Day Two on Falcon

Ish Monroe flips in a fish early on Friday morning. The fish was not a keeper.

A few moments later he hooks up with another. 

After fighting through the wood cover, the fish makes a jump. It would be Monroe’s fourth keeper.

Monroe check his line before making another cast.

Stick ups and trees were a common sight all over Lake Falcon.

A lot of those pods of trees held keepers.

This would be Monroe’s limit fish.

Monroe holds up his best two at that point in the morning.

Paul Elias makes a big flip into wood cover.

And quickly sets the hook.

The fish jumps out of the wood cover.

Then runs toward the boat.

Where it begins to jump.

Elias started to jerk the fish in the boat, but at the last minute felt it wasn’t hooked well enough.

He holds his rod as high as he moves to lip the fish.

The fish isn’t done yet.

Elias makes a desperate grab for the line.

Gets the fish close enough to get a hand on it.

Then pulls it in the boat, while also letting out a big sigh.

A relieved Elias relaxes a moment.

Elias is soon back to flipping.

Matt Reed hooks up with his fifth fish of the day.

He gets the fish close to the boat.

Then jerks it out of the water.

And toward the boat.

With a limit, Reed is quickly back to work.

He failed to catch another keeper in the area.

Brandon Card flips wood cover in Mexico waters.

His morning was slow, but quickly turned around with bites like this.

He pulls the fish to the top of the water.

Where it starts jumping and wallowing its way toward the boat.

With one last jump at the trolling motor.

Card is able to get the fish ready to pull in.

The fish makes one last head shake, before Card gets him over the gunwales.

This was Card’s third keeper.

Nearby David Walker pitches to cover.

Walker also hooks up, but the fish would not make it to the well.

The rows of sticks and trees was endless.

Fletcher Shryock flips trees nearby.

Fred Roumbanis makes a long pitch.

Jonathon VanDam started the day in 5th place with 28 pounds, 8 ounces. 

Fletcher Shryock started Day Two in 56th place with 17 pounds, 13 ounces. 

Tournament leader Keith Combs was sharing water with both VanDam and Shyrock. 

Greg Vinson had an area to himself along the Falcon Dam. 

Keith Combs and Jonathon VanDam caught a combined weight of 63 pounds, 9 ounces off this spot on Day One. 

Larger bass were eluding Combs early on Day Two. 

Combs still found a way to celebrate this fish catch. 

Combs gets back to grinding it out with a crankbait. 

Combs hooks another small bass and his Day Two Marshal moves in to view the action. 

Another small bass for Combs goes in the live well. 

Combs drags another small fish into the boat. 

Boyd Duckett makes a cast near the dam. 

The following photos are Kota Kiriyama doing battle with two back-to-back Falcon Lake giants. 

Falcon Lake was on fire on Day Two. Fishermen on the shoreline were catching them too. 

Locals were enjoying Falcon Lake along with the Elite Series pros. 

Jonathon VanDam and Fletcher Shryock are working the same area this morning.  JVD 5^th with 28-12  and Shryock 56^th 17-13 Day One.

Cliff Prince works early on Day 2 with the Falcon Lake Dam in the background. 2nd place with 30-13 on Day 1.

 Prince prepares to make a move early on Day 2. 

Jeremy Starks makes a long cast on Day Two.  He is having some trouble losing fish today.  52^nd 18-9 on Day One.

Starks checks his line and knots often.

Tommy Biffle is back in the sticks.  59^th 17-5 on Day One.

Local anglers are fishing at the Dam today.

Shryock is doing everything to get his bait deep today.

John Murray works the rock.  He was 22^nd on Day One with 23-11

Jaye needs the tools for this one.  The Marshall offers a helping hand.

Kelley Jaye has a short fish.  Not many being hooked in the later morning today.  42^nd with 20-4.

Jaye has another short fish.

Kelley Jaye make a quick move down the bank for some fresh water.

Jaye continues to get those small bites.

A Mexican fisherman is cleaning out his net.  Its feeding time for the birds and they know it.

First come first serve!

A popular launch for the Mexican commercial Fisherman.

Big Show Terry Scroggins make a long cast.  32^nd with 22-3 after Day One.

My friend and B.A.S.S. Photographer James Overstreet is sporting all his gear and even a headlamp as he shooting the Day 2 takeoff before hitting the water to cover the anglers.  His day starts very early.

Overstreet working!

Boyd Duckett works on this bait of choice  this morning.  73^rd 13-4 on Day One.

VanDam looks on as B.A.S.S. staffer Shaye Baker changes out a Memory card on one of many cameras that are on the water today. 

Shaye Baker interviews Fletcher (BASSCam Video).

Scroggins gets some BASSCam time.

Kelley Jaye has a good bag!