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2009 Weekend Series Championship: Day Two

In this photo gallery you will see images from the 2009 weekend series championship at Lake Dardanelle.

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Competitors fish near the Lake Dardanelle State Park on Day Two of the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series Championship.
Competitors fish near the Lake Dardanelle State Park on Day Two of the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series Championship.
Check-in time looms as a few boats linger outside the launch cove, while American Bass Angler personnel wait for the first flight to arrive.
Check-in time looms as a few boats linger outside the launch cove, while American Bass Angler personnel wait for the first flight to arrive.
A boat sets down near the check-in hoping to get a few last casts in before the day is done.
A boat sets down near the check-in hoping to get a few last casts in before the day is done.
The first fish is bagged as competitors vie for the first-place prize of $100,000 and a berth in the Bassmaster Classic.
The first fish is bagged as competitors vie for the first-place prize of $100,000 and a berth in the Bassmaster Classic.
Phil Hennigan's 17.36-pound two-day total was enough to put him in fourth place.
Phil Hennigan’s 17.36-pound two-day total was enough to put him in fourth place.
Fifth-place boater Sam Boss caught 11.52 pounds on Day Two of the Toyota Tundra Weekend Series Championship.
Fifth-place boater Sam Boss caught 11.52 pounds on Day Two of the Toyota Tundra Weekend Series Championship.
Non-boater Robert Richardson boated 9.96 pounds to jump into second place.
Non-boater Robert Richardson boated 9.96 pounds to jump into second place.
Day One leader Darrell West extended his lead to over 8 pounds with another limit on Day Two weighing 13.56 pounds.
Day One leader Darrell West extended his lead to over 8 pounds with another limit on Day Two weighing 13.56 pounds.
Anglers begin to load their boats after the first flights weighed in their fish at the Lake Dardanelle State Park.
Anglers begin to load their boats after the first flights weighed in their fish at the Lake Dardanelle State Park.
Second-flight competitors make a few casts late in the day around an island near the check-in.
Second-flight competitors make a few casts late in the day around an island near the check-in.
A few anglers wait at the holding tanks prior to weighing their fish at the Toyota Tundra Weekend Series Championship.
A few anglers wait at the holding tanks prior to weighing their fish at the Toyota Tundra Weekend Series Championship.
Bass like this one were in short supply for anglers on Lake Dardanelle this week as 55 boaters have failed to weigh in a fish in two days.
Bass like this one were in short supply for anglers on Lake Dardanelle this week as 55 boaters have failed to weigh in a fish in two days.
A co-angler found success on Day Two, but for many, one-fish bags were the rule.
A co-angler found success on Day Two, but for many, one-fish bags were the rule.
Another bass goes into a weigh-in bag for a non-boater in the second flight.
Another bass goes into a weigh-in bag for a non-boater in the second flight.
Putting a limit of bass in the boat anchored by this nice Dardanelle largemouth would make any angler smile.
Putting a limit of bass in the boat anchored by this nice Dardanelle largemouth would make any angler smile.
Brandon Gray of Bullock, N.C., made the biggest jump of the tournament after boating 15.91 pounds on the second day to finish in third place.
Brandon Gray of Bullock, N.C., made the biggest jump of the tournament after boating 15.91 pounds on the second day to finish in third place.
Brian Bishop's 5.93-pound bass captured the big bass on the boater side and helped him move into the top-10 in seventh place.
Brian Bishop’s 5.93-pound bass captured the big bass on the boater side and helped him move into the top-10 in seventh place.
Boater and non-boater make a last-minute cast along a series of laydowns near the Lake Dardanelle State Park.
Boater and non-boater make a last-minute cast along a series of laydowns near the Lake Dardanelle State Park.
Merrill Showers captured non-boater glory on Day Two with a whopping three-fish limit of 12.65 pounds, vaulting him into first place.
Merrill Showers captured non-boater glory on Day Two with a whopping three-fish limit of 12.65 pounds, vaulting him into first place.
A long line of boats waited tied to the dock as anglers brought fish to the scales and then waited to find out where they landed heading into Day Three.
A long line of boats waited tied to the dock as anglers brought fish to the scales and then waited to find out where they landed heading into Day Three.

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