Longtime California Bass Contender legend and original founding member Lonnie Lautenschlager our CBC 1989-1990 Angler Of The Year has gone peacefully to be with The Lord. Lonnie joins Frank Castro, Hector Morales and many countless other lost CBC members in Heaven where I’m sure they are catching one on every cast on the big pond. The CBC mourns Lonnie’s loss and will forever keep him close in our memory and our thoughts.
RIP Old Buddy!
ATTENTION ALL BASS CONTENDERS: The California Bass Contenders will re-open the 2020 season beginning with the first official meeting on Wednesday October 7, 2020 at the shop of MEZA’S HVAC Heating and Air Conditioning 550 E Arrow Hwy, San Dimas CA. The meeting will begin at 7:00PM sharp. This will be an outdoor meeting please bring a folding chair. We will be collecting Boater’s Insurance and Annual Dues from all members and we will also have our first raffle of the new season. We look forward to seeing you all there!
March Two Day Havasu Champion Derrick Yoshinaga brings home the bacon from the mighty duel in the dessert. This tournament wraps up the 2020 season with the new season opener in April just around the corner. Derrick Yoshinaga managed an impressive five pound lead after both days with a respectable 4.71 Largemouth and Big Fish award for Sunday that anchored his total bag weight of 28.77lbs. Second place went to Bass Contender angler Sergio Sanchez who brought two legit limits to the scales with a total of 23.59lbs not to mention also snagging the Big Boat Award with his partner in crime Angel Sanchez with a combined weight 43.13lbs of dessert Lobina’s. Also with a Big Fish Award for Saturday with a 3.71lb slug smallmouth Conrad Apodaca Jr landing in the third spot atop the tournament finishers. Special Basscontender shoutout to the Havasu most photogenic award winner and also catching the biggest Largemouth of the tournament Rod Stig with a 4.45 dessert slug.
Also emerging from the Duel In The Dessert is the new 2019-2020 Angler Of The Year Johnny Abyad who absolutely wreck ’em all season long!
LETS GIVE IT UP FOR THE 2020 BASS CONTENDER ANGLER OF THE YEAR
JOHNNY ABYAD
Place/Name/Fish/Fish/Total
1) Derrick Yoshinaga 5/5/28.77 BF 4.71 SM Sunday
2) Sergio Sanchez 5/5/23.59
3) Conrad Apodaca Jr 5/5/22.84 BF 3.71 SM Saturday
4) Johnny Abyad 5/5/21.42
5) David Mendez 5/4/21.14
6) Angel Sanchez 5/2/19.74
7) Ron Janke 2/5/18.88
8) Gary Crouse 5/3/15.39
9) Chris Graciano 3/3/15.29
10) Ted Romero 1/5/14.21
11) Robert Terrasaz 3/2/12.88
12) Steve Meza 3/1/11.58
13) Samson 2/1/9.02
14) Rod Stig 0/2/6.86 LM 4.45 Sunday
15) Conrad Apodaca Sr 1/1/5.82
16) Junkyard Savko 2/2/5.72
17) Mark Chadaeyne 1/1/4.80
18) Raul Valderraine 1/0/3.71
19) Kevin Duncan 0/1/2.74
20) Tom Creasey 1/0/2.73
Next up DVL April 25, 2020 first tournament of the new season.
See you on the water: Big Ed!
Congratulations on his first California Bass Contender win as angler Steve Meza claims victory from the back seat of the blue Champion 206. His guide for the afternoon running the trolling motor angler Conrad Apodaca Jr claiming the second place position also had enough to win them both the Big Boat award for the derby. Rounding out third place also from the back seat position was angler Conrad Apodaca Sr. Big Fish for the day went to Big Ed Cazares landing a 5.02lb northern strain largemouth. Welcome to angler guests Raider Joe and Carlos Chacon both fishing in their first CBC derby. As usual the Piru park staff was very friendly accommodating and welcoming which gave way to fun times with great weather and lots of laughs.
1st place: Brush Hogs/Jigs sumerged trees
2nd place: Brush Hogs/Jigs submerged trees
3r place: Brush Hogs/Jigs main lake points
Big Fish: Texas robo MMIII steep wall
Water: 51-54 degree stained 3′ visibility
Weather: Clear 42-72 degrees sunny full moon
Wind: Light morning 5-8mph, afternoon 10-12mph
Place/Name/Fish/Total
1) Steve Meza 5/11.91
2) Conrad Apodaca Jr 5/11.74
3) Conrad Apodaca Sr 5/11.07
4) David Mendez 5/10.41
5) Big Ed Cazares 4/9.92 BF 5.02
6) Johnny Abyad 5/8.86
7) Robert Terrazas 5/8.00
8) Gary Crouse 5/6.47
9) Carlos Chacon 2/6.05 (guest)
9) Derrick Yoshinaga 3/4.60
10) Raul Valderraine 3/4.32
11) Mark Pavlinac 1/1.33
14) Joe Nava 0/0.00
14) Raider Joe 0/0.00 (guest)
Big Boat: Steve Meza/Conrad Apodaca Jr 23.65lbs
Big Fish: Big Ed Cazares 5.02lbs
Next up: Havasu 2 day March 7&8 as the regular CBC season comes to a close. AOY looks like it will land with angler Johnny Abyad but you can never count Conrad Jr out as he is resting close by in second place ready to strike at anytime. Also coming up the start of the new 2020 season begins on April 25th at Diamond Valley Reservoir first tournament of the new 2020 season.
See you on the water: Big Ed!
Place/Name/Fish/Total
1) Derek Yoshinaga 5/10.80
2) Johnny Abyad 4/6.54
3) Randy Estrada 3/5.88
4) Mark Pavlinac 2/4.28
5) Kenny Isago 3/3.56
G) Grant Dinson 1/3.54
6) Kevin Duncan 2/3.53
7) Robert Terrasaz 2/3.33
8) Mark Chadaeyne 1/2.70
9) Conrad Apodaca Jr 1/2.25
10) Steve Meza 1/2.18
11) Tom Elliot 1/1.20
18) David Mendez 0/0.00
18) Joe Nava 0/0.00
18) Conrad Apodaca Sr 0/0.00
18) Chris Graciano 0/0.00
18) Raul Valderraine 0/0.00
18) Richard Hoffman 0/0.00
Big Boat: Derek Yoshinaga/Tom Elliot 12.00lbs
Big Fish: Derek Yoshinaga 2.76lbs
Big Fish: Grant Dinson 3.54lbs (Guest)
Next up: Lake Piru February 8, 2020
See you on the water: Big Ed!
Conrad Apodaca Jr wins it again for second time in a row bringing home the victory, big fish and big boat. It was a beautiful day at the Jewell with what seemed like perfect conditions but only three lucky anglers out of the entire field could bring legal sized fish to the scales. Here is how it went down.
Clear skies light breeze 90 degrees at weigh-in
64-67 degree clear water with a hint of algea
Place/Name/Fish/Total
1) Conrad Apodaca Jr 4/12.83 BF 4.08lbs
2) Kevin Duncan 2/5.73
3) Robert Terrazas 2/4.51
18) Mark Pavlinac 0/0.00
18) Richard Hoffman 0/0.00
18) Big Ed Cazares 0/0.00
18) Steve Meza 0/0.00
18) Johnny Abyad 0/0.00
18) Gil Bowman 0/0.00
18) David Mendez 0/0.00
18) Mark Chadeayne 0/0.00
18) Sergio Sanchez 0/0.00
18) Conrad Apodaca Sr 0/0.00
18) Kenny Isago 0/0.00
18) Tom Creasey 0/0.00
18) Chris Graciano 0/0.00
Big Fish: Conrad Apodaca Jr 4.08lbs
Big Boat: Conrad Apoca Jr/Chris Graciano 12.83lbs
See you on the water: Big Ed!
place/name/fish/total
1) Conrad Apodaca Jr 2/2/3.57/5.75
2) Richard Hoffman 1/1/4.12/2.23
3) Johnny Abyad 0/1/0.00/3.00
4) David Mendez 1/0/1.29/0.00
Conrad Apodaca Sr 0/0/0.00
Gary Crouse 0/0/0.00
Steve Meza 0/0/0.00
Dave Pisarski 0/0/0.00
Alex Pisarski 0/0/0.00
Kenny Isago 0/0/0.00
Big Fish Day One Richard Hoffman 4.12lbs
Big Fish Day Two Conrad Apodaca Jr 3.01lbs
Big Boat Conrad Jr/Conrad Sr 9.33lbs
Next up DVL Nov 16, 2019
See you on the water: Big Ed!
Johnny Abyad is absolutely on fire can not be stopped as he does it again at Casatic!
Place/Name/Fish/Total
1) Johnny Abyad 1/6.28 BF/BB
2) Gill Bowman 2/3.95
3) Mark Chadeayne 2/3.74
4) David Mendez 1/2.02
15) Mark Pavlinac 0/0.00
15) Alfred Vasquez 0/0.00
15) Richard Hoffman 0/0.00
15) Kevin Duncan 0/0.00
15) Conrad Apodaca Sr 0/0.00
15) Robert Terrasaz 0/0.00
15) Kenny Isago 0/0.00
15) Rod Stig 0/0.00
15) Conrad Apodaca Jr 0/0.00
15) Steve Meza 0/0.00
15) Chris Graciano 0/0.00 G
Big Fish: Johnny Abyad 6.28lbs
Big Boat: Johnny Abyad/Chris Graciano 6.28lbs
Next up: Lake Isabella October 19&20, 2019 2 day
See you on the water: Big Ed!
Place/Name/Fish/Weight
1) Kenny Isgao 2/6.92
2) Johnny Abyad 2/6.64
3) Steve Meza 1/6.51 BF
4) David Mendez 2/6.04
G) Angel Sanchez 2/5.01
5) Sergio Sanchez 2/4.99
6) Mark Bowman 1/3.37
7) Gil Bowman 1/3.34
8) Mark Chadaeyne 1/2.63
9) Randy Estrada MD 2/2.54
10) Gary Crouse 1/1.93
24) Raul Valderraine 0/0.00
24) Conrad Apodaca Sr 0/0.00
24) Brian Reaves 0/0.00
24) Brian Trusso 0/0.00
24) Conrad Apodaca Jr 0/0.00
24) Robert Terrasaz 0/0.00
24) Ted Romero 0/0.00
24 Joe Nava 0/0.00
24) Alex Arias 0/0.00
24) Dave Pisarski 0/0.00
24) Tom Creasey 0/0.00
24) Kevin Duncan 0/0.00
24) Rod Stig 0/0.00
Big Fish: Steve Meza 6.51lbs
Big Boat: Kenny Isago/Steve Meza 13.43lbs
Next up Castaic September 14, 2019
See you on the water: Big Ed!
