![<p>Fans gather around Kevin VanDam, which is something heâs used to at the Bassmaster Classic. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1pg_img_6510.jpg)
![<p>VanDam casts early on Day One of the Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2pg_img_6516.jpg)
![<p>By the end of Day One, VanDam had 20 pounds, but that sack was built upon an early, smaller limit. The following three photos are of one of his early keepers.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/3pg_img_6535.jpg)
![<p>An early keeper for KVD on Day One.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4pg_img_6546.jpg)
![<p>VanDam brings the keeper to his boat.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/5pg_img_6547.jpg)
![<p>VanDam unhooks his keeper.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/6pg_img_6553.jpg)
![<p>VanDam boats another early keeper.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/7pg_img_6565.jpg)
![<p>In case you didnât believe us that it was cold, here is proof.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/8pg_img_6578.jpg)
![<p>VanDam adds to his early limit, which came in at about 10 pounds.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/9pg_img_6583.jpg)
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![<p>Gerald Swindle fishes a rock point early on Friday morning. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/12pg_img_6621.jpg)
![<p>Much to these fansâ dismay, Swindle did not have a good morning.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/13pg_img_6629.jpg)
![<p> </p>
<p>Somewhere back there is Michael Iaconelli.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/14pg_img_6634.jpg)
Somewhere back there is Michael Iaconelli.
![<p>Iaconelli and local Jason Christie were battling for the most fish and most spectators for most of the morning. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/15pg_img_6638.jpg)
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<p>Iaconelli followed the signs to an early lead, catching all of his bass on docks before 10 a.m.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/16pg_img_6645.jpg)
Iaconelli followed the signs to an early lead, catching all of his bass on docks before 10 a.m.
![](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/10pg_img_6590.jpg)
![<p>Iaconelli casts around a dock.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/17pg_4m2z7573.jpg)
![<p>All of Iaconelliâs early limit came from the same group of docks.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/18pg_4m2z7594.jpg)
![<p>Iaconelli works his way between the dock and the shoreline. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/19pg_4m2z7601.jpg)
![<p>Anglers fishing the Classic have to adjust to the media and spectator attention.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20pg_4m2z7607.jpg)
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Iaconelli hooks up. The next three photos highlight that catch.
![](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/22pg_4m2z7618.jpg)
![](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/23pg_4m2z7620.jpg)
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![<p>Iaconelli hooks up with another bass. He had caught 10 by 10 a.m., but had trouble improving on his limit.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/25pg_4m2z7676.jpg)
![<p>ESPN cameramen were with Iaconelli all morning, gathering footage for the TV show March 2-3 on ESPN2.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/26pg_4m2z7685.jpg)
![<p>The estimate on the number of boats following Jason Christie was somewhere between 40 and 50.<br />
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![<p>Christie, like many of the anglers Friday morning, was fishing docks.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/28pg_4m2z7717.jpg)
![<p>Christie was moving frequently, which created quite a situation when you consider how many boats were following him.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/29pg_4m2z7739.jpg)
![<p>Chrisite settles into a new spot. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/30pg_img_6646_0.jpg)
![<p>And so does Christieâs flotilla. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/31pg_img_6658.jpg)
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Mike Iaconelli blows the ice gathered on the line in his reel.
![<p>Spectators boat surround local Oklahoma favorite Jason Christie. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7711.jpg)
![<p>Christie makes a move and so do all his spectator boats. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7734.jpg)
![<p>Christie didnât stay in one place very long. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7740.jpg)
![<p>Christie makes a cast at his next stop.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7758.jpg)
![<p>A few casts and Christie and his armada were on the move again.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7767.jpg)
![<p>The double burner stove in this spectator boat had to feel good on a very cold Day One.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7773.jpg)
![<p>Christie makes a stop on a steep rocky point. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7777.jpg)
![<p>Matt Lee was having a very tough Day One, with only one keeper in the live well late in the day.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7788.jpg)
![<p>Lee hooks up with his second fish of the day. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7797.jpg)
![<p>Lee gets a grip on the keeper.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7800.jpg)
![<p>Lee safely brings the fish aboard his boat.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7808.jpg)
![<p>Brian Mason captures Leeâs fish catch for Bassmaster television. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7812.jpg)
![<p>Lee uses his pliers to free the hooks from the bass.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7821.jpg)
![<p>Both the camera man and the fishermen were happy Lee boated another fish. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7830.jpg)
![<p>Lee picks up his rod and gets back to work.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7838.jpg)
![<p>With less than an hour to fish and only two fish in the live well, Lee felt he could still catch a five fish limit.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7854.jpg)
![<p>Leeâs boat is equipped with plenty of Lowrance electronics. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7862.jpg)
![<p>Lee fires another cast with a jerkbait.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7893.jpg)
![<p>Brian Mason keeps his camera pointed at Matt Lee.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7904.jpg)
![<p>Hank Cherry is pulled from the water after fishing Day One of his first Bassmaster Classic.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7921.jpg)
![<p>The first flight of boats begins to return to the launch area.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7927.jpg)
![<p>Anglers begin to arrive at the boat ramp at the end of Day One.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7933.jpg)
![<p>Kevin VanDam loads his boat for the trip to Tulsa. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7943.jpg)
![<p>Edwin Evers and Russ Lane check in at the end of the day.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7947_0.jpg)
![<p>Kevin VanDam tells his driver to stop so he can sign a cap for a young fishing fan.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7965.jpg)
![<p>Mike Iaconelli, Brandon Palaniuk and Alton Jones take a few moments to work on their tackle before loading their boats.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7976.jpg)
![<p>Ott Defoe stows his gear at the end of the day. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/4m2z7980.jpg)
![<p>A team of photographers from Japan followed Kevin VanDam early on Day One.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6512.jpg)
![<p>VanDam dips his rod in the water to clear the ice from the guides on his rod.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6518.jpg)
![<p>VanDam had a five fish limit at 9:30 a.m. on Day One.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6596.jpg)
![<p>Gerald Swindle fishes a riprap wall under a highway bridge.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6625.jpg)
![<p>Spectators kept a courteous distance from the pros they followed on Day One. </p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6641.jpg)