Day Two on Clear Lake

Catch up with B.A.S.S. Nation anglers on Clear Lake on Day Two of the Western Divisional.

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Tournament leader Jeremy Percifield is paired up with Wyoming B.A.S.S. Nation president Becca Golightly for the second day of the 2013 B.A.S.S. Nation Western Divisional.
Tournament leader Jeremy Percifield is paired up with Wyoming B.A.S.S. Nation president Becca Golightly for the second day of the 2013 B.A.S.S. Nation Western Divisional.
Golightly and Percifield make a move.
Golightly and Percifield make a move.
Dave Lee of Arizona and Don Hogue of Washington fish the tules.
Dave Lee of Arizona and Don Hogue of Washington fish the tules.
Percifield gets a strike.
Percifield gets a strike.
Golightly goes to grab the net when the fish comes out of the water.
Golightly goes to grab the net when the fish comes out of the water.
<p>Percifield is unimpressed with the 1 1/2-pounder, but it adds to his weight for the day. It’s his fourth fish.</p>
Percifield is unimpressed with the 1 1/2-pounder, but it adds to his weight for the day. It’s his fourth fish.
<p>Percifield reaches into the livewell to show off a 5-plus-pounder he caught earlier in the morning.</p>
Percifield reaches into the livewell to show off a 5-plus-pounder he caught earlier in the morning.
Percifield and Golightly get back to work.
Percifield and Golightly get back to work.
<p>Percifield cracks himself up all morning. "I’m not nervous," he said. "It’s just fishing."</p>
Percifield cracks himself up all morning. “I’m not nervous,” he said. “It’s just fishing.”
<p>Concentrating ...</p>
Concentrating …
<p>Percifield is looking for another fish like the 9-3 he caught yesterday.</p>
Percifield is looking for another fish like the 9-3 he caught yesterday.
<p>Lee Thomas of Wyoming and Ethan Peterson of Idaho pass by. The pair have a single fish in the boat around 10 a.m.</p>
Lee Thomas of Wyoming and Ethan Peterson of Idaho pass by. The pair have a single fish in the boat around 10 a.m.
<p>Another hookup for Percifield ...</p>
Another hookup for Percifield …
<p>It's a good size!</p>
It’s a good size!
<p>Percifield's face lights up when he gets a good look at the fish.</p>
Percifield’s face lights up when he gets a good look at the fish.
<p>"I'm very animated," said Percifield earlier. "Ike would have to turn down the volume if he was watching me on TV," he said, laughing.</p>
“I’m very animated,” said Percifield earlier. “Ike would have to turn down the volume if he was watching me on TV,” he said, laughing.
<p>"That’s so cool," he says as he unhooks the 3-pounder.</p>
“That’s so cool,” he says as he unhooks the 3-pounder.
He and Golightly are both excited over the catch.
He and Golightly are both excited over the catch.
<p>“Deep breaths,” he reminds himself.</p>
“Deep breaths,” he reminds himself.
He misses one only two casts later. He stays calm and gets very quiet while going back to work.
He misses one only two casts later. He stays calm and gets very quiet while going back to work.
<p>Thomas and Peterson are working a nearby area.</p>
Thomas and Peterson are working a nearby area.
They move on to greener pastures.
They move on to greener pastures.
<p>Mark Feldman, a recreational angler who met up with the camera boat earlier in the week during the 2013 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series tournament, shows off his 6-pounder.</p>
Mark Feldman, a recreational angler who met up with the camera boat earlier in the week during the 2013 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series tournament, shows off his 6-pounder.
A few other recreational anglers are out on the lake during the weekday.
A few other recreational anglers are out on the lake during the weekday.
Ed McCaw of Colorado works docks.
Ed McCaw of Colorado works docks.
<p>Co-angler Marty Demarais of Montana has two fish in the boat by 10:30. That's how many he weighed in yesterday.</p>
Co-angler Marty Demarais of Montana has two fish in the boat by 10:30. That’s how many he weighed in yesterday.
McCaw and Demarais work the same area, quietly.
McCaw and Demarais work the same area, quietly.
<p>The fishing isn't as good as it was yesterday, said McCaw, who started today in fourth place.</p>
The fishing isn’t as good as it was yesterday, said McCaw, who started today in fourth place.
<p>Near the launch area in the section off-limits to competitors, California alternate Jamel Johnson displays a 6 1/2-pounder. Johnson only gets to compete if one of teammates can't continue the tournament.</p>
Near the launch area in the section off-limits to competitors, California alternate Jamel Johnson displays a 6 1/2-pounder. Johnson only gets to compete if one of teammates can’t continue the tournament.