Mark Davis bucked the trend with his 19-pound, 4-ounce bag on Day 2, topping Kevin VanDam’s 19-3 on Day 1 of the GoPro Bassmaster Elite at Lake Dardanelle presented by Econo Lodge. Davis’ 5-bass limit was the only number that beat the totals from Friday.
“Painful, painful, painful,” said VanDam in describing a day in which he went six long hours, most of it on “Bassmaster LIVE,” without catching a single keeper before finally boating a 12-8 limit.
Obviously, VanDam’s thoughts were shared by most of the field, as the number of 16-pounds-plus bags dropped from 17 on Day 1 to only 4 on Day 2. Below is a comparison of the first two days of the tournament:
| Day 1 | Day 2 | |
| Total anglers | 109 | 109 |
| 5-bass limits | 80 | 65 |
| Bass weighed-in | 487 | 451 |
| Total weight | 1,213-10 | 1,080-13 |
| Ave. bass weighed-in | 2.49 lbs. | 2.39 lbs. |
| 16-lb.-plus bags | 17 | 4 |
| Big bag | 19-3 | 19-4 |
| Big bass | 6-8 | 5-4 |