COLUMBIA, S.C.– An 8-pounder put an exclamation mark on Andy Montgomery’s Qualifying Day 2 at Fox Rent A Car Stage Three Presented by Mercury. He finished Group A’s second day of competition with 20 pounds, 13 ounces, which is the best five-fish limit of the day. However, Montgomery is the first to admit that those numbers won’t mean anything when he returns to Lake Murray for Thursday’s Knockout Round. The weights will be zeroed and everyone will have an equal shot at the Top 10.

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