California Bass Contenders

It was a very long drive down south to just a few miles away from the southern US border for twenty six eager Bass Contenders. When the first round bell sounded, it was on mano-a-mano. The “Battle At The Border” started at O-dark thirty when all thirteen teams launched under the pitch black Chula Vista […]

It was a battle of the boats… A battle of a shit ton of boats to be clear. CBC made a quick change of venue to El Capitan reservoir in Lakeside CA with the sudden closure of Lower Otay lake in Chula Vista. It was evident that so did everybody else… we were greeted by […]

California Bass Contenders started the new year and the new 2025 season with a bang. We had a great turnout with thirteen teams going mano-a-mano slugging it out at San Vicente reservoir. It was a cold 38 degree morning in Lakeside, CA when we converged in the dark on Vigilante Rd. There was a special […]

Piru turkey shootout was a blast. We launched early before general public and weighed in at 1:00 to keep the Christmas spirit alive. Congratulations to Conrad Apodaca Jr and Mark Chadeayne for the win in the last ride for the blue Champions as the new owner takes possession the next day. Now that’s how you […]

It was an outstanding finish to the 2024 California Bass contenders season on a beautiful cold November morning. This wasn’t no Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul event, it was a showdown and a battle between twenty two Bascontenders with the AOY and Top Five anglers hanging in the balance. Unlike the Tyson v Paul fight […]

Congratulations to DVL Champions Frank Schwamborn and the Iron Man Dave Mendez for the win at the Jewell under picture perfect weather and flat calm conditions. Once the morning chill turned to sunny 85 degree weather 22 CBC anglers went mano-a-mano searching for the best five fish bag they could wrangle. When the dust settled  […]

Sometimes life throws you a curve ball. Our original scheduled tournament at Pyramid Lake had been closed due to the raging Post Fire in the Angeles National Forest. The change of venue was the curve ball and Piru Lake was the hit that landed out of the ballpark. We gathered early before the general public […]