Day Two on Toho

Opens anglers look for the big bass seen on Day One.

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<p>Josh Douglas started Day Two fishing within a mile of Big Toho Marina.</p>
Josh Douglas started Day Two fishing within a mile of Big Toho Marina.
<p>Douglas heaves a cast with a swimbait.</p>
Douglas heaves a cast with a swimbait.
<p>Douglas had failed to catch a keeper fish early in the day, but was changing baits often in an effort to figure the slow bite.</p>
Douglas had failed to catch a keeper fish early in the day, but was changing baits often in an effort to figure the slow bite.
<p>Jeff Holland said he was trying to focus on areas where there was less wind. Strong winds have silted many of the areas on Lake Toho.</p>
Jeff Holland said he was trying to focus on areas where there was less wind. Strong winds have silted many of the areas on Lake Toho.
<p>Fishing the miles of vegetation on Lake Toho has been the most popular pattern for most anglers.</p>
Fishing the miles of vegetation on Lake Toho has been the most popular pattern for most anglers.
<p>Landon Lomax was punching vegetation with a heavy weight.</p>
Landon Lomax was punching vegetation with a heavy weight.
<p>Coots froth the water in the area Aaron Martens was fishing.</p>
Coots froth the water in the area Aaron Martens was fishing.
<p>Similar to many of his competitors, Aaron Martens was flipping heavy vegetation.</p>
Similar to many of his competitors, Aaron Martens was flipping heavy vegetation.
<p>Abundant hydrilla in Lake Toho gives the trolling motor and batteries a workout.</p>
Abundant hydrilla in Lake Toho gives the trolling motor and batteries a workout.
<p>Martens gives the camera one more smile before changing areas.</p>
Martens gives the camera one more smile before changing areas.
<p>Larry Draughn hoped to improve on a tough Day One on Lake Toho.</p>
Larry Draughn hoped to improve on a tough Day One on Lake Toho.
<p>Although Lake Toho is a shallow body of water, anglers have figured out how to navigate the shallows at high rates of speed.</p>
Although Lake Toho is a shallow body of water, anglers have figured out how to navigate the shallows at high rates of speed.
<p>Heath Smith fishes near one of the many scenic areas on Lake Toho.</p>
Heath Smith fishes near one of the many scenic areas on Lake Toho.
<p>Tim Foster fires a cast with a lipless crankbait.</p>
Tim Foster fires a cast with a lipless crankbait.
<p>Marcos Malucelli started Day Two in 122<sup>nd</sup> place with 5 pounds, 12 ounces.</p>
Marcos Malucelli started Day Two in 122nd place with 5 pounds, 12 ounces.
<p>Elite Series angler Randy Howell had some ground to make up going into Day Two. Howell started the morning in 76<sup>th</sup> place with 8 pounds.</p>
Elite Series angler Randy Howell had some ground to make up going into Day Two. Howell started the morning in 76th place with 8 pounds.
<p>Howell hooks up with a bass on a lipless crankbait.</p>
Howell hooks up with a bass on a lipless crankbait.
<p>Randy Howell pulls a small keeper bass into the boat.</p>
Randy Howell pulls a small keeper bass into the boat.
<p>Howell secures the fish and works to free the hooks.</p>
Howell secures the fish and works to free the hooks.
<p>This is was Howell’s third keeper fish of the day.</p>
This is was Howell’s third keeper fish of the day.
<p>After more than half the field made long runs on Day One, several chose to fish near the launch area at Big Toho Marina on Day Two.</p>
After more than half the field made long runs on Day One, several chose to fish near the launch area at Big Toho Marina on Day Two.