2010 Central Open # 3 - Day Two - Launch

Stephen Johnston uses a headlamp to prepare his gear for Day Two of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open.

Clark Wendlandt tries his best to thread his line through the eye of the hook in near-total darkness.

Keith Combs is fighting to stay second in points to earn a berth to the Bassmaster Classic in 2011.

The ramp soon becomes a flurry of activity as the majority of the anglers show up at about the same time.

Storms and lightning greeted the anglers on Day Two, but soon moved off to the north of Lake Texoma.

Rick Hannah checks and re-checks his gear before the Day Two launch.

Dianna Clark pulls on her rain gear as the skies threaten with large drops of rain.

Perry Powell and his co-angler for Day Two finally make it to the ramp for launch.

Dave Mansue is illuminated by the lights in his tackle storage as he looks through a tray of baits.

Jeff Jordan lays out his rods in preparations to do battle with the bass of Lake Texoma.

Chris Ford looks over the options on his GPS unit as he waits for the start of the launch proceedings.

Jack Bray (left) and J.C. Worley (right) sit on the dock and visit prior to launch.

Anglers were still launching their boats as the time for launch came around.

Every stall at the High Port Marina was filled with bass boats ready to tackle Day Two of competition.

Randy Allen lays out his rods prior to launch.

The first boat pulls away from the dock at exactly 7:30 a.m., the official launch time.

As the launch proceeds through the different flights, the boats idle out through a long no-wake zone before getting up "on pad" and heading to their first spots of the day.

Joey Nania is the youngest pro in this field of anglers as he leads yet another flight of boats through the inspection line.

Tournament Director Chris Bowes calls out the final boat numbers as the Day Two launch nears the end.