Team: Kentucky Lake Day 2

Day 2 of the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship on Kentucky Lake started with cooler temperatures and gusty conditions.
Day 2 of the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship on Kentucky Lake started with cooler temperatures and gusty conditions.
The first anglers that I found were the Schultz brothers from Pennsylvania. Skyler and Richard managed just 7-12 on Day 1, but were back at it and already had two fish in the boat by the time I arrived.
The first anglers that I found were the Schultz brothers from Pennsylvania. Skyler and Richard managed just 7-12 on Day 1, but were back at it and already had two fish in the boat by the time I arrived.
They were trying to change that total to three as they hooked up.
They were trying to change that total to three as they hooked up.
But it came off soon after the fight began.
But it came off soon after the fight began.
They are one of the many family teams here this week. There are multiple brothers and father-son teams fishing.
They are one of the many family teams here this week. There are multiple brothers and father-son teams fishing.
They hook another fish and the battle is on.
They hook another fish and the battle is on.
But instead of the net, they reach for the pliers.
But instead of the net, they reach for the pliers.
Skyler reaches over the side and unhooks a drum that bit his jerkbait.
Skyler reaches over the side and unhooks a drum that bit his jerkbait.
I headed to the main lake from the creek I was in and saw a Kentucky team make one final cast before they headed to a new spot…
I headed to the main lake from the creek I was in and saw a Kentucky team make one final cast before they headed to a new spot…
Meanwhile a Pennsylvania team was already on their way to another place as well.
Meanwhile a Pennsylvania team was already on their way to another place as well.
I ran to the east side of the lake to see if any teams were targeting the wind-blown banks and I was in luck.
I ran to the east side of the lake to see if any teams were targeting the wind-blown banks and I was in luck.
William Shipes and his partner Doug Wooldridge were targeting a rocky shelf bank.
William Shipes and his partner Doug Wooldridge were targeting a rocky shelf bank.
They were having a tougher day after only registering 7-14 on Day 1.
They were having a tougher day after only registering 7-14 on Day 1.
I hopped over to another team in that cove and checked in on a Virginia team.
I hopped over to another team in that cove and checked in on a Virginia team.
The team of Kevin King and Brandon Hill were chunking jerkbaits on rocky banks as well.
The team of Kevin King and Brandon Hill were chunking jerkbaits on rocky banks as well.
They hook up in front of me, but there was no request for a net.
They hook up in front of me, but there was no request for a net.
They opt to just swing this fish in the boat as it probably isn’t the size they need.
They opt to just swing this fish in the boat as it probably isn’t the size they need.
They struggled mightily on Day 1 and found themselves down the leaderboard, but there are big ones in Kentucky Lake and that’s what they were after.
They struggled mightily on Day 1 and found themselves down the leaderboard, but there are big ones in Kentucky Lake and that’s what they were after.
They unhooked the small largemouth…
They unhooked the small largemouth…
And release it because it didn’t meet the 15-inch length requirement.
And release it because it didn’t meet the 15-inch length requirement.
I left and voyaged south some until I came across another team, this one happened to be a Tennessee team.
I left and voyaged south some until I came across another team, this one happened to be a Tennessee team.
Buster and Travis Lily are a father-son team from the eastern part of the state where Cherokee and Douglas Lakes are located.
Buster and Travis Lily are a father-son team from the eastern part of the state where Cherokee and Douglas Lakes are located.
Buster hooks up from the back of the boat.
Buster hooks up from the back of the boat.
But it was just a white bass…
But it was just a white bass…
That won’t help the cause.
That won’t help the cause.
A blue heron flies by as it looks for a nice place to land.
A blue heron flies by as it looks for a nice place to land.
Travis makes a cast with a jerkbait on a rocky bank, which was a popular pattern today for most teams.
Travis makes a cast with a jerkbait on a rocky bank, which was a popular pattern today for most teams.
Meanwhile his dad, Buster, hooked up in the back.
Meanwhile his dad, Buster, hooked up in the back.
He battles what looks like a big one to the boat.
He battles what looks like a big one to the boat.
It comes off at the boat before Travis can get the net around the fish.
It comes off at the boat before Travis can get the net around the fish.
The duo was looking for a couple more fish to fill their limit.
The duo was looking for a couple more fish to fill their limit.
Kentucky Lake is roughly 6 feet low, which exposes this rocky point that would normally be submerged.
Kentucky Lake is roughly 6 feet low, which exposes this rocky point that would normally be submerged.
I stumbled upon the third place team of Ty Faber and John Gardner from the Ultimate Bass Team Trail.
I stumbled upon the third place team of Ty Faber and John Gardner from the Ultimate Bass Team Trail.
They managed only four fish on Day 1, but for an impressive 22 pounds.
They managed only four fish on Day 1, but for an impressive 22 pounds.
A Coast Guard barge cruises by on its way to the Paris Landing State Park.
A Coast Guard barge cruises by on its way to the Paris Landing State Park.
They had two fish so far on their Day 2, but one was a 5 to 6 pounder, which is a game changer.
They had two fish so far on their Day 2, but one was a 5 to 6 pounder, which is a game changer.
They were fishing around an area and then would occasionally fish some vertical structure nearby like a barge tie-up.
They were fishing around an area and then would occasionally fish some vertical structure nearby like a barge tie-up.
Faber hooked up with a fish, but he knew right away that it probably wasn’t a bass.
Faber hooked up with a fish, but he knew right away that it probably wasn’t a bass.
It was indeed as he hooked a white bass on his spoon.
It was indeed as he hooked a white bass on his spoon.
After fishing the vertical structure he pulled out a big crankbait to probe some deeper water.
After fishing the vertical structure he pulled out a big crankbait to probe some deeper water.
A barge makes its way up river as it carries materials to another location.
A barge makes its way up river as it carries materials to another location.
It stirs up quite a bit of water, which adds to the already windy and wavy conditions.
It stirs up quite a bit of water, which adds to the already windy and wavy conditions.
It made for some rougher conditions, which could make the long trip for some teams much harder on the way back to weigh-in.
It made for some rougher conditions, which could make the long trip for some teams much harder on the way back to weigh-in.