Day 2 on the Delaware

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Cliff Crochet casts around vegetation during the early hours of Day 2 of the Bassmaster Elite at the Delaware River.

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Crochet was fishing areas that closely resembled places in his home state of Louisiana.

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The young pro would start off with a bang, catching one of the first limits of the day.

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Crochet alternated between fishing the cover and casting wide.

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During this time, the tide was moving in and flooding the vegetation.

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Not far away, David Walker flips vegetation behind a dead limb.

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And close to him, Boyd Duckett, Day 1 leader, is moving.

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At the time, Duckett had one keeper in the boat.

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He would meticulously work over select pieces of cover.

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Fishing for fish positioned by the tide and those moving in with it.

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Nearby, Dennis Tietje works the other end of the same bank.

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The two anglers slowly worked toward each other.

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Eventually meeting and exchanging a few words on their day...

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Before turning and heading back the way they had come.

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Duckett moved frequently

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And, in this instance, caught a fish as soon as he shut down.

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Not entirely sure it was a keeper, he moves to measure the fish.

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Then he explains to his cameraman that even the little fish count. This was his second keeper.

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He continued down the bank.

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He moved again and fired a cast before his camera boat could catch up to him.

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Behind him, Cliff Crochet fishes under a billboard that personifies many of these anglers.

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Crochet fires a cast at the edge of an island.

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Farther down the creek, Dave Smith fishes a bridge piling.

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And several miles away, Scott Rook focuses on a laydown.

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The creek fishing style fits Rook perfectly.

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Known for his prowess on river systems, Rook had four in the boat when we caught up to him.

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He would hit likely looking cover...

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While other anglers like Keith Poche would motor by.

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Rook hit dozens of places.

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Running in between everyone of them.

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At times, the trip was short enough to keep the trolling motor down.

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He settles in to fire a few casts...

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while he and his Marshal focus on the target.

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Then he was on the move again.

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Looking for the next likely spot.

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With the tide up, there was plenty of cover.

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Some of it really thick...

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Requiring an extra hand to maneuver.

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Every once in a while he boated a keeper. This one finished his limit for the day.

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He kept moving.

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He was hitting everything that might hold a fish.

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A wave from a young fan.

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Then he started the whole process over again.

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