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1. Florida entertainer Easton Corbin and his band got the crowd revved up prior to the final weigh-in with a free show that featured some of the country singer’s greatest hits. 2. Chief Warrant
Officer 2 Michael Updike and Sergeant First Class Brian Wright of Fort Bragg brought the Forrest Wood Cup to the weigh-in stage. 3. Barbeque ribs, pulled pork and brisket were on the menu for
hungry visitors to Bass and BBQ outside the Expo. 4. “The Blond One,” pro Jimmy Houston, drew big crowds to his fishing seminars. 5. Several pros visited patients at the Palmetto Health
Children’s Hospital before the tournament. 6. Cohen Campbell Fish Hatchery was barely big enough to accommodate all the youngsters that participated in the FLW Foundation Unified Fishing
Derby. 7. Mike Thompson, center, won the Jackson Kayak Coosa HD given away after Saturday’s weigh-in. Thompson is flanked by Lamar Advertising General Manager Scott Shockley and Quaker
State’s David Lerch. 8. Dan Shively, national fisheries manager for the U.S. Forest Service, accepted the award for Best of Show in Wildlife Forever’s 2017 State-Fish Art contest on behalf of
Washington 9th-grader Annalisa (Siyu) Liu. Program Manager Karen Hollingsworth made the presentation. 9. Stanley Lindler of Little Mountain, S.C., took home the fully outfitted Ranger Z521C
powered by a 250-hp Evinrude that was given away after the championship weigh-in. LJ Smith from WCOS 97.5 FM hosted the Ranger Boat giveaway ceremony.