Action-packed day on Harris

Bassmaster Southern Open anglers face warming temperatures on Day Two of the Harris Chain event.

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<p> Britt Myers rolls back to make a cast on Day Two of the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open of the year on Harris Chain.</p>
Britt Myers rolls back to make a cast on Day Two of the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open of the year on Harris Chain.
<p> Cecil Douberly prepares to make a pitch to the pad-lined waters of the Harris Chain on Friday.</p>
Cecil Douberly prepares to make a pitch to the pad-lined waters of the Harris Chain on Friday.
<p> Warming weather saw the spawning flats become more and more crowded with tournament boats.</p>
Warming weather saw the spawning flats become more and more crowded with tournament boats.
<p> Fishermen weren’t the only anglers scanning the water for bass as this bald eagle lets out a keening screech.</p>
Fishermen weren’t the only anglers scanning the water for bass as this bald eagle lets out a keening screech.
<p> This egret successfully rustled up a shad, though it was finding the fish a tough meal to swallow.</p>
This egret successfully rustled up a shad, though it was finding the fish a tough meal to swallow.
<p> The egret shows off the remarkable capabilities of its long neck as the shad nearly disappears from sight.</p>
The egret shows off the remarkable capabilities of its long neck as the shad nearly disappears from sight.
<p> Scott Ashmore makes a cast as his boat is framed by the beauty of the Florida landscape.</p>
Scott Ashmore makes a cast as his boat is framed by the beauty of the Florida landscape.
<p> Lee Sisson pulls back as he sets the hook on a fish in the early hours of Day Two on the Harris Chain.</p>
Lee Sisson pulls back as he sets the hook on a fish in the early hours of Day Two on the Harris Chain.
<p> Marcus Parker and his partner Steve Selfridge work both sides of the boat as they try to unlock the early spring bite.</p>
Marcus Parker and his partner Steve Selfridge work both sides of the boat as they try to unlock the early spring bite.
<p> Parker hauls back to make a cast as his rod loads up.</p>
Parker hauls back to make a cast as his rod loads up.
<p> 2011 Elite Series Rookie of the Year Ott DeFoe changes fishing locations on Friday.</p>
2011 Elite Series Rookie of the Year Ott DeFoe changes fishing locations on Friday.
<p> Not long after arriving, DeFoe picks up another rod, keeping up a blistering pace for the day.</p>
Not long after arriving, DeFoe picks up another rod, keeping up a blistering pace for the day.
<p> DeFoe pulls up the trolling motor as he prepares to move again.</p>
DeFoe pulls up the trolling motor as he prepares to move again.
<p> Ray Sanford fishes patiently along a wild stretch of shoreline on the Harris Chain of Lakes.</p>
Ray Sanford fishes patiently along a wild stretch of shoreline on the Harris Chain of Lakes.
<p> Scott Ashmore makes another cast early on Day Two of the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open of 2012.</p>
Scott Ashmore makes another cast early on Day Two of the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open of 2012.
<p> Stu Martel fights a fish next to the boat as his partner looks on.</p>
Stu Martel fights a fish next to the boat as his partner looks on.
<p> Martel was making long casts to patiently coax the bass into biting.</p>
Martel was making long casts to patiently coax the bass into biting.
<p> Martel winds up to fire another cast out onto the waters of the Harris Chain on Friday.</p>
Martel winds up to fire another cast out onto the waters of the Harris Chain on Friday.
<p> The cartoon above depicts Host City Tavares, Fla., as an angler that has hooked a "keeper" -- this week's 2012 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open event. The cartoon ran in today's edition of The Daily Commercial, a Leesburg, Fla. based paper and website.</p>
The cartoon above depicts Host City Tavares, Fla., as an angler that has hooked a “keeper” — this week’s 2012 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open event. The cartoon ran in today’s edition of The Daily Commercial, a Leesburg, Fla. based paper and website.