![On Lake Norman a limit of five bass usually make five of a kind. Matt Lee proves it by dropping his entire limit on a culling stringer into the weigh-in bag.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image1.jpeg.jpg)
![At check-in time the phrase âget the netâ takes on a different meaning. This net catches the boat number key fob for each boat.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image3.jpeg.jpg)
![At the check-in station are three essential things. Those are a clipboard with deadline times, the box holding the floating boat fobs, and a radio to communicate with the check-in boat.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image6.jpeg.jpg)
![The odometer on Jamey Caldwellâs truck has thousands of miles logged over this Open tournament season. This week heâs only two hours away from home.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image8.jpeg.jpg)
![Caldwell says his limit improved during the foggy conditions when these fish snapped up topwater baits. Itâs a textbook pattern that proved an unexpected bonus for many anglers.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image11.jpeg.jpg)
![Australian angler Carl Jocumsen says tomorrow will be a big improvement. Heâs said it before and made it happen.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image13.jpeg.jpg)
![In this boat most of the tacklebox seemingly is tied to this pile of rods and reels on the front deck. Itâs a common scene on Day One.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image16.jpeg.jpg)
![Kendall Newson says his fish came on a topwater in the fog and on deeper probing baits during remainder of the day.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image17.jpeg.jpg)
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