Day Two with DeFoe

Day Two on St. Lawrence proves to be fruitful for DeFoe.

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<p>Ott DeFoe started off Day Two with a bang. He was drifting a part of the St. Lawrence River and stayed hooked up consistently.</p>
Ott DeFoe started off Day Two with a bang. He was drifting a part of the St. Lawrence River and stayed hooked up consistently.
<p>While his day was going well, it did have its down moments, like this 3-pound-plus smallmouth that broke off at the side of the boat.<br />  </p>
While his day was going well, it did have its down moments, like this 3-pound-plus smallmouth that broke off at the side of the boat.
 
<p>Even though he would lose that fish, it wasn’t long before he was hooked up again.</p>
Even though he would lose that fish, it wasn’t long before he was hooked up again.
<p>Instead of pulling this one over the side, DeFoe gets on the deck.</p>
Instead of pulling this one over the side, DeFoe gets on the deck.
<p>And hauls the fish in under his arm.</p>
And hauls the fish in under his arm.
<p>That fish culled for him and moved his weight at that moment to the 16-pound range.</p>
That fish culled for him and moved his weight at that moment to the 16-pound range.
<p>A few moments later and he’s hooked up again.</p>
A few moments later and he’s hooked up again.
<p>This fish would provide several big jumps.</p>
This fish would provide several big jumps.
<p>Even though the fish were sitting in 20 to 30 feet of water, they were ready to give up.</p>
Even though the fish were sitting in 20 to 30 feet of water, they were ready to give up.
<p>This fish was caught in 25 feet of water and danced on the surface like it had been hooked in 2 feet.</p>
This fish was caught in 25 feet of water and danced on the surface like it had been hooked in 2 feet.
<p>DeFoe hits the deck to grab the fish.</p>
DeFoe hits the deck to grab the fish.
<p>The fish, however, was still a little green.</p>
The fish, however, was still a little green.
<p>The water clarity is so clear, you can see the fish during the whole fight.</p>
The water clarity is so clear, you can see the fish during the whole fight.
<p>And even though it’s close you can see just how hard the fish is fighting.</p>
And even though it’s close you can see just how hard the fish is fighting.
<p>The fish is soon pulled close enough for DeFoe to get a hand on it.</p>
The fish is soon pulled close enough for DeFoe to get a hand on it.
<p>And he guides it into the boat.</p>
And he guides it into the boat.
<p>A few minutes later, he’s hooked up again as Andy Montgomery watches in the background.</p>
A few minutes later, he’s hooked up again as Andy Montgomery watches in the background.
<p>Once again, he’s on the deck to land a fish.</p>
Once again, he’s on the deck to land a fish.
<p>And once again, the fish doesn’t give up easily.</p>
And once again, the fish doesn’t give up easily.
<p>But another 3-pound-plus fish moves him in the 20-pound range.</p>
But another 3-pound-plus fish moves him in the 20-pound range.
<p>DeFoe continued to catch keeper smallmouth, all of them producing an aerial show.</p>
DeFoe continued to catch keeper smallmouth, all of them producing an aerial show.
<p>And after his lost fish early in the day, all of them landed on the deck.<br />  </p>
And after his lost fish early in the day, all of them landed on the deck.
 
<p>DeFoe hooks into another keeper.</p>
DeFoe hooks into another keeper.
<p>Like the rest, they get wilder as the boat gets closer.</p>
Like the rest, they get wilder as the boat gets closer.
<p>Most of them send a spray of water with big jumps.</p>
Most of them send a spray of water with big jumps.
<p>Never seeming to give up.</p>
Never seeming to give up.
<p>By 10 a.m., DeFoe was culling fish close to the 3-pound mark (like this one) and had more than 20 pounds in his livewell.</p>
By 10 a.m., DeFoe was culling fish close to the 3-pound mark (like this one) and had more than 20 pounds in his livewell.