Andy Ortega is sitting in the same place he was yesterday. The place that allowed him to move from second to first.
He caught a 4-pound class fish on his first five casts then caught two more. He left here, then came back to finish his day. This bank, about a half mile long, has been very special to Ortega. But it’s been important to other anglers as well.
It gets a lot of attention. Yesterday he shared it with Toby Hartsell, who was leading but now is 11th, and Tommy Biffle, who caught a decent bag in the waning minutes of the day.
Currently, Ortega is fishless. We’ve been here a good 30 minutes and it’s still dark. Really dark. A little sunlight could really help, if it ever gets here.
Ortega has three boats watching him. And down the back is another competitor, but it’s too dark to see who it is.