Troy Morrow fishes close to the bridge crossing Douglas Lake near downtown Dandridge, Tenn., on Day 1 of the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open #1 presented by Allstate.
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Many of the well-known community holes on Douglas Lake were crowded with competitors early on Day 1.
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Tennessee native and Elite Series pro Brandon Card is considered a local favorite.
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Card said he was marking so many fish on his electronics it was ridiculous.
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Card could see the fish on his graph, but trying to get them to bite was a source of frustration.
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Brandon Palaniuk is one of several Elite Series pros fishing this week at Douglas.
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The bait flies into the air as the fish comes unhooked and swims back into Douglas Lake.
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Matt Lee, Drew Benton and John Pelletier were all fishing the same point.
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There were times when Lee and Benton could have netted one another’s fish.
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John Pelletier joins Matt Lee and does a little kneeling and reeling of his own.
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Drew Benton hooks up with a keeper and his co-angler readies the dip net.
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Larry Draughn and his co-angler said it had been a slow morning for them.
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Draughn said he only had one fish in the livewell, but it was a pretty good one.
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