Central Region - McClure - Feb 9, 2013
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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
Watch Director's Video
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Cold, Cold, COLD was the weather for the second Central Valley Tournament of the Best Bass Tournament Circuit. The tournament was held at Lake McClure and the weather was 27 degrees when the boats started to pull into the parking lot on Saturday morning February 9, 2013. It was apparent that the weather didn't affect the attitude of the anglers because they came in great numbers . Fifty four boats showed up for this tournament and what a great showing for the Central Valley. With the canopy's up, coffee made and goodies set out on the tables the anglers came in one by one to sign up for the event and to share their enthusiasm for the day ahead of them. The day had all the ingredients needed to make a great tournament As the anglers turned in their entry forms and picked-up their boat numbers they readied their boats for the boat check. With all compartments opened on each boat ribbons were tied on the trolling motors and the boats were ready for the water. Blast off was set for safe light and boat number 28 was drawn by Zac Azevedo for the first boat to blast off. With the boats in the water and at the dock, Kevin Cheek went over the Lake rules and Off Limits areas. There was three flights scheduled for weigh-in starting at 3:00 p.m. At 6:59 a.m. boat number 28 set off for a full day of fishing. It only took eight minutes to get all fifty four boats out and running. Kevin then returned to the parking lot to get everything ready for the awards in the afternoon. Lake McClure is one of the Lakes where we have to do sign-ups in the Marina parking lot, blast off and weigh-in at the dock and then back to the parking lot for awards. All of this back and forth helps make for an interesting day. A bite of breakfast, a lot of paperwork and only a couple of banners to hang up for the weather was too windy and the pop-up were moving everywhere. When two o'clock came around we headed down to the dock to set up for the weigh-in. Down at the dock we needed to set out the bump tanks and fill them with water, set the banner skirt around the tanks, setup the weigh-in station and get the microphones ready to go. A tub of bags were placed at the end of the dock for the anglers to use, the weigh slips were put in order and the computer was ready for the anglers to come in. The first flight of anglers are scheduled to come in at 3:00 p.m. and here they come. The first bag of fish are weighted and placed back in the bag for the angler to release back into the lake. Flight one was completed, then the second flight and then the third flight. After all this the scales were called closed by Kevin Cheek at 3:43 p.m. and we headed back up to the parking lot to put the winnings in order for the awards. While the winnings are put in order and everything balanced, Kevin gives the Emerald Nuts to the staff to hand out and buy a little time before the awards. Kevin takes the time to thank everybody for coming out to support the BBT and thanks the many sponsors that help us make the BBT what it is. A big thank you to Dave Orange our weigh master, Jeff Short and Billy Rowles Jr, Duane Goudy and Mike Martinez, Brian Orange and Mario Ramirez our staff boats, Shawn Hilbert our staff helper and Chelby Cheek for all her help with the trailer and supplies. Now it is time for the awards. First place went to the team of Kenny Shepherd and Ben Brooks. Their five fish bag came in with a weight of 16.68 pounds. In that bag was the first place big fish weighing in at 7.83 pounds. With first place in the tournament and first place big fish these two anglers took home $2,460.00. Kenny and Ben used weightless worms and swim bait for lures and fished the middle of the lake. They would like to thank their sponsor Lunkerdaddy Fishing Lures. The two of you should be proud for a job well done. With a weight of 11.65 pounds for five fish the team of Rich Ingram and Rob Gaither of Oakdale walked away with second place. In their bag of five fish they brought in the second place big fish weighing in at 3.82 pounds. Robbie and Rich fished the south end of the lake in fifty feet of water and used jigs for lures. $1,420.00 is the amount that Robbie and Rich took home for second place in the tournament and second big fish. Good job anglers. Claudio Silva of Riverbank and Juan Velazquez of Turlock took third place in the tournament with a five fish bag weighing 10.50 pounds. In their bag of fish they also had the third place big fish weighing in at 3.44 pounds. Claudio and Juan fished the main lake and used drop shots and Robo worms. $885.00 was the total that these two anglers took home. They would like to thank their wives for sponsoring their fishing habit. These two anglers walked away very happy. The team of George Espino and Alex Salms took the 20/20 Eye Surrender Sunglasses home. The Lenox Tool weigh was 8.09 pounds so the team of Mike Hamontree and Bronsa Collins took home tools with their weight of 8.06 pounds. Rich Hale won a tackle bag and the team of Todd Iwamoto and Steve Gee took home a tackle bag also. Thank you Central Valley for a great tournament. All in all there was 259 fish weighted in with a total combined weight of 430.01 pounds. We can't wait to see all of you at your next tournament at Eastman Lake on March 9, 2013. Be safe. Sponsor Tackle Store Receipts Program – If you purchase tackle valued at $20 OR MORE from our Sponsor Tackle Stores 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. 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. If you happen to win money during a tournament and you leave before receiving it, you will have to meet up with your tournament director as winnings are not sent through the mail. 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. 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, The Fishing Instructor, Yakima Baits, Technology Integrators, Hildebrandt, Poe’s Plugs, Timber Tiger, Ima, Optimum Baits, KLGD Graphics, Hooked on Adventures, Continental Tires, Irwin – Lenox and Helly Hansen, Eye Surrender Sunglasses, Out of Bounds Speed & Marine, 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, C & C Marine/ Modesto and Sacramento, Jim’s Pro Tackle/ Paso Robles, Bait Barn/ Waterford 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. We would like to thank all of our staff Ancilla Cheek(mom), Chelby Cheek, Dave and Brian Orange, Shawn Hilbert, Mario Ramirez, Duane Goudy, Mike Martinez, Rich Hale, Jim Henry, Bill Rowles Jr. and Jeff Short. You all are an asset to the BBT and our tournaments could not run efficiently without each and every one of you! Thank you for your participation and fishing Best Bass Tournaments. We look forward to seeing you again soon! kevin@bestbasstournaments.com
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Results:
Big Boat
| 1 | Kenny Shepherd | Ben Brooks | 5 | 7.83 | 16.68 | $2,460.00 |
| 2 | Rich Ingram | Robie Gaither | 5 | 3.82 | 11.65 | $1,420.00 |
| 3 | Claudio M Silva Jr | Juan C Velazquez | 5 | 3.44 | 10.50 | $885.00 |
| 4 | Tai T Nguyen | Jay Corbett | 5 | 2.56 | 10.04 | $520.00 |
| 5 | Dave Nishimoto | Jeremy G Gray | 5 | 3.03 | 10.03 | $465.00 |
| 6 | Scott Bern | Craig Norman | 5 | 2.52 | 9.96 | $190.00 |
| 7 | Bruce W Robertson Jr | Allen S Schneider | 5 | 2.60 | 9.68 | $165.00 |
| 8 | Adam Belmont | Stephen Magill | 5 | 2.36 | 9.47 | $150.00 |
| 9 | Nathan Harbison | Kenny Warnock | 5 | 2.62 | 9.27 | $135.00 |
| 10 | Nick D Beck | Jay W Graham | 5 | 1.89 | 9.17 | $130.00 |
| 11 | Mike Pair | Trevor Gray | 5 | 2.57 | 9.03 | $115.00 |
| 12 | Steve Swarts | John Horton | 5 | 0.00 | 8.85 | $0.00 |
| 13 | Bobby Blaswich | David Simpson | 5 | 2.59 | 8.82 | $0.00 |
| 14 | Todd Iwamoto | Steve Gee | 5 | 2.75 | 8.80 | $55.00 |
| 15 | Bruce Able | Mike Callahan | 5 | 2.08 | 8.78 | $0.00 |
| 16 | Zac Azevedo | Albert Azevedo | 5 | 0.00 | 8.77 | $0.00 |
| 17 | Mike Martinez | Duane C Goudy | 5 | 2.48 | 8.60 | $0.00 |
| 18 | Adam C French | Robert Wiggins | 5 | 0.00 | 8.45 | $0.00 |
| 19 | Ed Armbrister | Kevin McDonald | 5 | 0.00 | 8.44 | $0.00 |
| 20 | George Espino | Alex Salms | 5 | 1.71 | 8.35 | $0.00 |
| 21 | Terry Odom | Trent Greer | 5 | 0.00 | 8.31 | $0.00 |
| 22 | Michael P Soriano | Shane Soriano | 5 | 0.00 | 8.22 | $0.00 |
| 23 | Mike Hamontree | Bronson Collins | 5 | 1.77 | 8.06 | $0.00 |
| 24 | Scott Parsons | Doug Naruo | 5 | 0.00 | 8.04 | $0.00 |
| 25 | Don Hendrix | Roger Cummings | 5 | 0.00 | 8.01 | $0.00 |
| 26 | Lee Miller | James Miller | 5 | 1.76 | 7.96 | $0.00 |
| 27 | Mario Ramirez | Brian Orange | 5 | 0.00 | 7.95 | $0.00 |
| 28 | Scott Taylor | Jeff D Eddings | 5 | 0.00 | 7.91 | $0.00 |
| 29 | Joey A Decosta | Shawn Pauly | 5 | 0.00 | 7.84 | $0.00 |
| 30 | Christopher Gosselaar | Jered Brendel | 5 | 1.82 | 7.83 | $0.00 |
| 31 | Catalino Alfonso | Shane M Dangler | 5 | 0.00 | 7.80 | $0.00 |
| 32 | Kyle Dekleva | Daniel Sexton | 5 | 0.00 | 7.79 | $0.00 |
| 33 | Dan Scott | Eric Fletcher | 5 | 0.00 | 7.74 | $0.00 |
| 34 | Brad Heintz | Todd Prater | 5 | 1.68 | 7.72 | $0.00 |
| 35 | Russell D Bradford | Gary Coker | 5 | 1.69 | 7.70 | $0.00 |
| 36 | Carey Edwards | Jeremy Edwards | 5 | 0.00 | 7.66 | $0.00 |
| 37 | Bill Rowles Jr | Jeff Short | 5 | 0.00 | 7.60 | $0.00 |
| 38 | Jeff Amstutz | Sara Amstutz | 5 | 0.00 | 7.49 | $0.00 |
| 39 | Rich A Hale | Christian Ostrander | 5 | 0.00 | 7.48 | $0.00 |
| 40 | Harry Markarian | Joey A Verna Jr | 5 | 0.00 | 7.34 | $0.00 |
| 41 | Jim Littlejohn | Rick Littlejohn | 5 | 0.00 | 7.31 | $0.00 |
| 42 | Vincent P Melella | Steven E Lane | 5 | 0.00 | 7.27 | $0.00 |
| 43 | John Gallardo | Mike Ploharz | 5 | 0.00 | 7.23 | $0.00 |
| 44 | Jordon Brendel | Drew Gosselaar | 5 | 1.74 | 7.13 | $0.00 |
| 45 | Jeff Graham | Ricky Wallace | 5 | 0.00 | 7.10 | $0.00 |
| 46 | Cliffton Woods | Tim Torres | 5 | 0.00 | 6.99 | $0.00 |
| 47 | John Walker | Tom W Richards | 5 | 0.00 | 6.98 | $0.00 |
| 48 | Ray A Nilmeier | Danny R Heintz | 5 | 2.00 | 6.85 | $0.00 |
| 49 | Dave Romero | Dave Romero Jr | 5 | 0.00 | 6.74 | $0.00 |
| 50 | Kyle R Lemings | Cody Frangos | 5 | 1.61 | 6.40 | $0.00 |
| 51 | Jace Degough | Collin Degough | 5 | 0.00 | 5.64 | $0.00 |
| 52 | Scott Skinner | Don Varney | 4 | 0.00 | 4.58 | $0.00 |
| 53 | Jon J Ramos | | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $0.00 |
Small Boat
| 1 | Ryan D Banks | Kenneth Chaves | 1 | 1.01 | 1.01 | $0.00 |
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