Martens’ last five minutes

Aaron Martens knows time is running out. He told us he plans to head back at 1:50 local time. He's fishing in an area where he's seen two 3-pounders.

Lucas still looking

Lucas is a man on a mission. He knows how close he is to winning, and to losing. He's said a couple of times he needs to catch a 4...

Martens culls again

Aaron Martens just caught a 2-and-a-half pounder, culling up less than a pound. His reaction: "That's not the one I wanted."

Martens culls up

Aaron Martens just caught a 2-pound, 9-ounce bass. That's his estimate. A lot of anglers might say "2 1/2 pounds," but Martens is more specific. He caught this one on a drop...

Martens in mechanic mode

Aaron Martens is replacing his trolling motor. He ran into a serious patch of weeds and snapped a cable. The good news is he has an extra trolling motor in the boat....

Martens on another big bass

Aaron Martens is camping on another big bass.   "It might be 10 pounds, but I'm going to call it a seven since I was wrong on the last one,"...

Martens culls up

Aaron Martens culled twice and is now in the range of 15 pounds."That's not enough," he said. Martens has moved now to a spot about a quarter mile away to...

Martens adds number four – and five!

Aaron Martens just landed keeper number 4. This one was about 2 pounds. But he's seeing a 4- or 5-pound male and a 10-pound female.   "Oh my gosh," Martens...

Martens an instinctive angler?

Aaron Martens has a reputation as an instinctive angler. "He thinks like a fish," says Kent Brown, host of the Ultimate Bass radio show. "He tends to make great decisions."   We...

Martens with No. 3

Aaron Martens just added a third bass to his livewell. As they say in the south, "This is a littleun." Less than a pound. Martens has moved around the corner on Boulden...

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