Post by Chester County Bass Masters on Jun 7, 2016 11:10:21 GMT -5
Chester County Bass Masters held their third of five opens for the season on June 4th out of Anchor Marine in Northeast Maryland.
38 Teams showed up on a late spring Saturday to search for some of the Upper Bays largemouth that were coming off the spawn and heading to their summer hangouts.
Air temps at launch were around 65 with a little humidity. The day stayed mostly overcast with some sun breaking thru late in the TX day sending temps into the mid 80's. Winds were negligible for the most part, 5 - 10.
Water temps were in the 70 - 75 degree range depending where you fished, with some off colored water in areas of the Northeast on the tide change.
Launch was around 5:30 on a rising tide with a high around 10:15 at Charlestown. Virtually all the teams headed down towards Flats looking for the big post spawners out in the grass.
You needed to be on your A game to finish in the top ten as 24 limits were brought to the scales for the 2:30 weigh in, including 10 bags over 19 pounds and 6 bags over 20 pounds.
A few big girls were found with seven bass over 5 pounds weighed in and 20+ over 4 pounds.
8 cash places were paid, along with 8 sponsor prizes from Susquehanna Tackle, River Bottom Reels, Cabela's of Christiana Mall, Sunoco, Nauti Goose restaurant, Hi Seas Line, Mudd Butt Baits and GRT jigs.
Thanks to everyone who came out to fish, we and our sponsors appreciate the support.
Total cash payout's were $ 3,116.00 along with $ 330.00 in Sponsor prizes.
The next Chester County open will be on Saturday, August 13th out of Anchor Marine.
First place payout went to the team of Mike Sentore and Sean McKee, no strangers to the top spot. They brought in a hefty limit just shy of 24 pounds, 23.72 Lbs. Included in that impressive bag was a healthy 5.35 fat girl.
The team also took home a Mudd Butt Baits gift card for the win.
Congrats to the team on a fantastic day.
Second place cash went to an upcoming young team composed of Marcus Griffin and Joe Murphy who put together an outstanding 5 fish limit weighing in at 22.79 Lbs. less that 1 pound off the winning weight. Their big bass weighed in at 5.23 Lbs. Congrats on an exceptional performance.
Third place money was won by another team who can usually be found in one of the top spots, Dave McCullogh and Joe Booker brought a 5 fish limit to the scales that topped out at 21.80 Lbs.
The team also took home the Susquehanna Fishing Tackle second lunker award, a $ 50.00 gift card to the store with a big fish of 5.49 pounds. Impressive bag on a competitive day.
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Fourth place dough was earned by the team of Dan Capano and Jim Smith who weighed in a 5 fish limit for 21.16 Lbs with a big fish of 5.47 pounds, another outstanding limit of Upper Bay bass.
Fifth place coin went to the team of Donnie Tomlin and Sal Manno who weighed in a nice 5 fish limit of 20.94 Lbs with their big bass going 5.49 pounds. Great work on the day.
Sixth place cash was collected by the team of Sean Geerlof and Stan Horne who brought 5 fish to the scales for 20.70 Lbs.
Seventh place money was snagged by the team of Lealand Hansford and Tucker Senft with a 5 fish limit weighing 19.85 Lbs and a big fish of 4.95 pounds.
The Eighth and final money spot was secured by the team of Mark Ely and Jerry Gerlach with 5 bass for 19.47 pounds, the team also took home the tournament lunker cash, $ 380.00, with a big bass of 5.65 pounds.
First team to finish just out of the money was awarded a $ 50.00 gift card from Cabela's at the Christiana Mall.
9th position and the The Cabela's card went to team Cowperthwait, Bill and Bill Jr, who brought 5 bass to the scale weighing 19.37 Lbs.
10th place earned a $ 50.00 River Bottom Reels card for any type of reel repair/bearing upgrade.
John Valdez and Eric Danner weighed in a limit of bass for 19.01 pounds for the RBR card.
11th spot went to the team of John Duarte and Dave Wilder for a 5 fish limit of 17.70 pounds which earned them a $ 50.00 Nauti Goose gift card.
12th position and a $ 25.00 Sunoco gas card went to John Detweiler and John Schoener with a 5 fish limit weighing in at 17.55 pounds.
13th spot and a $ 25.00 GRT Jigs gift card was taken by Ryan Bauman and Don Auchenbach with a 5 fish limit weighing in at 16.85 pounds.
14th place went to Don White and Ralph Kappenstein who brought 5 bass to the scales for 16.82 Lbs and a big fish of 5.21 Lbs. netting them a Hi Seas line pack.
The next Chester County open will be on Saturday, August 13th out of Anchor Marine.
1 - Sentore / McKee - 5 fish - 23.72 lbs. - big fish- 5.35 lbs
2 - Murphy / Griffin - 5 fish - 22.79 lbs. - big fish - 5.23 lbs
3 - McCullogh / Booker - 5 fish - 21.80 lbs. - SFT 2nd Lunker - 5.49 lbs
4 - Capano / Smith - 5 fish - 21.16 lbs. - big fish - 5.47 lbs.
5 - Tomlin / Manno - 5 fish - 20.94 lbs. - big fish - 5.49 lbs.
6 - Geerlof / Horne - 5 fish - 20.70 lbs.
7 - Hansford / Senft - 5 fish - 19.85 lbs. - big fish 4.95 lbs
8 - Gerlach / Ely - 5 fish - 19.47 lbs. - TX Lunker - 5.65 lbs.
9 - Cowperthwait x 2 - 5 fish - 19.37 lbs.
10 - Valdez / Danner - 5 fish - 19.01 lbs.
11 - Duarte / Wilder - 5 fish - 17.70 lbs.
12 - Detweiler /Schoener - 5 fish - 17.55 lbs.
13 - Bauman / Auchenbach - 5 fish - 16.85 lbs.
14 - White / Kappenstein - 5 fish - 16.82 lbs. - big fish - 5.21 lbs.
15 - Picolo / Picolo - 5 fish - 16.45 lbs.- big fish - 3.88 lbs.
16 - Ward / Werbos - 5 fish - 16.42 lbs.- big fish - 4.24 lbs.
17 - Anderson - 5 fish - 16.32 lbs.
18 - Davoli / Davoli - 5 fish - 16.20 lbs. - big fish - 4.30 lbs.
19 - Moore - 5 fish - 16.00 lbs. - big fish - 4.05 lbs.
20 - Savidge / Keller - 5 fish - 15.91 lbs. - big fish - 4.34 lbs.
21 - Ferry / Vile - 5 fish - 15.85 lbs.
22 - Leister / Stecker - 5 fish - 15.83 lbs. - big fish - 4.90 lbs.
23 - Lutz / Harant - 5 fish - 15.46 lbs.- big fish - 4.36 lbs.
24 - Croce / Pitcherello - 5 fish - 14.89 lbs.
25 - Keel / Prendergast - 4 fish - 12.56 lbs.
26 - Heckman / Bowe - 4 fish - 12.48 lbs. - big fish - 3.59 lbs.
27 - Gotwalt / Setlock - 4 fish - 11.76 lbs. - big fish -3.89 lbs.
28 - Kopp / Geesey - 3 fish - 10.51 lbs.
29 - Weimar / Montalto - 4 fish - 10.47 lbs.
30 - Ledden / King - 4 fish - 9.70 lbs.
31 - Rosenzweig / Krout - 3 fish - 8.52 lbs.
32 - Ward / Todd - 3 fish - 8.40 lbs.
33 - Robeason / Chianese - 3 fish - 8.15 lbs. - big fish - 3.09 lbs.
34 - Buss / Donley - 2 fish - 7.33 lbs.
35 - Scarpa / Sockwell - 2 fish - 6.95 lbs. - big fish - 3.75 lbs.
36 - Murphy / Pro DNW
36 - Waeckel / Warren DNW
36 - Ellis / Ellis DNW
38 Teams showed up on a late spring Saturday to search for some of the Upper Bays largemouth that were coming off the spawn and heading to their summer hangouts.
Air temps at launch were around 65 with a little humidity. The day stayed mostly overcast with some sun breaking thru late in the TX day sending temps into the mid 80's. Winds were negligible for the most part, 5 - 10.
Water temps were in the 70 - 75 degree range depending where you fished, with some off colored water in areas of the Northeast on the tide change.
Launch was around 5:30 on a rising tide with a high around 10:15 at Charlestown. Virtually all the teams headed down towards Flats looking for the big post spawners out in the grass.
You needed to be on your A game to finish in the top ten as 24 limits were brought to the scales for the 2:30 weigh in, including 10 bags over 19 pounds and 6 bags over 20 pounds.
A few big girls were found with seven bass over 5 pounds weighed in and 20+ over 4 pounds.
8 cash places were paid, along with 8 sponsor prizes from Susquehanna Tackle, River Bottom Reels, Cabela's of Christiana Mall, Sunoco, Nauti Goose restaurant, Hi Seas Line, Mudd Butt Baits and GRT jigs.
Thanks to everyone who came out to fish, we and our sponsors appreciate the support.
Total cash payout's were $ 3,116.00 along with $ 330.00 in Sponsor prizes.
The next Chester County open will be on Saturday, August 13th out of Anchor Marine.
First place payout went to the team of Mike Sentore and Sean McKee, no strangers to the top spot. They brought in a hefty limit just shy of 24 pounds, 23.72 Lbs. Included in that impressive bag was a healthy 5.35 fat girl.
The team also took home a Mudd Butt Baits gift card for the win.
Congrats to the team on a fantastic day.
Second place cash went to an upcoming young team composed of Marcus Griffin and Joe Murphy who put together an outstanding 5 fish limit weighing in at 22.79 Lbs. less that 1 pound off the winning weight. Their big bass weighed in at 5.23 Lbs. Congrats on an exceptional performance.
Third place money was won by another team who can usually be found in one of the top spots, Dave McCullogh and Joe Booker brought a 5 fish limit to the scales that topped out at 21.80 Lbs.
The team also took home the Susquehanna Fishing Tackle second lunker award, a $ 50.00 gift card to the store with a big fish of 5.49 pounds. Impressive bag on a competitive day.
Fourth place dough was earned by the team of Dan Capano and Jim Smith who weighed in a 5 fish limit for 21.16 Lbs with a big fish of 5.47 pounds, another outstanding limit of Upper Bay bass.
Fifth place coin went to the team of Donnie Tomlin and Sal Manno who weighed in a nice 5 fish limit of 20.94 Lbs with their big bass going 5.49 pounds. Great work on the day.
Sixth place cash was collected by the team of Sean Geerlof and Stan Horne who brought 5 fish to the scales for 20.70 Lbs.
Seventh place money was snagged by the team of Lealand Hansford and Tucker Senft with a 5 fish limit weighing 19.85 Lbs and a big fish of 4.95 pounds.
The Eighth and final money spot was secured by the team of Mark Ely and Jerry Gerlach with 5 bass for 19.47 pounds, the team also took home the tournament lunker cash, $ 380.00, with a big bass of 5.65 pounds.
First team to finish just out of the money was awarded a $ 50.00 gift card from Cabela's at the Christiana Mall.
9th position and the The Cabela's card went to team Cowperthwait, Bill and Bill Jr, who brought 5 bass to the scale weighing 19.37 Lbs.
10th place earned a $ 50.00 River Bottom Reels card for any type of reel repair/bearing upgrade.
John Valdez and Eric Danner weighed in a limit of bass for 19.01 pounds for the RBR card.
11th spot went to the team of John Duarte and Dave Wilder for a 5 fish limit of 17.70 pounds which earned them a $ 50.00 Nauti Goose gift card.
12th position and a $ 25.00 Sunoco gas card went to John Detweiler and John Schoener with a 5 fish limit weighing in at 17.55 pounds.
13th spot and a $ 25.00 GRT Jigs gift card was taken by Ryan Bauman and Don Auchenbach with a 5 fish limit weighing in at 16.85 pounds.
14th place went to Don White and Ralph Kappenstein who brought 5 bass to the scales for 16.82 Lbs and a big fish of 5.21 Lbs. netting them a Hi Seas line pack.
The next Chester County open will be on Saturday, August 13th out of Anchor Marine.
1 - Sentore / McKee - 5 fish - 23.72 lbs. - big fish- 5.35 lbs
2 - Murphy / Griffin - 5 fish - 22.79 lbs. - big fish - 5.23 lbs
3 - McCullogh / Booker - 5 fish - 21.80 lbs. - SFT 2nd Lunker - 5.49 lbs
4 - Capano / Smith - 5 fish - 21.16 lbs. - big fish - 5.47 lbs.
5 - Tomlin / Manno - 5 fish - 20.94 lbs. - big fish - 5.49 lbs.
6 - Geerlof / Horne - 5 fish - 20.70 lbs.
7 - Hansford / Senft - 5 fish - 19.85 lbs. - big fish 4.95 lbs
8 - Gerlach / Ely - 5 fish - 19.47 lbs. - TX Lunker - 5.65 lbs.
9 - Cowperthwait x 2 - 5 fish - 19.37 lbs.
10 - Valdez / Danner - 5 fish - 19.01 lbs.
11 - Duarte / Wilder - 5 fish - 17.70 lbs.
12 - Detweiler /Schoener - 5 fish - 17.55 lbs.
13 - Bauman / Auchenbach - 5 fish - 16.85 lbs.
14 - White / Kappenstein - 5 fish - 16.82 lbs. - big fish - 5.21 lbs.
15 - Picolo / Picolo - 5 fish - 16.45 lbs.- big fish - 3.88 lbs.
16 - Ward / Werbos - 5 fish - 16.42 lbs.- big fish - 4.24 lbs.
17 - Anderson - 5 fish - 16.32 lbs.
18 - Davoli / Davoli - 5 fish - 16.20 lbs. - big fish - 4.30 lbs.
19 - Moore - 5 fish - 16.00 lbs. - big fish - 4.05 lbs.
20 - Savidge / Keller - 5 fish - 15.91 lbs. - big fish - 4.34 lbs.
21 - Ferry / Vile - 5 fish - 15.85 lbs.
22 - Leister / Stecker - 5 fish - 15.83 lbs. - big fish - 4.90 lbs.
23 - Lutz / Harant - 5 fish - 15.46 lbs.- big fish - 4.36 lbs.
24 - Croce / Pitcherello - 5 fish - 14.89 lbs.
25 - Keel / Prendergast - 4 fish - 12.56 lbs.
26 - Heckman / Bowe - 4 fish - 12.48 lbs. - big fish - 3.59 lbs.
27 - Gotwalt / Setlock - 4 fish - 11.76 lbs. - big fish -3.89 lbs.
28 - Kopp / Geesey - 3 fish - 10.51 lbs.
29 - Weimar / Montalto - 4 fish - 10.47 lbs.
30 - Ledden / King - 4 fish - 9.70 lbs.
31 - Rosenzweig / Krout - 3 fish - 8.52 lbs.
32 - Ward / Todd - 3 fish - 8.40 lbs.
33 - Robeason / Chianese - 3 fish - 8.15 lbs. - big fish - 3.09 lbs.
34 - Buss / Donley - 2 fish - 7.33 lbs.
35 - Scarpa / Sockwell - 2 fish - 6.95 lbs. - big fish - 3.75 lbs.
36 - Murphy / Pro DNW
36 - Waeckel / Warren DNW
36 - Ellis / Ellis DNW