![Mike Kernan blazes down Chesapeake Bay on Day 1 of the Huk Performance Fishing Bassmaster Elite Series.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0212.jpg)
![Heâs followed by Mike Iaconelli, who makes a stop on the famed Susquehanna Flats.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0252.jpg)
![Iaconelli was one of the only anglers to start on the massive flat area that was expected to be full of competitors.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0261.jpg)
![With his area to himself, Iaconelli worked his part of the flat thoroughly.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0282.jpg)
![Occasionally stopping to tear off grass from his lure.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0298.jpg)
![And covering water. The New Jersey angler figures to be a favorite in this event. But his spectator gallery was on the feathery side.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0321.jpg)
![But they didnât stick around long.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0328.jpg)
![And neither did Iaconelli who quickly moved to greener pastures.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0354.jpg)
![Closer to the bank, Randy Allen was working shallow docks.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0372.jpg)
![And close to him, Jason Christie was working shallow as well.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0394.jpg)
![Ikeâs feathered friends gave a flyby.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0400.jpg)
![While Allen got creative trying to get under a dock.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0400a.jpg)
![Close to the bank was a popular area, where Andy Montgomery sped by.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0414.jpg)
![As did Alton Jones.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0423.jpg)
![Followed by John Crews.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0426.jpg)
![And then Fred Roumbanis.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0426a.jpg)
![And then Fletcher Shryock.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0434.jpg)
![Allen was unfazed by the traffic and worked the docks thoroughly.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0443.jpg)
![Behind him, Randall Tharp was working a shallow flat.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0465.jpg)
![Fan casting the area with long casts.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0466.jpg)
![And quickly reloading and casting again.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0495.jpg)
![Tharp, normally considered a flipper, was frothing the water like you would normally see Kevin VanDam work.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0501.jpg)
![The Florida angler would have two keepers when we found him.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0512.jpg)
![Out in front, Randy Allen would catch his third fish of the day, but it would be short.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0525.jpg)
![Tharp would move to the docks as well, getting close to those with palm trees.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0526.jpg)
![Evidently they felt like home, because he quickly hooked up.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0527a.jpg)
![And swung the keeper aboard behind the screens of his electronics.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0527c.jpg)
![A fist pump.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0527d.jpg)
![And a quick pose with the keeper.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0527e.jpg)
![Then he was off to fan casting again.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0527f.jpg)
![The crowded nature of the area saw many anglers, including Derek Remitz.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0527g.jpg)
![And Remitz would soon hook up.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0527h.jpg)
![The fish would give a big jump next to the boat and reveal,](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0527i.jpg)
![It was a striped bass.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0527j.jpg)
![At the mouth of the bay, Brandon Coulter would move into the docks.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0531.jpg)
![And Bobby Lane would come in as well.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0546a.jpg)
![Showing is that he had a big fat zero for the day.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0546b.jpg)
![He would take up a position on the docks as well.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0558.jpg)
![While Jacob Powroznik would move into the bay fan casting as well.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0567.jpg)
![With the crowds growing, Tharp would pull off and look for more lonely places.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0574.jpg)
![While Powroznik would hook up with his third keeper of the day.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0575.jpg)
![A hefty largemouth that he said was a âbonus.â](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0576.jpg)
![Powroznik said the âtide wouldnât be right until later in the day.â](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0579.jpg)
![But he kept working, hoping to add a fourth to his mix.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0602.jpg)
![Stopping a moment to visit with Remitz.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0619.jpg)
![At the mouth of the bay, Coulter would work to get his lure well under the dock.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0647.jpg)
![While Bobby Lane would be catching one.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0651.jpg)
![The fish would make a big splash.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0655.jpg)
![...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0659.jpg)
![Before dogging Lane to the back of his boat.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0665.jpg)
![And coming aboard in a spray of water.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0669.jpg)
![The fish would change Laneâs mood.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0673.jpg)
![He would hold it up.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0685.jpg)
![Then remind us his zero had turned in to his first keeper.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0690.jpg)
![Minutes later, he would hook up again.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0709.jpg)
![This one taking him to the driverâs seat.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0717.jpg)
![Where he would have to dig deep.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0720.jpg)
![Before coming up with a hefty largemouth.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0726.jpg)
![Again he would hold it up for the camera.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0741.jpg)
![Then remind us that now he had two keepers.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0746.jpg)
![But he wasnât through.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0759.jpg)
![He quickly hooks up with another fish.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0781.jpg)
![And swings it aboard.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0782.jpg)
![...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0783.jpg)
![And shows us he now has three.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0802.jpg)
![With the dock exhausted, Lane moves on, looking for another dock loaded with keepers.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11W4A0840.jpg)
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See the pros get started early on Day 1 of the Huk Performance Fishing Bassmaster Elite at Chesapeake Bay.