![Ott DeFoe takes time to pose for a fanâs mobile phone photo prior to Fridayâs takeoff.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1871.jpg)
![Brandon Lester hooks up the kill switch just before he was dropped in on the ramp at the Hard Rock Dock at Wolf Creek.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1878_0.jpg)
![Bill Lowen gets his game face on Friday morning.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1887.jpg)
![Oklahomaâs own James Elam drew a rousing ovation from the partisan crowd at Fridayâs takeoff.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1889.jpg)
![Greg Vinson suffered a head injury just a week before the Classic, but he was ready to roll Friday.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1898.jpg)
![Reigning Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Aaron Martens gets some last-minute instructions prior to launching his boat Friday morning.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1900.jpg)
![2014 Classic champ Randy Howell was all smiles Friday morning.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1901.jpg)
![The boats assemble for the morning festivities.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1909.jpg)
![The always popular Mike Iaconelli was in deep thought, perhaps thinking about a second Classic crown to go with his 2003 trophy.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1916.jpg)
![Bobby Lane was showing his game face as he idled into the takeoff line Friday.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1919.jpg)
![The bass fanatics were out in force at the Wolf Creek Boat Ramp.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1926.jpg)
![Did Dave Mercer tell Casey Ashley a joke?](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1928.jpg)
![Aaron Martens answers Dave Mercerâs questions prior to takeoff.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1931.jpg)
![Even Kevin VanDam takes the occasional GoPro selfie.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1939.jpg)
![ESPN cameraman Wes Miller and Elite pro David Walker visit before takeoff.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1942.jpg)
![It wasnât as cold as last yearâs Classic, but the air was chilly enough that Floridaâs Bobby Lane was bundled up.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1945.jpg)
![Brandon Palaniauk was runner-up the last time the Classic visited Grand Lake in 2013.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1957.jpg)
![Dean Rojas anxiously awaits the countdown to takeoff.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1967.jpg)
![Oklahomaâs Jason Christie is another crowd favorite this weekend.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1970-1.jpg)
![The GEICO gecko stirred up the crowd before the national anthem.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1973.jpg)
![So which angler are you cheering for?](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2005.jpg)
![One youngster got a jump on the action.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2016.jpg)
![Any Clifford Pirch fans in the house?](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2023.jpg)
![Brandon Card leads a line of competitors toward the first day of the Classic.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2025.jpg)
![Chris Zaldain had a tough first day.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2040.jpg)
![Brent Ehrler had to do some nifty casting to reach his target.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2046.jpg)
![Brent Ehrler makes a quick adjustment Friday morning.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2048.jpg)
![Media from all over the world were represented on the water Friday.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2050.jpg)
![Chris Zaldain keeps looking for a bite.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2053.jpg)
![Brent Ehrler looks for another angle.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2055.jpg)
![Chris Zaldain and Brent Ehrler fished the same general area Friday morning before Zaldain made an early move.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2058.jpg)
![Brent Ehrler makes another adjustment to his bait.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2060.jpg)
![Ott DeFoe jumped around to several key spots on Friday morning.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2067.jpg)
![DeFoe takes off for another spot.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2070.jpg)
![Ott DeFoe hooks up.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2074.jpg)
![DeFoe swings it into the boat.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2076.jpg)
![Recreational anglers give way to Ott DeFoe Friday morning.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2083.jpg)
![DeFoe gets ready for another move.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2091.jpg)
![Brandon Lester had some early success.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2096_0.jpg)
![Lester swings on a fish.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2099.jpg)
![And hooks up.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2101.jpg)
![Lester plays the fish around the bow.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2105.jpg)
![And brings it to the back of the boat.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2108.jpg)
![Almost there.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2110.jpg)
![Success.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2111.jpg)
![That fish will help the cause.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2112.jpg)
![It looks like this bass was quite hungry.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2117.jpg)
![Lester goes back to work.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2123.jpg)
![Brandon Lester strikes again.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2132.jpg)
![Heâll boat-flip this one, though.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2135.jpg)
![On the first morning of the Classic, every keeper fish helps.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2136.jpg)
![Lesterâs marshall says this is No. 4.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2147.jpg)
![It was a great day to be a spectator on Grand Lake.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2150_0.jpg)
![Brandon Lester makes a move.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2160.jpg)
![Jacob Powroznik moved quickly and didnât waste time pulling up the trolling motor.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2174.jpg)
![Marty Robinson hooks up with a solid keeper.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2177_0.jpg)
![Jacob Powroznik connects with one.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2187.jpg)
![Powroznik doesnât seem very excited about this fish.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2189.jpg)
![This fish is going to be close to the lakeâs14-inch minimum length limit.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2191.jpg)
![Marty Robinson and Jacob Powroznik shared a productive area, but many of the fish were on the small side.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2211.jpg)
![Robinson will need to measure this one.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2216_0.jpg)
![Robinson hooks up again, and again itâs not the kind heâs really looking for.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2218.jpg)
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