Triton Lures Angler of the Year Martens

In a sponsorship change rarely seen with a reigning CITGO Bassmaster Angler of the Year, Aaron Martens has joined the Triton Boats pro team.

The transplanted Californian, now living in Alabama, left Ranger Boats this month and agreed to terms with Triton, a primary sponsor of the CITGO Bassmaster Tournament Trail.

“I’m real happy to be with Triton,” Martens said. “My wife and I have been talking about this for five years. I really liked the boats when they first came out. I liked their design. I could tell how they were going to perform even before I drove one.

“The last few years, I’ve had the chance to fish out of Tritons on cut days (in tournament finals) and in the Classic. In Louisiana, I had a 100-mile run one way and it was rough. And I really got to experience how well a Triton performs.”

Martens also emphasized that the switch made financial sense since he is committed to the CITGO Bassmaster Elite Series and has enjoyed a long association with Mercury Marine. Mercury’s parent company, Lake Forest, Ill.-based Brunswick Corp., purchased Triton from owner Earl Bentz earlier this year.

“What we saw in Aaron, obviously, was that he is a great fisherman, but he also has so much potential,” Triton vice president Neal Hart said. “He was being under-utilized. With such a name and such accomplishments, he has so much going for him.

“With his three second-place finishes in the Classic, we feel he deserved a change in luck. Maybe we can bring it to him. He certainly has the ability.”

 

From BASS