Within 10 minutes of each other, first Bryan New, then Jason Christie smiled into their “Bassmaster LIVE” cameras and said, “That helps.” The smiles came after both anglers solidified their places near the top of the Day 2 leaderboard with 4-pound bass. The BassTrakk estimates indicate Kyle Welcher, Christie and New are within a pound of each other. And there will probably be at least another 10 anglers within 4 pounds of the lead going into Bassmaster Classic Championship Sunday.