Round 2 with Tacoronte

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Day 2 greeted the 153-boat field of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open on Lake Champlain with different conditions than what they experienced on Wednesday. With the changing conditions, would the fishing be better or worse?
Day 2 greeted the 153-boat field of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open on Lake Champlain with different conditions than what they experienced on Wednesday. With the changing conditions, would the fishing be better or worse?
We headed out to follow the Day 1 leader Jesse Tacoronte who bagged up 21-3 of smallmouth to take a 4-ounce lead into Day 2.
We headed out to follow the Day 1 leader Jesse Tacoronte who bagged up 21-3 of smallmouth to take a 4-ounce lead into Day 2.
The Florida angler targeted nothing but smallmouth on Day 1 and it paid off big time.
The Florida angler targeted nothing but smallmouth on Day 1 and it paid off big time.
The sun poked through the clouds and was shining bright on someone else's spot.
The sun poked through the clouds and was shining bright on someone else’s spot.
Meanwhile across the mountain tops were windmills spinning round and round.
Meanwhile across the mountain tops were windmills spinning round and round.
The duo of Jesse Tacoronte and his co-angler Ryan Kempton were trying to get started with some early fish.
The duo of Jesse Tacoronte and his co-angler Ryan Kempton were trying to get started with some early fish.
The clouds had hurt Tacoronte's bite, he believed, so he was adjusting his bait selection to try and capitalize on the change in conditions.
The clouds had hurt Tacoronte’s bite, he believed, so he was adjusting his bait selection to try and capitalize on the change in conditions.
He rigged up and was ready to go...
He rigged up and was ready to go…
But what he didn't know is that Kempton would be the one to break the ice.
But what he didn’t know is that Kempton would be the one to break the ice.
It looked like he did so in a big way too.
It looked like he did so in a big way too.
It was a great start for the co-angler.
It was a great start for the co-angler.