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The show that aired this week is now my favorite show of all time on the SMC. This is the show that I shot against Wade Middleton while he was on Lake falcon in Texas and I was on Lake Okeechobee here in Florida doing a one-on-one grudge match. Lake falcon and Lake Okeechobee are the two best lakes in the country right now and they both showed off during the show. You talk about two different looks on these lakes as Wade was far back in the flooded timber and I was stuck way back in the tall grass on Lake Okeechobee catching some big fish. Wade was chunking big spinner baits in cloudy Texas and I was surrounded by beautiful sunshine in South Florida on Lake Okeechobee throwing top water baits and flipping the heavy cover for big bass. I was nervous all week preparing for this show as I knew that I would have to catch a big bag of fish to beat Wade. I bet I checked the weather five times a day for a week straight just praying to God that the weather would hold up. The morning of the show the weather was beautiful. When I stepped into my boat start the match I was ready to go, I could hardly wait. Everything was great once we got on the water, the fish were biting and I was catching them good and so was Wade. They were biting so good that we made this show a two-part episode, it would've been a sin to stop this one short. I had a lot of fun on this show and I hope that we can do some more like this for this soon. So stay tuned for this episode and hopefully it will be one of your favorites too.
Season Seven of the SMC starts now. I'm very excited about this year as we have some good shows coming out. New guest and new sponsors is what's in store for this year, some of the new additions this year for sponsors is the new title sponsorship by Bass Pro Shops. This year I was fortunate to also sign an agreement with Bob's machine shop makers of the best hydraulic jack plates and Numa optics the coolest toughest polarized glasses on the planet. I was also fortunate to sign a marketing agreement with Hendry County, which is where I currently live to promote our region and let people know how wonderful the fishing is down here on Lake Okeechobee. And of course we still have the core group of sponsors on the SMC like Ranger boats, Evinrude outboard's, Garmin electronics, PowerPole, Trokar hooks, Kistler Rods, Arkansas certified baitfish and of course Roland Martin's Marina. I want to thank all of my partners of the SMC for providing me an opportunity to fish some of the best lakes in the country and having you the fans, enjoy the journey.
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – If there is one thing Scott Martin of Clewiston, Fla., has wanted in his fishing career more than anything else, it’s been to win a major event on his home lake at Lake Okeechobee.
He’s been close. There was a second-place finish, fourth place, seventh place, eighth place and ninth place – all in FLW or BASS competition – but never a first.
