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      Alabama's Aaron Martens Leads 12 Qualifiers
      After Day 2 of Bassmaster Legends
       
      August 24, 2007 - RUSSELLVILLE, Ark.   Celebrating
      his 35th birthday, Aaron Martens of Leeds, Ala., stepped closer
      to his second victory of the 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series season
      by being the first to qualify for the 12 angler cut Friday at
      the Bassmaster Legends presented by Ramada Worldwide at Lake
      Dardanelle.  
      Martens caught five bass Friday weighing 17 pounds,
      0 ounces, for a two-day total of 33-0, and a 10-ounce margin
      over Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La., who caught five bass weighing
      13-12 for a two-day total of 32-6.  Weights are zeroed for Saturday's
      competition and only the top six competitors will qualify for
      Sunday's final day of action and have a shot at the $250,000
      top prize.  
      Fishing fans can catch tournament coverage of the
      Bassmaster Legends at 9 a.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 1, on The
      Bassmasters on ESPN2.   
      Martens made the cut in the 2005 Bassmaster Elite
      50 at Lake Dardanelle, which featured a similar format to the
      Bassmaster Majors.  Thus, the four-time BASS winner is very familiar
      with the six-hole "course which the 12 semifinalists will
      fish in Saturday's third round of action in a timed, rotating
      manner. A little cloud cover, he said, will make his birthday
      even happier.  
      "If we get the slightest bit of cloud cover,
      it'll be amazing, said Martens, a California native who won the
      Bassmaster Elite Series event on the California Delta in March.
       "I hardly scratched the surface in the course two years
      ago. Each hole has got offshore stuff. There are piles of offshore,
      man-made structure. If I catch them shallow, I'll still try to
      get something going offshore.  
      Martens anticipated making the semifinal round,
      but he also said he was surprised that the weights were so high.
      At the end of the day, he caught a bass that weighed 5-1 that
      sealed the deal.  
      "I expected to do as well as I did, said Martens,
      who has amassed more than $1 million in BASS career earnings.
      "I caught 40 or 50 bass a day, and about 10 or 12 keepers.
      I figured if I got a limit each day, I,d have a good chance to
      make it.  
      Martens said the "course is different than
      what he fished in the first two rounds. To adjust, he said he'll
      have to be more versatile.  
      "I've got to be open minded, Martens said.
      "I'll have 13 or 14 rods on the deck instead of six. I'll
      have baits tied on that I haven't thrown yet.  
      Like Martens, who said Lake Dardanelle reminds
      him of the California Delta, Hackney compared Dardanelle to the
      lower Arkansas River, where he fished for most of his formative
      years. He parlayed the similarities into a shot at $250,000.
       
      "The main thing is that I'll be able to get
      in those holes,, and I qualified, said Hackney, 33. "Now,
      I've got to figure out what is the deal and how to catch them
      in those areas.  
       With 18-10 going into Friday's round, Hackney
      said he knew a limit would be enough to make the cut. When he
      caught five keepers, the three-time BASS winner said he relaxed
      and prepared for Saturday.  
      "Normally, I have to grind it out until the
      end, and at the end of the day and I'm mentally and physically
      exhausted, the 2004 Toyota Rookie of the Year said. "This
      week I've been very blessed. Of course, tomorrow the mental and
      physical stress will be at the maximum.   
      Rounding out the top five were three-time Toyota
      Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo,
      Mich., in third with 32 pounds, 1 ounce; Dean Rojas of Lake Havasu,
      Ariz., in fourth with 31 pounds, 0 ounces, and two-time BASS
      winner Ish Monroe of Hughson, Calif., in fifth with 30 pounds,
      4 ounces.   
       Also qualifying for Saturday was defending Legends
      champion Scott Rook of Little Rock, Ark., in sixth with 28 pounds,
      3 ounces, and 2007 Bassmaster Classic champion Boyd Duckett of
      Demopolis, Ala., in ninth with 25 pounds, 8 ounces.  
      Meanwhile, Rick Coker of Little Rock, Ark., who
      served as Oklahoman Tommy Biffle's observer Friday, won a Triton
      boat package.  Biffle scored the Purolator Big Bass of the Day,
      a 5-11 brute, allowing Coker to win the prize offered to observers
      in Bassmaster Majors competition.  
      The top six anglers will also fish the six-hole
      course Sunday in a timed, rotating manner.  
      Location and Field 
      Bassmaster Legends 
      Lake Dardanelle / Russellville, Ark. / Aug. 23-26 
      Field / 51 pro anglers / Cut to top 12 after Day
      2 / Cut to top 6 after Day 3 
      Local Sponsors: Local sponsors of the Bassmaster
      Legends presented by Ramada Worldwide include Russellville Advertising
      and Promotion. 
      Bassmaster Majors Sponsors: Sponsors of
      the Bassmaster Majors include Toyota Tundra, Purolator, Triton
      Boats, Mercury Marine, Berkley, Advance Auto Parts, Lowrance
      Electronics, MotorGuide, Costa Del Mar, Ramada Worldwide and
      Evan Williams Bourbon. 
      2007 Bassmaster Legends 8/23-8/26  
      Lake Dardanelle, Russellville    AR.  
      (PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2  
        
        Angler                  Hometown            
      No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$  
      1. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL           
        10  33-00    0  
       Day 1: 5   16-00     Day 2: 5  17-00    
      2. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA        
         10 32-06    0  
       Day 1: 5   18-10     Day 2: 5  13-12    
      3. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, MI       
         10 32-01    0  
       Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5  16-02    
      4. Dean Rojas            Grand Saline, TX     
        10 31-00    0  
       Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5  16-08    
      5. Ishama Monroe          Hughson, CA         
        10  30-04    0  
       Day 1: 5   18-05     Day 2: 5  11-15    
      6. Scott Rook             Little Rock, AR     
         10 28-03    0  
       Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5  15-06    
      7. Timmy Horton           Muscle Shoals, AL   
         10  27-15   0  
       Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5  11-10    
      8. Fred Roumbanis         Broken Arrow, OK    
          8 27-00    0   $2,000.00  
       Day 1: 5   20-05     Day 2: 3  06-11    
      9. Boyd Duckett           Demopolis, AL       
         10 25-08    0  
       Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5  12-00    
      10. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA  
           9  24-14    0  
       Day 1: 4   08-11     Day 2: 5  16-03    
      11. Mark Tyler            Vian, OK            
        10  24-12    0  
       Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5  11-02    
      11. Jason Quinn            Lake Wylie,   SC   
            10 24-12    0  
       Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5  11-06    
      13. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX    
          10 24-09    0  $11,700.00  
       Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 5  12-10    
      14. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL        
         10  24-07    0  $11,600.00  
       Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5  12-07    
      15. Kelly Jordon           Mineola, TX        
         10  24-03    0  $11,500.00  
       Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 5  13-15    
      16. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR    
          10 24-02    0  $11,350.00  
       Day 1: 5   11-14     Day 2: 5  12-04    
      16. Jeff Reynolds          Idabel, OK         
          9  24-02    0  $11,350.00  
       Day 1: 4   10-14     Day 2: 5  13-04    
      18. Tommy Biffle          Wagoner, OK         
        10  24-01    0  $12,150.00  
       Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 5  12-09    
      18. Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA         
         10  24-01    0  $11,150.00  
       Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 5  13-06    
      20. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL         
          7  23-14    0  $12,000.00  
       Day 1: 2   06-01     Day 2: 5  17-13    
      21. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL      
           9 23-09    0  $10,900.00  
       Day 1: 4   09-10     Day 2: 5  13-15    
      22. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO            
          9  23-07    0  $10,800.00  
       Day 1: 4   10-02     Day 2: 5  13-05    
      23. Bill Lowen             North Bend,   OH   
             7 22-12    0  $10,700.00  
       Day 1: 2   05-01     Day 2: 5  17-11    
      24. Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira , KS
             10  22-10   0  $10,600.00  
       Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5  09-06  
       
      25. Alton Jones            Waco, TX           
         10  22-08    0  $10,500.00  
       Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 5  12-07    
      26. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR    
           7  22-07    0  
       Day 1: 4   12-03     Day 2: 3  10-04    
      27. Todd Faircloth         Jasper, TX         
         10  21-11    0  
       Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5  10-11    
      28. Randy Howell           Springville, AL    
          10 21-08    0  
       Day 1: 5   09-08     Day 2: 5  12-00    
      29. John Murray            Phoenix, AZ        
          9  21-02    0  
       Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 4  09-02    
      30. Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX          
         10  20-07    0  
       Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 5  08-15    
      31. Michael Iaconelli      Runnemede, NJ      
          7  20-01   0  
       Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 2  07-03    
      32. Matt Reed             Madisonville, TX    
          8 19-02    0  
       Day 1: 4   07-11     Day 2: 4  11-07    
      33. Edwin Evers           Talala, OK          
         8  18-12    0  
       Day 1: 3   05-13     Day 2: 5  12-15    
      34. Mike Wurm             Hot Springs, AR     
          6 18-10    0  
       Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 1  02-07    
      35. Shaw E Grigsby, Jr     Gainesville, FL    
          8  18-09    0  
       Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 3   07-02   
      36. Dave Wolak            Wake Forest, NC     
          7 17-09    0  
       Day 1: 4   10-08     Day 2: 3  07-01    
      37. Mark Tucker           Saint Louis, MO     
          6 16-12    0  
       Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 1  01-10    
      38. Chris Lane            Winter Haven, FL    
         7  16-10    0  
       Day 1: 2   05-04     Day 2: 5  11-06    
      39. Kotaro Kiriyama        Moody, AL          
          6  16-03    0  
       Day 1: 4   11-02     Day 2: 2  05-01    
      40. Derek Remitz           Madison, AL        
          6  15-01    0  
       Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 5  12-14    
      41. Kevin Wirth            Crestwood, KY      
           5 13-14    0  
       Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 2  05-05    
      42. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO   
           6 13-13    0  
       Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 5  12-01    
      43. Jeff Kriet            Ardmore, OK         
         7  13-12    0  
       Day 1: 3   06-15     Day 2: 4  06-13    
      44. Kenyon Hill            Norman, OK         
          8  13-04    0  
       Day 1: 5   08-04     Day 2: 3  05-00    
      45. Russ Lane             Prattville, AL      
         7  10-10    0  
       Day 1: 2   03-05     Day 2: 5  07-05    
      46. Denny Brauer           Camdenton, MO      
           4 09-15    0  
       Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 1  01-14    
      47. Morizo Shimizu         Murrieta, CA       
          5  08-07    0  
       Day 1: 2   02-13     Day 2: 3  05-10    
      48. Peter E Thliveros      St.  Augustine, FL 
           4  07-15    0  
       Day 1: 4   07-15     Day 2: 0  00-00    
      49. John Crews             Salem, VA          
          3  06-00    0  
       Day 1: 2   03-05     Day 2: 1  02-11    
      50. Lee Bailey            Boaz, AL            
         3  05-15    0  
       Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 2  04-12    
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      PUROLATOR BIG BASS  
      Day  
       1  Fred Roumbanis           Auburn, CA       
       06-12      $1,000.00  
       2  Tommy Biffle            Wagoner, OK       
      05-11      $1,000.00  
        
        
      BERKLEY HEAVYWEIGHT  
      Day  
       1  Fred Roumbanis           Auburn, CA       
       20-05      $1,000.00  
       2  Steve Kennedy           Auburn, AL        
      17-13      $1,000.00  
        
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      Totals  
      Day  #Limits    #Fish      Weight  
       1       28       203      521-13  
       2       32       202      516-04  
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               60       405     1038-01  
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