Day One on St. Clair III

Go on the water with the pros on Day One of the Elite Series Plano Championship Chase on Lake St. Clair/Detroit River.

<p>Derek Remitz appears to be walking on water in the rolling waves of Lake Erie.</p>
Derek Remitz appears to be walking on water in the rolling waves of Lake Erie.
<p>He’s down one minute and up the next.</p>
He’s down one minute and up the next.
<p>Like most of the anglers, Remitz kept a steady eye on his electronics.</p>
Like most of the anglers, Remitz kept a steady eye on his electronics.
<p>And would occasionally set the hook.</p>
And would occasionally set the hook.
<p>Sometimes the hoped for smallmouth would turn into a drum.</p>
Sometimes the hoped for smallmouth would turn into a drum.
<p>Grant Goldbeck focuses on his electronics while a spectator boat idles by.</p>
Grant Goldbeck focuses on his electronics while a spectator boat idles by.
<p>Brandon Card casts as he makes a drift along a reef on Lake Erie.</p>
Brandon Card casts as he makes a drift along a reef on Lake Erie.
<p>This rock bass bit in the same place he had caught his limit.</p>
This rock bass bit in the same place he had caught his limit.
<p>A well-known landmark in the Pelee Island area is a lighthouse and helicopter pad.</p>
A well-known landmark in the Pelee Island area is a lighthouse and helicopter pad.
<p>Nate Wellman fishes near the lighthouse while waves nearly obscure his boat.</p>
Nate Wellman fishes near the lighthouse while waves nearly obscure his boat.
<p>The waves were troublesome even on short runs like this one by Kotaro Kiriyama.</p>
The waves were troublesome even on short runs like this one by Kotaro Kiriyama.
<p>After going up, you would have to come back down.</p>
After going up, you would have to come back down.
<p>And sometimes you would go even further down.</p>
And sometimes you would go even further down.
<p>Takahiro Omori fished from his back deck, while his Marshal sat on the front.</p>
Takahiro Omori fished from his back deck, while his Marshal sat on the front.
<p>Around the Pelee Island area several anglers shared the same drifts.</p>
Around the Pelee Island area several anglers shared the same drifts.
<p>Timmy Horton fishes with his Power Poles down and Drift Paddles attached.</p>
Timmy Horton fishes with his Power Poles down and Drift Paddles attached.
<p>Nearby Jeremy Starks hooks up with a keeper.</p>
Nearby Jeremy Starks hooks up with a keeper.
<p>That sends him down on the deck to land.</p>
That sends him down on the deck to land.
<p>He pulls the fish in...</p>
He pulls the fish in…
<p>...and licks his lips at his fortune.</p>
…and licks his lips at his fortune.
<p>The fish allows him to cull.</p>
The fish allows him to cull.
<p>And within a few minutes, he’s hooked up again.</p>
And within a few minutes, he’s hooked up again.
<p>This one sends him to the back deck.</p>
This one sends him to the back deck.
<p>Again he hits  the deck to cradle another keeper.</p>
Again he hits  the deck to cradle another keeper.
<p>After culling the fish, Starks fights the waves back to the top of his drift.</p>
After culling the fish, Starks fights the waves back to the top of his drift.
<p>And passes Horton on the way.</p>
And passes Horton on the way.
<p>Omori tosses out a drift sock to slow his drift.</p>
Omori tosses out a drift sock to slow his drift.
<p>Like all the anglers, Starks continually fought the waves.</p>
Like all the anglers, Starks continually fought the waves.
<p>They were such a constant theme….</p>
They were such a constant theme….
<p>Starks didn’t seem to mind as he waves through the flush of water.</p>
Starks didn’t seem to mind as he waves through the flush of water.
<p>Nearby, Wellman and J Todd Tucker fish near the helicopter pad.</p>
Nearby, Wellman and J Todd Tucker fish near the helicopter pad.
<p>Fletcher Shryock leans over to get a better look at his electronics.</p>
Fletcher Shryock leans over to get a better look at his electronics.