![<p>During his first year in the Elite Series, Brett Hite landed three Top 10 finishes including an impressive win at the 2014 Dick Cepek Tires Bassmaster Elite at Lake Seminole. The following boat tour reveals the bait, equipment and electronics Hite depended on during his successful season.</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/140316lsga_5970.jpg)
![Brett Hite's Ranger Z521C powered by an Evinrude Etec 250 HO.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_40.jpg)
![Hite trolls with a Minn Kota Fortrex 112 trolling motor.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_41.jpg)
![The front deck features a Hydrowave Electronic Feeding Stimulator, a control panel for his two 10-foot Talon shallow-water anchors on the rear of his boat and a Humminbird 1199 unit fixed to a custom mount from Bass Boat Technologies.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_42.jpg)
![A closer look at the custom mount from Bass Boat Technologies.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_43.jpg)
![Hite says the Rigid Industries trolling motor light is like having a head light on your boat.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_44.1.jpg)
![Hite uses white Rigid A Series lights to illuminate his front deck.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_44.2.jpg)
![The left rod locker carries Hite's weapons of choice from Evergreen International Rods.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_44.jpg)
![Like most pros, Hite has a rod for every occasion.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_45.jpg)
![Hite shows off an Evergreen Combat Stick Heracles rod. The rod series includes models as long as 7 feet, 7 inches.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_46.jpg)
![The center box is where Brett keeps the majority of his tackle. He keeps all of his plastics on the side, crankbaits and other hard baits in the middle and a few spinning rods in the middle rod tubes.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_48.jpg)
![Evergreen Combat lures feature one of the snazziest finishes in the fishing tackle world.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_49.jpg)
![Square-billed, shallow-running crankbaits from the Evergreen Combat Lures line.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_50.jpg)
![A box with a little bit of everything, from crankbaits to jerk baits and jigs.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_51.jpg)
![Hite helped Evergreen with the design of the Big Shallow 60 Combat Crankbait. It was designed to fish in shallow grass.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_52.jpg)
![A Versus Tackle Storage Box holds more Evergreen lures.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_53.jpg)
![Hite uses Gary Yamamoto plastics.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_54.jpg)
![The Gary Yamamoto Senko, one of the most popular bass-fishing lures of all-time.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_55.1.jpg)
![Hite uses the right-side rod locker for dry storage. It holds his helmet for long runs and rough weather, his Sunline Fluorocarbon and Braid, all of his treble hooks, his rain gear and his fire extinguisher.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_55.jpg)
![His treble hook box is neatly labeled for quick, easy access...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_56.jpg)
![...and there's no shortage of hooks inside.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_57.jpg)
![The box closest to Hite's driver's seat is what he calls his](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_58.jpg)
![Weights of all shapes and sizes for every possible tournament scenario.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_59.jpg)
![Gamakatsu hooks for every technique imaginable.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_60.jpg)
![Hite's cooler is usually filled with drinks, snacks and Powerbars.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_61.1.jpg)
![Hite carries one pair of Titanium Evergreen Pliers and one regular pair of pliers with cutters.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_61.jpg)
![Hite runs two Humminbird 1199 units on his console. His reasoning makes good sense:](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_62.jpg)
![The dual custom mount from Bass Boat Technologies holds Hite's Humminbird units.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_63.jpg)
![Lakemaster chips help Hite navigate lakes all over the country.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_64.jpg)
![The view Hite gets when he's on the move during tournaments.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_65.jpg)
![Hite says the glove box in between the seats is](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_66.jpg)
![A lure retriever is kept in an easily accessible spot.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_67.jpg)
![Life jackets have their own compartment and never come out of the boat.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_68.jpg)
![The box behind the driver's seat is used as a](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_69.jpg)
![In his livewell, Hite has installed a small aluminum bar with six slots for culling tags.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_70.jpg)
![To keep fish safe and lively during warm-weather tournaments, he uses a pure oxygen cylinder with an air stone that comes in from the back battery compartment and sits in the bottom of the livewell.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_71.jpg)
![The battery compartment holds four AGM Deka batteries, plus a Minn Kota charger, an oxygen bottle and a spare gallon of XD100 Evinrude oil.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_73.jpg)
![Two 10-foot Talon shallow-water anchors will help Hite stay put when he's fishing shallow this spring on the Elite Series. Thanks for the tour, Brett!](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hite_74.jpg)
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Tour the boat Hite used to land three Top 10 finishes during his first year as an Elite pro.