Inside Elite Boats: Micah Frazier

Georgia pro Micah Frazier took a little time between rigging rods to walk us through his 2019 Ranger. He and his family stayed with Stetson Blaylock and his family for the 2019 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville.

Starting at the front, his rig is powered with a Minn Kota Ultrex.

His trolling motor is complimented with a Lowrance HDS 12, a location where he spends a tremendous amount of time.

You can see his Power-Pole pedals to the top left of this Ultrex foot pedal.

Control switches to the top right and tool holder in the bottom left. All at the bow.

Digging into the small hatch just forward of the driver’s console …

Frazier pulls out his Sunline Shooter 7- and 8-pound leader material.

And of course, a smart angler keeps a healthy roll of TP handy.

On either side of the step up onto the front deck are a pair of tool holders. Convenient.

He keeps pliers and scissors within arm’s reach at all times.

Digging into the center storage box he keeps some Yum plastics and Booyah crankbaits.

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Moving to the port-side rod locker, Frazier grabs a couple of his favorite rod-and-reel combos.

Abu Garcia rods and reels are one of his main sponsors, and that matched with Sunline keep him attached to his fish.

Inside his starboard rod locker he keeps extra life jackets and his rain gear, plus a few additional Abu Garcia rods and reels.

In his cooler he keeps BodyArmor sports drink to stay hydrated, especially in the Alabama heat during the Guntersville Elite.

And almonds help keep him going during the day.

Every boat needs a place for junk. The step up onto the front casting deck acts as Frazier’s on-board trashcan.

Now at the main cockpit.

Fraizer runs a pair of Lowrance HDS 12 units to gather all his required information.

A T-H Marine Hot Foot is his throttle.

Then looking at the center console storage box, he keeps extra tie-off ropes, extra sunglasses and what appear to be ski goggles … probably for the long, cold runs.

They’re sweet, that much is for sure.

The rear storage box directly behind the driver’s seat is full of tools, more life jackets and other necessities.

A piece of wood and a funny looking wrench. Frazier keeps the wood handy and the wrench in case he has to make an emergency prop change.

More tools and flares.

Ranger-branded Mustang inflatable life jacket.

The cavernous Ranger livewells keep his daily catch alive and well.

In the port-side rear storage box he keeps hooks and more line.

He said you can’t have too many extra hooks, so he keeps a pile of them handy.

And plenty of Sunline at assorted styles and break strengths.

Here’s a brief look into the power plant of his Ranger. The charger up top, batteries to either side and a spare prop in the middle.

At the rear of his boat are some interesting controls. At the top is a meter that indicates battery charge as it’s charging. And then there’s the boat plug remover â you no longer have to stoop down and crawl beneath the boat to remove the plug. The red switch makes it happen. Brilliant idea thanks to Ranger Boats engineers.