AOY: Day 2 begins

A cloudy Day 2 of the Toyota Angler of the Year Championship in Sturgeon Bay greets anglers as they prepare for launch.

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The usual flurry of activity surrounds the 50 boats getting ready to leave the takeoff site.

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Brandon Palaniuk in the warm glow of Rigid LED lights.

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Chris Zaldain looks for his Marshal.

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Ish Monroe is the first boat to leave the dock today and gets rigged up.

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Greg Hackney enjoys some coffee before the day begins.

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Russ Lane looks for his place in line.

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Jeff Kriet takes the time to show his Marshal the game plan for the day.

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Chad Pipkens gets his boat in order.

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Mark Menendez suits up for an early morning run.

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Jonathon VanDam checks his equipment.

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Marty Robinson stores his phone.

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One day I'm going to catch Morizo not smiling in a photo. Not today, Chris. Not today.

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Time to pause and pay respect to the flag and hear the national anthem.

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Everyone freezes.

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Honestly, this is the best time to take photos of people in the dim light of the morning.

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After the anthem, it's time to get going.

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Max Leatherwood signals the start time.

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Livewells are checked...

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...and we are off.

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Steve Kennedy...

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Brandon Coulter...

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Gerald Swindle...

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Josh Bertrand...

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The first flight idles through the bridges of Sturgeon Bay.

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James Elam...

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Boyd Duckett...

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Micah Frazier...

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Bobby Lane...

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John Crews...

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Randy Howell...

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Greg Vinson...

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Keith Combs, who looks like the Terminator to me in this photo.

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Bill Lowen...

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Jordan Lee...

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Guess who is last to arrive?

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Aaron Martens. Fortunately he's the last boat scheduled to leave today.

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Justin Lucas...

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Dean Rojas leaves and Day 2 begins.

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AOY: Day 2 begins

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