Day Two behind the scenes

Pat Golden holds up one of his bigger smallmouth of Day Two on Oneida Lake.

Anglers remove their hats for the playing of the national anthem before weigh-in.

The first flight of boats idles toward the docks on Day Two of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open.

Kurt Dove grabs his bag and heads down the weigh-in line on Friday.

Marcos Malucelli displays a nice Oneida Lake smallmouth.

Mark and Valerie Hicks have been blogging their experiences this week on Bassmaster.com.

The smallmouth, like this one Jason Quinn is holding, was a popular target of many anglers on Oneida Lake.

Randall Tharp bags a nice smallmouth before heading to the Day Two weigh-in.

Pat Golden continues his impressive week on Oneida Lake with this hefty largemouth.

Smallmouth were the staple of Kyle Fox’s bag on Day Two.

At least one non-boater came prepared with a bounty of rods.

Boats drift out off the shore, waiting for a spot to open up at the docks for weigh-in Friday.

Mike Iaconelli, always dangerous on Oneida, bagged two solid largemouth bass to help him squeak into the cut.

Mark Hicks rebounded from a tough Day One. Read about his experiences on Bassmaster.com.

Fletcher Shryock uses two hands to grab this big bass.

Britt Myers puts rod sleeves on his rods before putting them away for the day.

Day One leader Ish Monroe stands ready to weigh in as the leaderboard flashes the day’s tallies.

Monroe talks with the media after extending his lead on Day Two.