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Chester County Bass Masters August 10th Upper Bay Open #4 Reults

Started by Basscat7, August 12, 2019, 07:04:36 PM

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Chester County Bass Masters held their 4th of five opens for the 2019 season on August 10th out of Anchor Marine in Northeast Maryland.

39 Teams showed up on a beautiful summer Saturday in search of a 5 fish limit of Upper Bay black bass.

A couple storms rolled thru Thursday adding some color to the water in the Northeast, but most of the Upper Bay / Flats was normal water.
Air temps at launch were around 62 with very little breeze. The tournament launched at 6:00 under sunny skies with a forecast high of 84.

Water temps were in the 80 - 82 degree range depending on where you fished.
Launch was on a rising tide with high around 7:30 am. at Charlestown.

  9  five fish limits were brought in with 6 other teams having 4 fish.
10  double digit weights were brought to the scales.
  4   bass over 4 pounds were weighed in.
  2   bass over 5 pounds were weighed in.
   
8 cash places were paid, along with 17 sponsor prizes from Susquehanna Tackle,  Rhino Linings of Delaware, Dobyns Rods, Cal Coast Clip n Cull, Bass Cat,  River Bottom Reels, Zee Bait Company,  Steak & Main Restaurant , BUFF USA,  Hi Seas fishing line,  Nichols Lures, Batteries+ Store , Gruv Fishing  Boxes, Native Tungsten Weights, Venom Lures, Hayabusa Hooks, Cabelas and GRT Jigs.

15 boats participated in  $ 60 option pot which paid 2 spots.

$ 4,100 in cash was paid along with $ 1150 in sponsor prizes.

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

The next Chester County Open tournament of 2019 will be on Saturday, October 26th out of Anchor Marine.

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First place cash payout and championship plaques went to Chet Berkey and Chris Patton. The pair found the right bites to bring in a big bag just shy of 19 pounds.
Their 5 fish limit of 18.88 pounds took home the top cash spot.
Included in that impressive bag was the tournaments 4th Lunker of 4.28 pounds which won them a $ 50 card to the Bass Cat Marine Parts Store.
https://www.basscatstore.com/boat.aspx

The Team also took home additional $$$$ by entering the $ 60 Option Pot and taking first place cash there.

Chet and Chris also received Dobyns Rods 40 % off cards along with a pair of Dobyns Hats
Congrats to the team on a fantastic day.
http://dobynsrods.com/





Second place cash went to the team of Donnie Tomlin and Dominic Smone. The team put together an outstanding 5 fish limit on a tough summer day weighing in at 17.08 Lbs.
Included in that superb bag was the CCBM 5th Lunker, a 4.21 fat girl that earned them a $ 50 card from Batteries + store in Springfield, Pa.

The Team also took home additional $$$ by entering the $ 60 Option Pot and taking 2nd place cash there.

Donnie and Dominic also received 40 % off cards for Dobyns Rods and a pair of heavy duty zippered Dobyns weigh bags.
Nice Work for the day !
https://www.batteriesplus.com/store-locator/pa/623






Third place money was won by the team of Bart Hollis and Will Hollis who brought a 5 fish limit to the scales that topped out at 15.05 Lbs.
That's two top 3 finishes in our last 2 CCBM Opens as they won the July TX.
The team had the 3rd Lunker of 4.61 lbs. which won them a set of Cal Coast Clip n Culls 2.0, non puncturing cull tags.
https://calcoastfishing.com/product/clip-n-cull-2-0/

Bart and Will also brought in the heaviest Smallmouth bass weighed in, a 2.24 beauty which earned the team a $ 50 Cabelas card from the Christiana Mall Store.
https://www.cabelas.com/

The team also received cards for 40 % off Dobyns Rods
http://dobynsrods.com/
Great bag for the day !




Fourth place dough was earned by the team of Pablo Velazquez and Mike Phillips who weighed in a 5 fish limit for 13.59 Lbs with their big bass going 3.04 pounds. Another strong finish for the team.
Congrats on a top 5 finish.




Fifth place cash went to the team of Mike Aiello and Curt Dewolf who weighed in a 5 fish limit of 13.39 Lbs.
Mike and Curt also won the Susquehanna Fishing Tackle 2nd Lunker, a $ 50 store gift card for an outstanding 5.09 pound bass
Congrats !
https://sfttackle.com/



Sixth place coin was collected by the team of Adrian Avena and Adam Satanoff who brought 5 fish to the scales for 13.08 Lbs. with a big bass of 4.11 Lbs.
Great work on the day.



Seventh place money was snagged by the team of Dave McCulloch and Reese Hudson with 4 fish weighing 12.92 Lbs. A nice weight for not having a limit on a day when a lot of teams struggled.
Included in that bag was the CCBM Tournament Lunker, a  5.40 fat girl that was worth an additional $ 370 in lunker payout.
Nice work.



Eighth place and the last cash spot was collected by the team of Alex Niezgooda and Shane Muller with a 5 bass limit for 12.78 pounds and a big fish of 2.87 Lbs.


9th thru 18th spots won gift cards from  Zee Bait Company, River Bottom Reels ,Steak & Main restaurant of North East, Gruv Fishing, BUFF USA, Venom Lures, Native Tungsten, Nichols Lures, GRT Jigs and Hi Seas Line.

First team to finish just out of the money was awarded a $ 75.00 gift card from Zee Bait Company a local plastic manufacturer from Chester Springs, Pa.
Ninth position and the Zee Bait card was collected by Steve Jago who brought 5 fish to the scales for 12.35 Lbs. with a big fish of 3.49 lbs.
http://zeebaitco.com/ 



10th place and a $ 50.00 River Bottom Reels card for reel maintenance from Kevin Geesey in Elizabethown, Pa. was collected by the team of Paul and Stephan Sirochman who brought 4 fish to the table for 11.99 Lbs. and a big fish of 3.90 Lbs.
https://riverbottomreels.com/



11th place earned a $ 50 Steak & Main restaurant card.  Located on Main St. in North East it's rated one of the top Steak houses in the Mid Atlantic.
Lou Croce and Jimmy Pitcherello brought in 4 bass for 9.60 Lbs. with a big fish of 2.71 Lbs.
https://steakandmain.com/



12th place received  $ 50 in Spinnerbaits and Lures from Nichols Lure company, made in the USA in Georgia.  Steve Weimar and Ton Yaw weighed 3 fish for 9.34 lbs with a nice 3.82 big bass.
https://nicholslures.com/


13th place won $ 50 worth of Gruv Jig and Hook storage boxes.  New to the market, Gruv uses silicone grips to keep the baits separated in the box.
Duanne Essick and Jay Pirollo  brought in 5 fish for 8.81 lbs. to the scales with a 2.73 big fish.
https://gruvfishing.com/


14th place earned $ 50 in BUFF UV wear products which went to Steve Hannah and Russell Wright with 3 bass for 7.94 lbs and a big fish of 3.34 Lbs.
https://buffusa.com/shop-buff/fishing-activity.html

15th spot won a $ 50 Venom Lures gift card which went to Zack Page and James Easley with 4 bass weighing 7.90 lbs. and a big fish of 2.18 Lbs.
https://www.venomlures.com/


16th position and a $ 50 Native Tungsten card went to Ken Jester and mike Machmer with 3 fish going 7.69 lbs.
Native Tungsten is a local retailer of Tungsten weights and jig heads located in Holland, Pa.
http://www.nativetungsten.com/

17th spot took home  $ 50  worth of Hi Seas Line.  Top quality line out of Coatseville Pa.
Duke Nave brought in 4 fish for 7.56 Lbs. to take home the line.
https://www.afwfishing.com/HI-SEAS_Products/HI-SEAS-Products.asp


18th and last sponsor spot went to Don White and Ralph Kappenstein who took home a $ 30 GRT Jig card, quality Jigs from York, Pa.
They weighed in 4 bass for 7.41 Lbs. with a big fish of 3.23 Lbs.
https://www.facebook.com/GRTJigs/


We had one other unique Sponsor Prize, which went to the smallest 5 bass limit weighed in for the tournament.
Duane Essick and Jay Pirollo brought 5 bass to the scale for 8.81 Lbs which won them a $ 200 gift card from Rhino Linings of Delaware.
Located off 896 and Old Baltimore Pike, they are a Custom Truck shop doing bed liners, custom exhaust, Wheels, Tires, Interiors, Tuners, Programmers and Window Tinting.
https://www.rhinoliningsde.com/


August 10  Open Standings





1 - Berkey / Patton     -        5 fish   -  18.88 lbs. - Bass Cat 4th Lunker - 4.28 Lbs. 

2 - Tomlin / Simone        -      5 fish -    17.08 lbs.  - Batteries Plus 5th Lunker - 4.21 Lbs.

3 - Hollis / Hollis     -            5 fish  -     15.05 lbs. -  Clip n Cull 3rd Lunker- 4.61 lbs.
                                                                             Cabelas Smallmouth Award 2.24 Lbs

4 - Velazquez / Phillips     -   5 fish -     13.59 lbs. - big fish -  3.04
5 - Aiello / DeWolf       -        5 fish -     13.39 lbs -  SFT 2nd Lunker - 5.09 Lbs.
6 - Avena / Satanoff  -          5 fish -     13.08 lbs -   big fish -  4.11
7 - McCulloch / Hudson  -      4 fish -     12.92 lbs. -  Tournament Lunker - 5.40 lbs   
8 - Niezgoda / Muller     -      5 fish -     12.78 lbs. - big fish -  2.87
9 - Jago                            -   5 fish -     12.35 lbs. - big fish -  3.49
10 - Sirochman/Sirochman- 4 fish -      11.99 lbs .- big fish -  3.90
11 - Croce / Pitcherello  -     4 fish -        9.60 lbs. - big fish -  2.71 
12 - Weimar / Yaw       -        3 fish -       9.34 lbs. - big fish -  3.82
13 - Essick / Pirollo           -   5 fish -       8.81 lbs. - big fish -  2.73
14 - Hannah / Wright      -     3 fish -       7.94 lbs. -  big fish - 3.34
15 - Page / Easley     -          4 fish -       7.90 lbs. - big fish -  2.18 
16 - Jester / Machmer -        3 fish -        7.69 lbs. 
17 - Nave    -                        4 fish -       7.56 lbs. - big fish - 2.35
18 - White / Kappenstein -   4 fish -       7.41 lbs. - big fish - 3.23 
19 - Brown / Crehan        -    3 fish -       5.85 lbs. 
20 - Zisk / Amilani      -          3 fish -       5.58 lbs.
21 - Heckman / Bowe    -      2 fish -       4.78 lbs.  - big fish - 2.88
22 - Calderia / Oldacker  -    2 fish -       4.10 lbs.
23 - Herr / Natale        -        2 fish -       4.01 lbs.
24 - Waeckel / Wade  -        1 fish -       1.99 lbs.
25   Leiphart / Leiphart       -    DNW
25 - Anderson / Cavanaugh -  DNW   
25 - Dell / Wolf            -           DNW
25 - Dyches / Swanston      -   DNW
25 - Foote / Foote         -         DNW
25 - Schweigman          -         DNW
25 - Geerloff / Horne      -        DNW
25 - Huxta / Fleeman      -       DNW
25 - Osborne / Osborne  -       DNW
25 - Montalto / Hauck     -       DNW
25 - Pierce / Smith          -       DNW
25 - Walker/ Strosser     -        DNW
25 - Roberson / Chianese  .    DNW
25 - Cuccinello / Fitzpatrick -  (7 min late / 7lb. penalty off  5.62 lbs.) 
25 - Wood / Bianco    -         (10 min late / 10lb. penalty off  8.66 lbs.)   
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