Day 2 of the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Lake Dardanelle began with a fog delay and 37 degree air temperatures. Not sure what Greg Hackney thought of the weather, but he found the fishing to his liking.
Hackney weighed- 18 pounds, 1 ounce to take a 9 ounce lead over Day 1 leader John Crews. The two anglers have pulled away from the pack by a margin of more than 2 pounds.
The big story today, though, was Zell Rowland’s 25-5 sack, anchored by the day’s big bass at 6-10, which pushed him to 3rd place with a total weight of 37-1.
Rowland’s fellow veteran Rick Clunn also made a move up the standings with 17-14 today (36-3 total) to 5th place.
Between the two legends sits red-hot Keith Combs, fresh off his record-setting performance at the TTBC. (Watch his historic weigh in here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=syoOBnwV0GU )
This week Combs has only needed 36-8 to place 4th at the half-way point in this tournament. In fact, consistency will be key for all anglers this week, as there many moves up and down the leaderboard today.
Your current Top 10:
| Place | Name | Day 1 | Day 2 | Total Fish | Total Weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | Weight | Fish | Weight | ||||
| 1 | Greg Hackney | 5 | 21-13 | 5 | 18- 1 | 10 | 39-14 |
| 2 | John Crews | 5 | 22- 9 | 5 | 16-12 | 10 | 39- 5 |
| 3 | Zell Rowland | 5 | 11-12 | 5 | 25- 5 | 10 | 37- 1 |
| 4 | Keith Combs | 5 | 19-14 | 5 | 16-10 | 10 | 36- 8 |
| 5 | Rick Clunn | 5 | 18- 5 | 5 | 17-14 | 10 | 36- 3 |
| 6 | Keith Poche | 5 | 19- 9 | 5 | 15- 8 | 10 | 35- 1 |
| 7 | Randy Howell | 5 | 16-10 | 5 | 17-13 | 10 | 34- 7 |
| 8 | Cliff Crochet | 5 | 13- 4 | 5 | 19-15 | 10 | 33- 3 |
| 9 | Kenneth “Boo” Woods | 5 | 18- 8 | 5 | 14- 9 | 10 | 33- 1 |
| 10 | Jason Christie | 5 | 16- 7 | 5 | 16-10 | 10 | 33- 1 |
