2009 Central Opens: Atchafalaya Basin Day Two On the Water

Pro Jeff Jordan and his co-angler Jeff Strong barely make it to the lock in time to get back into Bayou Teche.

As the gates open, Justin Hamner and his Day Two co-angler get ready to take to Bayou Teche.

Pro Tommy Martin and his co-angler Jeff Wade were already in Teche and working various baits in and around available cover.

Pro Avery Usand and Richard Earle make their way down the bank early on Day Two.

Pro Tommy Martin (left) and pro angler Homer Humphreys meet along the bank in a stretch of water the two had fished on Day One.

Pro Homer Humphreys flips a bait to an old shell of a boat.

Pro Kathy Hurst flips to shallow cover along the banks of Bayou Teche.

It isn't long before Kathy Hurst's determination pays off with a keeper bass.

Pro Mike Randolph flips a small keeper into the boat before his co-angler could even react. The bass hit his bait right at the boat.

Pro Stephen Johnston won the second stop of the Bassmaster Central Opens and came into this tournament third in points.

Pro Ed Whaley and his co-angler James Dorris work shallow late in the morning on Day Two.

Pro Kathy Crowder and her co-angler Glenn Robertson work in around shalow wood looking for a keeper bite. Anglers talked of good fish in practice, many believe the pressure had taken it toll on Bayou Teche.

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Clark Rheem and his co-angler work their way around a commercial pier.

Harold Allen, AKA: The Legend, concentrates hard as he works his way up a stretch of Bayou Teche.