After day 2 of the WON Bass U.S. Open at Lake Mead, Arizona tour pro Cliff Pirch moved up from 2nd into the lead. He added 10.22 pounds to his 11.45 day-1 catch and leads by more than 3 pounds – a significant margin at Mead.
The U.S. Open features a shared-weight format between pros and cos, but Pirch was a late signup and fished solo for the second straight day. "I'm around a lot of fish," he said. "It was better wind direction. It started out of the west and switched to the south. I fished the west-facing and then south-facing banks today."
Day-1 leader Ben Koller, from Arizona, weighed a single day-2 fish (1.69 pounds) and tumbled to 34th.
Utah competitor Jamie Cyphers weighed 7.89 and moved up a spot to 2nd, while Nevada's Andrew Jackson improved one spot to 3rd.
The U.S. Open winner receives $150,000 in merchandise and cash. Here's how the Top 20 looks with 1 day left to fish.
1. Clifford Pirch -- Payson, AZ -- 21.67
2. Jamie Cyphers -- Cedar City, UT -- 18.51
3. Andrew Jackson -- Boulder City, NV -- 18.42
4. Mitch Southern -- San Bernardino, CA -- 17.43
5. Jim Wells -- Fruitland, ID -- 17.30
6. Shaun Bailey -- Agoura Hills, CA -- 16.88
7. Mike Folkestad -- Yorba Linda, CA -- 16.84
8. Bryan Grier -- Salinas, CA -- 16.55
9. Mark Dotterer -- Scottsdale, AZ -- 15.97
10. Leon Knight -- Tehachapi, CA -- 15.95
11. Justin Kerr -- Simi Valley, CA -- 15.70
12. Bob Brown -- Logandale, NV -- 15.63
13. Matt Shura -- Mesa, AZ -- 15.46
14. Dennis Kolender -- Henderson, NV -- 15.36
15. Aaron Leon -- Henderson, NV -- 15.36
16. Neil Campbell -- Fallbrook, CA -- 15.27
17. Roy Hawk -- Salt Lake City, UT -- 14.98
18. Eric Brewer -- Nuevo, CA -- 14.82
19. Tom Phillips -- Corona, CA -- 14.79
20. Duane Dunstone -- Reno, NV -- 14.74
