Day Two on Dardanelle

Nation anglers take to the water for the second day of the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

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Day Two of B.A.S.S. Nation Championship for Ron Welch of California started with a short run from the ramp.
Day Two of B.A.S.S. Nation Championship for Ron Welch of California started with a short run from the ramp.
Welch began the morning working soft plastics slow.
Welch began the morning working soft plastics slow.
We had the first few glimpses of the umbrella rig on Day Two as anglers tried to make something happen early.
We had the first few glimpses of the umbrella rig on Day Two as anglers tried to make something happen early.
Flipping was still the main form of attack for most anglers on Day Two however.
Flipping was still the main form of attack for most anglers on Day Two however.
Most anglers were content with hugging the bank and waiting for the bite to turn on.
Most anglers were content with hugging the bank and waiting for the bite to turn on.
John Proctor of South Carolina was one of many anglers beating the banks early.
John Proctor of South Carolina was one of many anglers beating the banks early.
We found one angler working his way extra shallow on Day Two.
We found one angler working his way extra shallow on Day Two.
Dean Lewis of Zimbabwe fires a cast out.
Dean Lewis of Zimbabwe fires a cast out.
Lewis opted more for moving baits.
Lewis opted more for moving baits.
Another roll cast reveals a swimjig at the end of Lewis’s line.
Another roll cast reveals a swimjig at the end of Lewis’s line.
Cast after cast but to no avail.
Cast after cast but to no avail.
Lewis decided to work his way back out of the shallow area.
Lewis decided to work his way back out of the shallow area.
Time to add a little flash as Lewis swaps to a spinnerbait.
Time to add a little flash as Lewis swaps to a spinnerbait.
Brandon Pedigo of Oklahoma peaks behind a bridge piling.
Brandon Pedigo of Oklahoma peaks behind a bridge piling.
A few casts with a crankbait and Pedigo was on his way.
A few casts with a crankbait and Pedigo was on his way.
Then arrives the Day One leader Ryan Lavigne.
Then arrives the Day One leader Ryan Lavigne.
A slow start for Lavigne with only one keeper when he arrived on scene.
A slow start for Lavigne with only one keeper when he arrived on scene.
After about an hour with Lavigne we decide to change his luck by leaving him alone to continue hunting down fish number two.
After about an hour with Lavigne we decide to change his luck by leaving him alone to continue hunting down fish number two.