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On The Hook

Destin DeMarion Grove City, Pa.

Your road to the Elite Series began as a co-angler in the Opens. Tell us about that experience and how it paved the way to the top for you.

I did fish quite a few co-angler events for about four years. My strategy from the get-go was to figure out how to meet people. I

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