Super User 5bass Posted May 10, 2009 Super User Posted May 10, 2009 I dont know if any of you are following the Guntersville Elite this weekend but the guys are absolutely wearin' em out! Going into the final day Aaron Martens is leading with 87+ and everyone in the top 12 has a chance to break the 100# mark. There's been plenty of 27, 28 and 29# bags and some 30# bags have gone across the stage as well. Some of the guys are reporting catching as many as 140 fish per day. KVD ended up 20th. Quote
senko_77 Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 Scott, I've been following it since day 1. They are absolutely smackin them. Hoping my man Aaron can stay consistent....wonder if him and Byron are sharing a spot ;D Quote
Super User 5bass Posted May 10, 2009 Author Super User Posted May 10, 2009 I bet they are catching fish off beds. There may be a few guys catching late spawners but the majority of the guys are catching them on traps and cranks. I watched the bass cast thing on ESPN Outdoors for a while yesterday and Martens and McClelland both were throwing lipless baits as far as they could throw 'em. Then Ike said in an interview that he was fishing spots where the fish were stacking up before heading deep for summer. Quote
Super User burleytog Posted May 10, 2009 Super User Posted May 10, 2009 Yep, the reaction bait is king on Guntersville this time of year. The previous Elite tournaments on the lake have shown that. Quote
Super User 5bass Posted May 10, 2009 Author Super User Posted May 10, 2009 Hoping my man Aaron can stay consistent.... Your wish came true. Here's the final 12. 1 Aaron Martens 107- 8 2 Skeet Reese 104- 4 3 Kevin Wirth 102- 3 4 Michael Iaconelli 101- 1 5 Marty Stone 99- 5 6 Mark Menendez 96- 1 7 Mike McClelland 94- 4 8 Byron Velvick 94- 0 9 Jami Fralick 93-13 10 Matt Reed 92- 9 11 Todd Faircloth 91-14 12 Alton Jones 89- 3 Quote
Ellesar Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 Its not just the elites that are whcking them on Guntersville. The fishing right now is unreal. I caught over 50 yesterday morning and another 60 yesterday afternoon. And alot of these are not small fish. Yesterday morning we had over 20 lbs by 8 am. We started looking around for a tournament to compete in. Its been like this for a couple of weeks now. The best part is that they are starting to destroy top water baits, most of the fish we caught yesterday evening were on top water baits. Talking to some of the elites in and around Guntersville over the past few days, they all are amazed at the fishing on Guntersville right now. The combination of numbers and size is just unbelievable. Quote
Mike 12345 Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 I rode with three different Elite at G'ville this week during the tourney, and I can tell you that they absolutely SLAYED them. Culling 5 pound fish left and right. It was absolutely sick. That is an amazing lake to sustain that kind of LMB population with the amount of pressure the lake gets. Quote
-FisherGal- Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 oh how i wish i was on guntersville instead of at work.... that would be nice!! Quote
Super User senile1 Posted May 11, 2009 Super User Posted May 11, 2009 Yeah, think about it. You're Greg Hackney and you have over 72 lbs after three days (averaging 24 lbs a day) and you don't make the final cut to twelve anglers. Amazing! Quote
Super User 5bass Posted May 11, 2009 Author Super User Posted May 11, 2009 I rode with three different Elite at G'ville this week during the tourney, and I can tell you that they absolutely SLAYED them. Who did you ride with? Let's hear some details....you cant just come in here and stir the pot without throwing in some details. ;D Quote
Mike 12345 Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 I rode with three different Elite at G'ville this week during the tourney, and I can tell you that they absolutely SLAYED them. Who did you ride with? Let's hear some details....you cant just come in here and stir the pot without throwing in some details. ;D There are crazy numbers of big bass in that lake. On Day One 1 rode with Morizo Shimizu, on Day 2 I rode with Aaron Martens, and Day Three I rode with Mark Burgess. All three were class-act guys.....very personable and happy to show/explain/teach. I can't say enough good things about them. Also, the B.A.S.S staff and the pros both love the Marshal program, and go out of their way to make sure you have a good time. I guess I'd better keep that quiet so I have a good chance of getting into more events next year ;D It was one of the coolest things I've ever done. I'm signed up for Kentucky Lake next month, and I'll definitely be signing up for more next season. Quote
Super User 5bass Posted May 11, 2009 Author Super User Posted May 11, 2009 I rode with three different Elite at G'ville this week during the tourney, and I can tell you that they absolutely SLAYED them. Who did you ride with? Let's hear some details....you cant just come in here and stir the pot without throwing in some details. ;D on Day 2 I rode with Aaron Martens That's really cool that you got a day on the water with the eventual winner. I'm almost positive that Senko77 is jealous. ;D Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted May 12, 2009 Super User Posted May 12, 2009 When we were there, last year, this is the kind of week I was expecting. Once again, timing is everything! 8-) Quote
senko_77 Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 I rode with three different Elite at G'ville this week during the tourney, and I can tell you that they absolutely SLAYED them. Who did you ride with? Let's hear some details....you cant just come in here and stir the pot without throwing in some details. ;D on Day 2 I rode with Aaron Martens That's really cool that you got a day on the water with the eventual winner. I'm almost positive that Senko77 is jealous. ;D You lucky S.O.B.!!! I would kill to have a day of fishing with Martens. What did he throw? What was it like sitting in the boat with the most patient angler on the Elite Series? Quote
Super User 5bass Posted May 13, 2009 Author Super User Posted May 13, 2009 I rode with three different Elite at G'ville this week during the tourney, and I can tell you that they absolutely SLAYED them. Who did you ride with? Let's hear some details....you cant just come in here and stir the pot without throwing in some details. ;D on Day 2 I rode with Aaron Martens That's really cool that you got a day on the water with the eventual winner. I'm almost positive that Senko77 is jealous. ;D You lucky S.O.B.!!! I would kill to have a day of fishing with Martens. Told ya! Quote
Mike 12345 Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 I rode with three different Elite at G'ville this week during the tourney, and I can tell you that they absolutely SLAYED them. Who did you ride with? Let's hear some details....you cant just come in here and stir the pot without throwing in some details. ;D on Day 2 I rode with Aaron Martens That's really cool that you got a day on the water with the eventual winner. I'm almost positive that Senko77 is jealous. ;D You lucky S.O.B.!!! I would kill to have a day of fishing with Martens. What did he throw? What was it like sitting in the boat with the most patient angler on the Elite Series? HaHa, it was way cool, Senko77. Aaron Martens is a fantastic guy to spend 10 hours with. He likes to talk, likes to tell you what he's noticing on the water, likes to have fun catching fish. I learned so much from him, just by watching him and listening to what he was saying- I didn't have to ask a lot of questions. I'll tell you this- the guy was hitting them HARD. You should have seen the skin on his hands and thumbs- they were so shredded from handling bass between practice and the tourney that he was uncomfortable. Add to that, he was so completely personable that he took away my jitters about being amongst the pros, and I was able to have a good time while we joked about ( or I joked about) culling fish as big as he was culling. Super guy. He's a class act all the way. The only problem I had was when he asked me to estimate the weight of a few fish he landed- he sort of said, that when you boat so many fish of this size, you can't tell their weight any more. I kind of had to confess that the BASS Trak phone did not have a button for 'donkey' size, as he liked to call them, and I'd never caught one that big. :-/ Totally awesome! Send me a PM and I'll try to give you more if you want. There is a write up on Bassmaster.com about the LC DD 2.5 Peace Quote
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