Day 2 cancelled

When news got out Day Two was cancelled, Morizo Shimizu was quickly left on the launch dock nearly alone.

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Discussion begins amongst competitors about the decision to cancel. Most agreed it was a good decision.

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Cliff Crotchet was one of the anglers that agreed it was a great decision

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B.A.S.S. Tournament Director discusses his decision with Dave Precht.

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Yesterday’s weather was much more favorable. Today strong winds from the south are expected.

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The Bassmaster television crew gets the word and starts packing their gear.

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The boat ramp once again became a very busy area.

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On again, off again. The boat trailer, that is.

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Alton Jones loads his boat.

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Time to put the boats back on the rack.

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Day Two Marshals get a day off, too.

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Chris Zaldain straps his boat down…

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…then leaps from the tongue of the trailer to avoid getting his feet wet

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Weather permitting, Day Two will now take place on Saturday.

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Iaconelli was like, “What the heck, I wanted to fish.”

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Matt Herren leaps from his truck after loading his boat.

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Iaconelli giving the thumbs down to not fishing.

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Ike loads his boat…

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…then begins to think about going bowling.

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Cliff Crotchet was next to load his boat on the trailer.

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Jacob Powroznik was fishing close, so the strong winds wouldn't have bothered him so much.

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Mark Davis puts it on the rack…

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- …and is then pulled from the water.

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Chris Zaldain said he was going to spend his day off playing golf.

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Takahiro Omori said he should have been going fishing in about 6 minutes.

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The wind became stronger and stronger just after dawn.

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Dave Mercer and Shaye Baker walk to the shoreline to do an update for Bassmaster.com.

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It wasn't hard to tell where anglers had found a good place to eat breakfast.

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Steve Wright interviews Todd Faircloth on the news he wouldn't be fishing today. Faircloth made a big move in the AOY standings on Day One and hoped to repeat that success on Day Two.

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Chris Zaldain loads his boat after news of the cancellation.

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Jeff Kriet pushes Todd Faircloth’s boat on the trailer.

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Then Kriet helps Mark Davis load his boat.

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Matt Herren walks Takahiro Omori across the parking lot to show him the big waves of Lake Michigan after Omori insisted they needed to fish. Omori stumbled on Day One and fell out of the Classic and needs to rebound to get back in.

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Most of the anglers like Ott DeFoe, Andy Montgomery and David Walker headed straight to a diner for breakfast.

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They were joined by Casey Scanlon (front right) and James Niggemeyer, Cliff Pirch and Cliff Crochet at a nearby table.

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In the corner the Steve Kennedy Family, Kevin Short Family and Chris Lane join together for breakfast.

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Niggemeyer and Pirch laugh at a joke thrown out by Cliff Crochet as the table waits for breakfast after the cancellation.

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Day 2 cancelled

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