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Elite Series pro John Murray was all smiles before he put in on Day One of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open #2.
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Elite Series pro Derek Remitz watches as his co-angler backs his rig down the ramp at Lake St. Clair Metropark.
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John Zubkoff had a Top 10 finish at the last Open on the Detroit River.
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Lake St. Clair guide and local favorite Art Ferguson is ready to roll.
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Elite Series pro Kevin Short’s wife usually backs him down but, in her absence, the job fell in his lap this morning.
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Elite Series pro David Walker’s Tundra matches his boat nicely.
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Walker reppin’ the Evinrude E-Nation.
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This thought was on every angler’s mind this morning.
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Clifford Pirch travels with his family, and after trying everything from a double-decker trailer to two trucks, he’s found that renting a U-Haul is the most cost-effective means of getting himself to the ramp without bringing the whole gang.
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A BoatUS towboat is a welcome presence at Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens. This one led the field out this morning.
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Anglers line up waiting to launch.
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A look a Jon Bondy’s rods reveals that he’s on a crankbait pattern.
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At 7 a.m. sharp, the BoatUS towboat led the field through the canal toward Lake St. Clair.
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Elite Series pro Charlie Hartley signals that he’s “open” to receive his check-in fob from a B.A.S.S. official.
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A B.A.S.S. staffer tosses a fob to the next boat in line.
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Elite Series pro Fred Roumbanis prefers the one-hand method. Note the concentration in his eyes. He successfully snagged it.
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Tournament Director Chris Bowes points an angler toward the inspection station.
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