Day 2 Harris Chain action

Michael Murphy lines up his first waypoint to begin his Day 2 of fishing on the Harris Chain of Lakes.
Michael Murphy lines up his first waypoint to begin his Day 2 of fishing on the Harris Chain of Lakes.
Nearby, John Hunter was making his first cast of the day.
Nearby, John Hunter was making his first cast of the day.
Hunter was the first of the pair to put a fish in the boat.
Hunter was the first of the pair to put a fish in the boat.
Murphy and Hunter spent Day 1 sharing water, too.
Murphy and Hunter spent Day 1 sharing water, too.
Joey Nania was fishing in the area as well, but staying closer to the shoreline.
Joey Nania was fishing in the area as well, but staying closer to the shoreline.
Nania hooks up with his first fish of the day...
Nania hooks up with his first fish of the day…
...one that would come unhooked...
…one that would come unhooked…
...as he began to swing it into the boat.
…as he began to swing it into the boat.
But luckily for him it fell safely onto the bow of the boat and eventually in the livewell.
But luckily for him it fell safely onto the bow of the boat and eventually in the livewell.
Justin Lucas sets his boat down and began the day in fifth place with 21 pounds, 11 ounces.
Justin Lucas sets his boat down and began the day in fifth place with 21 pounds, 11 ounces.
Clayton Batts swings his first fish into the boat.
Clayton Batts swings his first fish into the boat.
Wil Hardy started his morning fishing away from the other boats in his area.
Wil Hardy started his morning fishing away from the other boats in his area.
Justin Lucas began to grind away in the lily pads...
Justin Lucas began to grind away in the lily pads…
...but it wasn't long before he was battling a fish.
…but it wasn’t long before he was battling a fish.
He reaches up his rod for leverage...
He reaches up his rod for leverage…
...and began to lift the...
…and began to lift the…
...thrashing fish...
…thrashing fish…
...into the boat.
…into the boat.
Lucas stopped to weigh his fish...
Lucas stopped to weigh his fish…
...before placing it in the livewell.
…before placing it in the livewell.
Lucas has his first of the day.
Lucas has his first of the day.
The area we were in had several boats in it, many of them staying offshore...
The area we were in had several boats in it, many of them staying offshore…
...while others chose to hug the shoreline.
…while others chose to hug the shoreline.
Justin Lucas looks on as his co-angler, Chuck Thurlow...
Justin Lucas looks on as his co-angler, Chuck Thurlow…
...catches his first keeper of the day.
…catches his first keeper of the day.
Lucas and Wil Hardy visited while they fished close together.
Lucas and Wil Hardy visited while they fished close together.
Hardy caught the only fish during the time...
Hardy caught the only fish during the time…
...catching a small keeper...
…catching a small keeper…
...that went in the livewell.
…that went in the livewell.
Jordan Lee started the day in sixth place with 21 pounds.
Jordan Lee started the day in sixth place with 21 pounds.
Birds didn't seem to be bothered by all the activity surrounding them.
Birds didn’t seem to be bothered by all the activity surrounding them.
But with both Justin Lucas and Jordan Lee close by, we were able to watch two of bass fishing top young guns go head to head.
But with both Justin Lucas and Jordan Lee close by, we were able to watch two of bass fishing top young guns go head to head.
With his win on the Potomac River during the 2016 season, Justin Lucas has two Elite Series victories.
With his win on the Potomac River during the 2016 season, Justin Lucas has two Elite Series victories.
He quickly measured this fish before placing it in the livewell.
He quickly measured this fish before placing it in the livewell.
The morning bite had been slow compared to yesterday, but everybody we talked to was thinking the afternoon bite would be better.
The morning bite had been slow compared to yesterday, but everybody we talked to was thinking the afternoon bite would be better.
This was Jordan Lee's fourth fish of the day.
This was Jordan Lee’s fourth fish of the day.
Darrel Pons said his primary area had been blown out by the wind, and he was hoping it would lay by the middle of the day.
Darrel Pons said his primary area had been blown out by the wind, and he was hoping it would lay by the middle of the day.
Spanish moss hangs from many of the trees along the shoreline of the Harris Chain of Lakes.
Spanish moss hangs from many of the trees along the shoreline of the Harris Chain of Lakes.