Day Two on Shelbyville II

Todd Faircloth probes a small bay early on Day Two on Lake Shelbyville.

Edwin Evers totes an ESPN cameraman and Mark Zona early on Day Two.

Evers brings a bass on board.

Aaron Martens works his way around a shallow, rocky point.

Evers releases a short fish.

Evers’ day on the water was better than most.

Evers rears back into a fish.

Terry Scroggins zips down Lake Shelbyville.

This offshore spot proved to be one of Evers’ most productive areas.

Kevin VanDam fires a cast to an offshore spot.

Aaron Martens bows up on a fish, only to have it come unbuttoned seconds later.

Priorities, southern Illinois style.

Terry “Big Show” Scroggins cranks standing timber in the back of a pocket.

Todd Faircloth hooks a white bass.

Scroggins wrestles with a small musky in an attempt to get his lure back.

The musky didn’t give the bait back easily.

Ott DeFoe fires a cast to an offshore spot late in the day.

Brent Chapman fishes the same spot from yesterday, but this time he fishes it deeper.

Chapman makes a cast.

Chapman makes a tackle change before casting.

Chapman digs in his tacklbox for something new to use.

Terry Scroggins was fishing in heavy, standing timber.

Scroggins makes a cast.

Local anglers enjoy their Friday by keeping a close eye on the All-Star action.

Gerald Swindle was found fishing in the back of a creek.

We found fans watching the action from their boats.

Swindle fishes a creek channel.

Swindle hooks a non-keeper.

Soon he makes another cast.

Aaron Martens carefully checks his depth.

Martens uses a jig.

Martens hooks a non-keeper.

He looks for bass by a bank.
 

Martens makes a cast.

With no success there, he moves on to his next spot.

Kevin VanDam was fishing near a main lake point.

VanDam takes a drink as he decides whether to make a move.
 

VanDam moves on to the next spot.

Spectators follow Edwin Evers as he makes a move.

Fans watch Mike Iaconelli from the bank.

Iaconelli works the bank.

Iaconelli checks out his surroundings.

Ott DeFoe heads toward some timber to fish.

DeFoe gets all the way back into the cove before he starts fishing.