2023 CCBM Upper Bay Opens Year End Top 6 Champions and Top 10 Weights & lunkers

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Thank You to all the teams who participated in the Chester County Bass Masters Upper Chesapeake Bay Open Tournament Series in 2023. All your support is much appreciated.

Our Opens averaged around 80 boats a tournament, thanks for making theses Opens a fun yet competitive experience.
We count 4 of your 5 Open scores for the Team standings.
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The top team for the 2023 Chester County Bass Master Upper Bay Open Series was Tom Bavaro and Brian Dyson who accumulated 390 points in their best 4 of 5 tournaments.
Consistency was their hallmark as they recorded a Pair of Wins, a 5th and a 7th place as their top 4 TX finishes. 
Their outstanding season earned each of them a $ 400 Challenger rain suit from Simms Fishing along with Championship plaques.

Congrats Tom and Brian on an outstanding year !
https://www.simmsfishing.com/


Tom and Brian will represent the CCBM Open Series in the Bassmaster Team Championship tournament after winning the first of our 2 spots for Entry into the BTC tournament in Florida in December on the Harris Chain of Lakes.  The winner of that 4 day BTC tournament will be awarded the last spot in the 2024 Bassmaster Classic.

https://www.bassmaster.com/team/

Maryland takes the 2023  Championship !   PA/MD had it in 2022 and Delaware in 2021
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Second place for the 2023 season was the team of Mike Piccolo and Scott McAnulty.

The pair put up 384 points with a 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th place for their 4 finishes to win a $ 700 Sea Clear custom multi graph wiring harness and install from In Depth Installs 

Congrats Mike and Scott on a fine season ! 
Four top 8 finishes with the quality of Anglers in our Open fields is outstanding !

Sea Clear Power Harness along with marine grade inline fuses needed for electronic accessories.
Included is the Professional Installation by In Dept Installs of the harness. 
http://indepthinstalls.com/
https://seaclearpower.com/product/sea-clear-power-marine-graph-wiring-harness-test/
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Third place  for 2023 and winners of a pair of Dobyns Rods along with a Dobyns package and certificates valued at $ 400.00 was the team of Conor Cahill and Adam Satanoff .

The team accumulated 382 points in their best 4 tournaments which included a 4th, a pair of 5th's and an 8th place finish.
Our 2nd team with an outstanding four top 8 finishes !

Congrats Conor and Adam on a top 3 year end finish !

Conor and Adam will also represent the CCBM Open Series in the Bassmaster Team Championship tournament.  They won the 2nd of our 2 spots for Entry into the Bassmaster Team Championship tournament in Florida in December on the Harris Chain of Lakes.  The winner of that 4 day BTC tournament will be awarded the last spot in the 2024 Bassmaster Classic.

https://www.bassmaster.com/team/
https://dobynsrods.com/
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Fourth Place for 2023 was Mike Sentore and Sean McKee who put up 373 Points with their best 4 scores including Two 3rd's a 6th, and 19th place finish.

Mike and Sean received $ 300.00 in gift cards from Eastern Marine / Trailer Superstore in Newark, Delaware. Congrats on a top 4 finish !
https://www.easternmarine.com/
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Fifth Place in points with 368 were Harry Nurk and Nick Canestra whose top scores included a 2nd, 9th, 12th and 13th place finish
Harry and Nick received a pair of Mustang Survival Accel 100 MPH Highest Rated Fishing Life Vests
$ 250
https://basscatstore.com/lifevest-2.aspx
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Sixth Place in points with 357 were Paul Badders and Nate Brown whose top 4 finishes were a 3rd, 6th, 10th and 28th
Paul and Nate received $ 250.00 in Sponsor Prizes from 13 Fishing, Pro Tec Boat Care Products, Hayabusa Hooks, Boomerang Tools, Nichols Lures and Buff USA.
Congrats on a great year !
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Congrats to the top 6 teams who fished against the best competition the Upper Bay has to offer.
Thanks to all who participated, we appreciate the support and the friendly competition. We look forward to more of the same in 2024 as we again will hold 5 Upper Bay Points Opens.


CCBM Upper Bay Open Tournament Series Champions :

2023- Tom Bavaro / Brian Dyson       -        390 points
2022 - Duke Nave and Steve Allender     -   381 points
2021 - Duane Essick and Jay Pirollo     -      385 points
2020 - Nate Brown and Larry Craighead  -  393 Points
2019 - Duane Essick and Jay Pirollo      -     376 points
2018 - Mike Piccolo and Bill Ville       -         385 points
2017 - Keith Cowan and Zach Cowan     -    386 points
2016 - Mike Sentore and Sean McKee     -   390 points
2015 - Luke Shrader and Cliff Humphreys - 384 points
2014 - Sean Geerlof and Stan Horne    -      382 points
2013 - Sean Geerlof and Stan Horne    -      379 points

The five 2023 Upper Bay Open winners were :

May 6th  - Jay Burger / Josh Burger           -         21.08 Lbs.  
June 3rd - Tom Bavaro / Brian Dyson         -         20.31 Lbs.  
July 15th - Tom Bavaro / Brian Dyson        -         21.68 Lbs.
Oct. 14th - Ken Cassella / Bruce Reichert    -       23.01 Lbs.
Oct. 29th - Richard Leadbeater / Justin Harant - 24.29 Lbs.

Top 10 weights in 2023 Opens :

1 - Oct. 29th - Richard Leadbeater / Justin Harant - 24.29 Lbs.
2 - Oct. 14th - Ken Cassella / Bruce Reichert     -      23.01 Lbs.
3 - Oct. 29th - Harry Nurk / Nick Canestra          -     22.86 Lbs.
4 - July 15th - Tom Bavaro / Brian Dyson            -    21.68 Lbs.
5 - July 15th - Pablo Velazquez / Mike Phillips   -     21.28 Lbs.
6 - July 15th - Joey Rose / Pete Fiore                 -     21.17 Lbs.
7 - Oct. 29th - Mike Sentore / Sean McKee       -       21.14 Lbs.
8 - May 6th  -  Jay Burger / Josh Burger            -      21.08 Lbs.
9 - Oct. 29th - Conor Cahill / Adam Satanoff     -      20.55 Lbs
10 - June 3rd - Tom Bavaro / Brian Dyson        -      20.31 Lbs. 


Top 10 Biggest Bass in 2023 Opens :

1 - Oct. 29th - Harry Nurk / Nick Canestra       -     6.85 Lbs.
2 - May 6th  -  Zachary White / Ryan Savidge   -    6.69 Lbs.
3 - Oct. 29th - Conor Cahill / Adam Satanoff    -     6.66 Lbs.
4 - Oct. 14th - Ken Cassella / Bruce Reichert    -    6.42 Lbs.
5 - Oct. 29th - Rick Orlando / Al Pavone          -     5.96 Lbs.
6 - Oct. 29th - Duke Nave / Andrew Heivly      -     5.90 Lbs.
7 - Oct. 29th - Steve Weimar / Zach Weimar    -    5.75 Lbs.
8 - May 6th   - Jay Burger / Josh Burger         -      5.75 Lbs.
9 - May 6th   -  Dave Piscopo /John Mallow    -      5.67 Lbs.
10 - July 15th - Steve Hannah / Russ Wright  -     5.58 Lbs.     


2024 Chester County Upper Bay Open Series Schedule :

April 13 - CCBM Points Open # 1
May 25 - CCBM Points Open # 2
June 15 - CCBM Points Open # 3
September 21 - CCBM Points Open # 4
October 26 - CCBM Points Open # 5
November 9 - CCBM Cash Open - 3 places paid.
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The CCBM Upper Bay Opens are one of the few circuits across the country who are certified for the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Weekend Championship TX.
The Top 2 Teams in 2023 from our Circuit after the 5 points Opens ( who have registered and paid the $ 20 Bassmaster Fee ) will have the opportunity to fish the Bassmaster Weekend Championship Tournament in Florida early December.
The Winner of this tournament will receive the last spot in the 2024 Bass Master Classic.
https://www.bassmaster.com/team/