Day Two on the St. Lawrence

See how the Elites did out on the water for Day Two of the Evan Williams Bourbon Showdown!

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<p>Shaw Grigsby hooks one early on Day 2 of the Evan Williams Bourbon Showdown at St. Lawrence River.</p>
Shaw Grigsby hooks one early on Day 2 of the Evan Williams Bourbon Showdown at St. Lawrence River.
<p>Tommy Biffle made a quick stop to test the waters before taking off to his main spot.</p>
Tommy Biffle made a quick stop to test the waters before taking off to his main spot.
<p>Biffle makes a cast.</p>
Biffle makes a cast.
<p>He hooks one quickly but is unable to get the fish to his boat.</p>
He hooks one quickly but is unable to get the fish to his boat.
<p>Morizo Shimizu hooks one.</p>
Morizo Shimizu hooks one.
<p>An angler speeds past a large vessel on the river.</p>
An angler speeds past a large vessel on the river.
<p>Bill Lowen makes a short move to his next spot.</p>
Bill Lowen makes a short move to his next spot.
<p>Lowen and Shimizu fish side by side for a while.</p>
Lowen and Shimizu fish side by side for a while.
<p>Mike Iaconelli was having a tough morning when we passed him.</p>
Mike Iaconelli was having a tough morning when we passed him.
<p>He made a short move.</p>
He made a short move.
<p>Iaconelli said he might go into panic mode after not having a good morning.</p>
Iaconelli said he might go into panic mode after not having a good morning.
<p>He changes tackle…</p>
He changes tackle…
<p>…and soon hooks one.</p>
…and soon hooks one.
<p>Pete Ponds speeds past our spot.</p>
Pete Ponds speeds past our spot.
<p>Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Hank Cheery hooks one.</p>
Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Hank Cheery hooks one.
<p>He successfully landed the fish.</p>
He successfully landed the fish.
<p>He moved toward the shoreline after boating the fish.</p>
He moved toward the shoreline after boating the fish.
<p>Soon he hooked another one.</p>
Soon he hooked another one.
<p>We ran across Jeremy Starks fishing offshore on the main river.</p>
We ran across Jeremy Starks fishing offshore on the main river.
<p>Starks showed us a nice fish.</p>
Starks showed us a nice fish.
<p>Todd Faircloth told his Marshal to get ready for a move.</p>
Todd Faircloth told his Marshal to get ready for a move.
<p>Takahiro Omori fishes offshore on the main river as a pleasure boat passes in the background.</p>
Takahiro Omori fishes offshore on the main river as a pleasure boat passes in the background.
<p>Omori makes a cast.</p>
Omori makes a cast.
<p>Omori runs to the back of the boat to land a fish.</p>
Omori runs to the back of the boat to land a fish.
<p>Omori shows us his 3-pounder.</p>
Omori shows us his 3-pounder.
<p>Pete Ponds targets a shoreline spot.</p>
Pete Ponds targets a shoreline spot.
<p>Ponds fires another cast.</p>
Ponds fires another cast.
<p>Alton Jones fishes near a channel marker.</p>
Alton Jones fishes near a channel marker.
<p>John Crews makes a cast.</p>
John Crews makes a cast.
<p>Crews sets the hook.</p>
Crews sets the hook.
<p>He flips a fish into the boat.</p>
He flips a fish into the boat.
<p>As we approach David Walker, he flips a nice fish into his boat.</p>
As we approach David Walker, he flips a nice fish into his boat.
<p>Walker resets his rig.</p>
Walker resets his rig.
<p>Aaron Martens catches a fish that didn't help his total weight.</p>
Aaron Martens catches a fish that didn’t help his total weight.
<p>Martens makes another cast.</p>
Martens makes another cast.
<p>“The Natural” hooks another.</p>
“The Natural” hooks another.
<p>Ish Monroe says he is having a tough Day 2 on the St. Lawrence.</p>
Ish Monroe says he is having a tough Day 2 on the St. Lawrence.
<p>He was fishing near a plant.</p>
He was fishing near a plant.
<p>J Todd Tucker said he had about 20 pounds.</p>
J Todd Tucker said he had about 20 pounds.
<p>He makes a small move.</p>
He makes a small move.
<p>Tucker seems relaxed on the scenic river.</p>
Tucker seems relaxed on the scenic river.
<p>Fred Roumbanis fishes the shoreline.</p>
Fred Roumbanis fishes the shoreline.
<p>Roumbanis hooks one but misses.</p>
Roumbanis hooks one but misses.
<p>Roumbanis checks his graph before firing another cast.</p>
Roumbanis checks his graph before firing another cast.