Debbie Barronton and her daughter Brittney Suggs prepared an incredible cake for the dinner held after the anglers briefing. The pair has competed and won on the cable television show ‘Ultimate Cake Off’.
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Day One Marshals settle into their seats for their tournament briefing.
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Anglers begin to arrive for their briefing on the eve of the 2013 Elite Series West Point Lake Battle.
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Chris Lane congratulates Jason Christie on his Elite Series win at Bull Shoals.
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Angler begin to line up for their final registration and briefing.
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Rick Clunn and Kevin Short present their fishing licenses to B.A.S.S. Tournament Director Trip Weldon.
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Stephen Kennedy won the last Elite Series event held on West Point Lake.
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Stephen Browning, (far left), comes to West Point with the momentum of a Bassmaster Open win at last week’s Central Open #1, held on the Red River.
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Senior Tournament Manager John Stewart, conducted the Marshals briefing.
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New Carhartt hats were available to Elite Series anglers at registration.
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Personal trainer and nutritionist Ken Hoover, presents the fuel John Crews and Alton Jones will need to help compete the next few days on West Point Lake.
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Anglers and Marshals begin to settle in for the Day One pairings process.
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B.A.S.S. Tournament Director Trip Weldon, conducts the Elite Series anglers briefing.
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Greg Vinson follows along with the rules sheet.
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Keith Poche and Kurt Dove discuss one of the specific rules on the briefing sheet.
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James Niggemeyer and Morizo Shimizu sat together during the meeting.
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Davy Hite checks out the latest tournament information from the B.A.S.S. tournament officials.
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Takahiro Omori, Rick Clunn and Pete Ponds listen and Trip Weldon conducts their briefing.
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After their briefing, Marshals enter the room with the Elite Series anglers for the Day One pairings.
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Mike Jacobs got to meet one of his favorite Elite Series anglers, Gerald Swindle.
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After the pairings were announced, anglers and Marshals enjoyed dinner together.
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Al Thomas will be a Marshal on Day One for Skeet Reese.
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