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There are few things as inspiring to an angler as a brilliant sunrise. An orange hue breaking over the horizon just means the game has started; like a kick off in a football game.
Photo: Seigo Saito
At the Plano Bassmaster Elite at St. Clair there were only a few hours during the four days when anglers actually saw the sun.
Photo: Garrick Dixon
But when it peaked out of the clouds everyone noticed, like God was saying “hello.”
Photo: Joe Bedra
The following is mostly photos taken by Marshals during the event. In this photo that's our very own Shaye Baker, bundled up against the early morning chill.
Photo: Thomas Allen
They may not have been in the front of the boat.
Photo: Tony Petras
But they knew exactly what a great sunrise means to an angler.
Photo: Logan Nevins
Take a roll through the B.A.S.S. Blog and you will see how inspired they were.
Photo: Troy Quillen
They not only captured the beauty of the moment.
Photo: Marshal Jack
But they even framed up their anglers for some truly stunning shots. This one was shot by Keith Nyquist who was Marshaling with Kevin VanDam
Justin Englemen even got an extraordinary fish grab with the sun over Cliff Prince’s shoulder.
Prince was thrilled by the big smallmouth. Some of us were just as thrilled by the backdrop.
Photo: Justin Englemen
Bobby Lane may not even have noticed the amazing sky, but his Marshal, Dan Eckert did.
The cool thing about the Great Lakes is it’s the same sun, but everyone seemed to have a different look, like this one in front of John Crews.
Photo: Justin Carrier
Or this one in front of Charlie Hartley.
Photo: Jesse Myers
Bret Reid even gave us a little teaser, knowing full well the sky was getting ready to bust.
Like it did for him and Jordan Lee.
Photo: Bret Reid
No matter the angler, brilliant colors for the start of the day are the perfect conditions to go fishing.
Photo: Steve Bowman
It doesn’t matter if you are in a tournament or not.
Photo: Steve Bowman
