Heavy cloud cover moving in marked the first day of the Plano Bassmaster Elite on Lake St. Clair.
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Jeff Kriet takes up a position close to the take-off area as the sun starts to peek over the horizon.
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There would be moments when the sun would break through, as angler like Jared Lintner would start looking for schools of smallmouth.
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Despite the promise of light wind it was obvious early on that waves would also be a part of Day 1.
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Edwin Evers anchors himself to the front of his boat as he makes long casts into St. Clair.
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It was obvious that Evers was happy with the results as he fought a heavy fish.
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The battle took several seconds before the fish came close enough to show itself.
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But he still fought the big fish as it sent a spray of water across the front of the boat.
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But it was obvious something was up when Evers grabbed his bait, instead of grabbing a fish.
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A half second later and it was obvious as a big muskie exploded out of the lake.
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It hung in the air like it was surveying the angler who had just hooked him.
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After another muskie that produced a break off, Evers would pull up stakes and move on.
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And landing fish, even though, his was a short fish on the lake which requires fish to be 14 inches in length.
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Leaving his trolling motor down when he moved through the rolling waves.
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Swindle would hit the driver's seat as his third keeper made a big splash.
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Jordan Lee would ride the waves of the main lake to produce a 17 pound, 10 ounce stringer.
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And nearby him, Jacob Powroznik would be building an 18-11 Day One start.
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He would share water with several anglers including Davy Hite who at this time was making virtually the same drift.
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Hite would get off that timing by re-working his tackle when it came time to move.
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Chris Lane, who won here two years ago, would be fishing more shallow. He would finish the day with 17-9.
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