Standings are tight, tight, tight

Todd Auten, 2nd, 21-3

Caleb Kuphall begins Day 2 at Lake Guntersville with a 6-pound, 7-ounce lead over second-place Todd Auten. But that’s about the only place the Day 1 standings aren’t tight as a tick. For instance, only four pounds separates 12th place Marc Frazier (16-14) and 60th place Mike Huff and Bill Weidler (12-14). The Day 2 cut to the top 48 anglers for Day 3 will likely be decided by a tiebreaker or a single ounce. Twenty-nine anglers are separated by only two pounds, from 31st place Skylar Hamilton and Bryan New (14-15) to 57th place John Crews, Kelly Jaye and Josh Stracner (12-15).