It was a beautiful cold morning on the water at Pyramid Lake where twenty two eager Basscontenders launched early at 5:15am in the dark while the general public was lined up outside the gate wishing they were us. The weather was as good as it gets and so was the fishing and fellowship. A slight morning breeze gave way to a consistent sustained afternoon wind that triggered the reaction bite for our anglers.
Congratulations to Dr Randy Estrada for the win at Pyramid weighing in five fish for 12.77lbs and to his non boater Mark Quaternik for bringing home the Big Boat award with a combined weight of 24.07lbs. Rounding out the top three was Derek Yoshinaga 12.49lbs and Paul Herber 12.14lbs. A Big Fish shoutout to Richard Hoffman for landing a 4.79lb bass earning him a 6th place spot.
The tale of the tape is as follows:
Air temp 44-74 degrees
Water temp 68-70
Water clarity 5″-15″ clear
Wind mph 0-5 am 10-20 pm
Place / Name / Fish / Weight
1 Randy Estrada 5/12.64
2 Derek Yoshinaga 5/12.49
3 Paul Herber 5/12.14
4 Adam Day 5/11.77
5 Brad Hodge 5/11.55
6 Richard Hoffman 5/11.53
7 Tim Irwin 5/11.47
8 Pops Colgan 5/11.40
9 Mark Quaternik 5/11.30
10 Conrad Apodaca Jr 5/10.96
11 Alfred Vasquez 5/10.71
12 Ted Romero 5/10.51
13 Nick Schofield 5/10.43
14 Gabby Hayes 5/9.85
15 Alex Arias 5/9.83 (guest)
16 Joe Serar 5/9.00
17 Kenny Isago 5/8.58
18 Joe Nava 3/6.21
19 Andrew Serar 4/4.52
20 Anthony 2/4.40 (guest)
21 Tom Creasy 3/4.67
22 Conrad Apodaca Sr 1/2.64
Big Boat: Randy Estrada/Mark Quaternik 24.07lbs
Big Fish: Richard Hoffman 4.79lbs
See you on the water: Big Ed!