Stacey Stoneman

DECATUR, Ala. — Three previous Bassmaster Classic champions are separated by 11 ounces of each other after the opening day of the Evan Williams Bourbon Dixie Duel on Wheeler Lake.

Alton Jones, the 2008 Classic champ, leads the field of 100 anglers on the third stop of the 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series after fishing in overcast skies with 17 pounds, 12 ounces.

Right behind Jones is 2004 Classic winner Takahiro Omori of Emory, Texas, with 17-8. Mike Iaconelli of Runnemede, N.J., who brought home a Classic title in 2003, is third with 17-1. Complete Story

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