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Martens takes early lead on GB

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 Jun 28th, 2012 by OutdoorsFIRST 

Modified Jun 28th, 2012 at 12:00 AM

The “Mystery Lake” that garnered so much attention for months leading up to the announcement in late May is remaining a bit of a mystery to many pros.  Aaron Martens the 2006 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year leads the way with a five-fish limit of Door County smallmouth that weighed 20-0.

Aaron Martens (Photo BassFIRST)

Day One of the Green Bay Challenge got underway to very unlike Green Bay conditions with light winds and clear skies which allowed anglers to make a easy run to the northeast right near the boundary.  Over 85% of the boats fished in one of three bays, Little Sturgeon, Riley’s, and Sand Bays just to the west of Sturgeon Bay.

“Everyone’s basically fishing in the same area,” Martens said, describing a 3 or 4 mile stretch of Lake Michigan on the west side of the lake, not far from Sand Bay. “I’m concerned that all the fishing pressure might affect the bite and make things tough tomorrow.”

One angler estimated at one point during the day that 80 boats were fishing a 3-mile stretch, many fishing less than 50 feet apart.

Soft plastics rigged on drop shots and jigheads dominate what most caught their fish on but jerkbaits and spinnerbaits did come into play for some.

The main concern for the next couple of days remains the weather.  Reports of wind kicking up have been inconsisent so making a game time decision whether to make the run north or have to change up ones game plan.

Day 1 image gallery from morning take-off and weigh-in here.

Here’s how the field rounded out on Day One.

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts 

1.  Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL                5  20-00   98

  Day 1: 5   20-00 

2.  Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ     5  19-14   97

  Day 1: 5   19-14 

3.  Todd Faircloth         Jasper, TX               5  18-03   96

  Day 1: 5   18-03 

4.  Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID             5  18-00   95

  Day 1: 5   18-00 

5.  Matt Herren            Trussville, AL           5  17-14   94

  Day 1: 5   17-14 

6.  David Walker           Sevierville, TN          5  17-13   93

  Day 1: 5   17-13 

7.  Jonathon VanDam        Kalamazoo, MI            5  17-11   92

  Day 1: 5   17-11 

8.  Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK              5  17-01   91

  Day 1: 5   17-01 

9.  Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA             5  17-00   90

  Day 1: 5   17-00 

10. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA              5  16-13   89

  Day 1: 5   16-13 

10. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL            5  16-13   89

  Day 1: 5   16-13 

10. Chris Zaldain          San Jose, CA             5  16-13   89

  Day 1: 5   16-13 

13. Ott DeFoe              Knoxville, TN            5  16-11   86

  Day 1: 5   16-11 

14. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  5  16-09   85

  Day 1: 5   16-09 

15. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY              5  16-09   84

  Day 1: 5   16-09 

16. Bobby Lane             Lakeland, FL             5  16-08   83

  Day 1: 5   16-08 

16. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA        5  16-08   83

  Day 1: 5   16-08 

18. Travis Manson          De Pere, WI              5  16-07   81

  Day 1: 5   16-07 

19. John Crews             Salem, VA                5  16-06   80

  Day 1: 5   16-06 

20. Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA               5  16-00   79

  Day 1: 5   16-00 

21. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK         5  15-14   78

  Day 1: 5   15-14 

22. Scott Rook             Little Rock, AR          5  15-13   77

  Day 1: 5   15-13 

23. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL         5  15-12   76

  Day 1: 5   15-12 

23. Jason Quinn            Lake Wylie, SC           5  15-12   76

  Day 1: 5   15-12 

25. Mark Davis             Mount Ida, AR            5  14-14   74

  Day 1: 5   14-14 

25. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL          5  14-14   74

  Day 1: 5   14-14 

27. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR          5  14-10   72

  Day 1: 5   14-10 

28. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX               5  14-08   71

  Day 1: 5   14-08 

29. Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR            5  14-04   70

  Day 1: 5   14-04 

30. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               5  14-02   69

  Day 1: 5   14-02 

31. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN           5  14-01   68

  Day 1: 5   14-01 

32. Pete Ponds             Madison, MS              5  13-15   67

  Day 1: 5   13-15 

33. Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, KS         5  13-14   66

  Day 1: 5   13-14 

34. Shaw E Grigsby Jr.     Gainesville, FL          5  13-13   65

  Day 1: 5   13-13 

35. Keith Poche            Pike Road, AL            5  13-13   64

  Day 1: 5   13-13 

36. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  5  13-12   63

  Day 1: 5   13-12 

37. Matt Greenblatt        Port St Lucie, FL        5  13-08   62

  Day 1: 5   13-08 

38. Jeremy Starks          Scott Depot, WV          5  13-06   61

  Day 1: 5   13-06 

39. Timmy Horton           Muscle Shoals, AL        5  13-04   60

  Day 1: 5   13-04 

40. David Smith            Del City, OK             5  13-02   59

  Day 1: 5   13-02 

41. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, MI            5  13-01   58

  Day 1: 5   13-01 

42. Kelly Jordon           Palestine, TX            5  12-13   57

  Day 1: 5   12-13 

42. Andy Montgomery        Blacksburg, SC           5  12-13   57

  Day 1: 5   12-13 

44. Alton Jones            Woodway, TX              5  12-12   55

  Day 1: 5   12-12 

44. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL           5  12-12   55

  Day 1: 5   12-12 

44. Fletcher Shryock       Newcomerstown, OH        5  12-12   55

  Day 1: 5   12-12 

47. Morizo Shimizu         Matsugaoka JAPAN         3  12-12   52

  Day 1: 3   12-12 

48. Derek Remitz           Grant, AL                5  12-11   51

  Day 1: 5   12-11 

49. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX          5  12-10   50

  Day 1: 5   12-10 

50. Casey D Ashley         Donalds, SC              5  12-04   49

  Day 1: 5   12-04 

51. Kotaro Kiriyama        Moody, AL                5  12-02   48

  Day 1: 5   12-02 

52. Chad Griffin           Cresson, TX              5  12-01   47

  Day 1: 5   12-01 

52. Nate Wellman           Newaygo, MI              5  12-01   47

  Day 1: 5   12-01 

54. Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX                5  12-00   45

  Day 1: 5   12-00 

55. Jamie Horton           Centerville, AL          5  12-00   44

  Day 1: 5   12-00 

56. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX           5  11-09   43

  Day 1: 5   11-09 

57. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA          5  11-04   42

  Day 1: 5   11-04 

58. Dustin Wilks           Rocky Mount, NC          5  11-03   41

  Day 1: 5   11-03 

59. Edwin Evers            Talala, OK               5  11-02   40

  Day 1: 5   11-02 

60. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL              5  11-01   39

  Day 1: 5   11-01 

61. Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              4  11-00   38

  Day 1: 4   11-00 

62. Matt Reed              Madisonville, TX         4  10-13   37

  Day 1: 4   10-13 

63. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK              5  10-12   36

  Day 1: 5   10-12 

64. Russell Parrish        Riesel, TX               4  10-08   35

  Day 1: 4   10-08 

65. Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK                5  10-03   34

  Day 1: 5   10-03 

66. Boyd Duckett           Demopolis, AL            5  10-02   33

  Day 1: 5   10-02 

67. Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL             5  09-09   32

  Day 1: 5   09-09 

68. Randy Howell           Springville, AL          5  09-08   31

  Day 1: 5   09-08 

69. Clark Reehm            Shreveport, LA           5  09-06   30

  Day 1: 5   09-06 

70. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO         4  09-01   29

  Day 1: 4   09-01 

71. Casey Scanlon          Lenexa, KS               3  09-00   28

  Day 1: 3   09-00 

72. Jason Williamson       Aiken, SC                5  08-05   27

  Day 1: 5   08-05 

73. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR          4  08-05   26

  Day 1: 4   08-05 

74. Grant Goldbeck         Boerne, TX               3  07-12   25

  Day 1: 3   07-12 

75. Denny Brauer           Camdenton, MO            3  07-08   24

  Day 1: 3   07-08 

76. Brandon Card           Caryville, TN            3  07-07   23

  Day 1: 3   07-07 

77. Britt Myers            Lake Wylie, SC           4  07-02   22

  Day 1: 4   07-02 

78. Kyle A. Fox            Lakeland, FL             4  07-01   21

  Day 1: 4   07-01 

79. Michael Iaconelli      Pittsgrove, NJ           4  06-09   20

  Day 1: 4   06-09 

80. John Murray            Phoenix, AZ              3  06-09   19

  Day 1: 3   06-09 

81. Bradley Roy            Lancaster, KY            3  06-08   18

  Day 1: 3   06-08 

82. Michael Simonton       Fremont, OH              2  06-00   17

  Day 1: 2   06-00 

83. Billy McCaghren        Mayflower, AR            3  05-13   16

  Day 1: 3   05-13 

84. Terry Butcher          Talala, OK               3  05-10   15

  Day 1: 3   05-10 

85. Jami Fralick           Martin, SD               2  05-03   14

  Day 1: 2   05-03 

86. J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, GA             2  05-00   13

  Day 1: 2   05-00 

87. Byron Velvick          Boenre, TX               2  04-10   12

  Day 1: 2   04-10 

88. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC           2  04-03   11

  Day 1: 2   04-03 

89. Kenyon Hill            Norman, OK               2  03-11   10

  Day 1: 2   03-11 

89. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC                2  03-11   10

  Day 1: 2   03-11 

91. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA          2  03-06    8

  Day 1: 2   03-06 

92. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           2  03-04    7

  Day 1: 2   03-04 

93. Brent Broderick        Oregonia, OH             1  02-13    6

  Day 1: 1   02-13 

94. Jared Miller           Norman, OK               1  02-02    5

  Day 1: 1   02-02 

95. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS               1  02-01    4

  Day 1: 1   02-01 

96. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL              1  02-00    3

  Day 1: 1   02-00 

97. Cliff Pace             Petal, MS                0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

97. Zell Rowland           Montgomery, TX           0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

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Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

1        66       411      1118-10

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          66       411      1118-10


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