Lane Extends Lead To Almost 3 1/2 Pounds

By MLF Communications Staff

Bobby Lane brought a five-bass limit totaling 16-06 to extend his lead on day 2 of the Lake Eufaula MLF Pro Circuit in Alabama. tLane’s two-day total of 10 bass weighing 36-14 gives him a 3-06 advantage heading into Day 3 of the four-day competition featuring bass fishing professionals from around the world battling it out for up to $135,000.

Jason Abram held onto 2nd place, weighing 13-05 on day 2 for a total of 33-08, with rookie Trevor Fitzgerald making a leap from 12th place to loom only 6 ounces behind Abram in 3rd with 33--2. Cole Floyd, who entered the event leading the Angler of the Year (AOY) race, brought the biggest bag of the day to the stage with a limit weighing 18-08, vaulting him from 54th place into the Top 10.

While the weights on day 2 fluctuated a fair amount, with anglers at the top of the leaderboard struggling and a few pros lower in the standings hammering out big bags, Lane continued his hot streak by fishing shallow.

“Yesterday I started down the lake on what I thought was a good shad spawn,” said Lane. “Today I ran up the river first thing and found the shad to be a lot more active in that area.”

Lane caught a near 6-pounder early to get his day started off right.

“That big one really eased my mind,” said Lane. “Fish like that make the rest of the day go so much better.”

That relaxed mindset helped him make good strategic decisions later in the day when boat traffic and fishing pressure became an issue.

“There’s a lot of traffic up there and everything is getting beat on,” said Lane. “By the time everyone starts running around mid-morning, the banks get muddy and the fish seem to shut off for a while. That’s when I started picking up the flipping stick and going to work in more protected places.”

With only 50 tournament boats on the water tomorrow, Lane said he's hoping the muddy water on the banks will improve.

“The water level didn’t drop as low last night as it had previous nights, so it looks like the river has stabilized,” said Lane. “I’m hoping for a warmer night tonight to make the shad active again in the morning.”

Blake Smith won the day's $500 Berkley Big Bass award with a 7-13 largemouth.

Anglers will take off at 6:30 a.m. CT Saturday and Sunday from Lakepoint Resort State Park, located at 104 Lakepoint Dr. in Eufaula. Weigh-ins will also be held at the park daily at 3 p.m. Fans are encouraged to follow the action online through the MLF NOW! livestream and coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Day 2 Standings

1. Bobby Lane -- 20-08 (5) -- 16-06 (5) -- 36-14 (10)

2. Jason Abram -- 20-03 (5) -- 13-05 (5) -- 33-08 (10)

3. Trevor Fitzgerald -- 15-11 (5) -- 17-07 (5) -- 33-02 (10)

4. Brad Knight -- 16-04 (5) -- 15-02 (5) -- 31-06 (10)

5. Skeet Reese -- 17-04 (5) -- 13-09 (5) -- 30-13 (10)

6. Dicky Newberry -- 13-06 (5) -- 17-05 (5) -- 30-11 (10)

7. David Walker -- 12-04 (5) -- 17-15 (5) -- 30-03 (10)

8. Chad Warren -- 12-08 (5) -- 17-10 (5) -- 30-02 (10)

9. Jared McMillan -- 15-05 (5) -- 14-13 (5) -- 30-02 (10)

10. Cole Floyd -- 11-08 (5) -- 18-08 (5) -- 30-00 (10)

11. Justin Lucas -- 18-03 (5) -- 11-13 (5) -- 30-00 (10)

12. Mitch Crane -- 16-00 (5) -- 13-15 (5) -- 29-15 (10)

13. Jeremy Lawyer -- 14-06 (5) -- 15-04 (5) -- 29-10 (10)

14. Ron Nelson -- 14-10 (5) -- 14-15 (5) -- 29-09 (10)

15. Kyle Hall -- 13-04 (5) -- 15-09 (5) -- 28-13 (10)

16. Ramie Colson Jr -- 14-01 (5) -- 13-14 (5) -- 27-15 (10)

17. Jon Englund -- 9-05 (5) -- 18-02 (5) -- 27-07 (10)

18. John Cox -- 19-02 (5) -- 8-01 (4) -- 27-03 (9)

19. Cal Lane -- 10-12 (5) -- 16-06 (5) -- 27-02 (10)

20. Tommy Dickerson -- 10-14 (5) -- 16-03 (5) -- 27-01 (10)

21. Scott Dobson -- 12-06 (5) -- 14-08 (5) -- 26-14 (10)

22. Barron Adams -- 14-05 (5) -- 12-09 (5) -- 26-14 (10)

23. Danny Kirk -- 14-09 (5) -- 12-04 (5) -- 26-13 (10)

24. Jim Tutt -- 10-14 (5) -- 15-12 (5) -- 26-10 (10)

25. Casey Ashley -- 14-06 (5) -- 12-04 (5) -- 26-10 (10)

26. Ryan Davidson -- 16-06 (5) -- 10-02 (4) -- 26-08 (9)

27. Lawson Hibdon -- 13-06 (5) -- 13-02 (5) -- 26-08 (10)

28. Takayuki Koike -- 11-04 (5) -- 15-02 (5) -- 26-06 (10)

29. J Todd Tucker -- 12-01 (5) -- 14-04 (5) -- 26-05 (10)

30. Corey Neece -- 14-01 (5) -- 12-01 (5) -- 26-02 (10)

31. Michael Neal -- 9-08 (5) -- 16-06 (5) -- 25-14 (10)

32. Terry Bolton -- 14-01 (5) -- 11-08 (5) -- 25-09 (10)

33. Darrel Robertson -- 13-06 (5) -- 12-01 (5) -- 25-07 (10)

34. Miles Burghoff -- 11-10 (5) -- 13-12 (5) -- 25-06 (10)

35. Chris Lane -- 7-03 (4) -- 18-01 (5) -- 25-04 (9)

36. John Voyles -- 16-13 (5) -- 8-04 (4) -- 25-01 (9)

37. Troy Morrow -- 14-04 (5) -- 10-13 (5) -- 25-01 (10)

38. Shin Fukae -- 13-11 (5) -- 11-05 (5) -- 25-00 (10)

39. Evan Barnes -- 18-06 (5) -- 6-06 (4) -- 24-12 (9)

40. James Niggemeyer -- 10-06 (5) -- 14-04 (5) -- 24-10 (10)

41. Laramy Strickland -- 9-15 (5) -- 14-09 (5) -- 24-08 (10)

42. Dakota Ebare -- 11-08 (5) -- 13-00 (5) -- 24-08 (10)

43. Kyle Weisenburger -- 11-01 (5) -- 13-06 (5) -- 24-07 (10)

44. Alex Davis -- 11-09 (5) -- 12-14 (5) -- 24-07 (10)

45. Cody Huff -- 12-11 (5) -- 11-11 (5) -- 24-06 (10)

46. Jimmy Washam -- 14-10 (5) -- 9-11 (5) -- 24-05 (10)

47. John Hunter -- 12-08 (5) -- 11-12 (5) -- 24-04 (10)

48. Jon Canada -- 15-14 (5) -- 8-04 (3) -- 24-02 (8)

49. Joshua Weaver -- 13-08 (5) -- 10-10 (5) -- 24-02 (10)

50. Mike McClelland -- 10-12 (5) -- 13-06 (5) -- 24-02 (10)

The following anglers did not make the cut and will not fish on day 3.

51. Larry Nixon -- 13-04 (5) -- 10-11 (5) -- 23-15 (10) -- $10,000

52. Mark Blevins -- 10-11 (5) -- 13-03 (4) -- 23-14 (9) -- $10,000

53. Spencer Shuffield -- 12-10 (5) -- 11-02 (5) -- 23-12 (10) -- $10,000

54. Matt Reed -- 8-07 (3) -- 15-03 (5) -- 23-10 (8) -- $10,000

55. Blake Smith -- 6-05 (4) -- 16-10 (5) -- 22-15 (9) -- $10,500

56. Ron Farrow -- 12-02 (5) -- 10-13 (5) -- 22-15 (10) -- $10,000

57. Jimmy Reese -- 8-08 (5) -- 14-04 (5) -- 22-12 (10) -- $10,000

58. Clabion Johns -- 13-13 (5) -- 8-12 (5) -- 22-09 (10) -- $10,000

59. Cody Meyer -- 12-11 (5) -- 9-14 (3) -- 22-09 (8) -- $10,000

60. Ryan Salzman -- 10-13 (5) -- 11-11 (5) -- 22-08 (10) -- $10,000

61. Casey Scanlon -- 11-05 (5) -- 11-00 (5) -- 22-05 (10) -- $5,000

62. Matt Becker -- 11-01 (5) -- 10-13 (5) -- 21-14 (10) -- $5,000

63. Brian Latimer -- 8-12 (3) -- 12-15 (5) -- 21-11 (8) -- $5,000

64. Jesse Wiggins -- 9-09 (5) -- 12-01 (5) -- 21-10 (10) -- $5,000

65. Dylan Hays -- 15-09 (5) -- 5-15 (2) -- 21-08 (7) -- $5,000

66. Brandon Mosley -- 12-11 (5) -- 8-13 (5) -- 21-08 (10) -- $5,000

67. Steve York -- 6-12 (4) -- 14-09 (5) -- 21-05 (9) -- $5,000

68. Kevin Martin -- 8-09 (4) -- 12-09 (5) -- 21-02 (9) -- $5,000

69. Brett Hite -- 8-10 (3) -- 12-07 (5) -- 21-01 (8) -- $5,000

70. Jason Vance -- 11-09 (5) -- 9-05 (4) -- 20-14 (9) -- $5,000

71. Clayton Batts -- 13-14 (5) -- 6-08 (4) -- 20-06 (9) -- $5,000

72. Wesley Strader -- 7-03 (3) -- 13-00 (5) -- 20-03 (8) -- $5,000

73. Braxton Setzer -- 9-03 (4) -- 10-08 (5) -- 19-11 (9) -- $5,000

74. Cody Pike -- 11-02 (5) -- 8-02 (4) -- 19-04 (9) -- $5,000

75. Nick Lebrun -- 9-01 (3) -- 10-03 (5) -- 19-04 (8) -- $5,000

76. Derrick Snavely -- 6-10 (4) -- 12-09 (5) -- 19-03 (9) -- $5,000

77. Tyler Stewart -- 4-00 (2) -- 15-01 (4) -- 19-01 (6)

78. Jamie Horton -- 12-01 (5) -- 7-00 (3) -- 19-01 (8)

79. Chase Serafin -- 7-15 (3) -- 11-02 (5) -- 19-01 (8)

80. Miles Howe -- 10-08 (5) -- 8-08 (5) -- 19-00 (10)

81. Scott Towry -- 11-02 (5) -- 7-13 (5) -- 18-15 (10)

82. Zack Birge -- 10-08 (5) -- 8-07 (3) -- 18-15 (8)

83. Matthew Stefan -- 9-15 (5) -- 9-00 (5) -- 18-15 (10)

84. Dave Parsons -- 13-07 (5) -- 5-04 (3) -- 18-11 (8)

85. Jim Moynagh -- 4-13 (3) -- 13-10 (5) -- 18-07 (8)

86. Bradford Beavers -- 9-08 (4) -- 8-13 (4) -- 18-05 (8)

87. Tyler Woolcott -- 10-01 (2) -- 8-02 (4) -- 18-03 (6)

88. Josh Bragg -- 8-15 (4) -- 9-03 (5) -- 18-02 (9)

89. Pete Ponds -- 6-00 (4) -- 12-01 (5) -- 18-01 (9)

90. Jake Ormond -- 12-00 (5) -- 6-00 (3) -- 18-00 (8)

91. Adrian Avena -- 9-06 (5) -- 8-10 (4) -- 18-00 (9)

92. Jacob Wall -- 6-12 (4) -- 11-01 (5) -- 17-13 (9)

93. Clark Reehm -- 11-03 (5) -- 6-08 (4) -- 17-11 (9)

94. Tai Au -- 10-03 (5) -- 7-06 (5) -- 17-09 (10)

95. Jason Reyes -- 12-04 (5) -- 5-02 (3) -- 17-06 (8)

96. Justin O'Brian Cooper -- 8-07 (5) -- 8-09 (5) -- 17-00 (10)

97. Erik Luzak -- 8-11 (4) -- 8-04 (5) -- 16-15 (9)

98. Gary Yamamoto -- 8-10 (5) -- 8-00 (5) -- 16-10 (10)

99. Colby Schrumpf -- 9-09 (4) -- 6-15 (4) -- 16-08 (8)

100. Bradley Dortch -- 11-01 (4) -- 5-06 (3) -- 16-07 (7)

101. Kyle Gelles -- 13-07 (5) -- 2-15 (2) -- 16-06 (7)

102. Josh Butler -- 9-13 (5) -- 6-09 (4) -- 16-06 (9)

103. Jim Neece Jr -- 7-09 (4) -- 8-13 (4) -- 16-06 (8)

104. Robert Nakatomi -- 13-03 (4) -- 2-10 (1) -- 15-13 (5)

105. Kyle Cortiana -- 9-08 (5) -- 6-05 (3) -- 15-13 (8)

106. Rusty Salewske -- 10-15 (5) -- 4-10 (2) -- 15-09 (7)

107. Tim Frederick -- 8-04 (4) -- 7-00 (4) -- 15-04 (8)

108. Dion Hibdon -- 12-15 (5) -- 2-04 (1) -- 15-03 (6)

109. Randy Despino -- 10-08 (5) -- 4-10 (3) -- 15-02 (8)

110. Colby Miller -- 7-07 (5) -- 7-09 (5) -- 15-00 (10)

111. Joseph Webster -- 8-14 (5) -- 5-14 (4) -- 14-12 (9)

112. Darrell Davis -- 8-02 (5) -- 6-09 (5) -- 14-11 (10)

113. Richard Lowitzki -- 3-09 (2) -- 10-15 (5) -- 14-08 (7)

114. Aaron Britt -- 6-14 (4) -- 7-09 (3) -- 14-07 (7)

115. Chris Neau -- 2-11 (2) -- 11-09 (5) -- 14-04 (7)

116. Scott Ashmore -- 4-13 (3) -- 9-05 (5) -- 14-02 (8)

117. Terry Luedtke -- 0-00 (0) -- 13-15 (5) -- 13-15 (5)

118. Tom Redington -- 5-07 (3) -- 8-03 (5) -- 13-10 (8)

119. Josh Douglas -- 6-07 (3) -- 7-03 (4) -- 13-10 (7)

120. Joe Wieberg -- 2-06 (1) -- 11-00 (5) -- 13-06 (6)

121. Jordan Osborne -- 3-11 (2) -- 9-11 (4) -- 13-06 (6)

122. Chad Grigsby -- 6-03 (3) -- 7-03 (3) -- 13-06 (6)

123. Rusty Trancygier -- 1-13 (1) -- 11-06 (5) -- 13-03 (6)

124. Kurt Mitchell -- 1-11 (1) -- 11-05 (5) -- 13-00 (6)

125. Anthony Gagliardi -- 8-09 (5) -- 4-05 (2) -- 12-14 (7)

126. Greg Bohannan -- 1-06 (1) -- 11-06 (5) -- 12-12 (6)

127. Ricky Robinson -- 7-11 (3) -- 5-01 (3) -- 12-12 (6)

128. Mike Surman -- 5-13 (4) -- 6-11 (4) -- 12-08 (8)

129. Billy Hines -- 9-06 (3) -- 3-01 (2) -- 12-07 (5)

130. Cody Nichols -- 3-13 (2) -- 8-10 (4) -- 12-07 (6)

131. Brandon McMillan -- 9-07 (5) -- 2-08 (2) -- 11-15 (7)

132. Scott Wiley -- 3-11 (2) -- 7-12 (5) -- 11-07 (7)

133. Daryl Biron -- 6-05 (3) -- 4-15 (2) -- 11-04 (5)

134. Lance Crawford -- 4-03 (2) -- 6-08 (4) -- 10-11 (6)

135. Nick Gainey -- 4-12 (3) -- 5-14 (4) -- 10-10 (7)

136. Kerry Milner -- 10-08 (5) -- 0-00 (0) -- 10-08 (5)

137. Tom Monsoor -- 5-03 (3) -- 5-03 (3) -- 10-06 (6)

138. Lendell Martin Jr -- 6-02 (3) -- 4-03 (3) -- 10-05 (6)

139. Charlie Evans -- 4-01 (3) -- 6-00 (4) -- 10-01 (7)

140. Dean Rojas -- 4-14 (1) -- 5-00 (4) -- 9-14 (5)

141. Grant Galloway -- 2-13 (2) -- 6-06 (4) -- 9-03 (6)

142. Todd Walters -- 6-05 (3) -- 2-13 (1) -- 9-02 (4)

143. Keith Poche -- 8-12 (3) -- 0-00 (0) -- 8-12 (3)

144. Mark Fisher -- 6-14 (3) -- 1-14 (1) -- 8-12 (4)

145. Joey Cifuentes -- 5-07 (2) -- 3-01 (2) -- 8-08 (4)

146. David G Williams -- 5-09 (3) -- 2-09 (2) -- 8-02 (5)

147. Grae Buck -- 2-06 (1) -- 5-06 (3) -- 7-12 (4)

148. Jason Lambert -- 4-02 (3) -- 3-10 (2) -- 7-12 (5)

149. Lane Olson -- 3-10 (2) -- 4-01 (3) -- 7-11 (5)

150. Jacopo Gallelli -- 4-00 (2) -- 3-08 (2) -- 7-08 (4)

151. Jason Wilson -- 3-01 (2) -- 4-04 (3) -- 7-05 (5)

152. Jason Blair -- 4-07 (2) -- 2-00 (1) -- 6-07 (3)

153. Bill McDonald -- 6-01 (4) -- 0-00 (0) -- 6-01 (4)

154. Kurt Dove -- 4-04 (2) -- 1-08 (1) -- 5-12 (3)

155. Randy Ramsey -- 2-14 (1) -- 2-12 (2) -- 5-10 (3)

156. Shannon Abbott -- 2-09 (1) -- 1-12 (1) -- 4-05 (2)

157. Matt Greenblatt -- 4-01 (2) -- 0-00 (0) -- 4-01 (2)

158. Troy Stokes -- 3-15 (2) -- 0-00 (0) -- 3-15 (2)

Kevin Meeks -- 0-00 (0) -- 0-00 (0) -- 0-00 (0)

Jason Lieblong -- 0-00 (0) -- 0-00 (0) -- 0-00 (0)