While Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee was officially opening the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo his wife Maria enjoyed a quick fishing outing and tour of the river
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Heavy current moves the group quickly from Neyland Stadium to Thompson-Boling Arena site of the Bassmaster Classic daily weigh-ins
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The University of Tennessee campus skyline is a compelling sight along the Tennessee River shoreline
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Coulter guided the group into a small inlet off the main river where the current was a little slower
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First Lady Maria Lee shows off her casting form. An avid angler she grew up fishing Chesapeake Bay, Md
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First Lady Maria Lee’s security officer Quentin Bell gets fishing lessons from boat driver Tommy Brown
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While Gov. Bill Lee was officially opening the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo his wife Maria enjoyed a quick fishing outing and tour of the river
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Maria Lee jokes that she finally caught something -- a stick fish.
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Maria Lee fields questions from Knoxville News Sentinel reporter Ryan Wilusz
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His official duties at the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo completed Gov. Bill Lee waits on a deck at Calhoun’s for his wife to return from fishing
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Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee (center) discusses bass fishing with B.A.S.S.’s Dave Precht before her quick tour of the Tennessee River
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Maria Lee discusses fishing with her guide Knoxville pro angler Brandon Coulter
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Taking a Tennessee River cruise were from left boat driver Mike Miles pro angler Brandon Coulter TWRA Commissioner Angie Box and First Lady Maria Lee
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Red squarebill crankbaits were the order of the day for the anglers. The bass didn’t seem to fall for them though
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Maria Lee fires a cast along the shoreline in downtown Knoxville
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Coulter points out an eddy behind bridge pilings where bass should be hiding
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Maria Lee and Brndon Coulter enjoy an unseasonably warm day on the Tennessee
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Maria Lee tries a rocky shoreline in downtown Knoxville -- far removed from where Classic contenders are fishing
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TWRA Commissioner Angie Box snags a rock with her square bill crankbait
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Maria Lee hurls her crankbait out into current from a quiet inlet
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Brandon Coulter coaches First Lady Maria Lee during their brief fishing outing on the Tennessee River
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