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March 7, 2004 Delta, Ca
Sapp
And Varanai
Whip Them On The Delta
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1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Big Bag
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As the weather has cleared and the temperature
is rising, the Delta is
setting up for it's legendary spawn. Information from the previous
day's
fishing was that it was still a tough bite though and the results
would
reflect that. 45 teams signed in on the cool and clear morning
and after
enjoying some complimentary hot coffee and doughnuts we blasted
off.
The water was very calm and no boat traffic,
but the threat of fog would
turn to reality and as the day was looking to be clear and
warm, the
recreational boats would come to clog the main channel. Not
to mention that
little tanker steaming up the channel just in time for weigh
in!
Only 13 limits came in and there were 10 teams
that did not weigh in. It
should come as no surprise the team to come out on top, long
time Delta
sticks Steve Sapp and partner John Varanai. The team fished
in the northern
Delta and combined for a weight of 21.16 lbs. John put the
tournament Big
Fish of 7.04 lbs in the sack. First place brought a check
for $2535.00 to
the team.
Second place was Chris McCabe who once again
fished by himself and once
again finished in the money. Chris's bag went 17.47 lbs with
a Second Big
Fish kicker of 6.75 lbs. Chris's kicker took the Second Big
Fish title by a
tiny .01 lb over the team of Mark Hoffeditz and Kelly Lee.
Chris took home
a total of $1180.00 for the finish.
Third place went to the new team of Josh Pelfry
and Carl Bolling who brought
a healthy bag weighing in at 17.15 lbs. with a nice 5.58 lb
kicker. Josh
and Carl received a check for $920.00 for their first tournament
in this
Region.
The Father and Son team of Lorenzo and John
Rossetti, the defending Angler's
Choice TOC Champions, finished in fourth place with a 16.43
lb limit and
earned a check for $525.00
Another new team fishing their first East
Delta Region tournament, Gary Ganz
and Dennis Allison came in fifth place. Their 16.40 lb bag
with a 5.52 lb
kicker was good for a $440.00 payday to the team.
Long time Delta fisherman Mike Delnero and
Tom Gomez were able to put a 6.22
lb kicker in the boat to bump their weight to 15.78 lbs. Their
sixth place
check was $380.00.
One of the toughest competing teams on the
Delta, Bill Spence Jr. and Chris
Raza only required one partner to earn the seventh place spot.
Chris fished
by himself while Bill had a scheduling conflict. Chris was
able to put
together a nice 13.37 lb limit for a $340.00 pay check.
Last in the money was the eighth place team
Mick Kitchen and Duke Brown.
They were absent at the awards ceremony but Mick was overheard
at check-in
saying he was going to fish in his backyard. That would be
Tracy. Mick and
Duke will take home $280.00 for their finish.
Our next East Delta event will be May 2 out
of Ladds. Our TOC will be at
Lake Oroville October 20-23 with 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place
each getting a new
Bass Cat with a Mercury Opti-Max motor, Motor Guide trolling
motor, and
Lowrance Electronics.
Tournament Director
Danny Peluso
209-874-9525
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