October 14th CCBM 4th Open Results

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Chester County Bass Masters held their 4th of five Points Opens for the 2023 season on October 14th out of Anchor Marine in Northeast Maryland.
46 Teams showed up on a cold, rainy Fall Saturday in search of a 5 fish limit of Upper Bay black bass.

Air temps at launch were around 45 with little wind. The tournament launched at 7:00 under a light rain with a forecast high of 55. The Front rolled thru mid morning dropping the temp a few degrees and bringing an increase of wind and heavier rain.
The weather didn't deter teams from finding quality bags though, the top 8 teams all weighed in over 17 pounds with 5 fish.
Water temps were in the 59 - 62 range depending on where you fished.

Launch was on a rising tide with high around 10:45 am.
Five 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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26 five fish limits were brought in.
4 teams had 4 fish
9 bass over 4 pounds were weighed in.
3 bass over 5 pounds were weighed in.
1 bass over 6 pounds was weighed in

5 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.

17 boats participated in $ 60 option pot which paid 2 spots.
The top 2 teams were all in the in the Option pot adding more cash to their winnings.

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, October 21st out of Anchor Marine.

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First place cash payout and championship plaques went to Ken Cassella and Bruce Riechert who won by almost 4 pounds over the second place team.

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

Ken and Bruce found the right bites to bring in a 5 fish limit of 23.01 Lbs to take home the win and a nice payout.

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

Along with the cash, the team also received a nice package of products from Dobyns Rods !
http://dobynsrods.com/

Included in that fine bag was a hefty 6.42 pound bass that was the Tournament Cash Lunker worth
$  460 !

Congrats Ken and Bruce on a very $$$ profitable day !
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Second place cash went to Duke Nave and Andrew Heivly .

The team put together an outstanding 5 fish limit for this day weighing in at 19.37 Lbs.
Their big fish was 4.49 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 Duke and Andrew on a great performance !

http://dobynsrods.com/
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Third place money was won by Nate Brown and JT Lang who brought a 5 fish limit to the scales that topped out at 19.33 Lbs. putting some nice cash in their pockets.

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

Their big fish was 4.32 Lbs.

Congrats to Nate and JT with a great bag !

http://dobynsrods.com/
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Fourth place dough was earned by Brandon Jones, fishing solo He weighed in a 5 fish bag for 19.07 Lbs.
He also weighed in a 5.23 Upper Bay Hog to take home the Susquehanna Fishing Tackle 2nd Lunker for the tournament earning him a $ 100 SFT gift card.
https://sfttackle.com/

Congrats to Brandon on a nice limit of Upper Bay bass for the day !
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Fifth place and last money spot went to the team of Tom Bavaro and Brian Dyson who weighed in 5 fish for 17.91 Lbs.

The pair is holding on to the top points spot heading into next weeks last CCBM Points Open and the Invite to the Bassmaster Team Championship TX that goes with it.

They also won the Eastern Marine 3rd Lunker with a 5.01 bass and took home a $ 75 gift card from Eastern Marine / Trailer Superstore of Newark, Delaware.
https://www.easternmarine.com/boating-fishing-crabbing-supplies

Congrats Tom and Bryan !

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6th thru 15th 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.
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Sixth place and first team out of the money was secured by the team of Corey Ellis and Paul Brown who brought 5 fish to the scales for 17.53 Lbs. Congrats Corey and Paul, nice finish in a field of quality anglers.
The duo took home a Tackle Pack with 75 dollars worth of top lures picked out for tidal waters from Epic Eric's Bass Lab.

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/

They also won the Pauls Plastering 4th Lunker with a  4.98 Lb fish. which earned them a $ 50 Cabelas gift card.
https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en#
https://www.paulsplastering.com/

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Seventh place was snagged by the team of Pete Faverio and Ron Galloway with 5 fish weighing 17.50 Lbs. and a big fish of 4.91 Lbs. Great weight for the Bay.

They 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 !
https://bassu.tv/

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Eighth place went to the team of Conor Cahill and Richard Leadbeater who brought 5 fish to the scales for 17.35 Lbs. with a big fish of 4.16 Lbs.  Nice finish !
The top 10 finish has them in the hunt for the 2nd invite to the Bassmaster Team Champiosnship TX.

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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Ninth place was secured by the team of Matt Goudie and Nic Faust who weighed in 5 for 15.48 Lbs.
Their big fish was 4.80 Lbs
Congrats on the top 10 finish  !

They took home $ 50 in Tungsten Weights from Native Tungsten, a local retailer of Tungsten weights and jigheads located in Holland, Pa.
https://www.nativetungsten.com/
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Tenth place went to Pete Gluszek and Jake Gluszek. The team brought in in 5 bass for 14.55 Lbs. with a big fish of 3.18 Lbs.
The top 10 finish gave them $ 60 worth of product from Pro-Tec Boat Care one of the best on the market.
https://protecproducts.com/

Included in their bag was the  Cabelas Heaviest Single Smallmouth !

Jake won a $ 50 Cabelas card with a nice 3.18 Lbs. Smallie.

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en#

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Eleventh place
place went to the team of Mike Piccolo and Scott Mcanulty who sacked 5 fish for 14.17 Lbs. with a big fish of 4.82 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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Twelfth spot took home $ 50 in Top quality Hayabusa Hooks and Reins Plastics.
Derick Olson and Cody Barry weighed in 5 fish for 12.54 Lbs to win the Hooks and Plastics.

Their big fish was 4.84 Lbs.

https://hayabusafishing.com/
https://www.reinsfishing.com/
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13th spot won $ 50 worth of baits from Nichols Lure company, made in the USA in Georgia.
Harry Nurk and Nick Canestra weighed in 5 bass for 12.17 Lbs. to take home the Sponsor prize.
Their big fish was 3.97 Lbs.
https://nicholslures.com/
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14th place received $ 50 worth Harmony Fishing Tackle products.
https://www.harmonyfishing.com/

Joey Rose and Pete Fiore weighed 5 fish for 12.15 lbs. to take home the to take home some nice terminal tackle from Harmony.

They also won discount cards for Venom Lures
https://venomlures.com/

Included in their bag was the Accu Cull 5th Lunker at 4.94  Lbs. earning them a nice Digital Culling Scale from Accu Cull.

https://www.accucull.com/
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15th and  last Sponsor spot took home a pair of Boomerang Tool braided line cutters and crankbaits from Vexan.
Steve Weimar and Zach Weimar weighed in 5 fish for 10.73 Lbs to win the Line Snips and crankbaits.

https://www.boomerangtool.com/
https://vexan.com/

Their big fish was 3.61 Lbs.
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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.
Greg Arrowood and Nick Biondi brought 5 bass to the scales for 6.91 Lbs. pounds to take home the
$ 80 prize.
https://zeebaitco.com/

October 14th CCBM 4th Open Results :

1 - Ken Cassella/Bruce Reichert - 5 fish - 23.01 lb - Cash Lunker - 6.42
2 - Duke Nave/Andrew Heivly - 5 fish - 19.37 lb - big fish: 4.49
3 - Nate Brown/Jt Lang - 5 fish - 19.33 lb - big fish: 4.32
4 - Brandon Jones - 5 fish - 19.07 lb - SFT 2nd Lunker - 5.23
5 - Tom Bavaro/Brian Dyson - 5 fish - 17.91 lb - Eastern Marine 3rd Lunker - 5.01
6 - Corey Ellis/Paul Brown - 5 fish - 17.53 lb - Paul's Plastering 4th Lunker - 4.98
7 - Pete Faverio/Ron Galloway - 5 fish - 17.50 lb - big fish: 4.91
8 - Conor Cahill/Richard Leadbeater - 5 fish - 17.35 lb - big fish: 4.16
9 - Matt Goudie/Nic Faust - 5 fish - 15.48 lb - big fish: 4.80
10 - Pete Gluszek/*Jake Gluszek - 5 fish - 14.55 lb - big fish: 3.18 - Cabelas Smallmouth
11 - Mike Piccolo/Scott Mcanulty - 5 fish - 14.17 lb - big fish: 4.82
12 - Derick Olson/Cody Barry - 5 fish - 12.54 lb - big fish: 4.84
13 - Harry Nurk/Nick Canestra - 5 fish - 12.17 lb - big fish: 3.97
14 - Joey Rose/Pete Fiore - 5 fish - 12.15 lb - Accu Cull 5th Lunker - 4.94
15 - Steve Weimar/Zach Weimar - 5 fish - 10.73 lb - big fish: 3.61
16 - Jackson Staib/Dave Andrews - 5 fish - 10.65 lb
17 - Joey Murphy/Marcus Griffin - 5 fish - 10.34 lb
18 - Jim Shinn/John Dell - 5 fish - 10.18 lb - big fish: 2.47
19 - Pablo Velazquez,Sr/Steve Rivera - 5 fish - 10.08 lb - big fish: 3.35
20 - Sam Montalto/Ken Jester - 4 fish - 9.84 lb
21 - Mike Teti - 5 fish - 9.73 lb - big fish: 3.10
22 - Mike Sentore/Sean Mckee - 5 fish - 9.55 lb - big fish: 1.73
23 - Dom Parisi/Robert Dougherty - 5 fish - 9.15 lb - big fish: 3.55
24 - Rick Ungham/Eric Flutka - 5 fish - 9.06 lb
25 - Michael Rea/William Clark - 3 fish - 8.91 lb - big fish: 3.89
26 - Paul Sirochman/Joe Wesley - 5 fish - 8.87 lb
27 - Jim Ivy/John Hinkle - 5 fish - 7.80 lb - big fish: 3.35
28 - Pablo Velazquez/Mike Phillips - 4 fish - 7.44 lb
29 - Jerry Gerlach/Mark Ely - 5 fish - 7.39 lb
30 - Greg Arrowood/Nick Biondi - 5 fish - 6.91 lb - big fish: 2.69 - Zee Baits Smallest Limit
31 - Carl Walker/John Sellers - 4 fish - 6.50 lb - big fish: 2.85
32 - Dan Hensen/Steve Owens - 3 fish - 6.38 lb
33 - Rick Orlando/Al Pavone - 3 fish - 6.01 lb - big fish: 3.13
34 - Sean Geerlof/Stan Horne - 2 fish - 4.82 lb
35 - Steve Staley/Alvin Kirby - 3 fish - 4.56 lb
36 - Vincent Meyer/Grady Elkins - 4 fish - 3.82 lb
37 - Victor Auriemma/Matt Weber -  fish - dnw
37 - John Baranik -  fish - dnw
37 - Duane Essick/Jay Pirollo -  fish - dnw
37 - JC Henry/Vic Main -  fish - dnw
37 - Joe Merker/Patrick Murphy -  fish - dnw
37 - Steven Myers/Chris Lang -  fish - dnw
37 - Mike Sirochman/Mikailo Schofield -  fish - dnw
37 - Bradley Sterner -  fish - dnw
37 - Eric Whaley/Pat Slemmer -  fish - dnw
37 - Mike Machmer/Denny Bianco -  fish - dnw