2011 Elite Series Pride of Georgia Day One on the water

2011 Elite Series Pride of Georgia Day One on the water photo gallery.

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<p> Mike Iaconelli sets the hook on a bass on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.</p>
Mike Iaconelli sets the hook on a bass on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.
<p> Ike swings the small bass into the boat on West Point Lake.</p>
Ike swings the small bass into the boat on West Point Lake.
<p> A chilly morning saw Ike and his Marshal both covered up with warm clothing.</p>
A chilly morning saw Ike and his Marshal both covered up with warm clothing.
<p> Brandon Palaniuk idles under a bridge to the north end of West Point Lake Thursday.</p>
Brandon Palaniuk idles under a bridge to the north end of West Point Lake Thursday.
<p> Pete Ponds makes a run out from a pocket near the take-off during the Pride of Georgia.</p>
Pete Ponds makes a run out from a pocket near the take-off during the Pride of Georgia.
<p> Chris Lane works back in a pocket on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.</p>
Chris Lane works back in a pocket on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.
<p> Lane sets the hooks and slowly works a fish to his boat.</p>
Lane sets the hooks and slowly works a fish to his boat.
<p> This size fish isn’t a keeper on West Point Lake.</p>
This size fish isn’t a keeper on West Point Lake.
<p> Lane stands on the edge of his boat as he looks at a good fish on a bed.</p>
Lane stands on the edge of his boat as he looks at a good fish on a bed.
<p> An osprey sits in a nest in a cypress tree on the shores of West Point Lake.</p>
An osprey sits in a nest in a cypress tree on the shores of West Point Lake.
<p> Kevin Short sets the hook hard on a fish on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.</p>
Kevin Short sets the hook hard on a fish on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.
<p> A solid keeper makes a jump near the boat as Short plays it carefully in.</p>
A solid keeper makes a jump near the boat as Short plays it carefully in.
<p> Short swings the 2-pound largemouth into the boat on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.</p>
Short swings the 2-pound largemouth into the boat on Day One of the Pride of Georgia.