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B.A.S.S. emcee Dave Mercer and Charlie Hartley get a kick out of a Scott Rook story before launch on Day Two of the TroKar Quest on Arkansas' Bull Shoals Lake.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1318.jpg)
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Day One leader Brandon Palaniuk, Yamaha's Dave Ittner, and Scott Ashmore converse before Day Two at the TroKar Quest on Bull Shoals Lake.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1322.jpg)
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Matt Greenblatt works on his tackle prior to take-off.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1323_0.jpg)
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Travis Manson and Keith Poche have a chat on Day Two at launch.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1324.jpg)
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Rookie Kevin Ledoux of Choctaw, Okla., has the support of his family.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1325.jpg)
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Kevin VanDam motors past the dock as his boat number is called.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1380.jpg)
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Derek Remitz fine tunes his equipment before blast-off.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1328.jpg)
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The media puts a full press on Brandon Palaniuk, who led Day One with 21-9.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1331.jpg)
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Dave Mercer interviews Bradley Roy, who sits in fourth with 18-2.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1332.jpg)
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A weather system bringing wind and rain is fast approaching the Bull Shoals area.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1333.jpg)
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Storm clouds brew in the distance as the national anthem plays.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1337_0.jpg)
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After being the last boat out on Day One, Palaniuk starts off the Day Two launch in first.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1340.jpg)
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Kelly Jordon, who sits in 31st, idles past the dock.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1342.jpg)
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UV-Tackle pro Brent Chapman makes his way through the Day Two line.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1344.jpg)
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Boats head out of the marina toward Bull Shoals Lake as a light rain begins.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1346.jpg)
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Stephen Browning has his game face on.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1348.jpg)
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J Todd Tucker and the Big Green Egg look to climb up the standings from his spot in 38th on Day One.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1356.jpg)
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Sharing an umbrella as a light rain begins, angler wives Julia Kennedy and Kerry Short share a laugh.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1357.jpg)
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Kotaro Kiriyama acknowledges the crowd as he passes the docks.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1363.jpg)
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Sitting in eighth place with 17-6, Rick Clunn of nearby Ava, Mo., heads out on Bull Shoals.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1365.jpg)
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TroKar pro Skeet Reese flashes a winning smile as he starts Day Two.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1369.jpg)
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Chris Lane gives a big grin on his way to take off.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1370.jpg)
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A weather system bringing wind and rain is fast approaching the Bull Shoals area on Day Two of the TroKar Quest.