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Path to the Elites: Jacob Powroznik Here’s how one Elite rookie made it to the big-time – Bassmaster.com

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Path to the Elites: Jacob Powroznik

Here’s how one Elite rookie made it to the big-time

Jacob Powroznik

James Overstreet
How many pre-teens get to practice for the Classic with a legendary pro? Jacob Powroznik did!

Editor’s Note: This profile on 2014 Elite Series rookie Jacob Powroznik was written prior to his win at the Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at Toledo Bend .

The opportunity to fish with Woo Daves while the Virginia pro practiced for the Bassmaster Classic on the James River left a lasting impression on Jacob Powroznik when he was a youngster.

“Woo really had a big impact on me,” said Powroznik, whose dad was a friend of the former Bassmaster Classic champ. Powroznik also credits his dad as a major influence in guiding him on the path to the Bassmaster Elite Series.

The Elite Series newcomer recalls fishing his first tournament when he was about 10 or 11 years old. He and his buddy Wade Rook joined the Hard Luck Bass Club and fished together in the independent club’s team event on Buggs Island Reservoir in Virginia. “We did okay and came in second or third or something like that,” Powroznik reminisced. “We just had a good time and caught a bunch of fish.”

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