Veteran angler Mark Menendez is well aware of the up-and-down nature of fishing in Florida. As he put it, one day you’re a hero, the next day you’re a dumb ass. And even though he weighed the third-place bag of 24-8 yesterday, he said he might easily zero or finish with six pounds today.
Menendez got his six pounds, plus eight ounces, with one fish at 8:19 this morning. And rookie Derek Hudnall of Baton Rouge, La., recorded the first 8-pounder of the day at 8:22. He was 24th after Day 1 with 17-2.
Here we go again. Another day of Florida fishing, where the giants may bite at any moment and make you look like a hero.