Fish Charmer

Charlie Machek shows off the biggest bass he caught on Day Two of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open on the Harris Chain.

After a tough week of fishing on the Harris Chain, Machek and his friend Carson Rejzer decided to go back out for one last chance at redemption.

Machek, an alum of the Virginia Tech bass fishing team, makes a run to a spot where he left fish biting at the end of the tournament day.

A group of homeowners sit on the dock sipping cool beverages on a beautiful Florida day as Charlie Machek prepares to skip his bait under their feet.

Docks with seawalls make for likely targets as Machek skips his bait around.

Machek sets the hook on a small keeper, his first bite of the redemption round.

The bass explodes out of the water as Charlie Machek patiently plays it to the boat on light line.

Machek reaches out to grab the largemouth.

With a fish quickly in the boat, revenge is finally being handed out.

Carson Rejzer, who fished as a non-boater all week with only one fish to bring to the scales, doubled his keeper total as he sets the hook late on Friday.

The bass goes airborne as Rejzer yanks it aboard.

Just a few casts later, Rejzer rears back again off the back of the boat.

The bass comes to the surface and then fights just below as Rejzer keeps the pressure on.

Rejzer moves his hand to intercept the largemouth, but the bass has other ideas.

A nice keeper in the boat and an entertaining redemption round made Rejzer a happy camper after a tough week of competition.

Machek ends the day by boating this quality 4-pound largemouth.

With the sun setting in the distance, Machek ended his week on the Harris Chain with a measure of redemption as he clutches his prize for the camera.