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Gerald Swindle works down a wind-blown bank on Day One of the Bassmaster Classic.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9474.jpg)
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Swindle was having a tough morning as he worked around flooded stumps on Pool 4.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9519.jpg)
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Swindle weaves through a gauntlet of stumps.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9577.jpg)
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Getting stuck on a stump isnât hard, itâs getting off thatâs the challenge.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9641.jpg)
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After spinning in a circle, Swindle kicks the big motor on high to power off the stump.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9666.jpg)
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Swindle treats his spectator boats to a geyser as he makes another spin.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9692.jpg)
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Edwin Evers stalks his prey through tall grasses on the wild savanna of the Red River.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9737.jpg)
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Dean Rojas was covering water quickly as he exited a backwater on Pool 4.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9790_1.jpg)
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The wind was gusting around 25 miles-per-hour, creating less-than-ideal conditions in the backwaters.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9798.jpg)
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Evers sets the hook on a fish that was buried up in shallow water.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9889.jpg)
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Edwin Evers swings the fish into the boat.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9891.jpg)
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Kevin VanDam had a front row seat to that last fish catch by Evers.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9898.jpg)
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A group of spectators pulled up on shore to watch VanDam and Evers duke it out.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9916.jpg)
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Takahiro Omori casts a crankbait on Day One of the Bassmaster Classic.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9958.jpg)
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Davy Hite works back into a shallow cut in the back of an oxbow.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9960.jpg)
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In a deeper cut, David Walker sets the hook and sends a bass skyward.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9967-1.jpg)
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A fountain of water greets his Marshal as Walker fights a keeper to the boat.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9969.jpg)
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Walker boats his eighth fish of the day.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9978.jpg)
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Walker holds up his prize before putting it in the box.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9980.jpg)
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Walker pulls out a culling beam to weed out his smallest fish.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9986.jpg)
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A smile lights Walkerâs face after a successful morning on the Red River.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9989.jpg)
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Walker treats his fish to some âhappy juice.â</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9990.jpg)
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After landing another keeper, Walker makes an adjustment to his lure.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_9993.jpg)
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A robin snacks on some early spring blooms.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0004.jpg)
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Walker sets the hook on another keeper.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0021_0.jpg)
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Walker hauls back and a gargantuan mouth emerges from the depths of the river.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0025.jpg)
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With a final heave, Walker culls again.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0026.jpg)
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Walker educates his students on the finer points of unhooking bass.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0031.jpg)
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Walker prepares to cull for the BASSCam video.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0032.jpg)
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Walker raises his foot to achieve extra power as he horses his biggest fish of the day around the boat.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0053.jpg)
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Walker looks happy to have this 4-pounder to add to his creel.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0068.jpg)
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Walker rears back to high-five the cameraman in his excitement.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0069.jpg)
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Walker sends this little bass back to the river, a solid final cull.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0073.jpg)
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Walker smiles at the spectators as he wipes the 4-pounder slime from his hands.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0076.jpg)
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Go on the Red River during Day One of the 2012 Bassmaster Classic.