By MLF Communications Staff
After starting the day in 28th place, rookie pro Christian Greico of Tampa, Florida, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Monday weighing 22 pounds, 5 ounces, to take the lead after Day 2 of the MLF Bass Pro Tour event at the Harris Chain of Lakes in his home state. Greico’s two-day total of 10 bass weighing 38 pounds even gives him a 1-3 cushion heading into Day 3 of the four-day competition.
The 2013 BFL All-American Champion, Kerry Milner of Fisher, Arkansas, sits in 2nd place with 36-03. South African pro Michael Matthee weighed the largest limit of the day – 22-06 – to move inside the Top-50 cut in 18th place, while Justin Lucas of Guntersville, Alabama, also moved into the Top 50 in 24th place with a limit weighing 21-10.
Reigning Angler of the Year Michael Neal of Dayton, Tennessee, also made the top-50 cut and will start Day 3 in 31st place with 29-08. The field is now cut to 50 for Tuesday’s competition, with only the top 10 anglers advancing to Wednesday's final.
“It feels really good to be leading,” an excited Greico said after weighing in. “When I saw the schedule last year and saw the Harris Chain, I knew this was probably going to be my best shot at winning one of these events on the Pro Circuit. Today started off slow, but as the water heated up it got pretty good. It seemed like every decision that I made today just worked out for me.”
Greico said he spent the day fishing a mix of offshore shell bars and flipping Kissimmee grass lines. He estimated that he caught around 10 keepers throughout the day, with half coming deep and half coming shallow. Although he declined to mention any specifics, Greico hinted that he was dragging just one bait out deep.
“There are definitely a lot of fish offshore – I can see them on my LiveScope,” Greico said. “They’re just not biting well right now, and I really have to grind it out on the spots to get them to bite.
“Tomorrow I’m going to run back to the offshore stuff first thing in the morning and see if they bite for me,” Greico continued. “If that’s not going on, I’ll go up shallow and put the flipping stick in my hand and get to work. Then I’ll go check the offshore fish later in the day to see if they’ll fire.”
Lucas earned Monday’s $1,000 Berkley Big Bass award with a largemouth that weighed 9-13.
Anglers take off at 7:30 a.m. ET each day from the Ski Beach at the Venetian Gardens, located at 201 E. Lake Harris Drive in Leesburg. Weigh-ins are also held at the Ski Beach daily at 3:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to attend the morning takeoffs and afternoon weigh-ins, and also follow the live on-the-water action all four days of competition online on MLF NOW! beginning at 8 a.m. ET at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Day 2 Standings
1. Christian Greico -- 15-11 (5) -- 22-05 (5) -- 38-00 (10)
2. Kerry Milner -- 22-13 (5) -- 13-06 (5) -- 36-03 (10)
3. Jason Reyes -- 18-07 (5) -- 17-03 (5) -- 35-10 (10)
4. Keith Carson -- 18-05 (5) -- 17-01 (5) -- 35-06 (10)
5. Andrew Loberg -- 19-09 (5) -- 15-08 (5) -- 35-01 (10)
6. Shonn Goodwin -- 13-14 (5) -- 20-10 (5) -- 34-08 (10)
7. Aaron Britt -- 17-01 (5) -- 17-02 (5) -- 34-03 (10)
8. Skeet Reese -- 16-01 (5) -- 18-01 (5) -- 34-02 (10)
9. Grant Galloway -- 23-09 (5) -- 10-01 (5) -- 33-10 (10)
10. Colby Miller -- 17-05 (5) -- 15-12 (5) -- 33-01 (10)
11. Jacob Wall -- 15-14 (5) -- 17-01 (5) -- 32-15 (10)
12. Miles Howe -- 15-02 (5) -- 17-11 (5) -- 32-13 (10)
13. Dicky Newberry -- 17-11 (5) -- 14-15 (5) -- 32-10 (10)
14. Chase Serafin -- 20-00 (5) -- 12-09 (5) -- 32-09 (10)
15. Corey Neece -- 21-01 (5) -- 10-13 (5) -- 31-14 (10)
16. Mitch Crane -- 15-06 (5) -- 16-05 (5) -- 31-11 (10)
17. Laramy Strickland -- 12-12 (5) -- 18-10 (5) -- 31-06 (10)
18. Michael Matthee -- 8-12 (5) -- 22-06 (5) -- 31-02 (10)
19. Casey Scanlon -- 13-07 (5) -- 17-09 (5) -- 31-00 (10)
20. Kurt Mitchell -- 18-04 (5) -- 12-11 (5) -- 30-15 (10)
21. Wesley Strader -- 14-13 (5) -- 15-14 (5) -- 30-11 (10)
22. Rusty Salewske -- 13-11 (5) -- 16-14 (5) -- 30-09 (10)
23. Todd Walters -- 14-02 (5) -- 16-05 (5) -- 30-07 (10)
24. Justin Lucas -- 8-11 (5) -- 21-10 (5) -- 30-05 (10)
25. Clark Reehm -- 18-02 (5) -- 12-03 (5) -- 30-05 (10)
26. Derrick Snavely -- 16-03 (5) -- 14-02 (5) -- 30-05 (10)
27. Matt Becker -- 17-02 (5) -- 12-12 (5) -- 29-14 (10)
28. Jon Canada -- 14-02 (5) -- 15-11 (5) -- 29-13 (10)
29. Mark Rose -- 13-00 (5) -- 16-10 (5) -- 29-10 (10)
30. Lance Crawford -- 12-06 (5) -- 17-03 (5) -- 29-09 (10)
31. Michael Neal -- 13-15 (5) -- 15-09 (5) -- 29-08 (10)
32. Mike McClelland -- 13-13 (5) -- 15-10 (5) -- 29-07 (10)
33. Ramie Colson Jr -- 14-05 (5) -- 15-02 (5) -- 29-07 (10)
34. Bill McDonald -- 17-09 (5) -- 11-13 (4) -- 29-06 (9)
35. Jimmy Neece Jr -- 15-15 (5) -- 13-07 (5) -- 29-06 (10)
36. Tom Monsoor -- 16-13 (5) -- 12-05 (5) -- 29-02 (10)
37. Cole Floyd -- 16-03 (5) -- 12-11 (5) -- 28-14 (10)
38. Justin Cooper -- 18-15 (5) -- 9-14 (5) -- 28-13 (10)
39. Stuart Arthur -- 15-06 (5) -- 12-14 (5) -- 28-04 (10)
40. Grae Buck -- 13-14 (5) -- 14-06 (5) -- 28-04 (10)
41. Spencer Shuffield -- 14-04 (5) -- 14-00 (5) -- 28-04 (10)
42. Tommy Dickerson -- 16-13 (5) -- 11-06 (5) -- 28-03 (10)
43. Jacopo Gallelli -- 16-08 (5) -- 11-09 (5) -- 28-01 (10)
44. Jeff Reynolds -- 13-05 (5) -- 14-12 (5) -- 28-01 (10)
45. Brad Knight -- 12-13 (5) -- 15-03 (5) -- 28-00 (10)
46. Dakota Ebare -- 14-01 (5) -- 13-12 (5) -- 27-13 (10)
47. Phillip Dutra -- 11-08 (4) -- 16-02 (5) -- 27-10 (9)
48. Randy Howell -- 13-15 (5) -- 13-10 (5) -- 27-09 (10)
49. Jimmy Reese -- 10-09 (5) -- 16-15 (5) -- 27-08 (10)
50. Steve York -- 10-13 (5) -- 16-09 (5) -- 27-06 (10)
The following anglers did not make the cut and will not fish on day 3.
51. Jared McMillan -- 15-02 (5) -- 12-04 (5) -- 27-06 (10) -- $10,000
52. Kyle Weisenburger -- 14-08 (5) -- 12-14 (5) -- 27-06 (10) -- $10,000
53. Trevor Fitzgerald -- 13-07 (5) -- 13-14 (5) -- 27-05 (10) -- $10,000
54. Jason Vance -- 11-05 (5) -- 15-15 (5) -- 27-04 (10) -- $10,000
55. Josh Butler -- 12-14 (5) -- 14-06 (5) -- 27-04 (10) -- $10,000
56. Cole Hewett -- 19-06 (5) -- 7-10 (3) -- 27-00 (8) -- $10,000
57. Kyle Gelles -- 12-06 (5) -- 14-09 (5) -- 26-15 (10) -- $10,000
58. Alex Davis -- 6-07 (4) -- 20-07 (5) -- 26-14 (9) -- $10,000
59. Joshua Weaver -- 15-05 (5) -- 11-09 (5) -- 26-14 (10) -- $10,000
60. Chris Groh -- 12-05 (5) -- 14-09 (5) -- 26-14 (10) -- $5,833
61. Randall Tharp -- 22-15 (5) -- 3-14 (2) -- 26-13 (7) -- $5,000
62. Jason Blair -- 13-07 (5) -- 13-05 (5) -- 26-12 (10) -- $5,000
63. Kyle Cortiana -- 12-14 (5) -- 13-13 (5) -- 26-11 (10) -- $5,000
64. Jason Lieblong -- 12-09 (5) -- 14-01 (5) -- 26-10 (10) -- $5,000
65. Terry Bolton -- 12-10 (5) -- 13-15 (5) -- 26-09 (10) -- $5,000
66. Greg Bohannan -- 12-11 (5) -- 13-13 (5) -- 26-08 (10) -- $5,000
67. Scott Wiley -- 10-08 (5) -- 15-15 (5) -- 26-07 (10) -- $5,000
68. John Hunter -- 11-01 (5) -- 15-05 (5) -- 26-06 (10) -- $5,000
69. Joey Cifuentes -- 11-06 (5) -- 15-00 (5) -- 26-06 (10) -- $5,000
70. Jeff Bridges -- 14-11 (5) -- 11-08 (5) -- 26-03 (10) -- $5,000
71. Braxton Setzer -- 10-12 (5) -- 15-04 (5) -- 26-00 (10) -- $5,000
72. Richard Lowitzki -- 11-11 (5) -- 14-05 (5) -- 26-00 (10) -- $5,000
73. Tyler Woolcott -- 15-05 (5) -- 10-05 (5) -- 25-10 (10) -- $5,000
74. Bobby Lane -- 12-06 (5) -- 13-04 (5) -- 25-10 (10) -- $5,000
75. John Cox -- 9-07 (5) -- 16-01 (5) -- 25-08 (10) -- $5,000
76. Jamie Horton -- 15-15 (5) -- 9-08 (5) -- 25-07 (10)
77. Mike Surman -- 11-12 (5) -- 13-11 (5) -- 25-07 (10)
78. J Todd Tucker -- 8-13 (5) -- 16-06 (5) -- 25-03 (10)
79. Brian Latimer -- 13-10 (5) -- 11-09 (5) -- 25-03 (10)
80. Joe Wieberg -- 12-02 (5) -- 13-01 (5) -- 25-03 (10)
81. Clayton Batts -- 14-14 (5) -- 10-04 (5) -- 25-02 (10)
82. Nick Gainey -- 10-09 (5) -- 14-06 (5) -- 24-15 (10)
83. Matthew Stefan -- 13-12 (5) -- 11-01 (5) -- 24-13 (10)
84. Steve Lopez -- 12-04 (5) -- 12-09 (5) -- 24-13 (10)
85. Cole Harris -- 13-04 (5) -- 11-02 (4) -- 24-06 (9)
86. Matt Reed -- 8-11 (5) -- 15-08 (5) -- 24-03 (10)
87. Robert Nakatomi -- 14-05 (5) -- 9-11 (5) -- 24-00 (10)
88. Darrell Davis -- 14-13 (5) -- 9-02 (5) -- 23-15 (10)
89. Chad Warren -- 13-13 (5) -- 10-02 (5) -- 23-15 (10)
90. Chris Lane -- 15-13 (5) -- 8-01 (4) -- 23-14 (9)
91. Josh Bragg -- 8-11 (4) -- 15-02 (5) -- 23-13 (9)
92. Evan Barnes -- 9-06 (4) -- 14-06 (5) -- 23-12 (9)
93. Cameron Mattison -- 13-07 (5) -- 10-04 (5) -- 23-11 (10)
94. Rusty Trancygier -- 11-10 (5) -- 12-01 (5) -- 23-11 (10)
95. Andy Newcomb -- 11-09 (5) -- 11-14 (5) -- 23-07 (10)
96. Terry Luedtke -- 12-06 (5) -- 11-00 (5) -- 23-06 (10)
97. Bruce Parsons -- 15-02 (5) -- 8-02 (5) -- 23-04 (10)
98. Brandon McMillan -- 11-01 (5) -- 12-03 (5) -- 23-04 (10)
99. Mickey Beck -- 12-14 (4) -- 10-05 (5) -- 23-03 (9)
100. Brett Hite -- 11-03 (5) -- 11-11 (5) -- 22-14 (10)
101. Cody Pike -- 15-10 (5) -- 7-03 (2) -- 22-13 (7)
102. Colby Schrumpf -- 8-00 (5) -- 14-13 (5) -- 22-13 (10)
103. David Walker -- 12-00 (5) -- 10-13 (5) -- 22-13 (10)
104. Dylan Hays -- 10-10 (5) -- 12-02 (5) -- 22-12 (10)
105. Jim Tutt -- 12-01 (5) -- 10-08 (5) -- 22-09 (10)
106. Ron Farrow -- 11-09 (5) -- 10-15 (5) -- 22-08 (10)
107. Brandon Mosley -- 11-07 (5) -- 10-14 (5) -- 22-05 (10)
108. Tai Au -- 6-14 (5) -- 15-05 (5) -- 22-03 (10)
109. Stephen Albertson -- 11-09 (5) -- 10-08 (5) -- 22-01 (10)
110. Randy Despino -- 8-01 (5) -- 13-15 (5) -- 22-00 (10)
111. Kyle Hall -- 12-14 (5) -- 8-14 (4) -- 21-12 (9)
112. Jim Moynagh -- 11-10 (5) -- 9-15 (5) -- 21-09 (10)
113. Charlie Evans -- 14-01 (5) -- 7-06 (5) -- 21-07 (10)
114. Jimmy Washam -- 9-14 (5) -- 11-07 (5) -- 21-05 (10)
115. Pete Ponds -- 11-00 (5) -- 10-05 (5) -- 21-05 (10)
116. Jason Meninger -- 11-05 (5) -- 9-10 (5) -- 20-15 (10)
117. Darrel Robertson -- 9-12 (5) -- 11-03 (5) -- 20-15 (10)
118. Blake Hall -- 6-13 (4) -- 14-00 (5) -- 20-13 (9)
119. Shane Lineberger -- 4-12 (2) -- 15-14 (5) -- 20-10 (7)
120. Lane Olson -- 9-13 (5) -- 10-13 (5) -- 20-10 (10)
121. Martin Villa -- 9-03 (5) -- 11-05 (5) -- 20-08 (10)
122. Gary Yamamoto -- 13-06 (5) -- 6-14 (5) -- 20-04 (10)
123. Cal Lane -- 10-03 (5) -- 10-00 (5) -- 20-03 (10)
124. Ron Nelson -- 12-07 (5) -- 7-08 (5) -- 19-15 (10)
125. John Voyles -- 12-02 (5) -- 7-10 (5) -- 19-12 (10)
126. Larry Nixon -- 10-09 (5) -- 8-13 (5) -- 19-06 (10)
127. Tom Redington -- 4-05 (2) -- 15-00 (5) -- 19-05 (7)
128. Ricardo Gonzalez -- 7-04 (3) -- 12-01 (5) -- 19-05 (8)
129. River Lee -- 7-09 (5) -- 11-08 (4) -- 19-01 (9)
130. Chad Grigsby -- 11-08 (5) -- 7-07 (5) -- 18-15 (10)
131. Nick Hatfield -- 5-13 (1) -- 12-14 (5) -- 18-11 (6)
132. Jordan Osborne -- 9-09 (5) -- 8-15 (5) -- 18-08 (10)
133. Scott Dobson -- 9-04 (5) -- 9-02 (4) -- 18-06 (9)
134. Robby Lefere -- 10-07 (5) -- 7-13 (5) -- 18-04 (10)
135. Lendell Martin Jr -- 7-11 (5) -- 10-08 (5) -- 18-03 (10)
136. Miles Burghoff -- 6-05 (3) -- 11-10 (5) -- 17-15 (8)
137. Lance Oligschlaeger -- 15-00 (5) -- 2-10 (2) -- 17-10 (7)
138. Troy Stokes -- 10-15 (5) -- 6-09 (5) -- 17-08 (10)
139. Mitchell Webb -- 5-02 (3) -- 11-09 (5) -- 16-11 (8)
140. Dave Parsons -- 11-06 (5) -- 5-04 (4) -- 16-10 (9)
141. Matt Greenblatt -- 10-04 (5) -- 5-14 (5) -- 16-02 (10)
142. Clabion Johns -- 3-06 (3) -- 12-07 (5) -- 15-13 (8)
143. Tyler Stewart -- 6-14 (5) -- 8-15 (5) -- 15-13 (10)
144. Barron Adams -- 12-03 (5) -- 3-09 (3) -- 15-12 (8)
145. Shannon Abbott -- 8-15 (5) -- 6-07 (4) -- 15-06 (9)
146. Scott Towry -- 6-08 (3) -- 8-11 (5) -- 15-03 (8)
147. Eric Olliverson -- 6-06 (5) -- 8-05 (5) -- 14-11 (10)
148. Nick Lebrun -- 12-02 (5) -- 1-14 (1) -- 14-00 (6)
149. Ricky Robinson -- 8-15 (5) -- 4-15 (3) -- 13-14 (8)
150. Billy Hines -- 6-08 (5) -- 7-03 (5) -- 13-11 (10)
151. James Niggemeyer -- 11-06 (5) -- 1-12 (1) -- 13-02 (6)
152. Blake Smith -- 4-11 (3) -- 8-06 (5) -- 13-01 (8)
153. Charlie Ingram -- 4-12 (5) -- 8-05 (5) -- 13-01 (10)
154. Mark Fisher -- 5-15 (5) -- 4-15 (3) -- 10-14 (8)
155. Tim Frederick -- 2-00 (2) -- 8-03 (5) -- 10-03 (7)
156. Takayuki Koike -- 1-15 (2) -- 6-06 (4) -- 8-05 (6)
157. Jeff McLain -- 2-10 (2) -- 0-00 (0) -- 2-10 (2)
