![The time when all the preparation ends and the Classic finally begins is registration. Here's a look at the intensity of its competitors as the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro gets underway. First off, Andy Montgomery...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/andy-montgomery-IMG_5909.jpg)
![Bill Lowen...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bill-lowen-MG_6027.jpg)
![Bobby Lane...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bobby-lane-IMG_5998.jpg)
![Brandon Palaniuk...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brando-palaniuk-IMG_6055.jpg)
![Brett Hite...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brett-hite-IMG_5896.jpg)
![Chad Morgenthaler...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chad-morganthaler-IMG_6022.jpg)
![Chris Lane...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chris-lane-IMG_6014.jpg)
![Cliff Prince...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cliff-prince-IMG_6025.jpg)
![David Kilgore...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/david-kilgore-IMG_6043.jpg)
![Dean Rojas...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dean-rojas-IMG_5888.jpg)
![Gerald Swindle...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gerald-swindle-IMG_6045.jpg)
![You awake, G-Man?](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gerald-swindle-IMG_6047.jpg)
![Greg Hackney...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/greg-hackney-IMG_5914.jpg)
![Jacob Powroznik...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jacob-powroznik-IMG_6011.jpg)
![Jacob Wheeler...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jacob-wheeler-IMG_6032.jpg)
![James Niggemeyer...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/james-niggemeyer-IMG_5881.jpg)
![Jason Christie...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jason-christie-IMG_5999.jpg)
![John Crews...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/john-crews-IMG_6051.jpg)
![Kevin Short...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kevin-short-IMG_6053.jpg)
![Matt Herren...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/matt-herren-IMG_5872.jpg)
![Mike Iaconelli...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mike-iaconelli-IMG_6005.jpg)
![Ott DeFoe...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ott-defoe-IMG_6048.jpg)
![Paul Elias...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/paul-elias-IMG_5923.jpg)
![](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/paul-elias-IMG_6000.jpg)
![Last year's champ Randy Howell...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/randy-howell-IMG_6001.jpg)
![Shin Fukae...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/shin-fukae-IMG_6028.jpg)
![Skeet Reese...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/skeet-reese-IMG_6030.jpg)
![Stephen Browning...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/stephen-browning-IMG_5899.jpg)
![Takahiro Omori...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/takahiro-omori-IMG_6023.jpg)
![Todd Faircloth...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/todd-faircloth-IMG_6018.jpg)
![Van Soles...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/van-soles-IMG_6039.jpg)
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Classic contenders prepare for the biggest tournament of the year, and you can see the intensity in their expressions during the angler briefing.