2011 Elite Series Pride of Georgia Day One launch

This gallery features photos of the anglers at Day One launch at the 2011 Pride of Georgia Elite Series event.

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<p> Boats began launching early on Thursday for the start of the Pride of Georgia.</p>
Boats began launching early on Thursday for the start of the Pride of Georgia.
<p> The LaGrange Lions Club was on hand selling hot coffee and food on a cold May morning.</p>
The LaGrange Lions Club was on hand selling hot coffee and food on a cold May morning.
<p>  Anglers lined the dock and shoreline waiting for Day One of competition to get underway.</p>
 Anglers lined the dock and shoreline waiting for Day One of competition to get underway.
<p> Grant Goldbeck is next in line to launch his boat onto West Point Lake.</p>
Grant Goldbeck is next in line to launch his boat onto West Point Lake.
<p> Julie Roumbanis waits to see Fred launch his boat on Thursday.</p>
Julie Roumbanis waits to see Fred launch his boat on Thursday.
<p> Spectators and B.A.S.S. officials crowd the dock at the take-off on West Point Lake.</p>
Spectators and B.A.S.S. officials crowd the dock at the take-off on West Point Lake.
<p> Keith Poche works on some tackle within sight of the official livewell check.</p>
Keith Poche works on some tackle within sight of the official livewell check.
<p> Gerald Swindle is a blur of motion as he stretches and gets loose on a chilly morning in La Grange, Ga.</p>
Gerald Swindle is a blur of motion as he stretches and gets loose on a chilly morning in La Grange, Ga.
<p> Rookie Brandon Palaniuk gets his tackle ready for the first day of fishing in the Pride of Georgia.</p>
Rookie Brandon Palaniuk gets his tackle ready for the first day of fishing in the Pride of Georgia.
<p> Anglers wait for the launch to begin on Day One of the Pride of Georgia on West Point Lake.</p>
Anglers wait for the launch to begin on Day One of the Pride of Georgia on West Point Lake.
<p> Marty Robinson prepares for his livewells to be checked before his day begins.</p>
Marty Robinson prepares for his livewells to be checked before his day begins.
<p> Spectators watch from the dock as Jeff Connella idles by on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.</p>
Spectators watch from the dock as Jeff Connella idles by on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.
<p> Terry Scroggins enters this event in second place in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race.</p>
Terry Scroggins enters this event in second place in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race.
<p> A line of anglers idle out toward the main lake on Day One.</p>
A line of anglers idle out toward the main lake on Day One.
<p> Chad Griffin breaks through the line as a group of spectator boats watches from a distance.</p>
Chad Griffin breaks through the line as a group of spectator boats watches from a distance.