Two different lakes,
three different fishing patterns. Rizuto/Ragsdale is
a team on a mission and it does not seem that anyone
can stop them. I bet there are a few teams that are
going to try still. The pattern this time as told by
Chuck Rizuto himself was deep trees, 15 to 20 feet,
fishing weightless Senkos. I would have put on another
5lbs. eating and waiting for them to get down. They
found something no one else was doing and won their
third straight event with five fish at 9.91lbs. The
team of Perry/Skelton was 2nd with four fish at 9.22lbs
and Big Bass at 5.35lbs. Starting a pattern of their
own, the team of Stanley/Pirkey finished third with
two fish for 8.84lbs. This is the second time in a row
that we finished 1 place out of the money. Not what
I would call something that you would want to keep repeating.
We had second biggest bass, go figure, at 4.99lbs. There
was 14 teams with 12 teams weighing fish.
We have two more tournaments left,
one at McPhee, July 26, and Navajo on August 16. The
last tournament will decide the two Wild Card teams
based on the teams that fished six or more events
but failed to qualify by points. Now is the time to
bear down and make sure you are one of the 10 teams
going to Clear Lake, Ca.
I would like to thank the New Mexico
State Parks people for their help in getting us a
weigh-in site close to the lake. It made getting the
fish back in the lake quicker and hopefully less stressed.
This time of year with the lake level way down, it
makes it extremely hard to pull these off without
any hitches. They did a great job. Please tell them
the next time up at the lake. It can make a difference
at future events.
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 sponsors are KB Dillons and the Naked Moose
in Dolores, Colo. where all our meetings are held.
With their support, our meetings are comfortable and
delicious. They are the premier eateries in these
parts. Please support all of our sponsors when making
your next purchase. Without them, we would be just
another team circuit.
