A bass boat blasts off from the starting point to begin a tournament Saturday at the Maranacook Lake boat launch in Readfield. Boats leave one by one at intervals to start their competition.

Josh Blackwell organizes his fishing rods before the start of a bass fishing tournament Saturday at the Maranacook Lake boat launch in Readfield.

Bass fishermen leave the boat launch and gather past the no wake zone for the start of a tournament Saturday at the Maranacook Lake boat launch in Readfield.

A bass fisherman has several fishing rods rigged with different lures ready before a tournament Saturday at the Maranacook Lake boat launch in Readfield.

Bass fishermen put their bass boats into Maranacook Lake before a tournament Saturday at the boat launch in Readfield.