Day Two on Toho

Josh Douglas started Day Two fishing within a mile of Big Toho Marina.

Douglas heaves a cast with a swimbait.

Douglas had failed to catch a keeper fish early in the day, but was changing baits often in an effort to figure the slow bite.

Jeff Holland said he was trying to focus on areas where there was less wind. Strong winds have silted many of the areas on Lake Toho.

Fishing the miles of vegetation on Lake Toho has been the most popular pattern for most anglers.

Landon Lomax was punching vegetation with a heavy weight.

Coots froth the water in the area Aaron Martens was fishing.

Similar to many of his competitors, Aaron Martens was flipping heavy vegetation.

Abundant hydrilla in Lake Toho gives the trolling motor and batteries a workout.

Martens gives the camera one more smile before changing areas.

Larry Draughn hoped to improve on a tough Day One on Lake Toho.

Although Lake Toho is a shallow body of water, anglers have figured out how to navigate the shallows at high rates of speed.

Heath Smith fishes near one of the many scenic areas on Lake Toho.

Tim Foster fires a cast with a lipless crankbait.

Marcos Malucelli started Day Two in 122^nd place with 5 pounds, 12 ounces.

Elite Series angler Randy Howell had some ground to make up going into Day Two. Howell started the morning in 76^th place with 8 pounds.

Howell hooks up with a bass on a lipless crankbait.

Randy Howell pulls a small keeper bass into the boat.

Howell secures the fish and works to free the hooks.

This is was Howell’s third keeper fish of the day.

After more than half the field made long runs on Day One, several chose to fish near the launch area at Big Toho Marina on Day Two.