Aaron Martens arrives on Day 1 of the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship with his trusty drop-shot.
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Like Aaron is with everything, he precisely adjusts the speed of his trolling motor by hand to 2.4 units of speed/time frame. Not sure exactly what those figures are.
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Aaron continues to fire away with nothing to show for his relentless casting so far.
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Aaron's line is so small that it disappears in plain sight leaving only a little moisture in the air.
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One of the best in the business with electronics, Martens tweaks his unit.
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Aaron moves back to the front of the boat, seemingly ignoring the bass at the back.
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Jacob Powroznik picks up and makes a move. He's off to a solid start so we follow along.
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Powroznik flags Cliff Crochet over and hands him the baits that are working.
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Powroznik even goes as far as tying on Crochet's leader line for him. Now that's true friendship when you can trust another angler to tie your knots. Apparently Powroznik owed Crochet one and he paid up big time.
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