2011 Elite Series Pride of Georgia Day Two on the water

Check out the on-the-water action from Day Two of the Pride of Georgia.

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<p> Paul Elias makes a cast into the fog on Day Two of the Pride of Georgia on West Point Lake.</p>
Paul Elias makes a cast into the fog on Day Two of the Pride of Georgia on West Point Lake.
<p> Brandon Palaniuk started the day in 20th place with 14 pounds, 3 ounces.</p>
Brandon Palaniuk started the day in 20th place with 14 pounds, 3 ounces.
<p> A photographer moves in close to get a shot of Paul Elias fishing.</p>
A photographer moves in close to get a shot of Paul Elias fishing.
<p> Elias flushed an osprey from its nest, but it quickly returned after Elias moved along.</p>
Elias flushed an osprey from its nest, but it quickly returned after Elias moved along.
<p> A pair of ospreys prepare for lunch.</p>
A pair of ospreys prepare for lunch.
<p> Gerald Swindle started Day Two in 69th place with 8 pounds, 12 ounces.</p>
Gerald Swindle started Day Two in 69th place with 8 pounds, 12 ounces.
<p> Fallen pine trees along West Point Lake provide much of the cover along the shoreline.</p>
Fallen pine trees along West Point Lake provide much of the cover along the shoreline.
<p> Steve Kennedy started the day only 1 ounce out of the lead, with a Day One total of 22 pounds, 3 ounces.</p>
Steve Kennedy started the day only 1 ounce out of the lead, with a Day One total of 22 pounds, 3 ounces.
<p> Kennedy was moving so frequently he wouldn’t take time to raise his trolling motor.</p>
Kennedy was moving so frequently he wouldn’t take time to raise his trolling motor.
<p> Mike McClelland slings a Carolina rig.</p>
Mike McClelland slings a Carolina rig.
<p> Ben Parker tries to fight a fish hung in a brush top, while his Marshal readies his camera. The fish eventually broke Parker’s line.</p>
Ben Parker tries to fight a fish hung in a brush top, while his Marshal readies his camera. The fish eventually broke Parker’s line.
<p> Matt Herren speeds to another fishing spot.</p>
Matt Herren speeds to another fishing spot.
<p> Herren’s spot was unproductive and he jerks the trolling motor from the water to move again.</p>
Herren’s spot was unproductive and he jerks the trolling motor from the water to move again.
<p> Like most of his fellow competitors, Bradley Roy was running and gunning on Day Two.</p>
Like most of his fellow competitors, Bradley Roy was running and gunning on Day Two.
<p> After the morning fog burned off, anglers like Jared Lintner were left with a beautiful spring morning on West Point Lake.</p>
After the morning fog burned off, anglers like Jared Lintner were left with a beautiful spring morning on West Point Lake.
<p> Lee Sisson will need a good day to move up from 72<sup>nd</sup> place after the first day of competition.</p>
Lee Sisson will need a good day to move up from 72nd place after the first day of competition.
<p> Edwin Evers started the morning with the lead, after bringing 22 pounds, 4 ounces to the scales on Day One.</p>
Edwin Evers started the morning with the lead, after bringing 22 pounds, 4 ounces to the scales on Day One.
<p> Matt Herren fishes a fallen tree on a main lake point.</p>
Matt Herren fishes a fallen tree on a main lake point.
<p> Edwin Evers fires a cast with a crankbait.</p>
Edwin Evers fires a cast with a crankbait.
<p> Cameraman Brian Mason captures Evers' day of fishing for Bassmaster television.</p>
Cameraman Brian Mason captures Evers’ day of fishing for Bassmaster television.
<p> A small flotilla of boats was following Edwin Evers on Day Two.</p>
A small flotilla of boats was following Edwin Evers on Day Two.
<p> Andy Montgomery started Day Two in 11<sup>th</sup> place with 15 pounds, 11 ounces.</p>
Andy Montgomery started Day Two in 11th place with 15 pounds, 11 ounces.
<p> Montgomery crouches to keep a fish from jumping at the boat.</p>
Montgomery crouches to keep a fish from jumping at the boat.
<p> Montgomery’s rod bows as he lifts the fish from the water.</p>
Montgomery’s rod bows as he lifts the fish from the water.
<p> Montgomery was working on an early limit of bass, and boats another keeper.</p>
Montgomery was working on an early limit of bass, and boats another keeper.
<p> Montgomery and his Marshal like the result.</p>
Montgomery and his Marshal like the result.
<p> James Stricklin makes a cast to a rocky point. </p>
James Stricklin makes a cast to a rocky point.