News Archive For May 2009
The AOY race heats up
May 26, 2009 (bassmaster.com, May 20, 2009)
If you didn’t like the way the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race was shaping up before the Southern Challenge on Lake Guntersville, take another look at the standings after that slugfest. Things have tightened up. It’s true that the top three anglers in the race — Kevin VanDam, Skeet Reese and Alton Jones — haven’t moved from …Read more »Martens overcomes adversity to take fifth BASS victory
May 10, 2009 (bassmaster.com, May 10, 2009)
LAKE GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Despite nearly relinquishing a 6-pound plus margin, Aaron Martens of Leeds, Ala., held on Sunday to score his fifth BASS victory — his first outside of the state of the California — at the Marine Formula STA-BIL Southern Challenge on Lake Guntersville. The 36-year-old West Coast product, who totaled 107 pounds, 8 ounces, nearly let victory …Read more »Martens is seven up
May 09, 2009 (bassmaster.com, May 9, 2009)
LAKE GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — They say redemption is a dish best served cold, but things have been getting frigid for Aaron Martens. Consumed with a missed opportunity at a 2008 Bassmaster Elite Series event on Texas’ Lake Falcon, Martens of Leeds, Ala., took one giant step toward exorcising some demons Saturday as he built his three-day total to 87 pounds, …Read more »Is VanDam catchable?
May 08, 2009 (bassmaster.com, May 7, 2009)
Halfway through the Bassmaster Elite Series regular season, the standings for the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year award are starting to look like a list of the usual suspects: Kevin VanDam, Skeet Reese, Alton Jones, Gary Klein, Todd Faircloth and Aaron Martens are all in the top 10. Things got shaken up pretty good after the Blue Ridge …Read more »Todd Faircloth leads Day One at Lake Guntersville
May 08, 2009 (bassmaster.com, May 7, 2009)
LAKE GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Fish-factory Lake Guntersville is like racing on a fast track, golfing on a short municipal course or bowling with those deflecting cushions. In other words, things can get a bit easier and infinitely more entertaining. On Thursday, Todd Faircloth of Jasper, Texas, smashed 31 pounds, 0 ounces, on Guntersville to lead the Marine Formula STA-BIL Southern …Read more »Martens leads Day Two at Lake Guntersville
May 08, 2009 (bassmaster.com, May 8, 2009)
LAKE GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Setting a torrid pace on ultra-active Lake Guntersville, Aaron Martens of Leeds, Ala., relied on stealth for a two-day total of 58 pounds, 14 ounces, at the Marine Formula STA-BIL Southern Challenge, enough to lead Mike McClelland of Bella Vista, Ark., by more than 1 pound. Plagued by local boat traffic, Martens was forced to play …Read more »Hands down, the best fishing hole
May 08, 2009 (bassmaster.com, May 8, 2009)
LAKE GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Lake Guntersville is hard on the hands. If you don’t believe it, look at the palms and fingers of Mark Burgess; he has tape strategically wrapped over the places that saw the worst wear and tear Thursday in the opening round of the Southern Challenge. Mark Davis has more nicks, cuts and abrasions on his hands …Read more »
