Major League Fishing Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship Tournament on Wheeler Lake – Day 2 Photos
Ingalls Harbor Decatur, Alabama – October 8, 2021
Day two begins with another fog delay. This one lasted a little longer than the delay for day one. The anglers are fighting for a check for the top 24 places and a chance to fish on day three by finishing in the top 12 spots. There are also Phoenix Bass Fishing League All American qualifications at stake. The top six Boaters and Co-anglers after day three will earn a coveted spot in the All American Tournament to be held June 2-4, 2022 on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Wheeler Lake is a part of the Tennessee River system and changing conditions continues to throw these anglers curve balls. As the creeks and river system try to flush out all the runoff from the recent rains, water clarity can change areas from day to day and had some anglers scrambling again on day two. The fishing overall seemed to be more difficult today but some anglers were able to take advantage of that fact and gave themselves a chance to move up in the standings. As we typically see in tournaments this time of year, being consistent proves to be a difficult task. We continued to see a combination of largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass being weighed in on day two. Wheeler Lake has a good population of all three but finding the better than average size seems to be the difference in success or not. Also, weighing in a 5 bass limit has taken a lot of effort by the anglers that have been able to accomplish that task each day.
Boater Top 12
| Place | Boater | Day 1 | Day 2 | Total |
| 1st | Taylor Parker | 14 – 14 (5) | 12 – 00 (5) | 26 – 14 (10) |
| 2nd | Chris Wilkinson | 13 – 03 (5) | 12 – 07 (5) | 25 – 10 (10) |
| 3rd | Sean Wieda | 13 – 14 (5) | 11 – 11 (5) | 25 – 09 (10) |
| 4th | Preston Henson | 11 – 09 (5) | 13 – 11 (5) | 25 – 04 (10) |
| 5th | Tyler Smith | 10 – 01 (4) | 14 – 07 (5) | 24 – 08 (9) |
| 6th | Brady Duncan | 13 – 05 (5) | 10 – 08 (5) | 23 – 13 (10) |
| 7th | George Brown | 7 – 15 (5) | 14 – 13 (5) | 22 – 12 (10) |
| 8th | Roger Stegall | 10 – 04 (5) | 12 – 03 (5) | 22 – 07 (10) |
| 9th | Jacob Burgess | 12 – 01 (5) | 9 – 14 (5) | 21 – 15 (10) |
| 10th | Brandon Edel | 10 – 07 (5) | 11 – 07 (5) | 21 – 14 (10) |
| 11th | Adam Wagner | 8 – 01 (5) | 12 – 10 (5) | 20 – 11 (10) |
| 12th | David Wesson | 12 – 04 (5) | 7 – 14 (5) | 20 – 02 (10) |
Co-Angler Top 12
| Place | Co-Angler | Day 1 | Day 2 | Total |
| 1st | Todd Mowery | 6 – 01 (5) | 11 – 05 (5) | 17 – 06 (10) |
| 2nd | Teddy Baggett | 12 – 10 (5) | 4 – 09 (2) | 17 – 03 (7) |
| 3rd | Jeffery Johnson | 6 – 15 (5) | 10 – 00 (5) | 16 – 15 (10) |
| 4th | Barry King | 8 – 11 (5) | 7 – 12 (4) | 16 – 07 (9) |
| 5th | Andy Vance | 9 – 05 (5) | 6 – 07 (4) | 15 – 12 (9) |
| 6th | Kellen Wilson | 4 – 14 (4) | 9 – 09 (5) | 14 – 07 (9) |
| 7th | Gilbert Jolley | 5 – 09 (4) | 8 – 12 (5) | 14 – 05 (9) |
| 8th | Luke Schmits | 0 – 00 (0) | 14 – 04 (5) | 14 – 04 (5) |
| 9th | Zach Smith | 5 – 10 (5) | 8 – 09 (5) | 14 – 03 (10) |
| 10th | Eric Eden | 10 – 06 (5) | 3 – 10 (1) | 14 – 00 (6) |
| 11th | Brad Smith | 9 – 10 (3) | 4 – 03 (2) | 13 – 13 (5) |
| 12th | Tobie Ummel | 9 – 06 (4) | 4 – 05 (2) | 13 – 11 (6) |
