![Hop in line as the Top 50 Elites head out into Sturgeon Bay to see who will grab those precious Bassmaster Classic Spots in the Toyota Angler of the Year Championship. Always nice to have a police escort.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8751.jpg)
![The anglers pull away from the dock.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8753.jpg)
![Aaron Martens leads the pack out. Having already clinched the 2015 AOY title, Martens is just fishing for bragging rights.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8758.jpg)
![Dean Rojas sits in second in the Angler of the Year standings. Since there's no way to mathematically pass Martens, Dean is strictly fishing out of defense. Nowhere to go but down, but down would mean a loss of $10,000.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8760.jpg)
![A beautiful dawn breaking at Sturgeon Bay.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8762.jpg)
![Brent Ehrler takes his position in line.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8765.jpg)
![Jacob Powroznik won last year's Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year event at Bays de Noc.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8770.jpg)
![This fan gains a little different perspective.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8788_0.jpg)
![Papparazzi...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8789.jpg)
![on the police escort.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8790.jpg)
![For Aaron Martens, this event is about putting an exclamation point on an amazing Elite Series season.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8793.jpg)
![Fans find vantage points all along the waterway.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8794.jpg)
![Together, Edwin Evers and Aaron Martens have won half the Elite Series events this year. That's impressive.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8797.jpg)
![Justin Lucas knows what winning feels like, having grab his first Elite Series win at the California Delta this year.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8806_0.jpg)
![One to watch here this week, Jacob Powroznik made his presence known on the Elite Series last year winning two events.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8814.jpg)
![As the remainder of the field idles along...](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8815.jpg)
![the frontrunners ready for blast off.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8819.jpg)
![The police escort shoots out of the way as they clear the no wake zone.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8821_0.jpg)
![And their off. Aaron Martens heads out onto Sturgeon Bay.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8822_0.jpg)
![Lucas and Rojas takeoff.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8825.jpg)
![Away they go.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8828.jpg)
![Jacob Powroznik](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8837.jpg)
![Edwin Evers](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8842_0.jpg)
![Brent Ehrler](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8846.jpg)
![Bernie Shultz](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8854.jpg)
![Chris Zaldain](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8866.jpg)
![Jason Christie](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8877.jpg)
![Jason Christie](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8879.jpg)
![The dawn is on.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8890.jpg)
![Matt Herren](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8894.jpg)
![Matt Herren](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8896.jpg)
![Brandon Palaniuk](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8929.jpg)
![Clifford Pirch](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8943.jpg)
![Clifford Pirch](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8947.jpg)
![Jordan Lee](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8953.jpg)
![Bill Lowen](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8971_0.jpg)
![Keith Combs](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8975_0.jpg)
![Greg Vinson](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8978.jpg)
![Chris Lane](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8982-1.jpg)
![Chris Lane](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8987.jpg)
![Alton Jones](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8994.jpg)
![Bobby Lane](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9003_0.jpg)
![Kevin VanDam](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9011_0.jpg)
![John Crews](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_9014.jpg)
![John Crews](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9017.jpg)
![Micah Frazier](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9020.jpg)
![Micah Frazier](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9021.jpg)
![Boyd Duckett](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9023.jpg)
![James Elam](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9024_0.jpg)
![James Elam](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9029.jpg)
![Skeet Reese](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9038.jpg)
![Chad Pipkens](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9054.jpg)
![Billy McCaghren](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9064_0.jpg)
![Mark Davis](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9079.jpg)
![Josh Bertrand](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9093_0.jpg)
![Josh Bertrand](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9095.jpg)
![Marty Robinson](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9110.jpg)
![Brandon Coulter](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9124.jpg)
![Todd Faircloth](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9141.jpg)
![Gerald Swindle](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9156_0.jpg)
![Ott DeFoe](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9170_0.jpg)
![Mike Iaconelli](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9183.jpg)
![Jonathon VanDam](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9189.jpg)
![Jonathon VanDam](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9194_0.jpg)
![Jeff Kriet](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9200_0.jpg)
![Mark Menendez](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9206.jpg)
![Ish Monroe](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9220.jpg)
![Leaving it with this guy. He can shoot the pictures from here on out.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9275.jpg)
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Hop in line as the Top 50 Elites head out into Sturgeon Bay to see who will grab those precious Bassmaster Classic Spots in the Toyota Angler of the Year Championship.