Photo taken at the Delta, Holland Ramp on 03/21/09
Front Row: Javier Martinez, Don Welch, Steve Yee, Ray Covert, Mike Johnson
Back Row: Mike Bacon, Jim Woolridge, Walter Baker, Joe Nicolai, Matt Brooks*, Jerry Boyd, Mike Ponce, Jeff Smith,
Rob Ontiveros, Darwin Ellison, Chuck Peak, Ron Hunnwell, Bob Nathan, Jeff Post*, Mario Jorge, Anthony Foster*,
Adam Hawley, Charlie Gover, Clark Foster
Photo taken by Janette at Anderson Reservoir on 01/10/09
Front Row: Mike Johnson, Steve Yee, Jimmy Gillin, Tony Christie, Javier Martinez
Back Row: Mike Bacon, Adam Hawley, Mario Jorge, Charlie Grover, Walter Baker, Mike Barnett, Ray Covert, Don Welch,
Clayton Williams, Joe Nicolai, Darwin Ellison, Bob Nathan, Jeff Post, Jeff Smith, Jerry Boyd
Welcome to the Gilroy Bassmasters #4583
Bass Anglers Sportsman's Society
a B.A.S.S National Federation
Bassmaster Federation Nation - Roster Management
Gilroy
Chapter #4583, BASS Chapter Benefits
California B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation Nation,
FLW Outdoors,
TBF - The Bass Federation, Inc.
We meet every first Thursday of the month (except when tournaments are scheduled the first week of the month... we'll meet the week before).
2009 Tournament Schedule
January 10, 2009 - Anderson, Dam Ramp
January 18 - GBM 2008 Awards Banquet, Marie Callender's Resturant
February 7, 2009 - Berryessa, Capell Ramp
March 21 - Delta, Holland Ramp
April 18 & 19 - Clear Lake
May 2 & 3 - Sonoma
June 20 & 21 - Delta, Team
July 18 & 19 - Clear Lake (PM/AM)
August 15 & 16 - Delta (PM/AM)
September 12 & 13 - GBM TOC
September 19 - Clear Lake Night Team
October 10 - Clear Lake
October 18 (Sunday) - Northern California Club Classics, Clear Lake
November 8 (Sunday) - Anderson Turkey Shoot
November 14 & 15 - Coyote Bait and Tackle, Anderson
December 12 - Berryessa
* Tournament falls in the months of the DFG 6 hour tournament regulation ( July - September )
All dates are Saturdays except for the two-day events, which are Saturday and Sunday.
The alternate lake for the entire 2009 season will be decided at the meeting prior to the tournament.
Any questions regarding our Year 2009 Bass Tournaments please contact the Tournament Director,
Darwin Ellison, email: darsysco@yahoo.com, phone: (408) 857-3950
Mike Johnson, email: mikejohnson22@comcast.net, phone: (408) 394-7059
2009 Club Officers
President: Joe Nicolai
Vice President: Jim Woolridge
Secretary / Treasurer: Steve Yee
Webmaster / Newsletter: Steve Yee
Tournament Director: Darwin Ellison / Mike Johnson
Assistant TD: Ray Covert
Raffle Director: Tony Christie
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Fishing Report by Scott Povio
My fish were 1 smallie, 3 spots and 1 largemouth. I think that was a good ratio as far as what every was catching. The water was 55 degrees, pretty clear about 6 feet of visibility and I would say the lake was down about 40 feet. I know Mario, Jim and I caught most of our fish shallow. I dont think I caught a fish more than 15 feet deep. I caught mine on a oxblood red flake robo worm with a flick shake head. Mario caught fish on drop shot and a scrounger. All of the guys that weighed in limits were fishing in the south end of the lake and the narrows. Guys that went up to Puta creek only caught 1 or 2. And it was a thousand times better than Anderson!!!!
Fishing Report by Jim Woolridge
Mario and I was mostly using the secret bait, that can not be mentioned. We also caught a few on drop shot. I threw a floating swim bait in the morning and well as a 5.5" Mikey. I sprained my shoulder on Tuesday morning when I fell on the frost. So that swim bait was not for me very long. It even hurt when I set the hook on my first fish with the secret bait.
The bite was better when the wind and rains caused a ripple on the water. We fished in the narrows around Little Portugeses mainly rocky points. We would cast to the rocks and work it slowly back toward the boat, the bite was typically very suttle. The fish were shallow to 30 feet. Air temperatures was reasonable at 45 degrees and the water temp was 45-47. The showers came in cells with a little calm in between. All in all a nice time on the water inspite of bad shoulder and a little rain.
The big fish was a nice 3.36 pound smallie by Scott. Mario had mostly spots to two pounds mixed with a couple of largies to the upper 2s. I had a large and the four spots to 2 pounds. 70% of the catch were spots, 10% smallies and 20% largemouth as a guess.
1st place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 10.06 lbs.
2nd place - Scott Povio with 5 bass for 9.75 lbs., big fish 3.36 lbs.
3rd place - Jim Woolridge with 5 bass for 8.71 lbs.
4th place - Jerry Boyd with 5 bass for 7.69 lbs.
5th place - Don Welch with 4 bass for 6.08 lbs.
6th place - Tony Christie with 3 bass for 4.51 lbs.
7th place - Mike Barnett with 3 bass for 3.62 lbs.
8th place - Chuck Peak with 1 bass for 2.08 lbs.
9th place - Darwin Ellison with 1 bass for 1.86 lbs.
10th place - Joe Nicolai with 1 bass for 1.50 lbs.
Tied for 11th place Adam Hawley & Walter Baker
Big Fish awarded to Scott Povio for a 3.36 lbs. largemouth bass
Weather was rainy and windy, but fishable.
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Jerry Boyd & Joe Nicolai
Boat 2: Don Welch & Mike Barnett
Boat 3: Mario Jorge & Jim Woolridge
Boat 4: Chuck Peak & Walter Baker
Boat 5: Scott Povio & Tony Christie
Boat 6: Darwin Ellison & Adam Hawley
Fishing Report by Jim Woolridge
We had a good time on Anderson but the bite was really tough. Sunny with some afternoon winds to 15 MPH. I am not sure of the exact weights but Jerry Boyd won it with 8+, I was 2nd with 7+ on the bait that shall not be mentioned and Don was 3rd with 7+, Mario was 4th 6+ and Jeff Smith was 5th with around 6.
There was a big hassle with DFG for not having the correct permits for the lake (New Melones vs Anderson). During the fishing they boarded all the boats, made a license & safety check then had us show them our fish. Later it was announced that if we removed and weighed-in any fish that Darwin would receive three fines. So we all did a weigh-in on the water, recorded the totals with our partners and then released the fish before coming into the launch area. Afterwards they also checked each livewell in the parking lot to insure no one had any fish.
Almost everyone then headed to Red Robin for the trophy and results. It was nice to see Darwin made it out of handcuffs (just kiddin) in time for the official result announcement.
Seriously though, we need to be diligent in having the correct paper work if we change a tournament location. Obviously it is better not to change if at all possible. Also the TD and president should both have copies of our updated permits and rules in their boats at all times during club sanctioned events. Jim
1st place - Jerry Boyd with 5 bass for 8.40 lbs., big fish 3.00 lbs.
2nd place - Jim Woolridge with 5 bass for 7.70 lbs.
3rd place - Don Welch with 5 bass for 7.65 lbs.
4th place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 6.80 lbs.
Tim Chapman* with 5 bass for 6.50 lbs.
5th place - Jeff Smith with 5 bass for 6.30 lbs.
6th place - Bob Nathan with 4 bass for 4.60 lbs.
7th place - Scott Povio with 3 bass for 4.00 lbs.
8th place - Walter Baker with 2 bass for 2.70 lbs.
9th place - Ray Covert with 2 bass for 2.50 lbs.
10th place - Darwin Ellison with 2 bass for 2.00 lbs.
11th place - Mike Bacon with 1 bass for 1.40 lbs.
12th place - Mike Ponce with 2 bass for 1.11 lbs.
13th place - Tony Christie with 1 bass for 1.10 lbs.
Tied for 14th place - Joe Nicolai, Mike Johnson, Javier Martinez, Bill Lee, & Adam Hawley
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Darwin Ellison & Charlie Hazelip
Boat 2: Jeff Smith
Boat 3: Scott Povio & Tony Christie
Boat 4: Bill Lee & Jim Woolridge
Boat 5: Mike Ponce & Mike Bacon
Boat 6: Jerry Boyd & Adam Hawley
Boat 7: Bob Nathan
Boat 8: Charlie Grover & Ray Covert
Boat 9: Mario Jorge & Walter Baker
Boat 10: Don Welch & Tim Chapman*
Boat 11: Mike Johnson & Joe Nicolai
Boat 12: Javier Martinez & Ron Hunnewell
Fishing Report by Joe Nicolai
Jerry Boyd was my partner and we drove up to Clear Lake by 2:00. We got on the water and checked a few spots. Weather was great, low wind and sunny. Nice day, found some fish on our third spot, figured we would start there in the mourning. Got off the water, got a call from Jim W. Dinner at the local diner, so me and Jerry went and had supper. Next mourning cool but low wind, nice day. Blast off went great thanks to Ray C. Me and Jerry got two fish on our first spot and struggled on the rest. The Lake is down, and fishing the shade put you at times in 1 foot of water. But the fish were shallow. Jerry had 3, and I had 2. Not our best but we had great weather and a good time. Everyone had a good time and the weight- in went well. It was good to see Jim w. in the boat again.
1st place - Chuck Peak with 5 bass for 17.60 lbs.
2nd place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 15.11 lbs.
3rd place - Bob Nathan with 5 bass for 14.64 lbs., BIG FISH 5.49 lbs.
4th place - Ray Covert with 4 bass 12.51 lbs.
5th place - Ron Hunnewell with 4 bass for12.40 lbs.
6th place - Jerry Boyd with 3 bass for 8.90 lbs.
7th place - Jim Woolridge with 3 bass for 8.45 lbs.
8th place - Joe Nicolai with 2 bass for 5.15 lbs.
9th place - Jeff Smith with 3 bass for 4.90 lbs.
10th place - Adam Hawley with 2 bass for 3.82 lbs.
11th place - Charlie Grover with 1 bass for 3.70 lbs.
12th place - Walter Baker
Big Fish Awarded to Bob Nathan for a 5.49 lbs. largemouth bass
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Bob Nathan & Jim Woolridge
Boat 2: Jerry Boyd & Joe Nicolai
Boat 3: Mario Jorge & Jeff Smith
Boat 4: Ron Hunnewell & Ray Covert
Boat 5: Chuck Peak & Walter Baker
Boat 6: Charlie Grover & Adam Hawley
Fishing Report by Don Welch
All,
The Clearlake tourney was a good night of fishing. Ron Hunneywell and Mike Bacon got 5 fish for 20# for 1st place. I believe that they were dropshotting and cranking for their fish. Congratulations guys!!! I believe that this is Mike Bacons first win so he gets his GBM plaque if a team tourney counts?? Adam Hawley and I got 16.22# (plus one dead fish penalty) for 2nd. We caught most of our keepers on crank baits and Adam was dropshoting, I also caught one on the 3:16 swimbait. Chuck and Underdog came in 3rd with 16.1#? for 3rd. Most teams caught lots of fish all in the 2.5# to 3# range and were culling early.
BTW: Glen and Rick from San Jose State and GBM WON the Western Regional FLW College Championship!!!! They led from day one. I spoke with them each night and they wanted to really thank GBM for our support and input.
http://www.collegefishing.com/tournament.cfm
http://www.collegefishing.com/tournament.cfm?tid=6181&t=news&atype=3
Regards Don
1st place - Ron Hunnewell and Mike Bacon with 5 bass for 20.57 lbs., big fish 5.00 lbs.
2nd place - Don Welch and Adam Hawley with 5 bass for 16.36 lbs., big fish 4.05 lbs.
3rd place - Chuck Peak and Ray Covert with 5 bass for 16.22 lbs., big fish 3.84 lbs.
4th place - Charlie Grover and Walter Baker with 5 bass for 13.17 lbs., big fish 3.47 lbs.
5th place - Mark Pineda and Bob Nathan with 2 bass for 4.59 lbs., big fish 2.82 lbs.
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Charlie Grover & Walter Baker
Boat 2: Ron Hunnewell & Mike Bacon
Boat 3: Don Welch & Adam Hawley
Boat 4: Chuck Peak & Ray Covert
Boat 5: Mike Pineda & Bob Nathan
http://www.collegefishing.com/tournament.cfm?tid=6181&t=news&atype=3
San Jose State University wins National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Regional on Cal Delta
California duo led wire-to-wire en route to capturing $50,000 first-place prize, automatic berth in 2010 College Fishing National Championship
21.Sep.2009
STOCKTON, Calif. – The San Jose State University team of Glen Wyatt of Vallejo, Calif., and Eric Andersen of San Jose, Calif., led wire-to-wire and won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Division Regional event on the California Delta Monday with six bass weighing 11 pounds, 9 ounces for a three-day total of 17 bass weighing 37-10. For their efforts, the team won a Ranger 177TR with a 90-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard wrapped in school colors and $25,000 for the school they represent.
“This really makes you feel great,” said Andersen, who recently graduated with a business marketing degree. “We prefished and it paid off, and we got the late bite and it was dramatic every day. If feels great to just be here right now.”
“This is the greatest feeling in the world right now,” said Wyatt, who is a kinesiology major. “I'm on top of the world right now.”
Wyatt said the team relied on finesse worms fished slowly throughout the tournament for their daily catches. While other teams tried power fishing or topwater techniques, the San Jose State team stuck with the slow but sure method — and it paid off to the tune of $50,000.
“We figured everybody else would be throwing big stuff,” Wyatt said. “It's fall time and everybody's trying to beef up, so we downsized. It was too hot. They didn't want the big stuff. They wanted the small stuff.
“We went out and practiced every day and just listened to the fish,” Wyatt added. “They'll tell you what they want.”
“This guy is the fish whisperer, man,” Andersen said. “He tells me what the fish are talking about. I just do what he says.”
The San Jose State team said they are looking forward to the National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship in Knoxville, Tenn., April 10-12, 2010.
“I'm looking forward to fishing with the top in the nation and getting out to Tennessee,” Andersen said.
“The best is in the west,” Wyatt added. “Let's get that straight.”
San Jose State nets FLW College Fishing Western Regional title
Team Wyatt-Andersen complete Delta sweep, net $50,000 in scholarships and prizes in victory
By David A. Brown - 21.Sep.2009
http://www.collegefishing.com/tournament.cfm?tid=6181&t=news&atype=6
STOCKTON, Calif. – Talk about sandbagging. San Jose State's Eric Andersen executed a highlight-reel “gotcha” at weigh-in en route to sealing the wire-to-wire victory along with partner Glen Wyatt in the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Regional Championship on the California Delta.
Here's the scene: Sacramento State's Christopher Wong and Alec Brassington, who trailed the lead by about a pound going into day three, sat in the hot seat with a leading weight of 34-7. Wyatt had dropped three keepers into the tank and Andersen followed with a pair of his own. A few moments of dramatic commentary ensued, but just before San Jose State's weight was officially locked in, Andersen indicated that he had a surprise.
A 5-pound surprise with a mossy-green back and a big mouth.
With that fish, San Jose State surged ahead to seal the deal with a day-three catch of 11 pounds, 9 ounces and a tournament total of 37-10. Topping the field by a 3-pound, 3-ounce margin, Andersen of San Jose, Calif., and Wyatt of Vallejo, Calif., completed their three-day ride atop the standings. For their efforts, they earned $25,000 for their university and a 177TR Ranger boat wrapped in their school colors and powered by an Evinrude or Yamaha outboard engine.
Asked if the pressure of leading the event since day one affected his team's performance, Wyatt said: “No pressure – you just relax and go fishing. It's just another day on the job.”
Here's how they got the job done. On day one, the anglers fished in partly cloudy conditions, caught plenty of fish and grabbed their early lead with a six-fish limit weighing 14 pounds, 13 ounces. The next day, clear skies and hotter conditions made for a tough bite, and they bagged five bass for 11-4. A mix of topwater plugs, finesse worms and ChatterbBait-type lures delivered on the first two days.
Wyatt described day three as “a carbon copy of day two, but a little more dramatic, I might say.” After Zara Spooks and ChatterBaits failed to produce, both anglers fished wacky-rigged finesse worms under bridges and in other shady areas all day.
“When the big-fish patterns weren't working out, we just went back to the basics,” Wyatt said. “We have a saying: ‘You dance with the girl that brought you to the dance.'”
Andersen noted: “The key was fishing it really slow. I wasn't even moving the worm (when the big fish bit). I cast out, actually set my rod down for a second, pick it back up and shake it and boom – fish on.”
Andersen's show-stopper came around 1:30 on the last spot they fished. “We decided that we were going to live or die there. We had a small limit; actually I had two that just made the (12-inch minimum). Glen had one nice fish, and I had one decent one, but looking back, we wouldn't have won without that fish.
“I had a feeling we were in a good spot (with that fish), but I didn't know for sure. I know the other guys fish well, and I figured everyone else would have a limit. It would just come down to who got that kicker.”
| Day 1 Day 2 Day 1&2 Day 3 Day 1&2&3 | ||||
| Place | College Bass Club | College Team Name | Fish lbs-oz Fish lbs-oz Fish lbs-oz Fish lbs-oz Fish lbs-oz | Winnings |
| 1 | SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY | GLEN WYATT & ERIC ANDERSEN | 6 14-13 5 11-04 11 26-01 6 11-09 17 37-10 | $25,000 Ranger 177TR & 90 hp Evinrude or Yamaha outboard WRAPPED IN SCHOOL'S COLORS ($25,000 value) |
| 2 | SACRAMENTO STATE | ALEC BRASSINGTON & CHRISTOPHER WONG | 6 12-06 6 12-10 12 25-00 4 9-07 16 34-07 | $12,500 $12,500 |
| 3 | FRESNO STATE | SARK DAVIDIAN & KONG MOUA | 5 8-08 6 13-15 11 22-07 6 9-15 17 32-06 | $5,500 $5,500 |
| 4 | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | ROSS RICHARDS & REED FRAZIER | 6 11-14 6 9-03 12 21-01 6 10-03 18 31-04 | $4,000 $4,000 |
| 5 | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | JOSEPH JARRELL & MARK WALKER | 6 13-11 5 9-00 11 22-11 3 6-15 14 29-10 | $3,000 $3,000 |
| 6 | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | CARTER TROUGHTON & RYAN TROUGHTON | 6 9-07 6 11-01 12 20-08 | |
| 7 | SACRAMENTO STATE | STEPHEN LESIEUR & MATTHEW PAUL | 5 12-03 3 5-11 8 17-14 | |
| 8 | SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | JARED BIDDLE & NATE SHANKLES | 6 9-02 3 8-11 9 17-13 | |
| 9 | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | JEREMY PENNELL & BRENT PERKINS | 6 9-05 5 7-13 11 17-02 | |
| 10 | UC DAVIS | KEN GUNDERSON & STEVE REED | 3 5-14 4 9-10 7 15-08 | |
| 11 | SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY | ALEX THIEMANN & NICK BURGGRAFF | 6 10-01 5 5-05 11 15-06 | |
| 12 | CHICO STATE | MATT DIXON & SPENCER MORAN | 4 10-02 3 4-06 7 14-08 | |
| 13 | HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY | HIDEAKI KUBO & JD JONES | 6 12-08 1 1-00 7 13-08 | |
| 14 | WASHINGTON STATE | RYAN BERNSEN & KYLE WRIGHT | 5 6-12 5 5-12 10 12-08 | |
| 15 | SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | ALEX CHRISTIANSON & ALAN KURAMURA | 3 4-04 3 7-07 6 11-11 | |
| 16 | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | MITCH KISTNER & CRAIG CARROLL | 2 4-08 3 6-14 5 11-06 | |
| 17 | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | MARCUS JOHNSON & CHRISTOPHER STAM | 5 5-04 3 5-15 8 11-03 | |
| 18 | UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO | TRAVIS OLSON & JUSTIN LANDERMAN | 3 7-11 0 0-00 3 7-11 | |
| 19 | SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | COREY SHEEHAN & JOHN YANDELL | 3 6-04 0 0-00 3 6-04 | |
| 20 | CHICO STATE | MARSHAL SMITH & MIKE REIS | 2 2-05 1 1-03 3 3-08 |
The format is a 2 day, Saturday 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM, Sunday 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM, and awards at 2:30 PM.
Awards and lunch at the Brentwood Cafe at about 2:30 PM. We have a small room reserved. From Holland marina, take Delta Road,
left on Sellers Ave., then right on Balfour Rd., then right on Brentwood Blvd. .3 miles. 8500 Brentwood Blvd, Brentwood, CA .
It's a "redneck" place with good food and plenty of parking. We had a Top 6 there last year.
Club rule 22:
22. Top 6 team Every year, if enough funds are available, a Tournament of Champions will be held. The participants will be selected from the top twelve (12) anglers based on the anglers total pounds. The Angler of the Year will organize and plan the tournament. The total expense to the club will be $720. This will be paid out as Big Fish $100 with Trophy, $300 for first place, $180 for second place, and $120 for third place. The additional approximate $20 will pay for the plates and trophy. To fish the TOC you must be a member in the year that it is held.
Club rule 35:
Once we are on the water, the Tournament Director is in charge. Whenever there is a tournament situation that occurs after the draw that is not covered by club rules or that is a judgement call, then the Tournament Director makes the decision. A vote is not necessary. The Tournament Director may consult with other officers but this is not a requirement. The idea is that we need an immediate decision, not an argument.
Club rules apply.
Thanks
Chuck
1st place - Jerry Boyd and Mike Barnett with 10 bass for 26.96 lbs., big fish of 6.64 lbs.
2nd place - Chuck Peak and Bob Nathan with 10 bass for 22.12 lbs.
3rd place - Mario Jorge and Joe Nicolai with 10 bass for 20.04 lbs.
4th place - Bill Lee and Tony Christie with 10 bass for 16.17 lbs.
5th place - Mike Ponce and Ray Covert with 10 bass for 13.11 lbs.
Final Selection for the Top 12 fishermen from 2008
Boat 1: Chuck Peak & Bob Nathan
Boat 2: Jerry Boyd & Mike Barnett
Boat 3: Mike Johnson & Jeff Post
Boat 4: Mario Jorge & Joe Nicolai
Boat 5: Mike Ponce & Ray Covert
Boat 6: Bill Lee & Tony Christie
Final Two Day Results
1st place - Chuck Peak with 10 bass for 29.29 lbs., big fish 6.67 lbs.
2nd place - Ray Covert with 10 bass for 19.18 lbs., big fish 3.94 lbs.
3rd place - Bob Nathan with 10 bass for 18.57 lbs.
4th place - Mario Jorge with 8 bass for 16.51 lbs., big fish 4.60 lbs.
5th place - Jerry Boyd with 8 bass for 14.07 lbs.
6th place - Don Welch with 8 bass for 13.17 lbs.
7th place - Javier Martinez with 6 bass for 10.49 lbs.
*8th place - Eric Andersen with 4 bass for 9.43 lbs.
8th place - Charlie Grover with 3 bass for 8.39 lbs.
*9th place - Glen Wyatt with 5 bass for 8.19 lbs.
9th place - Bill Lee with 5 bass for 7.45 lbs.
10th place - Mike Ponce with 3 bass for 6.49 lbs.
11th place - Walter Baker with 3 bass for 5.98 lbs.
12th place - Tony Christie with 3 bass for 5.68 lbs.
13th place - Mike Barnett with 3 bass for 5.17 lbs.
14th place - Joe Nicolai with 2 bass for 2.94 lbs.
15th place - Darwin Ellison with 2 bass for 2.82 lbs.
Tied for 16th place - Mark Pineda and Steve Grover*
Day 1 Big Fish Awarded to Chuck Peak for a 6.67 lbs. largemouth bass
Day 2 Big Fish Awarded to Chuck Peak for a 6.09 lbs. largemouth bass
Day 2 Results
1st place - Chuck Peak with 5 bass for 13.64 lbs., big fish 6.09 lbs.
2nd place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 12.69 lbs., big fish 4.60 lbs.
3rd place - *Eric Andersen with 4 bass for 9.43 lbs.
4th place - Bob Nathan with 5 bass for 8.72 lbs.
5th place - Charlie Grover with 3 bass for 8.39 lbs.
6th place - Ray Covert with 5 bass for 8.67 lbs., big fish 3.94 lbs.
7th place - Don Welch with 5 bass for 8.11 lbs.
8th place - Jerry Boyd with 4 bass for 7.49 lbs.
9th place - Mike Barnett with 3 bass for 5.17 lbs.
10th place - Walter Baker with 2 bass for 4.08 lbs.
11th place - Bill Lee with 2 bass for 3.50 lbs.
12th place - Tony Christie with 2 bass for 3.37 lbs.
13th place - Javier Martinez with 2 bass for 3.32 lbs.
Tied for 14th place - Joe Nicolai with 2 bass & Mike Ponce with 1 bass for 2.94 lbs.
15th place - Darwin Ellison with 1 bass for 0.90 lbs.
16th place - *Glen Wyatt with 1 bass for 1.16 lbs.
Tied for 17th place - Mark Pineda and Steve Grover*
Day 1 Results
1st place - Chuck Peak with 5 bass for 15.65 lbs., big fish 6.67 lbs.
2nd place - Ray Covert with 5 bass for 10.51 lbs., big fish 3.85 lbs.
3rd place - Bob Nathan with 5 bass for 9.85 lbs
4th place - Javier Martinez with 4 bass for 7.17 lbs.
5th place - *Glen Wyatt with 4 bass for 7.03 lbs.
6th place - Jerry Boyd with 4 bass for 6.58 lbs.
7th place - Don Welch with 3 bass for 5.06 lbs.
8th place - Bill Lee with 3 bass for 3.95 lbs.
9th place - Mario Jorge with 3 bass for 3.82 lbs.
10th place - Mike Ponce with 2 bass for 3.55 lbs.
11th place - Tony Christie with 1 bass for 2.31 lbs.
12th place - Darwin Ellison with 1 bass for 1.92 lbs.
13th place - Walter Baker with 1 bass for 1.90 lbs.
Tied for 14th place - Mike Barnett, Charlie Grover, Joe Nicolai, Mark Pineda, Eric Andersen, and Steve Grover*
No Show - Dale White
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Mario Jorge & Mike Barnett
Boat 2: Bill Lee & Bob Nathan
Boat 3: Javier Martinez & Tony Christie
Boat 4: Mark Pineda & Ray Covert
Boat 5: Charlie Grover & Steve Grover*
Boat 6: Darwin Ellison & Walter Baker
Boat 7: Don Welch & Joe Nicolai
Boat 8: Mike Ponce & Dale White
Boat 9: Jerry Boyd & Glen Wyatt
Boat 10: Chuck Peak & Eric Andersen
Fishing Report by Walter Baker
Mario and I launched from Konocti Vista Casino ramp about 8am on Friday to do some pre-fishing. After about six hours of fishing, we had located some promising spots for the tournament, catching fish on a variety of baits: 'the bait that shall not be named', my variation of that rig, lipless cranks, jerkbaits, etc. The water temperature was warm, varying from 83-91 degrees.
Saturday started well at our prime stop with Mario putting a limit in the livewell within a couple of hours and me with four fish in the boat at that point. After a couple of break-offs at the next spot, we returned to our prime spot for what we hoped was another "milk run". But at that point, the heat had me wondering if I would be able to continue fishing or have to curl up in a fetal position and pour water over myself.
Mario got bit and it was clearly a seriously good fish. We danced around with the fish for what seems like forever, Mario with the fish and me with the net. Finally Mario got the fish to the boat and we saw the whiskers--a 8 pound catfish!!!
Somehow I got a "half wind" (not enough to call it a 'second wind') and boated my fifth fish. We got a few more bites, but by then we were both starting to fade from the heat and got ready to run back north for the weigh-in.
Sunday morning we went back to our prime spot for another "milk run" and I had a limit in the livewell in just over an hour and Mario had four in the boat. After catching my sixth fish and culling one of the earlier fish, we moved on. The algae bloom was so bad in all of those next spots, we were cleaning lures, reels, and line as much as fishing.
We then headed back for a last pass where we started in the morning. By then that spot was in full algae bloom, but we decided to give it a shot anyway. First cast and I was bit as soon as my lure hit the water. Definitely a good fish and it took a few minutes to get this one to the boat. Just as I got it out of the muck and ready to be netted, we saw a set of whiskers again--a 6 pound catfish!!! Guess I am now a member of that club :-) Even with the algae bloom, we both pick up a couple fish at the spot besides the catfish. We end the day at Henderson Point and Mario boats a fish to cull with.
A plug for my TackleTour http://www.tackletour.net/TTForums/ blog on TackleTog http://tackletog.com/clubbing/. Hopefully, in the next few weeks, my entries will 'catch up' to the current tournaments. I also will be doing one or more articles on the "Izz rig", featuring the originator, Izz Byrd.
Two Day Final Results
1st place - Jerry Boyd with 9 bass for 28.77 lbs., Day 2 BF 4.91 lbs.
2nd place - Javier Martinez with 10 bass for 27.75 lbs.
3rd place - Walter Baker with 10 bass for 27.51 lbs.
4th place - Mario Jorge with 10 bass for 26.59 lbs.
5th place - Bill Lee with 10 bass for 26.27 lbs.
6th place - Ray Covert with 10 bass for 26.00 lbs.
7th place - Ron Hunnewell with 10 bass for 25.69 lbs.
8th place - Darwin Ellison with 9 bass for 25.41 lbs.
9th place - Don Welch with 9 bass for 23.04 lbs.
10th place - Mike Barrnett with 9 bass for 21.54 lbs.
11th place - Clark Foster with 7 bass for 16.66 lbs.
12th place - Mike Bacon with 4 bass for 9.84 lbs.
13th place - Adam Hawley with 4 bass for 7.15 lbs.
14th place - Joe Nicolai with 2 bass for 5.33 lbs.
15th place - Jeff Smith with 2 bass for 4.67 lbs.
16th place - Charlie Grover with 1 bass 1.28 lbs.
Day 1 Big Fish Awarded to Bill Lee for a 5.54 lbs. largemouth bass
Day 2 Big Fish Awarded to Jerry Boyd for a 4.91 lbs. largemouth bass
Day 2 Results
1st place - Don Welch with 5 bass for 15.24 lbs.
2nd place - Walter Baker with 5 bass for 14.92 lbs.
3rd place - Javier Martinez with 5 bass for 14.82 lbs.
4th place - Ron Hunnewell with 5 bass for 14.20 lbs.
5th place - Darwin Ellison with 5 bass for 13.84 lbs.
6th place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 13.19 lbs.
7th place - Bill Lee with 5 bass for 12.30 lbs.
8th place - Mike Barnett with 5 bass for 12.10 lbs.
9th place - Ray Covert with 5 bass for 12.06 lbs.
10th place - Jerry Boyd with 4 bass for 10.88 lbs.
11th place - Clark Foster with 4 bass for 10.22 lbs.
12th place - Adam Hawley with 3 bass for 5.62 lbs.
13th place - Joe Nicolai with 2 bass for 5.33 lbs.
14th place - Charlie Grover with 1 bass for 1.28 lbs.
Tied for 15th place - Mike Bacon and Jeff Smith
Day 1 Results
1st place - Jerry Boyd with 5 bass for 17.89 lbs.
2nd place - Bill Lee with 5 bas for 13.97 lbs.
3nd place - Ray Covert with 5 bass for 13.94 lbs.
4th place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 13.40 lbs.
5th place - Javier Martinez with 5 bass for 12.93 lbs.
6th place - Walter Baker with 5 bass for 12.59 lbs.
7th place - Darwin Ellison with 4 bass for 11.57 lbs.
8th place - Ron Hunnewell with 5 bass for 11.49 lbs.
9th place - Mike Bacon with 4 bass for 9.84 lbs.
10th place - Mike Barnett with 4 bass for 9.44 lbs.
11th place - Don Welch with 4 bass for 7.80 lbs.
12th place - Clark Foster with 3 bass for 6.44 lbs.
13th place - Jeff Smith with 2 bass for 4.67 lbs.
14th place - Adam Hawley with 1 bass for 1.53 lbs.
Tied for 15th place - Joe Nicolai and Charlie Grover
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Charlie Grover & Adam Hawley
Boat 2: Jerry Boyd & Ray Covert
Boat 3: Bill Lee & Mike Bacon
Boat 4: Clark Foster & Mike Barnett
Boat 5: Mario Jorge & Walter Baker
Boat 6: Joe Nicolai & Jeff Smith
Boat 7: Darwin Ellison & Don Welch
Boat 8: Ron Hunnewell & Javier Martinez
Fishing Report by Darwin Ellison
Day 1 started with lots of wind in the afternoon, and the bite was tough, day 2 the wind started early AM and never layed down, again with 1 notable exception a tough (tougher) bite. Day 1 ended with Bob Nathan and Ray Covert bringing in top bag with 5 fish for 11.17 lbs.
Day 2 finished up with notable changes, Clark Foster and Walter Baker had a smashing day with 5 fish for 18.03 lbs. to move to 1st at 26.28 lbs. They said they we in the area around and in Disco Bay. Some came on a black frog far back in the tullies and at least one came on the bait that can't be mentioned in Disco. I don't remember where Mario was... and Tony and I were out be Franks Track.
Final Results
1st place - Clark Foster and Walter Baker with 10 bass for 26.28 lbs.
2nd place - Mario Jorge and Adam Hawley with 10 bass for 20.44 lbs.
3rd place - Darwin Ellison and Tony Christie with 7 bass for 13.98 lbs.
4th place - Bob Nathan and Ray Covert with 6 bass for 13.04 lbs.
5th place - Jerry Boyd and Mike Barnett with 7 bass for 9.66 lbs.
6th place - Zak Elrite and Don Welch with 5 bass for 7.97 lbs.
7th place - Javier Martinez* and Mike Bacon with 5 bass for 7.86 lbs.
8th place - Jimmy Rue and Joe Nicolai with 3 bass for 5.06 lbs.
9th place - Mark Pineda with 1 bass for 1.70 lbs.
Day 1 Big Fish Awarded to Mario Jorge for 3.65 lbs.
Day 2 Big Fish Awarded to Clark Foster for 6.xx lbs.
Day 2 Results
1st place - Clark Foster and Walter Baker with 5 bass for 18.03 lbs.
2nd place - Mario Jorge and Adam Hawley with 5 fish for 9.90 lbs.
3rd place - Jerry Boyd and Mike Barnett with 5 bass for 9.66 lbs.
4th place - Zak Elrite and Don Welch with 5 bass for 7.97 lbs.
5th place - Javier Martinez* and Mike Bacon with 5 bass for 7.86 lbs.
6th place - Jimmy Rue and Joe Nicolai with 3 bass for 5.06 lbs.
7th place - Darwin Ellison and Tony Christie with 2 bass for 3.53 lbs.
8th place - Bob Nathan and Ray Covert with 1 bass for 1.87 lbs.
9th place - Mark Pineda
Day 1 Results
1st place - Bob Nathan and Ray Covert with 5 fish for 11.17 lbs.
2nd place - Mario Jorge and Adam Hawley with 5 fish for 10.54 lbs.
3rd place - Darwin Ellison and Tony Christie with 5 bass for 10.45 lbs.
4th place - Clark Foster and Walter Baker with 5 bass for 8.25 lbs.
5th place - Mark Pineda with 1 bass for 1.70 lbs.
Tied for 6th place - Jerry Boyd, Mike Barnett, Zak Elrite, Don Welch, Javier Martinez*, Mike Bacon, Jimmy Rue, and Joe Nicolai
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Javier Martinez* & Mike Bacon
Boat 2: Bob Nathan & Ray Covert
Boat 3: Jerry Boyd & Mike Barnett
Boat 4: Zak Elrite
Boat 5: Clark Foster & Walter Baker
Boat 6: Mario Jorge & Adam Hawley
Boat 7: Mark Pineda
Boat 8: Darwin Ellison & Tony Christie
Boat 9: Joe Nicolai & Jimmy Rue
Winning co-angler of the Stren Series Western Division tournament on Lake Oroville Charles Peak, a 66-year-old from San Jose, Calif., who had a three-day weight of 27 pounds, 3 ounces. (Photo by Vince Meyer)
Day 1 - 5 bass for 7-11
Day 2 - 5 bass for 10-08
Day 3 - 5 bass for 9-00
Three Day Total of 15 bass for 27-03
Fishing Report by Mike Johnson
Lake Sonoma was on fire for the tournament weekend. The rain came Friday and didn't let up until the weigh in on Sunday. Water temps where right at sixty degrees and fish were up shallow. The key was finding the grass. I ran to the back of Cherry Creek and found shallow grass flats. Found that the fish had moved out off the bank into six to eight feet of water. I threw reation in the morning for a limit with cranks and swimbaits. Mid morning I moved towards the shore and saw the outlines of beds in the weeds. The wind was blowing and the rain was coming down hard, so I couldn't see the fish. I started fishing extra slow blind casting to where I thought the beds were. Picked up fish after fish culling out my small limit of reation fish. At about 10:30 I was done. I had over 17 pounds in the livewell and did'nt want to beat up the water anymore. I gave Walter the front deck and went to the back of the boat and took a nap! Woke up about 1 o'clock picked up a rod and started catching them again.
Day two had thirty boats in another tourney and over ten of them are in my water. Again went to work blind casting to beds. Some fish were locked on beds, and others were spawning in the reeds like carp. With the wind and rain blowing, the fish were hard to see. Pretty soon the other boats saw me pulling them in off the shallow weed flats. Everybody hit the bank and fish were being caught all over the creek. I had my limit real early but culled up slowly through the day. No holding back on day two. I probably caught twenty fish, and Walter started calling my Hoover. Most of my fish came off my hand-poured senkos but I caught them on everything I threw.
Two Day Final Results
1st place - Mike Johnson with 10 bass for 35.01 lbs., Day 1 BF 4.87 lbs., Day 2 BF 4.74 lbs.
2nd place - Mario Jorge with 10 bass for 22.92 lbs.
3rd place - Bob Nathan with 10 bass for 22.62 lbs.
4th place - Don Welch with 10 bass for 19.18 lbs.
5th place - Jerry Boyd with 10 bass for 18.88 lbs.
6th place - Chuck Peak with 10 bass for 17.91 lbs.
7th place - Mike Barnett with 10 bass for 16.04 lbs.
8th place - Mark Pineda with 10 bass for 14.74 lbs.
9th place - Adam Hawley with 10 bass for 13.58 lbs.
10th place - Walter Baker with 5 bass for 10.21 lbs.
11th place - Ray Covert with 5 bass for 7.31 lbs.
No Show due to Family emergency - Clark Foster
Day 1 Big Fish Awarded to Mike Johnson with a 4.87 lbs. largemouth bass
Day 2 Big Fish Awarded to Mike Johnson with a 4.74 lbs. largemouth bass
Day 2 Results
1st place - Mike Johnson with 5 bass for 17.20 lbs., big fish 4.74 lbs.
2nd place - Don Welch with 5 bass for 12.58 lbs.
3rd place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 11.73 lbs.
4th place - Bob Nathan with 5 bass for 10.44 lbs.
5th place - Chuck Peak with 5 bass for 9.13 lbs.
6th place - Jerry Boyd with 5 bass for 8.08 lbs.
7th place - Mark Pineda with 5 bass for 7.73 lbs.
8th place - Mike Barnett with 5 bass for 7.51 lbs.
9th place - Adam Hawley with 5 bass for 5.92 lbs.
10th place - Walter Baker with 5 bass for 2.91 lbs.
11th place - Ray Covert with 5 bass for 2.46 lbs.
Day 1 Results
1st place - Mike Johnson with 5 bass for 17.81 lbs., big fish 4.87 lbs.
2nd place - Bob Nathan with 5 bass for 12.43 lbs.
3rd place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 11.19 lbs.
4th place - Jerry Boyd with 5 bass for 10.80 lbs.
5th place - Chuck Peak with 5 bass for 8.78 lbs.
6th place - Mike Barnett with 5 bass for 8.53 lbs.
7th place - Adam Hawley with 5 bass for 7.66 lbs.
8th place - Walter Baker with 3 bass for 7.30 lbs.
9th place - Mark Pineda with 5 bass for 7.01 lbs.
10th place - Don Welch with 5 bass for 6.60 lbs.
11th place - Ray Covert with 3 bass for 4.85 lbs.
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Don Welch & Bob Nathan
Boat 2: Mike Johnson & Walter Baker
Boat 3: Mark Pineda & Ray Covert
Boat 4: Mario Jorge & Mike Barnett
Boat 5: Chuck Peak & Adam Hawley
Boat 6: Jerry Boyd
Boat 7: Clark Foster
Fishing Report by Mike Johnson
Clearlake is warming up. We had air temps in the high 80's and water temps up to 62 degrees. The wind blew hard in the days before the tournament keeping the water temp closer to 57 degrees. I got there Friday just as the warm up started. Ran all over the lake trying to figure out a pattern, with little success. But I did see some fish cruising the shallows and a couple locked on beds. So Saturday starts with me at full throttle trying to beat Chuck to a community hole near Redbud. I got there first, and Joe gets one on a dropshot. No fish for me so off to check the flat where we saw the fish before. I got there and found the males had moved up. There were fish everywhere. The fish and beds were so hard to see because of the algee floating in the water. This was good because people moved onto my spot all day long. They would make a few casts and leave. They couldn't even see the fish! You had to get on top of the fish to see them, then move out and make casts to the nest. I caught fish after fish culling up with these bucks. I used a one-two combo to get the stubborn fish to bite. If they swam away, I'd throw a Huddlebug on the nest and leave until they come back. Shake it, & piss them off. Then throw a senko on it or a beaver or one of the ten other rods on my deck. They would jump all over the second lure most of the time. I finished the day with good sized bucks but no kicker.
Water temp had risen up to 62 degrees so I was excited for day two. I ran back to the same area and found that now it wasn't a singles party anymore. The big females had moved in crusing the shallows. I sat on my big fish for probably 30 minutes to get her to bite. I caught alot of fish and saw fish so big that my glasses would fogg up. I was sweating everytime a saw the sea-monster. But they were looking for a date, not a meal. Still had people moving into my water all day. They would see me buried in the tulies look and fish right on by. Never caught the C.L. monsters I saw but managed to get the right bites.
Two Day Final Results
1st place - Mike Johnson with 10 bass for 33.83 lbs., Day 2 BF 6.37 lbs.
2nd place - Chuck Peak with 10 bass for 26.58 lbs.
3rd place - Joe Arias* with 10 bass for 25.96 lbs.
4th place - Jerry Boyd with 9 bass for 24.13 lbs.
5th place - Mario Jorge with 10 bass for 23.58 lbs.
6th place - Javier Martinez with 10 bass for 20.92 lbs.
7th place - Ray Covert with 10 bass for 20.27 lbs.
8th place - Clark Foster with 8 bass for 18.35lbs.
9th place - Mark Pineda with 7 bass for 18.26 lbs.
10th place - Bob Nathan with 7 bass for 17.15 lbs.
11th place - Bill Lee with 5 bass for 13.41 lbs.
12th place - Vince Povio* with 6 bass for 13.36 lbs.
13th place - Joe Nicolai with 5 bass for 13.25 lbs.
14th place - Adam Hawley with 4 bass for 12.79 lbs., Day 1 BF 4.55 lbs.
15th place - Ron Hunnewell with 5 bass for 12.64 lbs.
16th place - Walter Baker with 6 bass for 11.58 lbs.
17th place - Scott Povio with 6 bass for 11.38 lbs.
18th place - Mike Ponce with 4 bass for 10.19 lbs.
19th place - Charlie Hazelip with 4 bass for 9.49 lbs.
20th place - Tony Christy with 4 bass for 9.27 lbs.
21st place - Don Welch with 2 bass for 5.35 lbs.
22nd place - Sammy* with 2 bass for 4.47 lbs.
23rd place - Charlie Grover
Day 2 Big Fish Awarded to Mike Johnson for a 6.37 lbs. largemouth bass
Day 1 Big Fish Awarded to Adam Hawley for a 4.55 lbs. largemouth bass
Day 2 Results
1st place - Mike Jonson with 5 bass for 18.65 lbs.
2nd place - Jerry Boyd with 5 bass for 15.68 lbs.
3rd place - Joe Arias* with 5 bass for 14.46 lbs.
4th place - Mark Pineda with 5 bass for 13.91 lbs.
5th place - Chuck Peak with 5 bass for 13.16 lbs.
6th place - Ron Hunnewell with 5 bass for 12.64 lbs.
7th place - Clark Foster with 5 bass for 11.99 lbs.
8th place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 10.60 lbs.
9th place - Charlie Hazelip with 4 bass for 9.49 lbs.
10th place - Tony Christy with 4 bass for 9.27 lbs.
11th place - Javier Martinez with 5 bass for 8.14 lbs.
12th place - Ray Covert with 5 bass for 8.10 lbs.
13th place - Scott Povio with 4 bass for 7.55 lbs.
14th place - Joe Nicolai with 2 bass for 5.46 lbs.
15th place - Bob Nathan with 2 bass for 5.25 lbs.
16th place - Don Welch with 2 bass for 5.35 lbs.
17th place - Sammy* with 2 bass for 4.47 lbs.
18th place - Vince Povio* with 1 bass for 3.79 lbs.
19th place - Mike Ponce with 1 bass for 3.61 lbs.
20th place - Adam Hawley with 1 bass for 2.76 lbs.
21st place - Walter Baker with 1 bass for 1.24 lbs.
Tied for 22nd place - Bill Lee & Charlie Grover
Day 1 Results
1st place - Mike Johnson with 5 bass for 15.18 lbs.
2nd place - Chuck Peak with 5 bass for 13.42 lbs.
3rd place - Bill Lee with 5 bass for 13.41 lbs.
4th place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 12.98 lbs.
5th place - Javier Martinez with 5 bass for 12.78 lbs.
6th place - Ray Covert with 5 bass for 12.17 lbs.
7th place - Bob Nathan with 5 bass for 11.70 lbs.
8th place - Joe Arias* with 5 bass for 11.50 lbs.
9th place - Walter Baker with 5 bass for 10.34 lbs.
10th place - Adam Hawley with 3 bass for 10.03 lbs.
11th place - Vince Povio* with 5 bass for 9.57 lbs.
12th place - Jerry Boyd with 4 bass for 8.45 lbs.
13th place - Joe Nicolai with 3 bass for 7.79 lbs.
14th place - Mike Ponce with 3 bass for 6.58 lbs.
15th place - Clark Foster with 3 bass for 6.36 lbs.
16th place - Mark Pineda with 2 bass for 4.35 lbs.
17th place - Scott Povio with 2 bass for 3.83 lbs.
Tied for 18th place - Charlie Hazelip, Tony Christy, & Charlie Grover
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Chuck Peak & Ray Covert
Boat 2: Mike Johnson & Joe Nicolai
Boat 3: Jerry Boyd & Walter Baker
Boat 4: Javier Martinez & Tony Christie
Boat 5: Don Welch & Sammy*
Boat 6: Mark Pineda & Joe Arias*
Boat 7: Ron Hunnewell
Boat 8: Mario Jorge & Bob Nathan
Boat 9: Charlie Grover & Bill Lee
Boat 10: Mike Ponce & Charlie Hazelip
Boat 11: Clark Foster & Adam Hawley
Boat 12: Scott Povio & Vince Povio*
The top-five teams acknowledge the crowd during the finals of the National Guard FLW College Fishing event at Lake Roosevelt.
The Chico State team of Matt Dixon and Spencer Moran, both of Chico, Calif., won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Division tournament on Lake Roosevelt Saturday with six bass weighing 15 pounds even. The victory earned the team $10,000 to be split evenly between the school and the school's bass-fishing club.
Glen Wyatt and Eric Andersen representing San Jose State University
Rounding out the top five teams are:
University of Oregon – Carter and Ryan Troughton of Discovery Bay, Calif., (five bass, 10-14, $5,000);
San Jose State University – Glen Wyatt of Vallejo, Calif., and Eric Andersen of San Jose, Calif., (five bass, 9-8, $4,000);
Arizona State University – Mitch Kistner of Mesa, Ariz., and Craig Carroll of Chandler, Ariz. (five bass, 9-4, $3,000);
Arizona State University – Brandon Service of Tempe, Ariz., and Jon Prosch of Scottsdale, Ariz. (five bass, 7-14, $2,000).
FLW Outdoors announced the College Fishing trail in May 2008. The entire schedule, which is organized around the five Stren Series Divisions can be found by visiting http://CollegeFishing.com, along with the rules, requirements and information on how to create a bass club.
The Fishing Club at San Jose University - https://secureapp.netclubmgr.com/ICS/CM/V2/Student/Club.aspx?uid=sjsunv&ClubId=12813
TopCongratulations Jason Borofka and Matthew Diaz who won it all with the big fish of 6.81 lbs. and winning weight of 12.84 lbs. for a total winnings of $4280.00! Thanks for all the participants it was a great tournament again.
Place CONTESTANTS Big Fish Option $20 Take All # of FISH BIG FISH Total Weight
1st place - Jason Borofka/Matthew Diaz X X 5.00 6.81 12.84 $4,280.00
2nd place - Cody Remick/Neil Bushman X X 5.00 5.82 11.07 $1,000.00
3rd place - Jaime Baquera/Anthony Hall X X 5.00 4.31 10.62 $650.00
4th place - Rick Lewis/Dirk Enzweiler X X 5.00 4.39 10.23 $550.00
5th place - Will Duncan/Dylan Waldroop X X 5.00 4.19 10.12 $450.00
6th place - Chris Costello/Will Coddington X X 5.00 2.29 8.48 $325.00
7th place - Chris Zaldain/David Mesa X X 5.00 2.18 8.15 $220.00
8th place - Rodney IO/Reid Anderson X X 5.00 1.85 7.86 $180.00
9th place - Adam McAndrews/Justin Baldasano X X 5.00 2.58 7.85 $150.00
10th place - Mario Jorge/Walter Baker X X 5.00 1.87 7.72 $120.00
11th place - Juan Acosta/Mike Gutierez X X 5.00 1.90 7.40 $100.00
12th place - Craig Hillesland/Rob Berkeland X 5.00 2.10 7.39 $75.00
13th place - Jim Sherwood/Jeff Post X X 5.00 1.90 7.38 $50.00
14th place - Arthur Korp/John Daley X 4.00 4.34 7.38
15th place - Dave Thompson/Richard Schwartz X X 5.00 2.21 7.34
16th place - Mikie Lucca/Clarence Buckner X 5.00 1.78 7.33
17th place - Brian Carlson/Jeff Kawaguchi X X 5.00 1.86 7.31
18th place - Jeff Tonella/Joe Macrenaris 5.00 1.84 7.22
19th place - John Fernandez Jr./Jon Hagen X X 5.00 1.78 7.22
20th place - Mark Savin/Al Mesa X X 5.00 1.95 7.14
21st place - Andreas Mendeville/Kenneth Knight X X 5.00 2.00 7.06
22nd place - Jerry Smyth/ Josh Hanoka X X 5.00 1.58 7.06
23rd place - Kenny Carlotta/Larry Carlotta X 5.00 1.88 7.01
24th place - Scott Carter/John Edmondson X X 5.00 1.77 6.99
25th place - Tom Nieto/Jerry Rouse X X 5.00 1.69 6.91
26th place - Joe Tenedora/Joe Bottita X X 5.00 1.62 6.74
27th place - Robert Duncan/Daniel Bangham X X 5.00 1.93 6.70
28th place - Mike Bacon/Jeff Smith X X 5.00 1.61 6.59
29th place - Dave Uyeda/Gary Wratten X X 5.00 1.62 6.57
30th place - Dave Tencati/Ted Tencati X X 5.00 1.43 6.54
31st place - Troy Phelps/Tami Phelps X 5.00 1.39 6.43
32nd place - Aaron Baggese/Glenn Aochi X X 5.00 1.30 6.41
33rd place - Jim Miller/Steve Nichol X X 5.00 1.57 6.37
34th place - Walter Apple/Eugene Abbott X X 5.00 1.63 6.33
35th place - Joe LaVery/Joe Lavery Sr. X X 5.00 1.73 6.30
36th place - Brad Amodeo/Ryan Wong X 5.00 1.57 6.15
37th place - Benjamin Gonzales X X 5.00 1.60 6.03
38th place - Greg Borg/Derek Allrad 5.00 1.77 6.02
39th place - Javier Martinez/Tony Christie X X 5.00 1.67 6.01
40th place - Scott Schnieer/Philip Berry X X 5.00 1.57 6.00
41st place - Bill Lee/Eric Lee X 5.00 1.44 5.91
Patrick Regan/Danny Yamasaki X X 5*1 1.34 5.90
Jason Lazzerini/Geno Lazzerini 5.00 1.72 5.90
Eddie King/Frank Ignanagi X 5.00 1.64 5.89
Dean Karagan/Brett Sandell X X 4.00 2.13 5.67
Mark Falcon/Matt Angotti X X 5.00 1.30 5.54
Ben Searcy/Anthony Wooten X 2.00 3.84 5.15
Peter McEneany/Scott Frensley X X 4.00 1.50 5.09
Moe Martinez/Rocky Martinez X X 4.00 1.52 4.79
Alfred Martinez/Casey Ortiz X X 3.00 1.83 4.22
Alan Whitman/Ben Whitman 3.00 1.90 4.11
Roy Alba/John Paulson X X 3.00 1.57 3.88
Richard Martinez/Chris Martinez X X 1.00 1.84 1.84
Bob Fahey/William Giles X 1.00 1.32 1.32
Richard Trujillo/Richie Trujillo X X 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dale Rodoni/Sandi Rodoni X 0.00 0.00 0.00
Alex Cervantes/Richard Cardenas 0.00 0.00 0.00
John Meltzer/Tino Flores X X 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fred Moroni/John Kent 0.00 0.00 0.00
James Hill X X 0.00 0.00 0.00
Kelly Sprague/David Morales X X 0.00 0.00 0.00
David Plaza/Ben Roybal X 0.00 0.00 0.00
Al Valdez/Big Al Valdez Sr. X 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jeff Lamy/Richard Viera X X 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jesus Reyes X 0.00 0.00 0.00
It started out as a perfect spring day. Clear skies with mild temperatures. The water temp was 60 degrees with visibility from 2 to 3 feet. By 10am the clouds came in with a light breeze. We finished the tournament at the perfect time, when we were driving off, the rain came down in buckets. We weighed in some beautiful prespawn bass.
Congratulations to Chuck Peak for starting his season with a Grand Slam!!! His big fish was .08 ounces short of ten pounds. And yes, his limit was caught on the super super secret bait near tule islands. I think our whole club is using this super secret bait. Darwin Ellison brought in a nice bag of shallow running crankbait bass. Darwin was fishing over weedlines. Mike johnson limit was caught with everything in his boat... junk fishing... crankbait, swimbait, jig, spinnerbait and plastic.
1st place - Chuck Peak with 5 bass for 20.01 lbs., Big fish 9.92 lbs.
2nd place - Darwin Ellison with 5 bass for 19.08 lbs., big fish 5.59 lbs.
3rd place - Mike Johnson with 5 bass for 17.27 lbs.
4th place - Don Welch with 5 bass for 15.95 lbs., big fish 6.47 lbs.
*5th place - Jeff Post* with 5 bass for 14.23 lbs., big fish 6.57 lbs.
5th place - Bob Nathan with 5 bass for 13.53 lbs., big fish 5.58 lbs.
6th place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 12.10 lbs., big fish 4.65 lbs.
7th place - Javier Martinez with 4 bass for 10.55 lbs., big fish 5.01 lbs.
8th place - Jerry Boyd with 3 bass for 10.23 lbs.
9th place - Steve Yee with 5 bass for 9.81 lbs.
10th place - Ron Hunnewell with 4 bass for 9.28 lbs., big fish 4.00 lbs.
11th place - Clark Foster with 3 bass for 8.34 lbs.
12th place - Mike Ponce with 3 bass for 8.04 lbs., big fish 4.33 lbs.
13th place - Joe Nicolai with 2 bass for 7.12 lbs., big fish 3.93 lbs.
*14th place - Matt Brooks* with 2 bass for 5.26 lbs.
14th place - Ray Covert with 1 bass for 4.10 lbs.
15th place - Jim Woolridge with 1 bass for 3.61 lbs.
16th place - Adam Hawley with 1 bass for 2.90 lbs.
17th place - Mike Bacon with 1 bass for 2.51 lbs.
18th place - Jeff Smith with 1 bass for 1.93 lbs.
Tied for 19th place - Charlie Grover, Walter Baker, Lee Williams, Rob Ontiveros, Anthony Foster*
Big Fish Awarded to Chuck Peak for a 9.92 lbs. largemouth bass
Chuck Peak with another Grand Slam!!
Darwin Ellison with 2nd place
Jeff Post and Mike Johnson with 3rd place
Steve Yee and Don Welch with 4th place
Chuck Peak and Bob Nathan with 4th place
Mario Jorge and Andrew Hawley
Ron Hunnewell and Mike Bacon
Matt Brooks and Mike Ponce
Ray Covert
Jeff Smith
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Don Welch & Steve Yee
Boat 2: Javier Martinez & Jeff Smith
Boat 3: Darwin Ellison & Rob Ontiveros
Boat 4: Jim Woolridge & Ray Covert
Boat 5: Jerry Boyd & Joe Nicolai
Boat 6: Charlie Grover & Walter Baker
Boat 7: Chuck Peak & Bob Nathan
Boat 8: Ron Hunnewell & Mike Bacon
Boat 9: Mario Jorge & Adam Hawley
Boat 10: Clark Foster & Anthony Foster*
Boat 11: Mike Johnson
& Jeff Post*
Boat 12: Mike Ponce &
Matt Brooks*
Boat 13: Lee Williams
Fishing Report by Mario Jorge
On Saturday I hit a wave that just about flooded my boat. It was once of the hardest hits I have been in.
I fished on Friday, on the water 7:15 am, lite rain. Found 2 spots in the main lake holding large mouth. It had rained all day and about Noon it decided to really rain HARD. I was going to go to Putah, but deciced to go into the narrows. Caught several Spots 1 to 1/4 lb. No wind, but about 2:30p.m. I had had enough of the hard rain and pulled out.
Saturday, got to the launch at 4:30 a.m. and Ray Covert soon arrived. There was 2 to 3 other tourneys going out that day including 35 float tubers.
No wind but fog. I guess there was a misunderstanding with my non-boater and he did not show. While lauching my boat, I tripped over my trailer and landed hard in the ramp. Bruised my palm and rist, shoulder is a little soar also, but the show must go on.
Drove in heavy fog to first spot, and had about 7+lb limit before 9am. About Noon wind picked up and White caps in about 5 mins.. Hide in Berryessa Marina to see if wind would die out, but no luck. Left to go to narrows about 1pm.
Tucked in behind the big island and it was rough, but not to bad. Decided to try and get into the narrows, but speared the "BIG" set half way there. 4 inches water at my feet and back deck flooded, knocked all but 2" of the water out of the live wells. Went into Spanish flat area out of weather for the rest of the day.
Weigh in was scheduled at 4, but I pulled out at 3:30 since I was by myself, good thing, float tubers block one side of the launch and it took over an hour to get all our boat out of the water.
I came in first with 9.98 lbs., Mark Pineda was second with 7 and change, Joe came in third, Jerry was 4th. Joe won big fish with 2.46 lbs. Spotted bass .
All-in-all a good day.
1st place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 9.98 lbs.
2nd place - Mark Pineda with 5 bass for 7.84 lbs.
3rd place - Joe Nicolai with 4 bass for 7.73 lbs., Big Fish 2.46 lbs.
4th place - Jerry Boyd with 5 bass for 7.20 lbs.
5th place - Don Welch with 5 bass for 6.57 lbs.
6th place - Adam Hawley with 5 bass for 6.47 lbs.
7th place - Bill Lee with 3 bass for 4.32 lbs.
8th place - Walter Baker with 3 bass for 3.97 lbs.
9th place - Bob Nathan with 2 bass for 3.19 lbs.
10th place - Mike Barnett with 2 bass for 2.31 lbs.
11th place - Charlie Grover with 1 bass for 1.15 lbs.
12th place - Mike Johnson with 1 bass for 0.89 lbs.
Tied for 13th place - Mike Bacon, Javier Martinez, Ray Covert, Steve Grover*
Big Fish Awarded to Joe Nicolai for a 2.48 lbs. spotted bass
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Joe Nicolai
Boat 2: Mario Jorge & Mike Bacon
Boat 3: Mike Johnson & Walter Baker
Boat 4: Charlie Grover & Steve Grover*
Boat 5: Javier Martinez & Ray Covert
Boat 6: Don Welch & Adam Hawley
Boat 7: Bob Nathan
Boat 8: Mark Pineda & Mike Barnett
Boat 9: Jerry Boyd & Bill Lee
Jerry, wife, Ray, Jim, Melonie, boyfriend, Joe, Chuck, Shirley, Steve, Christine, Janette,
Darwin, Tony, Charlie, Bill, Mike, Sherril, Bob
There was a modest turnout for the 2008 Awards Banquet. The food was tastie. Thanks to Joe Nicolai for organizing event and being the master of ceremonies.
Tony Christie provided us with an excellent raffle and door prizes. Thanks to Denise Bradford at Coyote Bait and Tackle for donating the following door prizes: a Shimano Clarus baitcasting rod, a Huddleston swimbait, and two $25 gift certificates.
Jerry Boyd, Ray Covert, Chuck Peak, & Darwin Ellison (in the background)
Congratulate our 2008:
Angler of the Year - Chuck Peak - 169.43 lbs.
Bassmaster of the Year - Jerry Boyd - 346 points
Mike Johnson - Biggest Bass of the Year - 8.09 lbs.
Rookie of the Year - Jeff Post
Most Improved for - Ray Covert
There were two dinners to choose from:
A) Slow Roasted Tri-Tip & Skeward Shrimp
B) Salmon & Skeward Shrimp
ALL MEALS came with a Ceasar Salad, Dessert, and your choice of soda, coffee, or tea.
The price per dinner is $26.00- Tip and tax is already included.
*Also, there will be a $10.00 door prize. Please bring a gift in the amount of $10.00. One per guest.
* A second raffle will be held by the Gilroy Bassmasters Club!
Congratulations to Walter Baker for his first tournament "Grand Slam"!!! He won first place, the big fish award, and options. Not only did Walter have a grand slam breakfast at Denny's, he caught his personal best, a 7.98 pound largemouth bass. The super secret bait is no longer a secret. The top 10 finishes used the swamp crawler. Mario Jorge stuck a 5 pound largemouth bass the day before, he finished second to his non-boater Walter. Ray Covert caught all five of his bass on the same swamp crawler to land third place.
It was cold. The air temperature was 41 degrees caused by a wind chill before the sun came up. After sunrise, a comfortable 65 degrees, and the wind died down. The water temperature was 51 degrees. The water level was down 30 feet from full. The water visibility was 2 to 3 feet.
1st place - Walter Baker with 4 bass for 12.80 lbs., Big Fish 7.98 lbs.
2nd place - Mario Jorge with 5 bass for 7.88 lbs.
3rd place - Ray Covert with 5 bass for 7.61 lbs.
4th place - Clayton Williams with 5 bass for 7.55 lbs.
5th place - Adam Hawley with 5 bass for 7.51 lbs.
6th place - Bob Nathan with 5 bass for 7.24 lbs., big fish 1.90 lbs.
7th place - Darwin Ellison with 5 bass for 7.13 lbs.
8th place - Jerry Boyd with 5 bass for 6.72 lbs.
9th place - Jimmy Gillin with 2 bass for 5.45 lbs., big fish 3.89 lbs.
10th place - Don Welch with 5 bass for 5.38 lbs.
11th place - Charlie Hazelip with 5 bass for 5.09 lbs.
12th place - Mike Bacon with 3 bass for 4.53 lbs., big fish 2.25 lbs.
13th place - Steve Yee with 4 bass for 4.48 lbs.
14th place - Mike Barnett with 3 bass for 3.00 lbs.
15th place - Mike Johnson with 2 bass for 2.33 lbs.
16th place - Javier Martinez with 1 bass for 1.94 lbs.
17th place - Charlie Grover with 1 bass for 1.08 lbs.
18th place - Joe Nicolai with 1 bass for 1.03 lbs.
19th place - Jeff Smith with 1 bass for 0.88 lbs.
Big Fish Awarded to Walter Baker for a 7.98 lbs. largemouth bass
Walter Baker with a Grand Slam and Mario Jorge
Ray Covert with 2nd place and Steve Yee
Adam Hawley with 5th place
Bob Nathan with 6th place
Jerry Boyd with 8th place and Mike Barnett
Charlie Grover and Jimmy Gillin with 9th place
Mike Bacon
Boat Partners:
Boat 1: Bob Nathan
Boat 2: Jerry Boyd & Mike Barnett
Boat 3: Steve Yee & Ray Covert
Boat 4: Mario Jorge & Walter Baker
Boat 5: Mike Johnson & Jeff Smith
Boat 6: Clayton Williams & Mike Bacon
Boat 7: Charlie Grover & Jimmy Gillin
Boat 8: Don Welch & Charlie Hazelip
Boat 9: Darwin Ellison & Joe Nicolai
Boat 10: Javier Martinez & Adam Hawley