Mother Lode Region - Delta - Jun 8, 2014
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Tournament Director
Scott Lops
2947 W Buena Vista Ave
Visalia, CA 93291
(559) 378-2807
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scottlops@gmail.com
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The sixth tournament for the Mother Lode Region of the Best
Bass Tournament Circuit was held at the Delta on Sunday, June 8, 2014. The anglers launched from Russo's at safe
light. The weather was hot and the bite
was good. The size of fish were smaller than
expected but the number of limits brought in were high. It seems that we just can't get away from the
heat at the Delta. Last year it was in
the 100's and this year it was there also.
After the weigh-in the breeze came up and the weather cooled down.
We left Fresno around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and headed to
Randy Pringle's house in Salida. After
handing over paperwork and picking up supplies we headed for the Delta. We arrived at Russo's around 6:00 p.m. and
there was a cool breeze blowing. Our weigh
master Dave Orange was there and two of our staff boats were also there. We set and visited for awhile and then
decided it was time for dinner. A short
walk to the Rusty Port Hole and a great dinner.
After dinner it was back to the toy hauler and to sleep for 3:00 a.m.
would come early.
Kevin was the first up and it wasn't long after that and
everyone else was up too. Up to Russo's
office for the signups and before you knew it was time for the blast off. Kevin grabbed the bullhorn and his paperwork
and headed to the dock. We would like to
thank Mark Giusti for being Kevin's blast off boat in the morning and being the
check in boat in the afternoon. Mark is
a friend that Kevin fished against many years ago in a Family Bass Circuit that
he and Chelby fished together in. He and
his wife were at the Delta celebrating their wedding anniversary and Mark
volunteered to help out. Thank you again
Mark for helping out. Maybe we can get
you and your wife to fish the circuit with us next year.
We had a total of four small boats and fifty large
boats. Lucky number nine was drawn for
the first large boat to blast off. At
safe light Kevin released the small boats and then started with boat number
nine. The small boats had a check in
time of 3:00 p.m. along with boats number nine thru twenty four. The second flight was due in at 3:15 p.m.
which included boats twenty five thru forty.
Boats forty one thru fifty and boats one thru eight were due in at 3:30
p.m.
When Kevin came back to the Office we packed up everything
and moved down to the Pavilion to set up for the weigh-in. Banners were hung up, tables setup and bump
tanks were set out. Pay backs were
calculated, envelopes were stuffed and paperwork was completed. We were ready for the anglers when they returned. Around 2:00 p.m. the bump tanks were filled
and it was hard not to sit in the tanks to cool down. We need to be a little bit more professional
than that. At least that is what Kevin
said.
One by one the boats returned for the weigh-in. The anglers walked down the ramp to the
weigh-in and Russo's golf cart staff gave them a ride back up the ramp to
release their catch for the day. The
fish were weighted-in, pictures were taken and the scales were called closed by
Director Kevin Cheek at 3:48 p.m. There were 220 fish caught and only two
fatalities for a total weight of 475.82 pounds.
The largest fish caught during the tournament came in at 7.19 pounds.
Now I believe we need to get down to the important
stuff. Who won what.
First place went to the team of Chad Smith of Hughson and
Steve Melander of Atwater. They weighted
in a five fish bag with a weight of 15.92 pounds. In that bag was the third place big fish at 5.63
pounds. Chad and Steve were in all of
the options and took home a check in the amount for $1,930.00. Chad and Steve stated that they fished
everywhere on the Delta to Connection Slough using drop shot thick worms and
top water and drop shot methods. Chad
would like to thank his wife Jodi for her support and Steve wants to say thank
You to his family for being there for him.
Congratulations anglers for taking first place.
Second place went to the team of Ed Babb of Denair and Kevin
Morrison of Oakdale. Ed and Kevin
weighted in five fish for a total weight of 14.55 pounds. Their big fish wasn't big enough to get into
the money, but these two anglers were in all the options and took home a total
of $1,030.00. Ed and Kevin stated that
they fished all over the Delta and they used brush hogs, weightless worms and P
J Pop lures while fishing top water and flipping weightless worms. Ed would like to htank Patty Babb his wife
for her sponsorship and support and Kevin would like to thank his wife Seana
Morrison for her support also. Great job
anglers for taking second place at the Delta.
Third place went to the team of Rick Perez and Ron
Hunnewell. They brought in five fish for
a total weight of 14.38 pounds. This
team was in big fish option only and took home a check in the amount of
$280.00. Rick and Ron were unable to
stay for the awards. They are regular
BBT anglers that fish with Randy so their winnings were given to Randy and
Sheri Pringle for their next tournament. Congratulations for a job well done.
Second place big fish went to the team of Jeff Czapia and
Frank Harris. They brought in a 5.75
pound bass and took home a check in the amount of $260.00. Good job anglers.
Congratulations to the team of Robert Muraco and Robert
Kirschner for being the Anglers of the Year for the2014 Mother Lode Region.
Well, it is hard to believe that our Mother Lode circuit for
the 2014 year is over. Next will be the
TOC to be held at the Delta on October 11 and 12, 2014. We will be blasting off from Russo's and I
hope it won't be in the 100's. It has
been a great year and I want to thank each and every angler that came out and
fished with us this year. This has been
a great year and I feel that we are a big family and I hope that we will be
seeing each of you next year for the 2015 season. Have a great summer and be safe.
We would like to thank Dave Orange for being the Weigh
Master, Mario Ramirez and Brian Orange, Rich Hale and Jim Henry, and Mike
Martinez and Duane Goudy for being our staff boats for the Mother Lode
Region. A big thank you goes to Chelby
Cheek for all her help starting with helping Mom in the morning with
registration to setting up for the anglers and tearing down and packing up the
trailer. Again thank you Mark Giusti for
your help with the Delta Tournament.
Sponsor Tackle
Store Receipts Program – If you purchase tackle valued at $20 OR MORE from our Sponsor Tackle Stores, listed below or go
Online to make purchases through the Optimum Baits and ima websites, you will
receive a discount for being a member of the BBT. Keep your receipt and write
your name and phone number on the back of it then place it in the bucket, which
is at every tournament check-in. You will have opportunities to win prizes
during the Awards Ceremony after each weigh-in. Remember you MUST be present to
win. At the close of the Awards Ceremony, all receipts drawn are placed back
into the bucket for more chances to have them drawn at future events in
addition at the TOC. If you are not present and your name is called, you
forfeit your prize and it is donated to the TOC.
Remember to
support the sponsors who are supporting you in bass fishing whenever you can. A
list of our sponsors is below and is also located on the Sponsors page of the
Best Bass Tournaments website www.bestbasstournaments.com
Thank you for
coming out and supporting the Best Bass Tournaments. It was great to see
familiar faces and meet new anglers who will be fishing the BBT this season! We
appreciate each one of you. If every angler would ask one friend to join and
fish the BBT, you will have additional anglers to compete against and have more
opportunities to win larger paybacks. Let your friends know that they will also
be eligible to win prizes in addition to saving money on fishing tackle when
making purchases through our Sponsor Tackle Stores.
Best Bass
Tournaments would like to personally thank the sponsors who are supporting us
and the anglers alike: Emerald Premium Snacks, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Lowrance,
Republic Electric, The Fishing Instructor, Yakima Baits, Technology Integrators,
Hildebrandt, Poe’s Plugs, Timber Tiger, Ima, Optimum Baits, Continental Tires, Out of Bounds Speed &
Marine, Wear It California, AGS Apparel, Port of Subs, Oroville’s Best Value Inn & Suites, Clearlake
Cottages, Applebee’s – Oroville, Central Valley Sportsmen’s Boat & RV Show.
Best Bass Tournaments sponsor tackle
stores:
Mel Cotton’s Sporting Goods/ San Jose,
Walton Pond/ San Leandro, Guns, Fishing & Other Stuff/ Dixon, Coyote Bait
& Tackle/ Coyote, CA, Clearlake Bait & Tackle/ Clearlake, Clearlake
Outdoors/ Lakeport, Tracy Oasis Marina/ Tracy, CA
If your company would like to be a sponsor
of the Best Bass Tournaments, please contact Randy Pringle at www.bestbasstournaments.com or call 209-543-6260.
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Results:
Big Boat
| 1 | Chad Smith | Steve Melander | 5 | 5.63 | 15.92 | $1,930.00 |
| 2 | Ed Babb | Kevin Morrison | 5 | 4.12 | 14.55 | $1,030.00 |
| 3 | Rick Perez | Ron Hunnewell | 5 | 3.55 | 14.38 | $280.00 |
| 4 | Don Bays | Donald Bays Jr | 5 | 3.79 | 14.15 | $420.00 |
| 5 | Kenny R Cramer Jr | Kody G Cramer | 5 | 3.72 | 14.10 | $535.00 |
| 6 | Clint Groenewold | Obedie Williams | 5 | 7.19 | 13.85 | $835.00 |
| 7 | Mike Goncalves | Robert Mansor | 5 | 3.64 | 12.98 | $220.00 |
| 8 | Nick D Beck | Scott C Smith | 5 | 5.56 | 12.84 | $255.00 |
| 9 | Robert L Muraco | Robert O Kirschner | 5 | 3.50 | 12.69 | $135.00 |
| 10 | Mark Gomez | Ruben Gomez | 5 | 3.17 | 12.63 | $125.00 |
| 11 | Bruce Able | Mike Callahan | 5 | 3.10 | 12.39 | $0.00 |
| 12 | Brandon Gaither | Kyle Gentry | 5 | 2.81 | 12.28 | $0.00 |
| 13 | Robert A Juarez | Robert Messer | 5 | 5.01 | 12.10 | $0.00 |
| 14 | Tom Gomez | Brian Rabith | 5 | 2.83 | 11.54 | $0.00 |
| 15 | Mike Martinez | Duane C Goudy | 5 | 5.06 | 11.41 | $50.00 |
| 16 | Brandon J Petersen | Michael K Smith | 5 | 4.16 | 11.40 | $0.00 |
| 17 | Tom Fereria | Mike Guzman | 5 | 4.47 | 11.04 | $0.00 |
| 18 | Jason D Jones | Jared Biddle | 5 | 0.00 | 11.01 | $0.00 |
| 19 | Dean Ziemer | Brian Shirk | 5 | 3.33 | 10.81 | $0.00 |
| 20 | Rob Davies | Jay Burns | 5 | 0.00 | 10.66 | $0.00 |
| 21 | Joe Guzman | Robert Eddings | 5 | 0.00 | 10.28 | $0.00 |
| 22 | Jeff A Czapla | Frank D Harris | 4 | 5.75 | 10.26 | $260.00 |
| 23 | Stanley Penrod | David Bigger | 5 | 4.86 | 10.21 | $0.00 |
| 24 | Grant Koontz | Alan Koontz | 5 | 2.44 | 10.16 | $0.00 |
| 25 | Keith A Pineo | Matt Monaghan | 5 | 0.00 | 10.12 | $0.00 |
| 26 | Jerry G Autry | Matthew D Cox | 5 | 3.70 | 9.88 | $0.00 |
| 27 | Dustin D Keen | Troy Deguchi | 5 | 2.76 | 9.83 | $0.00 |
| 28 | John L Simpson | Reynold H Hysell | 5 | 0.00 | 9.66 | $0.00 |
| 29 | Derek Allred | Candi McGregor | 5 | 3.65 | 9.28 | $0.00 |
| 30 | Timothy Wells | Travis Mathews | 5 | 0.00 | 9.27 | $0.00 |
| 31 | Jeff Hobbs | Keith McGraw | 5 | 0.00 | 9.25 | $0.00 |
| 32 | Tom W Richards | John Walker | 5 | 2.46 | 8.89 | $0.00 |
| 33 | Randy L Stuart | Danny Smith | 5 | 2.63 | 8.51 | $0.00 |
| 34 | John Schromm | John Rossi | 3 | 3.89 | 8.45 | $0.00 |
| 35 | Steve Perez | Dave Perez | 4 | 3.17 | 8.13 | $0.00 |
| 36 | Cameron V Cardoza | Dave Holmes | 3 | 3.77 | 7.84 | $0.00 |
| 37 | Kyle Dekleva | Matt R Silveira | 5 | 0.00 | 7.75 | $0.00 |
| 38 | Victor Gomez | Mike Gomez | 5 | 1.70 | 7.67 | $0.00 |
| 39 | Brian S Burton | David L Frates | 5 | 2.12 | 7.34 | $0.00 |
| 40 | Nevada Bretz | Joey A Verna Jr | 5 | 0.00 | 6.92 | $0.00 |
| 41 | Ron R Howe Jr | Bob C Miller | 5 | 0.00 | 6.66 | $0.00 |
| 42 | Jack D Diangson | Bob M Sotelo | 3 | 0.00 | 5.45 | $0.00 |
| 43 | Mike Van Guilder | Matt Frazier | 3 | 0.00 | 5.22 | $0.00 |
| 44 | Tom Fishburn | Mark Fishburn | 3 | 2.06 | 4.54 | $0.00 |
| 45 | Mario Ramirez | Brian Orange | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $0.00 |
| 45 | Rich A Hale | Jim P Henry | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $0.00 |
| 45 | Weldon M Birch | Bill Martin | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $0.00 |
| 45 | Jeff Amstutz | Sara Amstutz | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $0.00 |
| 45 | Tyrone K Guyse | Bob Transano | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $0.00 |
Small Boat
| 1 | Daniel C Byrne | Blake Bryan | 5 | 2.74 | 9.57 | $0.00 |
| 2 | Eric Holcomb | Collin M Cook | 3 | 0.00 | 4.66 | $0.00 |
| 3 | Anthony Teitsworth | Steve Budelli | 2 | 2.76 | 4.01 | $0.00 |
| 4 | Glenn R Sargent | Shelley L Sargent | 2 | 0.00 | 3.28 | $0.00 |
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