While the overall totals dropped a bit on Day 2 at Lake Fork, that can be directly attributed to the shortened day due to the storm forecast. Otherwise, the numbers indicated that more fireworks are on the way at Lake Fork. Topping the list was Taku Ito’s big limit of the tournament – 33 pounds, 3 ounces, which included an 8-14, an 8-12 and a 7-10. It rocketed him from 73rd place on Day 1 into fourth place after Day 2.
Day 1 leader Patrick Walters dropped from first to third on Day 2. He had 15-7 after his first day total of 32-14. But Walters knows this tournament is only halfway over, and he thinks the weekend is going to be even more explosive than what we’ve seen already.
When Brandon Cobb won here in May 2019, he weighed 14-7 and fell to sixth place on Day 2 before weighing a four-day total of 114-0. His Day 2 total was 46-2. Walters has 48-5 after two days now.
In the first two days, there have been two distinct windows of opportunity – early, followed by a lull, then an afternoon frenzy that begins shortly after noon. The shortened day kept some anglers from taking full advantage of the afternoon bite. Proof was in the number of guys who mentioned catching a big one on the last cast or close to it: 1) Stetson Blaylock landed a 7-2 at 1:57; 2) Cody Hollen caught an 8-3 at 2:25 on his last cast; and 3) Shane Lineberger caught a 7-15 at 2:37 with a 2:40 check-in time.
In all probability, you ain’t seen nothing yet in the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork.