Boyd Duckett started the morning with the lead after weighing 20 pounds, 4 ounces on Day 1.
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Duckett was sharing an area with local stick Frank Poirer. Poirer finished Day 1 in fifth place with 16 pounds, 4 ounces.
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Carl Jocumsen ran past the duo of Duckett and Poirer while moving to another fishing location.
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Duckett tried several different pieces of cover early, but failed to boat a fish the first couple of hours.
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His co-angler managed to get a good keeper to finally bite. Maybe the tide was turning.
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Randy Elliot and his co-angler covered up to protect themselves from another hot day on the James River.
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…while another team of competitors was weaving their way through the arrowheads lining a ditch.
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There’s so much cover along the river system it’s easy to spend too much time on unproductive water.
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