River is complete and anglers arrive back at Osborne Landing to weigh their fish.
A huge thanks to all the volunteers that helped to cart ice from the trucks to the release boats to keep the fish cool, healthy and happy.
A huge thanks to all the volunteers that helped to cart ice from the trucks to the release boats to keep the fish cool, healthy and happy.
A father-daughter moment…
A father-daughter moment…
…followed by a little dock talk.
…followed by a little dock talk.
Time to bag ‘em up.
Time to bag ‘em up.
JT Kenny brought a great bag to the scales.
JT Kenny brought a great bag to the scales.
Dave Dudley with a great James River largemouth.
Dave Dudley with a great James River largemouth.
Charlie Hartley looked to have about 15-16 pounds!
Charlie Hartley looked to have about 15-16 pounds!
Anglers head to the tanks to wait to weigh in their fish.
Anglers head to the tanks to wait to weigh in their fish.
“We got one good one!”
“We got one good one!”
Hunter Shryock waits to weigh his Day 1 catch.
Hunter Shryock waits to weigh his Day 1 catch.
Anglers grab weigh-in bags.
Anglers grab weigh-in bags.
Chad Pipkens arrives with a decent Day 1 bag.
Chad Pipkens arrives with a decent Day 1 bag.
Ish bags a limit of cookie-cutter bass.
Ish bags a limit of cookie-cutter bass.
Chad pulls out a good one.
Chad pulls out a good one.
“I need a few more like this tomorrow.”
“I need a few more like this tomorrow.”
The bag line gets longer as more anglers come to the dock.
The bag line gets longer as more anglers come to the dock.
All smiles after a fun Day 1 on the James River.
All smiles after a fun Day 1 on the James River.