Powroznik’s Guntersville practice

Jacob Powroznik shares his final day of practice for the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake Guntersville.

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Jacob Powroznik shares his final day of practice for the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake Guntersville. Read the full story <a href=http://www.bassmaster.com/news/how-powroznik-practiced-guntersville>here<a>.
Jacob Powroznik shares his final day of practice for the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake Guntersville. Read the full story here.


The day is young, but Powroznik is already checking his phone for the weather forecast tomorrow and the next day when competition is underway.
The day is young, but Powroznik is already checking his phone for the weather forecast tomorrow and the next day when competition is underway.

“I did catch a 2 ½ pounder yesterday that had a fisheries tag in it, it’s pretty cool.”
“I did catch a 2 ½ pounder yesterday that had a fisheries tag in it, it’s pretty cool.”
“A tagged fish isn’t the only unique thing I’ve caught this week,” says Powroznik. “I dredged-up and old lake map with my Carolina Rig yesterday too.”
“A tagged fish isn’t the only unique thing I’ve caught this week,” says Powroznik. “I dredged-up and old lake map with my Carolina Rig yesterday too.”
Powroznik’s friend and fellow pro Gerald Swindle is fishing nearby. Powroznik asks Swindle if he thinks Guntersville’s bass spawn out there in 7 – 8’ of water. “Not likely – especially with the rains adding so much color to the water,” says Swindle.
Powroznik’s friend and fellow pro Gerald Swindle is fishing nearby. Powroznik asks Swindle if he thinks Guntersville’s bass spawn out there in 7 – 8’ of water. “Not likely – especially with the rains adding so much color to the water,” says Swindle.
Guntersville resident and gifted young Elite Series rookie Jordan Lee is fishing nearby. Jordan and J Proz trade jests about how tough it is. “We could be on Lake Falcon in March, and we’d be trying to tell each how bad it is,” jokes Lee.
Guntersville resident and gifted young Elite Series rookie Jordan Lee is fishing nearby. Jordan and J Proz trade jests about how tough it is. “We could be on Lake Falcon in March, and we’d be trying to tell each how bad it is,” jokes Lee.
Powroznik has used a single Quantum baitcasting rod and reel all morning to no avail. Time for a change. He digs four more rods out.
Powroznik has used a single Quantum baitcasting rod and reel all morning to no avail. Time for a change. He digs four more rods out.
The second and third keepers of the day come aboard a couple minutes apart. Each fish will push three pounds, and is hauled in on the finesse spinning outfit he referenced loving so much an hour earlier.
The second and third keepers of the day come aboard a couple minutes apart. Each fish will push three pounds, and is hauled in on the finesse spinning outfit he referenced loving so much an hour earlier.
Powroznik predicts a winning 4-day weight of 88 pounds. “Like I said earlier this morning, if I can catch 20 pounds a day, I’ll leave here grinning ear-to-ear.”
Powroznik predicts a winning 4-day weight of 88 pounds. “Like I said earlier this morning, if I can catch 20 pounds a day, I’ll leave here grinning ear-to-ear.”