California Bass Contenders

REOPENING CBC: April 2021

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THIS IS IT… IT’s TIME.

LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE:

THIS IS IT… the official reopening of the California Bass Contenders club. We will start with a brand new season including points beginning April 2021. The meeting will be Wednesday April 7, 2021 at 6:30PM at the shop of Steve Meza HVAC. Steve says whoever wants to come early is welcome to come and hang out. Conrad asked if we could all bring copies of our boat insurance policies and be prepared to pay your annual dues if you haven’t already done so. We will also draw teams for the April 24, 2021 DVL tournament. If you plan to fish the derby but can not make the meeting please call Conrad Apodaca. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN APRIL! The 2021 Tournament Schedule By-Laws and complete Tournament Rules can be found on the California Bass Contenders website: www.CaliforniaBassContenders.com 

Meeting location:

Steve Meza HVAC
550 E Arrow Highway
San Dimas CA

Thanks: Big Ed!

 

RIP Lonnie Lautenschlager

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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!

UPDATE: January 2021

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Hello Basscontenders:

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT CONRAD APODACA:
Your President Conrad Apodaca Sr and CBC Founding Father Gabby Hayes discussed the upcoming January meeting and have decided best to CANCEL the meeting citing the current pandemic.
A MESSAGE FROM STEVE MEZA AND THE HOMIES:
If you are interested in social distancing and continuing to fish fun derby’s every month as we have been doing, give Steve Meza a call or feel free to show up at Meza HVAC shop for the fun derby discussion and draw.
We hope you all stay safe and have a Happy New Year!
See you on the water: Big Ed!

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A MESSAGE FROM CBC FOUNDING FATHER GABBY HAYES:

Hello Basscontenders:
Hope everybody is staying safe and healthy. If you are planning on attending the 2021 Delta Road Trip scheduled for April 10-17 please attend the January regular meeting. Gabby Hayes needs a final commitment to reserve the rooms at B&W Resort. There will be brief Getting Down at the Delta meeting following the regular club meeting in January. If you have never been to the world famous California Delta… “then you aint down”!
Looking forward to seeing you next year. Merry Fishmas and Happy New Year from the California Bass Contenders!
See you on the water: Big Ed!

https://californiabasscontenders.com/bass-contender-news/3826/

Top Ten Fishoff November 14, 2020

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IIIiits…. TIME for the Top Ten Fishoff Lake Perris Saturday November 14, 2020.

The main contenders from the Blue corner:

1) Johnny Abyad 482 points
2) Conrad Apodaca Jr 415 points
3) David Mendez 364 points
4) Steve Meza 328 points
5) Kenny Isago 327 points
6) Derrick Yoshinaga 310 points
7) Kevin Duncan 300 points
8) Robert Terrazas 298 points
9) Gary Crouse 276 points
9) Conrad Apodaca Sr 276 points

Good luck to the Top Ten anglers!

See you on the water: Big Ed!

UPDATE: 2020 SEASON RE-OPENING

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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!

Next event: Saturday October 17, 2020 Lake PirU
See you on the water: Big Ed!

UPDATE: California Bass Contenders

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Hello Basscontenders. This is a message from your President Conrad Apodaca:

As a result of the current health situation I have decided to delay the official reopening of the California Bass Contenders until January 2021. As of right now if things get better, beginning in January 2021 we will resume our regular season as we hopefully get back to normal? This is the best path forward for the club taking into consideration liability and safety for our members.
In the mean time, the group is invited to meet at the shop of Steve Meza HVAC at 550 E. Arrow Hwy in San Dimas CA. Steve Meza invites you to come early bring a lawn chair and hang out on the first Wednesday of the month. Last month meet up at Meza HVAC was very chill as everybody hang out social distance and names were filled out for fun derby. Anybody that wants to hang out and fish is welcome as the group will continue to do fun derby’s no points no drama just fishing for fun.

CBC July meeting information

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Hello Basscontenders:

We apologize for the late notice… hope this CBC update finds you and your family well.

With the Covid-19 stay at home orders slowly lifting the upper management of the CBC decided once again it is safe for us to begin to gather as long as we do it safely. We are recommending that you wear a mask and social distance yourself from other members as we meet and gather for the July 1st regular meeting. Please be aware some members are more susceptible to catching the virus than others so we strongly recommend you wear a mask and keeping six feet apart as a rule of thumb. Please also keep in mind wearing a mask doesn’t protect you, it protects others. We will meet in an outdoor area in San Dimas at the shop of Meza’s HVAC Heating and Air Conditioning 550 E. Arrow Hwy at 7:00PM on Wednesday July 1, 2020. Meza’s HVAC is in the rear of the complex drive to the back you cant miss it. Please bring your own folding lawn chair and come a few minutes early so we can start ontime. We have alot to talk about with several items of business not limited to but including:

1) Bass Club news and tournament updates.
2) February Piru & March Havasu standings.
3) Collect 2020 club dues $35 each member.
4) Collect all Bass Boat Insurance from EVERY active boater in attendance.

NOTE: Please bring a paper copy of your Boaters Insurance no emails or texts.

If you have any questions or concerns please bring them with you for discussion.

See you later: Big Ed!

 

2020-2021 CBC Season Cancelled

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All CBC tournaments for April 2020 through March 2021 have been cancelled due to the pandemic.

April Tournament: CANCELLED

May Tournament: CANCELLED

June Tournament: CANCELLED

July Tournament: CANCELLED

August Tournament: CANCELLED

September Tournament: CANCELLED

October Tournament: CANCELLED

November Tournament: CANCELLED

December Tournament: CANCELLED

January Tournament: CANCELLED

February Tournament: CANCELLED

March Tournament: CANCELLED

According to the latest information we will be back for regular schedule meetings and tournaments starting April 2021.

See you on the water: Big Ed!

UPDATE: California Bass Contenders June meeting

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Well we almost made it… unfortunately with county wide curfew in full effect and the continued presence of the Covid-19 virus we found no other solution except to cancel the previously scheduled outdoor meeting for the regular June Basscontender meeting. We will keep you posted as to what the future holds for our next meeting in July. We hope you are staying safe at home and practicing safe measures to keep you and your family safe.

When there is new Bass Contender news we will once again send out another update as soon as we know. As of today the California Department of Fish and Wildlife still has not lifted the hold on fishing contests in California at any level. We will continue to wait and see.

We look forward to seeing you on the water: Big Ed!