Diamond Valley Lake Saturday August 20, 2016
Launch and go. Weighin 1:00pm parking lot.
Five fish/fifteen inches.

Conrad Apodaca/Bill Layne
Gil Bowman/Shaun Maki
Dave Pisarski/Mark Chandler
Danny Caldwell/Mike Rupp
Paul Herber/Alfred Vasquez
Mark Bowman/Gary Crouse
Tim Irwin/Tom Creasy
Randy Estrada/Richard Hoffman
Derek Yoshinaga/Joe Won
Ted Romero/Adrian Meza
Kenny Isago/Gary Boyd
Brad Hodge/Joe Nava
Ron Janke/Mark Quaternik
Adam Day/Brian Reaves
Kevin Duncan/Branden Hoffman

Basscontender banquet at the home of Paul Herber;
Saturday August 27, 2016 5:00PM

Paul Herber
4772 Mount Rainier St
Riverside CA 92509

Please RSVP to Kenny Isago asap.

2017 Tournament Schedule (pending DFW permits)

January 14^th Lake Perris
February 25^th Lower Otay
March 18^th-19^th Havasu 2 Day
April 29^th Diamond Valley Lake
May 20^th Pyramid Lake
June 10^th El Capitan
July 22^nd Skinner
August 19^th Silverwood
September 23^rd Castaic
October 21^st-22^nd  Lopez 2 Day
November 11^th Diamond Valley
December TBA fun event

Delta Road Trip: April 8^th through April 14^th RSVP Gabby Hayes
B&W Resort Isleton on the Molkulme River

Your vote matters;

Please get your vote sheet (below) to the Secretary John Savko prior and BEFORE the July meeting so you can be heard. The 2017 lakes will be one of the main topics at the July meeting. Secretary Savko will tally the results prior to the July meeting… I thought secretaries were supposed to have nice legs?

Basscontenders;

Pyramid Lake Saturday May 21st the second installment of the 2016 Basscontender season. The gates will open early so please be on time and line up in the left lane away from the general public, be ready to enter the gates at 5:00am in the dark. There is another club who will launch before we do so be courteous and allow them to launch first. Your tournament director Adam Day will tell you when to launch. This event is launch and go. Bring your best (5/13) five fish thirteen inches mouth closed to the 3:00 weigh in.

Angler Pairings:

Kenny Isago/ Andrew Serar
Conrad Jr/ Joe Serar
Adam Day/ Conrad Sr
Gil Bowman/ Pops Colgan
Dr Randy E/ Mark Quarternick
Derek Yoshi/ Tony (guest)
Tim Irwin/ Shaun (guest)
Alfred Vasquez/ Joe (guest)
Brad Hodge/ Rich Hoffman
Gabby Hayes/ Nick Schofield
Paul Herber/ Joe Nava
Ted Romero/ Tom Creasy

Good luck anglers!

Big Ed!

Water Temp: 58-63 & 65-69

Water Clarity: Stained 2-4′ and Dirty 0-1′

Report: I don’t usually write reports because I am strictly a fun fisherman. I am not a circuit tournament angler so I don’t have any notions that my views or experiences are worthy of the more skilled anglers. I do however do a little bit of research to try my best and lay out my trip which is the reason I am sharing this report. I am one of among many other guys in my group who compete against each other for bragging rights. We all share information so we can have better experiences on the water just like a group of family or friends, this years trip was no different. Ten boats with 23 anglers out of B&W Resort for the week looking for fun.

North Delta water up above Tower Park and around Walnut Grove looked stellar with clear water 4-6′ water temps 63-66 and perfect looking conditions. We managed a few decent fish here and there in some dead end sloughs like Sycamore, Hog, Beaver and in the main channel but never really put anything together that was consistent. Every day we managed to catch ’em but not the way we wanted to get on ’em decent. Fished Whites, upper and lower Franks, Mildred, Disco etc for basically the same so-so results all junk fishing. Best part was visiting Whimpy’s and Rusty Porthole during the low-low one day and the Windmill Cove on few others. We spread out and fished hard all day every day and up until dark in all directions.

We finally found an area that wanted to bite solid. The water was dirty brown with water temps up to 68-70 degrees in the late afternoon unlike anywhere else we visited on the whole Delta system. It was well worth the wait because we ended up hosing them good. The main area was fourteen mile and disappointment with one certain unique stretch just on fire for three solid days for five or six boats before we had to leave putting out fish well in the upper size category. I feel like we missed it by only a week or so or perhaps one moon phase or maybe even only by a couple days? What we saw there was good!

We had a great time barbecuing dinner everyday on the levy sharing our daily experiences and telling a few lies. Like any goog trip it ended up coming to an end with more great memories made. Hope this report finds you all well and helps a little bit as it did for us.

Go get ya sum! Big Ed!

Another Basscontender season is in the books. Congratulations to AOY Alfred “The Assassin” Vasquez and the rest of the Top Ten field. April Hodges tournament will be the Top Ten battle and first tournament of the new Basscontender season. Below are the final year end points for all Basscontender members who are considered “active members” for the new season. According to our rules a member must maintain a minimum of 60 points in a season to remain an active member. Also if you are a new prospective member you will be granted 60 points for three meetings and three tournaments once you have officially become a member. Read ’em and wheep boys!

See you on the water; Big Ed!

If you love bass fishing then you you will be blown away by the opportunity to catch the fish of a lifetime on every cast at the California Delta. If you have never been to the bass fertile waters of the California Delta, I only have one thing to say…

“YOU AINT DOWN”!….

This coming April the Basscontender road trip will once again make its way to one of the best fishing destinations the country has to offer. That is NOT a typo, with thousands of miles of water ways and tributaries the California Delta has consistently produced the largest tournament bags in the history of tournament bass fishing and the Delta Road Trip has consistently produced the same results. Fun, fellowship, great fishing and good times are at premium when we make our way up to the killer scenery at B&W Resort in Isleton, CA.

As of right now the group is planning on traveling up to Delta staying Saturday April 2nd through Friday night departing Saturday morning April 9th. Some guys are staying Saturday through Wednesday. If you want to go rooms are still available both weekends before and after the week but reservations need to made asap to lock in our stay. B&W Resort on Bethel Island is a safe haven from the real world and offers three man cabins on the water with the boat dock located right outside your room. This is a non club tournament event but the stakes are always high with each days sidepot derby event providing good times for all. Those won’t be the only steaks at the Delta Road Trip as Gabby & Bob’s afternoon barbecue is always icing on the cake.

If you want to experience the best bass fishing in the country don’t miss this event. If you are on the fence about attending bring all of your questions and comments and hit up Gabby Hayes he has the answers and the scoop.

See you at the Dirty ‘D’; Big Ed!

California Bass Contenders Lake Havasu 2 Day hosted out of Havasu Landing Resort & Casino.

Launch order as follows:

Alfred Vasquez & Mike Rupp
Mark Bowman & Andrew Serar
Tim Irwin & Shaun Macki
Randy Estrada & Brian Reeves…
Derek Yoshinaga & Manuel Guillen
Dan Colgan & Joe Joseph Serar
Kenny Isago solo
Mark Pavlinac solo
Paul Herber & Danny Caldwell

Bass Contenders,

Our annual Banquet is around the corner and we need to get a close attendance count for ordering food, chairs and other necessities, Friends and family are welcome. It will be on Saturday September 26th at Junkyard’s, house (same as last year),

The itinerary is as follows:

Happy hour and appetizers 4-6 pm. Sodas & water will be provided if you prefer other BYOB.

Dinner (Taco guy) around 6 pm (members are free $5.00 per guest)

Awards and Raffles throughout the night..Members only… (so bring your wallet for the raffle)

Please let me know as soon as possible how many people in your party will be in attendance.If you are planning on bringing an appetizer, please let me know that as well, so we have a variety of options. You can either email or text me with this information.

If you have any other questions, please let me know. Junkyard !