Day 1 with Powroznik

We caught up with pre-tournament favorite Jacob Powroznik on the first day of the Huk Performance Fishing Bassmaster Elite at Chesapeake Bay.

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When we caught up with pre-tournament favorite, Jacob Powroznik, early on Day 1, he was sharing water with several competitors.
When we caught up with pre-tournament favorite, Jacob Powroznik, early on Day 1, he was sharing water with several competitors.
He fished side by side with Bernie Schultz in the back of a creek for more than an hour.
He fished side by side with Bernie Schultz in the back of a creek for more than an hour.
There were a few spectators nearby…
There were a few spectators nearby…
…but they didn’t stay around long.
…but they didn’t stay around long.
We weren’t there long before Todd Faircloth was hooked up.
We weren’t there long before Todd Faircloth was hooked up.
This was a good keeper fish and Faircloth took his time…
This was a good keeper fish and Faircloth took his time…
…before pulling the fish into his boat…
…before pulling the fish into his boat…
…then quickly placing it in the livewell.
…then quickly placing it in the livewell.
It wasn’t long before David Walker joined the group.
It wasn’t long before David Walker joined the group.
Farther in the back of the creek was Boyd Duckett.
Farther in the back of the creek was Boyd Duckett.
Powroznik had already caught two fish before our photographer arrived…
Powroznik had already caught two fish before our photographer arrived…
…but he estimated they weighed 7 pounds.
…but he estimated they weighed 7 pounds.
Bernie Schultz was the next to hook up…
Bernie Schultz was the next to hook up…
…and it was a solid keeper.
…and it was a solid keeper.
Powroznik decides to work his way from the back of the creek…
Powroznik decides to work his way from the back of the creek…
…stopping to flip some isolated cover.
…stopping to flip some isolated cover.
He stops to fish near one of the beautiful homes on Chesapeake Bay.
He stops to fish near one of the beautiful homes on Chesapeake Bay.
He stops to put a fresh skirt on his bait…
He stops to put a fresh skirt on his bait…
…then gets back to work.
…then gets back to work.
He visited with Randall Tharp along the way.
He visited with Randall Tharp along the way.
He hooks up…
He hooks up…
…with another keeper…
…with another keeper…
…and quickly puts it in the boat.
…and quickly puts it in the boat.
Powroznik was working on an early limit…
Powroznik was working on an early limit…
…and that put a smile on his face.
…and that put a smile on his face.
Another keeper in the box.
Another keeper in the box.
He fished past Derek Remitz…
He fished past Derek Remitz…
…who was kind enough to help him out with another bait.
…who was kind enough to help him out with another bait.
Powroznik grabs a drink before making a move…
Powroznik grabs a drink before making a move…
…then began hitting boat dock…
…then began hitting boat dock…
…after boat dock.
…after boat dock.
He sat on this spot for several minutes…
He sat on this spot for several minutes…
…before his patience paid off…
…before his patience paid off…
…and he dropped another keeper into the bottom of the boat.
…and he dropped another keeper into the bottom of the boat.
He removed the hook…
He removed the hook…
…gave his Marshal time to take a quick photo…
…gave his Marshal time to take a quick photo…
…then place fish number five in the live well.
…then place fish number five in the live well.
It wasn’t long before he was battling another fish…
It wasn’t long before he was battling another fish…
…and flipping it…
…and flipping it…
…into the boat..
…into the boat..
Jacob Powroznik
Jacob Powroznik
Take a picture of this one Mr. Marshal.
Take a picture of this one Mr. Marshal.
Time to make another move…
Time to make another move…
…and do some cranking.
…and do some cranking.
That didn’t work out, so it was back to the drop shot.
That didn’t work out, so it was back to the drop shot.
The bait change pays off…
The bait change pays off…
…and Powroznik was pulling another keeper…
…and Powroznik was pulling another keeper…
…around the bow of his boat.
…around the bow of his boat.
He begins to move to the back of the boat…
He begins to move to the back of the boat…
…to finish the fight.
…to finish the fight.
He reaches to lip the tiring fish…
He reaches to lip the tiring fish…
…and gets a good grip…
…and gets a good grip…
…on the kind you need on Chesapeake Bay.
…on the kind you need on Chesapeake Bay.
That one put another smile on his face…
That one put another smile on his face…
…and prompted another photo op for his Day One Marshal.
…and prompted another photo op for his Day One Marshal.
Time to do some culling.
Time to do some culling.
Powroznik pulls his smallest fish from the live well…
Powroznik pulls his smallest fish from the live well…
…and makes a good cull.
…and makes a good cull.
It was a nice day to be out on the water and watch the Elite Series pros do fish.
It was a nice day to be out on the water and watch the Elite Series pros do fish.
Powroznik moved back to where he started from early in the day.
Powroznik moved back to where he started from early in the day.
The move paid off with another keeper fish…
The move paid off with another keeper fish…
…that would go into the livewell.
…that would go into the livewell.
He eyeballed his two smallest fish in the livewell…
He eyeballed his two smallest fish in the livewell…
…decided which one needed to go back into the water…
…decided which one needed to go back into the water…
…and finished culling.
…and finished culling.
As his check-in time neared at the end of the day, he fished an area around a small island…
As his check-in time neared at the end of the day, he fished an area around a small island…
…stopped to fish one last dock…
…stopped to fish one last dock…
…and called it a day.
…and called it a day.