July 15th CCBM Open Results

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Chester County Bass Masters held their 3rd of five Points Opens for the 2023 season on July 15th out of Anchor Marine in Northeast Maryland.
77 Teams showed up on a humid mid summer Saturday in search of a 5 fish limit of Upper Bay black bass.
The weather had been hot with plenty of rain the past few weeks leaving some parts of the Bay a little off colored.
Air temps at launch were around 75 with no wind. The tournament launched at 5:30 under partly cloudy skies with a forecast high of 90.
Water temps were in the 75 - 80 range depending on where you fished.

Launch was on a rising tide with high around 10:00 am. (low was 3 am)
Eight flights went out with the first flight due back at 2:30 and each additional flight of 10 boats due back ten minutes apart.

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38 five fish limits were brought in.
7 teams had 4 fish
15 bass over 4 pounds were weighed in.
  7 bass over 5 pounds were weighed in.

8 cash places were paid, along with 21 sponsor prizes from Henlopen Bait and Tackle, Susquehanna Tackle, Dobyns Rods, Zee Bait Company, Epic Eric's Bass Lab, Bass University, Steak & Main Restaurant, Eastern Marine of Newark, Nichols Lures, 13 Fishing, Cabelas - Pauls Plastering, Buff USA, Pro-Tec Boat Care Products, Harmony Fishing Tackle, Bass Pro Shops, Boomerang Tools, Hayabusa Hooks, Reins, Native Tungsten Weights, Bass Cat, Simms, Venom Lures, Trailer Parts Superstore of Newark, Buck Brook Alpacas, Vexan and In Depth Installs.

32 boats participated in $ 60 option pot which paid 3 spots.
The top 3 teams were all in the in the Option pot adding more cash to their winnings.

The winning boat is eligible for the Power Pole Captains Cash and the T & H Marine contingency cash if they are signed up for those programs.
They are also eligible for any of the 7 Boat Manufacturer Contingency programs CCBM Opens offer if they are signed up for their boats program.

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 2023 will be on Saturday, September 23rd out of Anchor Marine.

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First place cash payout and championship plaques went to Tom Bavaro and Brian Dyson who won by 6 ounces over the second place team.

Back to Back CCBM Open wins for the Team !

Not an easy task with the caliber of TX contestants in this Circuit !

They're getting great points towards the 2023 Championship top 5 teams and the Two Bassmaster Weekend Championship Tournament berths from Our Open Series.
 
https://www.bassmaster.com/team/

Tom and Brian found the right bites to bring in a 5 fish limit of 21.68 Lbs to take home the win and a really nice payout.

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

Winning out of their Bass Cat boat will also get them $ 500 in Contingency Cash from Bass Cat.

Along with the cash, the team also received a nice package of products from Dobyns Rods !

Included in their bag was the Accu Cull 5th Lunker at 5.08  Lbs.  earning them a nice Digital Culling Scale from Accu Cull.

https://www.accucull.com/
http://dobynsrods.com/


Congrats Tom and Brian on a very $$$ profitable day !
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Second place cash went to Pablo Velazquez and Mike Phillips.

The team put together an outstanding 5 fish limit for this day weighing in at 21.28 Lbs.
Their big fish was 5.02 Lbs.

The pair also entered the Option Pot taking home the $$$$ for 2nd place from that voluntary pot.

Along with 2nd place cash, the team also received a nice package of products from Dobyns Rods !

Congrats to Pablo and Mike on a great performance !

http://dobynsrods.com/
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Third place money was won by Joey Rose and Peter Fiore who brought a 5 fish limit to the scales that topped out at 21.17 Lbs. putting some nice cash in their pockets.

The pair also entered the Option Pot taking home the $$$$ for 3rd place from that voluntary pot.

Along with the cash, the team also received a nice package of products from Dobyns Rods !

Their big fish was 4.74 Lbs.

Congrats to Joe and Pete with a great bag !

http://dobynsrods.com/
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Fourth place dough was earned by Mike Machmer and Denny Bianco - weighing in a 5 fish bag for 19.78 Lbs.
Their big fish was 4.86 lbs.
Congrats to Mike and Denny on a nice limit of Upper Bay bass for the day !
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Fifth place coin went to the team of Greg Zinni and Andrea Zinni who weighed in 5 fish for 19.34 Lbs..
Congrats Greg and Andrea  !
Great work on the day. Their big fish was 4.89 lbs.
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Sixth place cash was collected by the team of Victor Auriemma and Logan Kuhrmann  who brought 5 fish to the scales for 19.33 Lbs. with a big fish of 4.03 Lbs. Nice finish in a big field of quality anglers..
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Seventh place money was snagged by the team of Mike Piccolo and Scott Mcanulty with 5 fish weighing 19.24 Lbs.  Great weight for the Bay.
The pair also weighed in a 5.46 Upper Bay Hog to take home the Susquehanna Fishing Tackle 2nd Lunker for the tournament earning them a $ 100 SFT gift card.
https://sfttackle.com/
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Eighth place and last money spot went to the team of Steven Hannah and Russ Wright who brought 5 fish to the scales for 19.04 Lbs.  Nice finish !
Included in that fine bag was a hefty 5.58 pound bass that was the Tournament Cash Lunker worth $ 770 !
Nice work boys !
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9th thru 18th spots won gift cards or product from :
Epic Eric's Bass Lab, Bass University, Pro-Tec Boat Care,  Buff USA, Steak & Main restaurant of North East, Nichols Lures, 13 Fishing, Venom Lures,  Hayabusa Hooks / Reins, Harmony Fishing Tackle,  Boomerang Tools / Vexan, Native Tungsten Weights and Buck Brook Alpacas.

Ninth place and first team out of the money was secured by the team of Harry Nurk and Nick Canestra who weighed in 5 for 19.03 Lbs. 

Their big fish was 4.45 Lbs
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Congrats on the top 10 finish in such a large field !

The duo took home 75 dollars worth of top lures picked out for tidal waters.

Eric Gallasso, one of the areas top crankbait anglers and owner of Epic Eric's Bass Lab put together tackle packs for our Opens filled with quality lures for the Upper Bay.  Good stuff that works !

https://basslab.bigcartel.com/
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Tenth place won a Subscription to Bass University, the best place online to learn new techniques from top Pros on the Elite and MLF series. Pete Gluszek and Mike Iaconelli bring top Pros on weekly with new videos !

Paul Badders and Nate Brown won the Bass U prize bringing in 5 bass for 18.60 Lbs. with a big fish of 4.55 Lbs.
https://bassu.tv/
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Eleventh place
place went to the team of Paul Sirochman and Joe Wesley  who sacked 5 fish for 18.41 Lbs. with a big fish of 4.77 Lbs.

The team won a $ 50 Steak & Main restaurant card. Located on Main St. in North East, rated one of the top Steak house in the Mid Atlantic.
https://steakandmain.com
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Twelfth spot took home $ 50 in Tungsten Weights from Native Tungsten, a local retailer of Tungsten weights and jigheads located in Holland, Pa.

Ken Cassella and Bruce Riechert brought in 5 bass for 17.73 Lbs.  Big fish was 4.72 Lbs.
https://www.nativetungsten.com/
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13th spot was won by Corey Ellis and Paul Brown  who brought 5 fish to the table for 17.59 Lbs. which gave them $ 60 worth of product from Pro-Tec Boat Care one of the best on the market.
https://protecproducts.com/
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14th place was collected by the team of Marcus Griffin and Joey Murphy  who brought 5 fish to the table for 17.58 Lbs.
The team won 75 dollars worth of BUFF USA  Sun Gloves and buffs.
https://www.buff.com/us/neckwear/shopby/fishing.html
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15th spot took home $ 50 in Top quality Hayabusa Hooks and Reins Plastics.
Duke Nave and Andrew Heivly weighed in 5 fish for 17.20 Lbs to win the Hooks and Plastics.
Their big fish was 3.82 Lbs.
https://hayabusafishing.com/
https://www.reinsfishing.com/
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16th place won $ 50 worth of baits from Nichols Lure company, made in the USA in Georgia.
Aaron Majors and Josh Rhoades weighed in 5 bass for 16.71 Lbs. to take home the Sponsor prize.
Their big fish was 4.62 Lbs.
https://nicholslures.com/
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17th place received $ 50 worth Harmony Fishing Tackle products. 
https://www.harmonyfishing.com/
Jay Burger and Josh Burger weighed 5 fish for 16.48 lbs. to take home the to take home some nice terminal tackle from Harmony.
Big fish was 3.85 Lbs.
Also included was discount cards for Venom Lures
https://venomlures.com/
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18th place and last Sponsor spot took home a pair of Boomerang Tool braided line cutters and crankbaits from Vexan.
Devynn Brown and Jake Stuckey brought in 5 bass for 15.77 Lbs. to win the Line Snips and crankbaits.
https://www.boomerangtool.com/
https://vexan.com/
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Al Pavone and Rick Orlando won the Eastern Marine 3rd Lunker with a 5.34 bass and took home a $ 75 gift card from Eastern Marine / Trailer Superstore of Newark, Delaware.
https://www.easternmarine.com/boating-fishing-crabbing-supplies
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Vinnie Pustizzi and Joe Merker won the Pauls Plastering 4th Lunker with a  5.11 Lb fish. which earned them a $ 50 Cabelas gift card.
https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en#
https://www.paulsplastering.com/
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Cabelas Heaviest Single Smallmouth Award :
$ 50 Cabelas card to the heaviest smallmouth weighed in went to  Glenn Kmecz and Bob Horning with a nice 2.32 Lbs. Smallie.
https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en#
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One last Sponsor prize was handed out:
The smallest limit of fish weighed in for the tournament won a $ 80 card from Zee Bait Company,
a local plastics maker from SE Pa.
Steve Staley and Alvin Kirby brought 5 bass to the scales for 8.02 Lbs. pounds to take home the
$ 80 prize.
https://zeebaitco.com/

July 15th CCBM Open Results

1 - Tom Bavaro / Brian Dyson - 5 fish - 21.68 lb - big fish: 5.08 Accu Cull 5th Lunker       
2 - Pablo Velazquez / Mike Phillips - 5 fish - 21.28 lb - big fish: 5.02       
3 - Joey Rose / Peter Fiore - 5 fish - 21.17 lb - big fish: 4.74       
4 - Mike Machmer / Denny Bianco - 5 fish - 19.78 lb - big fish: 4.86       
5 - Greg Zinni / Andrea Zinni - 5 fish - 19.34 lb - big fish: 4.89       
6 - Victor Auriemma / Logan Kuhrmann - 5 fish - 19.33 lb - big fish: 4.03       
7 - Mike Piccolo / Scott Mcanulty - 5 fish - 19.24 lb - big fish: 5.46 SFT 2nd Lunker     
8 - Steven Hannah / Russ Wright - 5 fish - 19.04 lb - TX big fish: 5.58 Cash Lunker       
9 - Harry Nurk / Nick Canestra - 5 fish - 19.03 lb - big fish: 4.45       
10 - Paul Badders / Nate Brown - 5 fish - 18.60 lb - big fish: 4.55       
11 - Paul Sirochman / Joe Wesley - 5 fish - 18.41 lb - big fish: 4.77       
12 - Ken Cassella / Bruce Riechert - 5 fish - 17.73 lb - big fish: 4.72       
13 - Corey Ellis / Paul Brown - 5 fish - 17.59 lb
14 - Joey Murphy / Marcus Griffin - 5 fish - 17.58 lb
15 - Duke Nave / Andrew Heivly - 5 fish - 17.20 lb - big fish: 3.82       
16 - Aaron Majors / Josh Rhoades - 5 fish - 16.71 lb - big fish: 4.62       
17 - Jason Burger / Josh Burger - 5 fish - 16.48 lb - big fish: 3.85       
18 - Devynn Brown / Jake Stuckey - 5 fish - 15.77 lb
19 - Mike Sentore/Sean Mckee - 5 fish - 15.72 lb - big fish: 3.55       
20 - Carl Walker/John Sellers - 5 fish - 15.65 lb - big fish: 4.39       
21 - Brandon Jones/Anthony Opechoskie - 5 fish - 15.39 lb
22 - Rick Ungham/Eric Flutka - 5 fish - 15.00 lb - big fish: 3.58       
23 - Vinny Pastizzi/Joe Merker - 5 fish - 14.94 lb - big fish: 5.11 Pauls Plastering 4th Lunker      
24 - Conor Cahill/Adam Satanoff - 5 fish - 14.91 lb
25 - Jerry Gerlach/Mark Ely - 5 fish - 14.24 lb
26 - Jack Rinkers/Dane Collins - 5 fish - 13.85 lb - big fish: 4.26       
27 - Ricky Ewing/Tim Brown - 5 fish - 13.68 lb
28 - Sean Mcdevitt/Griffin Ludwig - 5 fish - 13.63 lb - big fish: 2.22       
29 - Steve Weimar/Zach Weimar - 5 fish - 13.55 lb - big fish: 4.42       
30 - Steven Dimatteo/Jeremy Boyd - 5 fish - 12.76 lb
31 - Vince Meyer/Grady Elkins - 4 fish - 12.67 lb - big fish: 3.75       
32 - Connor Mann/Braden Atkinson - 5 fish - 12.65 lb
33 - Derick Olson/Cody Barry - 5 fish - 12.60 lb    *
34 - John Erickson/Finn Erickson - 5 fish - 12.45 lb
35 - Sean Geerlof/Stan Horne - 4 fish - 12.32 lb
36 - Barry Moore/Jessie Moore - 5 fish - 11.90 lb - big fish: 2.51       
37 - Keith Cowan/Zach Cowan - 5 fish - 11.82 lb
38 - Glenn Kmecz/Bob Horning - 4 fish - 11.35 lb - big fish: 4.44       
39 - Shawn Weil/Kevin Simpson - 5 fish - 11.16 lb
40 - Jim Shinn/John Dell - 3 fish - 10.49 lb - big fish: 5.07       
41 - Cody Edmunds/Brian Edmunds - 4 fish - 10.09 lb
42 - Travis Nale/Chuck Nale - 4 fish - 10.01 lb
43 - Rick Orlando/Al Pavone - 4 fish - 8.60 lb - big fish: 5.34 Eastern Marine 3rd Lunker     
44 - Steve Staley/Alvin Kirby - 5 fish - 8.02 lb - big fish: 1.81       
45 - Greg Radenbush/Christy Radenbush - 3 fish - 7.94 lb - big fish: 3.62       
46 - Stephan Sirochman/Jw Wade - 3 fish - 7.53 lb
47 - Mike Cannon/John Mcgrath - 3 fish - 7.45 lb - big fish: 4.16       
48 - Jon Bredbenner/Taylor Bredbenner - 3 fish - 7.11 lb - big fish: 3.75       
49 - Nick Biondi/Ryan Sweeney - 3 fish - 6.70 lb
50 - Bradley Sterner - 4 fish - 6.33 lb
51 - Jim Miller/Mark Edmeads - 3 fish - 6.09 lb
52 - Jc Henry/Vic Main - 3 fish - 5.78 lb
53 - Bill Pursley/Jan Shields - 2 fish - 4.58 lb
54 - Daniel Henson/Justin Henson - 2 fish - 4.12 lb
55 - Jason Bailey/Steve Bailey - 2 fish - 3.09 lb
56 - Mason Bell/Mike Bell - dnw
56 - Travis Bello/Bj Bello - dnw
56 - Dan Cornelius/Craig Cornelius - dnw
56 - Duane Essick/Jeff Mandes - dnw
56 - Matt Goudie/Cale Benard - dnw
56 - Jim (Woo) Hauck - dnw
56 - Joe Hunt/Braden Hunt - dnw
56 - Steve Jagodzinski/Brandon Jagodzinski - dnw
56 - Alex Kliesh - dnw
56 - Loren Meckle - dnw
56 - Joe Morgan/Jason Reid - dnw
56 - Dom Parisi/Stephen Milosh - dnw
56 - Michael Rea/Will Clark - dnw
56 - Mike Reilly/Scott Reilly - dnw
56 - Tommy Riccio/Brandon Riccio - dnw
56 - Terry Roberson/Andrew Chianese - dnw
56 - Mark Schafer/Bob Soley - dnw
56 - Ryan Smith/Brad Brandt - dnw
56 - Melvin Smitson/Tom Partner_ - dnw
56 - Christopher Trovinger - dnw
56 - John Valdez/Rob Tipton - dnw
56 - Matt Weber/Billy Bradshaw - dnw