Open: Day 2 warms up

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The first attempt to catch a fish we saw this morning.
The first attempt to catch a fish we saw this morning.
We then focused our camera on Chad Morgenthaler.
We then focused our camera on Chad Morgenthaler.
He started the morning in 4th place after weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces on Day 1.
He started the morning in 4th place after weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces on Day 1.
Morganthaler is also the defending champion on Lake Toho, after winning Southern Open #1 held here in 2015.
Morganthaler is also the defending champion on Lake Toho, after winning Southern Open #1 held here in 2015.
He had the flipping stick out early in the day…
He had the flipping stick out early in the day…
…using it to pull bass from the abundant cover in Lake Toho.
…using it to pull bass from the abundant cover in Lake Toho.
He started the day with this small bass…
He started the day with this small bass…
…and eased it into the boat.
…and eased it into the boat.
He had to reach for the measuring board on this one…
He had to reach for the measuring board on this one…
…gave it a quick look to make sure it was long enough…
…gave it a quick look to make sure it was long enough…
…then placed it in the live well.
…then placed it in the live well.
He quickly re-tooled his bait…
He quickly re-tooled his bait…
…and it wasn’t long before he was hooked up with his second fish of the day.
…and it wasn’t long before he was hooked up with his second fish of the day.
He quickly pulled the fish from the cover, worked it past the trolling motor shaft…
He quickly pulled the fish from the cover, worked it past the trolling motor shaft…
…and begins to pull it into the boat.
…and begins to pull it into the boat.
Everything seems to be in order for Morganthaler…
Everything seems to be in order for Morganthaler…
…as he gets a really close look at the bass as it flies past his face.
…as he gets a really close look at the bass as it flies past his face.
He lowered the fish quickly into the bottom of the boat…
He lowered the fish quickly into the bottom of the boat…
…and into the livewell.
…and into the livewell.
Morganthaler spent a couple hours in his starting area…
Morganthaler spent a couple hours in his starting area…
…before making his first move.
…before making his first move.
However he didn’t stay long…
However he didn’t stay long…
…before opting to leave that area and lock down into Kissimmee.
…before opting to leave that area and lock down into Kissimmee.
Hank Cherry was fishing nearby…
Hank Cherry was fishing nearby…
…grinding away trying to catch a limit.
…grinding away trying to catch a limit.
William Hensley sped by and gave Cherry a quick look.
William Hensley sped by and gave Cherry a quick look.
Meanwhile Hank Cherry was boating a fish…
Meanwhile Hank Cherry was boating a fish…
…while his co-angler was trying to keep a rod and reel combo from falling into the water.
…while his co-angler was trying to keep a rod and reel combo from falling into the water.
Cherry said he only needed one more for a limit.
Cherry said he only needed one more for a limit.
He thought he had figured out where his fish had moved…
He thought he had figured out where his fish had moved…
…and was apparently correct. He boated another fish on the next cast.
…and was apparently correct. He boated another fish on the next cast.
After lowering the fish into the boat…
After lowering the fish into the boat…
…he took a moment to celebrate the limit…
…he took a moment to celebrate the limit…
…and placed fish number five in the livewell.
…and placed fish number five in the livewell.
As the morning warmed, anglers began to run and gun Lake Toho.
As the morning warmed, anglers began to run and gun Lake Toho.