Longtime Lake Champlain ace Thomas LaVictoire Jr. backed up his 20-04 sack on day 1 with an 18-02 stringer on day 2 and leads the Northern EverStart at that venue with a 38-06 total with 1 day to fish.
LaVictorie had an advantage of a little more than 2 1/2 pounds over FLW Tour pro Chad Grigsby, who has 35-12. Dave Lefebre, another Tour regular, was 3rd with 35-04.
Here's a look at the cumulative numbers for the anglers who advanced to fish the final day:
1. Thomas LaVictoire Jr.: 38-06
2. Chad Grigsby: 35-12
3. Dave Lefebre: 35-04
4. Darrin Schwenkbeck: 32-11
5. Joseph Wood: 31-11
6. Bryan LaBelle: 31-10
7. Aaron Hastings: 31-10
8. Rob Digh: 31-05
9. Todd Brunelle: 31-03
10. Dave Wolak: 31-02
