CCBM April 23rd Upper Bay Open Results

[Basscat7]

Chester County Bass Masters held their Second of five opens for the season on April 23rd out of Anchor Marine in Northeast Maryland.

30 Teams showed up on a damp spring Saturday to search for some of the Upper Bay's largemouth who were getting ready to do their thing and move shallow.

Air temps at launch were around 54 with a light wind around 10. The tournament launched at 6:00 under total cloud cover with a forecast high of 69. A steady light drizzle started around 7:30 and lasted thru Noon with a slight increase in the winds.

Water temps were in the 60 to 64-degree range depending on where you fished. Water in the Northeast was slightly off colored but clearer out on the Flats and Susky.

Launch was on the low tide tide with a high tide around noon.

The Flats were busy as a few other tournaments also were launched on various ramps thru out the bay but the fish were eatin as some nice bags were brought to the scales.

Thirteen bags over 15 pounds were brought in, with 3 over 20.

The Big girls were out in force as Twelve bass over 5 pounds were brought to the scale with Seven of them topping the scale at over 6 pounds.

6 cash places were paid, along with 7 sponsor prizes from Susquehanna Tackle, River Bottom Reels, Cabela's of Christiana Mall, Nauti Goose Restaurant, Sunoco, Hi Seas fishing line and Mudd Butt Baits.

All bass were released alive and healthy.

Thanks to everyone who came out to fish, we and our sponsors appreciate the support and friendly competition.

The next Chester County open of 2016 will be on Saturday, June 4th out of Anchor Marine.

First place payout went to the team of Darrell and Corey Ellis. They outdistanced the rest of the field by 2 pounds with a gigantic bag of 26.77 pounds. Included in that impressive bag was a healthy 6.31 fat girl helping them to an impressive win on a crowded day on the Flats. The team also won a $ 50 gift card from Mudd Butt Baits.
Congrats to the team on a fantastic day.



Second Place cash was won by the team of Layne Ell and Mark Pyontec who also brought in an impressive bag that on most days would win a Flats Open. Their limit topped the scales at 24.40 pounds, included in the bag was the Tournament Lunker a beautiful 6.65 Upper Bay bass that earned them an additional $ 300.00. Great job.



Third Place money went to the team of Jake Schauber and John Provin whose limit pushed the scale to 20.35 pounds with a big fish of 6.24 pounds. Great bag with 4+ pound average, good work guys.



Fourth Place coin went to Reno Regalbuto and Jason Berger with another great bag averaging 4+ pounds, the pair weighed in a limit for 20.30 with a big fish of 5.14 pounds.



Fifth Place cash was won by Donnie Tomlin and Dominic Simone who brought in 4 bass for an impressive 18.72 pounds. They also took home the Susquehanna Fishing Tackle 2nd Lunker award with a big bass of 6.63 pounds which earned them a $ 50.00 gift card to SFT.



6th Place and the final cash spot went to the team of Lealand Hansford and Tucker Senft who brought in a limit of bass for 18.66 pounds with a big fish of 6.13 pounds.


7th Place and the first team out of the money won a $ 50.00 Cabela's gift card. Nick Ferry and Bill Vile weighed in a limit of bass for 17.33 pounds with a big fish of 5.40


8th Place team won a $ 50.00 River Bottom Reel Repair card, Sean Geerlof and Stan Horne brought in 5  fish for 17.09 pounds with a big bass of 5.39 pounds.


9th Place paid out a $ 50.00 Nauti Goose restaurant card, won by the team of Jason Barrow and Danny Miller with  5 fish for 16.74 pounds.



10 Place won a $ 25.00 Sunoco gas card, Jesse Buss and Chris Donley brought in 5 bass for 16.06 pounds with a big fish of 4.60 pounds.


11th and final sponsor prize was won by Joey Murphy and Marcus Griffin who received 4 spools of Hi Seas fishing line and weighed in 5 bass for 15.98 pounds with a big fish of 4.60 pounds.



Total cash payout was $ 2,460 along with $ 300 in sponsor prizes.

The next Chester County open will be on Saturday, June 4th  out of Anchor Marine.

1 - Ellis / Ellis                         - 5 fish - 26.77 lbs. -  big fish - 6.31 lbs
2 - Ell / Pyontec                      - 5 fish - 24.40 lbs. - Tournament Lunker  - 6.65 Lbs.     
3 - Schauber / Provin               - 5 fish - 20.35 lbs. -  big fish - 6.24 lbs
4 - Regalbuto /Berger               - 5 fish - 20.30 lbs. -  big fish - 5.14 lbs.
5 - Tomlin / Simone                 - 4 fish - 18.72 lbs. -  SFT second Lunker - 6.63 Lbs.
6 - Hansford / Senft                  - 5 fish -18.66 lbs. -   big fish - 6.13 Lbs.
7 - Ferry / Vile                         - 5 fish - 17.73 lbs. -  big fish - 5.40 Lbs.
8 - Geerlof / Horne                   - 5 fish - 17.09 lbs. -  big fish - 5.39 Lbs.
9 - Barrow / Miller                    - 5 fish - 16.74 lbs. 
10 - Buss / Donley                   - 5 fish - 16.06 lbs.
11 - Murphy / Griffin                 - 5 fish -  15.98 lbs. - big fish - 4.60 Lbs.
12 - Scarpa / Sockwell             - 5 fish -  15.42 lbs.
13 - Voccaro / McElroy            -  4 fish -  15.15 lbs. - big fish - 6.10 Lbs.
14 - Croce / Pitcherello             - 3 fish -  11.37 lbs. - big fish - 5.37 Lbs.
15 - Murphy                             - 3 fish -  10.99 lbs. - big fish - 5.50 Lbs.
16 - Anderson / Anderson         - 3 fish -  10.30 lbs. - big fish - 4.46 Lbs.
17 - Krout / Rosenzweig            - 2 fish -   9.42  lbs.- big fish - 6.13 Lbs.
18 - Novak / DiLeo                    - 1 fish -    5.10 lbs.
19 - Heckman / Bowe                - 1 fish -   3.57 lbs.
20 - Kopp / Geesey                          DNW
20 - Mcginty / Lindabury                   DNW
20 - Osborne                                   DNW
20 - Hartley / Rubendall                    DNW
20 - Williams / Holewinski                 DNW
20 - Weatherby / Weatherby             DNW
20 - White / Kappenstein                  DNW
20 - Ledden / King                            DNW
20 - Helmetag / Werbos                    DNW
20 - Waeckel / Warren                      DNW
20 - Weimar / Montalto                      DNW

[Lipripper]

Thanks for the report and some nice looking bass.