![We asked the Elites to name anglers they felt were the best when it came to several specific techniques: finesse, bed/sight fishing, ledge/offshore fishing, power/junk fishing. Here's what they said:](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Palaniuk_0.jpg)
![<u>Alton Jonesâ picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Alton_2.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens is top notch.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Iâd like to think Iâm up there near the top.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “When Kevin VanDam finds themâ¦heâs deadly.”
Power/junk fishing: “Edwin Evers knows how to do it all well.”
![<u>Brett Hiteâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/BHite.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Dean Rojas has proven he is good at it and Skeet Reese has shown to be consistent doing it.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Iâm gonna have to go with Aaron Martens again.”
Power/junk fishing: “Gerald Swindle has made a name for himself doing it consistently.”
![<u>Chris Laneâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CLane_0.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Bobby Laneâ¦we grew up looking at the fish in Florida.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Jeff Kriet.”
Power/junk fishing: “Most of us grew up and cut our teeth doing that, so its hard to pinpoint oneâ¦we are all good at it.”
![<u> Bobby Laneâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/BLane_0.jpg)
Finesse: “I think Todd Faircloth, Aaron Martens and Jonathon VanDam are all great at it.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Alton Jones.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Derek Remitz.”
Power/junk fishing: “Jason Christie and Jacob Powroznik.”
![<u>Keith Combsâ picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Combs.jpg)
Finesse: “Hard to beat Aaron Martens, while Casey Ashley is pretty good too.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Alton Jones and Todd Faircloth.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “If I can pick myself, I like to think Iâm very good at that. Also Kevin VanDam is great at it. ”
Power/junk fishing: “Gerald Swindle and Takahiro Omori. Tak is good with a square bill around shallow cover.”
![<u>Cliff Crochetâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Crochet.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens is obvious, but an angler who is underrated is a Gary Klein. He is in tune with his tackle. ”
Bed/sight fishing: “Jacob Powroznik is a new name for the Elites, but he is good. Shaw Grigsby has the long time reputation of bed fishing.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Kevin VanDam knows how to make those deep fish bite.”
Power/junk fishing: “Gerald Swindle is that guy, but I think Fred Roumbanis is good at doing that too.”
![<u>Davy Hiteâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DHite.jpg)
Finesse: “Jeff Kriet.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Shaw Grigsby.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Kevin VanDam.”
Power/junk fishing: “Iâd like to think of myself in that vote.”
![<u>Edwin Eversâ picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Edwin.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Shaw Grigsby.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Paul Elias.”
Power/junk fishing: “Jason Christie.”
![<u>Randy Howellâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Howell_0.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens is the easy answer, but Jeff Kriet is underrated because of his patience with a shakey head and catching fish on a spinning rod.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Alton Jones and Jacob Powroznik are hard to beat. I also think I am a good sight fisherman.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Aaron Martens dissects deep structure with the best of them while Mark Davis can patiently fish a spot for four days and make the most of it.”
Power/junk fishing: “Gerald Swindle and Skeet Reese can both make a high number of casts while knowing when to switch up the baits they throw. “
![<u>Mike Iaconelliâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Ike_0.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens obviously, but any West Coast guy is going to be good at finesse fishing because they do a lot of it.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Ish Monroe and Jacob Powroznik.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Here is an off the wall answer that is goodâ¦Matt Reed. Another good one with electronics is Keith Combs.”
Power/junk fishing: “Gerald Swindle and Kevin VanDam hands down.”
![<u>Jeff Krietâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Kriet_3.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens, no doubt.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Alton Jones and Dean Rojas have the reputation when it comes to sight fishing tournaments.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Mike McClelland and Kevin VanDam find deep spots with their electronics.”
Power/junk fishing: “Jason Christie has cut his teeth fishing shallow and Brent Chapman is good with square bills and chunking and winding.”
![<u>Jared Lintnerâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Lintner_0.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens has set the standard and many anglers have learned from him.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Dean Rojas is always up there when we have tournaments in the springs.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Jeff Kriet meticulously picks apart cover with his patience.”
Power/junk fishing: “Jason Christie knows how to go along the bank and find fish that other people miss.”
![<u>Jacob Powroznikâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Powroznik.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens and Ott DeFoe. Ott will be successful with small crankbaits on spinning rods, but I still say that is finesse fishing.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Bobby Lane, Dean Rojas and myself If Iâm allowed to pick myself.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Timmy Horton is good at reading his electronics and Kevin VanDam knows how to catch those deep schools of fish.”
![<u>Kevin Shortâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Short.jpg)
Finesse: “Two wordsâ¦Aaron Martens.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Dean Rojas knows how to get it done.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Edwin Evers has proven, especially fishing up around here, that he can find some offshore structure and do well.”
Power/junk fishing: “Kevin VanDam covers the most water out of all the anglers in the Elite series.”
![<u>Gerald Swindleâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Swindle_0.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens definitely for dropshotting, but Jeff Kriet is tops in the shakey head category.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Thatâs hard because everyone is a stud and everyone at times is equally good.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Keith Combs on the electronics side of the spectrum and Terry Scroggins when it comes to old fashioned down sonar deep fishing.”
Power/junk fishing: “Kevin VanDam and myself.”
![<u>David Walkerâs picks:</u>
<b>Finesse:</b>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Walker_2.jpg)
Finesse: “Aaron Martens is the obvious answer while Terry Scroggins is an underrated angler with a spinning rod in his hand.”
Bed/sight fishing: “Shaw Grigsby is an obvious angler while Greg Hackney is a hidden gem when it comes to catching fish he can see.”
Ledge/offshore fishing: “Kevin VanDam is hard to beat when he finds fish on deep structure.”