Day 2 is officially underway and at the moment there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot of things different than yesterday, at least from a weather standpoint.
Not sure if that means the fishing will be just as good as Day 1, but we can hope. Yesterday was one of those incredible days with so many big sacks of smallmouth hitting the scales most of the anglers set in the weigh-in line with their jaws pressed against their chest in awe.
If this keeps up then this may be very well be one of those events we talk about for a long time as a baseline for great river smallmouth fishing.
I’m hoping it’s at least similar. While I wish I could cast and fish for these big beasts, it’s almost as much fun watching these guys catch them. Battles are prolonged. Tensions get high. And emotions run the gamut.
As we sit here waiting for Bill Lowen, one of the true river rats in the Elite Series, we are anxious to see how a guy who normally pitches and flips in skinny water is actually catching these fish in ultra clear water.
It’s our guess he’s figured out the current and how it moves fish and puts them in a place to get caught. But we are only guessing.
What we don’t have to guess about is how exciting today will be for a lot of this field and how interesting it will be for everyone.
Photo by Bassmaster Marshal David Mills