The difficulty of being consistent on Grand Lake showed up in the overall totals in comparing Day 1 and Day 2. On Friday when the two biggest bags of the tournament were weighed — Brandon Lester’s 26-3 and Dave Lefebre’s 24-1 – the number of fish weighed-in, limits and overall size were down slightly from Thursday.
The following is a comparison of the first two days of the Academy + Sports Bassmaster Elite at Grand Lake. There are 108 anglers in the field.
| Day 1 | Day 2 | |
| Bass weighed-in | 531 | 504 |
| Ave. weight | 3.15 lbs. | 2.98 lbs. |
| Limits | 102 | 98 |
| Big bag | 23-12 | 26-3 |
| Big bass | 7-3 | 6-12 (2) |