Bill Lowen started his day in fourth place, and had to make a 25-minute run to reach his first spot. But things didn’t go as planned.
Due to a serious wreck on the Highway 24 bridge, take-off was delayed by 15 minutes — so he was slowed down to begin with.
But it got worse.
As we were headed up to start our day shooting Lowen, we met him blazing his way back to Green Pond. After we caught up to him we learned his trolling motor was giving him fits, which is a critical tool to successful tournament bass fishing.
A repair job was essential to carry on. He put his boat on the trailer and headed to the service yard.
The techs began their magic with an obviously frustrated Lowen looking on. But he was smiling and joking the entire time. And they came through with lightning speed and accuracy like they always do.
A fine example of how to keep your head in the game in the midst of adversity. Fortunately, he caught some of his better fish later in the day. Hopefully the added delay won’t hurt Lowen’s day.
Lowen is back on the water.
More to come.