Angler's Choice "The Largest Team Bass Fishing Trail in America"

This season it seems that if you win one, you win the next one too. We have held four tournaments and have had only two different winners. Cannot say it was a home lake advantage because Rizuto lives at Navajo Lake and the local teams blanked. Go figure. There were 16 teams with 12 teams weighing fish. We held this event on Memorial Day weekend and had no lines on the ramp either unloading or loading. Find that in Southern California even on a non-holiday weekend. On top of that, the fishing was good even though the lake was rising and the fish were in that funky phase somewhere between pre-spawn and post-spawn. In Colorado, the minimum length is 15"and this lake has a ton of fish at 14-7/8", which were more common than the 15".

The team of Rizuto/Ragsdale reported catching two to three limits but could not get a kicker. Their efforts resulted in a limit of 5 smallmouth weighing 11.92 lbs, which was good for first place and $990 plus $1000/BassCat Bucks coupon. The team of Parks/Malarsie decided to catch fish this time. They went from zero to hero to secure second place with 5 fish for 11.1l lbs and took home $495. The way they talked, they were mounting a late charge to qualify for the Championship. Good Luck. Third place was team of Kinley/Sooter with 4 fish and 10.50 lbs.worth $265. They also had the Big Bass for day good for $160. The smallmouth weighed 4.17lbs, just .05 heavier than the fish weighed in by team Stanley/Pirkey. Just out of the place money was the team of Stanley/Pirkey with three fish for 8.24 lbs. I heard the team of Ashby/Hill used the tactic of our team (Hansen/Hansen) to win the second half of the Lucky Loser pot. That tactic requires the team to do everything in their power not catch many fish. Seems like Ashby/Hill has learned it well because they have won both times they have fished. Good job, Guys. Most anglers have a better role model than Jerry Hansen but I guess you could do worse.

Our next tournament will be June 28 at Navajo Lake. This should be a great tournament with a lot of fish caught. The meeting will be held at KB Dillon's from 5pm to 7pm. By the way, if you think you are out of the AOY race, think again. We have three tournaments left and there are 6 to 8 teams that could win it all. Do not forget that this year; the AOY team will fish for $15000.00 against just the other AOY teams from this region. This is on top of the three boats that is part of the Championship prize fund. See you at Navajo.

I would like to thank our sponsors for their support that makes this circuit and up-coming championship at Clear Lake, Cal. possible. Our national sponsors are BassCat boats, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Mercury Outboards, Motorguide, Lowrance, Bass West magazine, Competitive Edge baits, and www.landbigfish.com. Our local sponsor is KB Dillon's where all our meetings are held. With their support, our meetings are comfortable and delicious. They are the premier eatery in our area. Please support all of our sponsors when making your next purchase. Without them, we would be just another team circuit.