Congratulations to Paul “Big Fish” Herber for absolutely crushing the competition and easily securing the 2016-2017 Angler Of the Year. Paul joined the Basscontenders back in 2013 as a non boater guest of his mentor Bill Layne, but it didn’t take long before his love for the sport blossomed into buying his first Champion bass boat (my favorite) soon after. Today Paul fishes out of his second boat 21′ Triton fully wrapped and bad to the bone set up with all the latest and greatest. Paul thanks his sponsors The Grind, Coolbaits, 7Eye sunglasses, Atlas Treatment and Peregrine 250 boat care products for their continued support.

Ever since coming on the scene in 2013 Paul has made a big statement with more tournament wins and top ten finishes than any other angler in our club. Going into last months Havasu 2 Day tournament Paul had already secured enough points to win AOY whether he fished or not… you guessed it he fished anyways! Paul also is fishing ABA at Lake Perris with his second favorite team partner Adam “The Destroyer” Day where they too are leading the pack with points standings and AOY  honors half way through the regular season.

Both Paul and his lovely wife Dani are super stoked about his quick rise up the leaderboards but they know the day is coming when even Paul will most likely lose to the new kid on the block… It’s no wonder that Adam too will soon have to take second fiddle to Paul’s favorite future team partner… his almost two year old son Maverick who is almost ready to hit the tournament scene… just look at those eyes and that big smile fully concentrated on beating Dad!

Paul is the force to be reckoned with… congratulations to Paul Herber from the California Bass Contenders for a very well deserved Angler Of the Year honors and watch out soon for Maverick… he’s next and much better looking than his Dad!

See you on the water! Big Ed!

California Bass Contenders would like to thank the outgoing board members and congratulate our new elected 2017 Board of Directors. Thank you to everybody for a full house of members and a packed house at the January election meeting. Your new President’s campaign acceptance speech for 2017 promised more barbecues at club tournaments and pizza at some of the upcoming meetings throughout the season. He also wants more transparency and reporting for club funds and required insurances for all boaters on file. Gabby will also bring back the monthly joke to start all club meetings. A special Basscontender shout out to Mark Pavlinac for accepting the nomination and position of Club Secretary. Your elected board members are as follows:

President: Gabby Hayes

Vice Pres: Alfred Vasquez

Treasurer: Kenny Isago

Secretary: Mark Pavlinac

Tournament Director: Big Ed Cazares

Website Admin: Big Ed Cazares looking for volunteer admin

Board Members:
Conrad Apodaca Sr
Conrad Apodaca Jr
Adam Day
Derrick Yoshinaga
Randy Estrada
Mark Bowman

See you on the water: Big Ed!

 California Bass Contenders would like to remind you to purchase your 2017 Fishing License soon. Happy New Year we hope you catch a big one in 2017!

California Bass Contenders wants to wish everybody a Merry Fishmas! God Bless and good luck in 2017!

Big Ed webmaster!

Basscontenders:

It’s that time of year again to vote for boardmember positions. The elections will take place at the January meeting so please do your best to attend and have your vote counted. Basscontender club secretary John Savko will be making the ballots for the election that will be held at the January 4th regular meeting. We still have positions that need candidates so if your thinking about getting more involved and are still on the fence now is the time to throw your hat in the ring.  Let John know if you interested in running for any of the positions so he can get your name on the ballot. Board member positions and their duties are as follows:

PRESIDENT: The president shall conduct and preside over all meetings and direct official club business. He shall direct all committee functions and supervise or preside all club gatherings.

VICE PRESIDENT: The vice president shall act as program chairman, assist the president in his duties and preside in the absence of the president. He shall also keep a record of all boaters insurance affidavits in addition to handling entertainment for the club meetings.

SECRETARY: The secretary shall maintain accurate minutes of all meetings, keep all official records, including club affiliations, and handle chapter correspondence with other affiliations or clubs.

TREASURER: The treasurer shall maintain accurate records of finances, report at each meeting and to collect dues for membership and appropriate entry fees at club tournaments.

TOURNAMENT CHAIRMEN: This is or may be a combination assignment of the tournament chairmen and or his appointed helpers. The duties are to conduct and supervise monthly club tournaments, confirm entry fee tokens has been collected and to conduct and supervise the monthly tournament weigh-in.

WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR: This position shall oversee the administration of the club website and is responsible for public information and social media.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The remaining board shall consist of the above executive officers, the immediate past president and three or four other active members selected from the membership. The number of board members shall total an uneven number.

ELECTIONS:

Nominations for officers shall come from the floor at a regular club meeting.

Election of officers shall be held annually at a regular meeting. Nominations may also be made from the floor at this meeting. Elections shall be by simple majority of members present, by secret ballot.

Eligibility to vote. Each member is entitled to one vote.

The term of office is for one year which shall begin on April 1^st and end on  the last meeting day of March, or until a success assumes office.

See you in 2017: Big Ed!

The 2017 Bass Contender proposed schedule was chosen from the input given from club members. Please note that this proposed schedule is pending permit verification from DFW and site location. You will be informed by the club when this schedule becomes official. Read ’em and weep:

January 14th, 2017 Lake Perris

February 25th, 2017 Lower Otay

March 18-19th, 2017 Havasu 2 Day

April 8-14th, 2017 Delta Road Trip Fun Fishing. No points

April 29th, 2017 Diamond Valley Lake

May 20th, 2017 Pyramid Lake

June 10th, 2017 El Capitan

July 22nd, 2017 Skinner

August 19th, 2017 Silverwood

September 23rd, 2017 Castaic Lake

October 21st, 2017 Lopez 2 Day

November 11th, 2017 Diamond Valley Lake

NOTE: The April 8-14th Delta Road Trip is a fun fishing event. No points are awarded pick your own partner. BYOB community barbecue every day for dinner lunch on the river and stories that will last a lifetime!

Bring in your best five! Big Ed!

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!