Valladolid. August 2005.- This year’s Eurobass Cup II will count on the participation of two world champions for the American team. We are talking about Tommy Martin and Mike Iaconelli, winners of the prestigious Bassmaster Classic in 1974 and 2003, respectively. These world elite bass fishing sportsmen will form part of the U.S. team that will be competing in the second edition of the Eurobass Cup on September 20th and 21st at the Reservoir of Ricobayo (Zamora).
Martin and Iaconelli head a team of twelve professionals and among those the best specialists of this type of fishing are found. The professional career path of each angler demonstrates this.
The Eurobass Cup is a competition, organized by the Semana Ibérica de Caza y Pesca (Iberian Hunting and Fishing Week), which started out in the year 2004 with the objective of bringing together anglers from the United States with those from Europe for a championship of quality and prestige. The excellent results of the first edition have contributed, without a doubt, in making the Eurobass Cup known. This spectacle of two teams, each composed of twelve sportsmen, can be enjoyed once again this September.
The American representatives accumulate earnings of more than five million dollars in their sporting careers, in some cases careers started in the 70s.
Team U.S.A. in Eurobass Cup II
Tommy Martin
Classic Titles 1 – 1974
Times in the Classic 19
Times in the Money 157
Total Entries 298
Career Winnings Bassmaster 680.196 $
1st Place 5
2nd Place 6
3rd Place 8
Top 10 Finishes 49
Top 20 Finishes 86
Top 50 Finishes 166
FLW – Won -
Top 10 FLW -
Career Winnings FLW -
Angler of the Year 2005 46
Mike Iaconelli
Classic Titles 1 – 2003
Times in the Classic 6
Times in the Money 50
Total Entries 80
Career Winnings Bassmaster 809.445 $
1st Place 4
2nd Place 2
3rd Place 2
Top 10 Finishes 22
Top 20 Finishes 35
Top 50 Finishes 51
FLW – Won 2
Top 10 FLW 8
Career Winnings FLW 255.828 $
Angler of the Year 2005 8
Kevin Wirth
Times in the Classic 6
Times in the Money 72
Total Entries 137
Career Winnings Bassmaster 433.262 $
1st Place 1
2nd Place 3
3rd Place -
Top 10 Finishes 19
Top 20 Finishes 34
Top 50 Finishes 74
FLW – Won -
Top 10 FLW 5
Career Winnings FLW 163.547 $
Angler of the Year 2005 14
Jeff Kriet
Times in the Classic 2
Times in the Money 42
Total Entries 91
Career Winnings Bassmaster 244.341 $
1st Place 1
2nd Place 1
3rd Place -
Top 10 Finishes 7
Top 20 Finishes 17
Top 50 Finishes 35
FLW – Won 1
Top 10 FLW 4
Career Winnings FLW 15.576 $
Angler of the Year 2005 6
Ron Shuffield
Times in the Classic 14
Times in the Money 122
Total Entries 196
Career Winnings Bassmaster 1.074.821 $
1st Place 7
2nd Place -
3rd Place -
Top 10 Finishes 32
Top 20 Finishes 63
Top 50 Finishes 135
FLW – Won -
Top 10 FLW -
Career Winnings FLW -
Angler of the Year 2005 10
Bradley Stringer
Times in the Classic 1
Times in the Money 6
Total Entries 14
Career Winnings Bassmaster 99.500 $
1st Place 1
2nd Place 1
3rd Place -
Top 10 Finishes 2
Top 20 Finishes 4
Top 50 Finishes 6
FLW – Won -
Top 10 FLW 9
Career Winnings FLW 29.546 $
Angler of the Year 2005 151
Byron Velvick
Times in the Classic -
Times in the Money 12
Total Entries 76
Career Winnings Bassmaster 48.365 $
1st Place 1
2nd Place -
3rd Place -
Top 10 Finishes 1
Top 20 Finishes 1
Top 50 Finishes 12
FLW – Won -
Top 10 FLW 2
Career Winnings FLW 13.546 $
Angler of the Year 2005 124
Greg Gutierrez
Times in the Classic 1
Times in the Money 13
Total Entries 26
Career Winnings Bassmaster 82.757 $
1st Place 1
2nd Place -
3rd Place -
Top 10 Finishes 2
Top 20 Finishes 7
Top 50 Finishes 13
FLW – Won 1
Top 10 FLW 7
Career Winnings FLW 29.974 $
Angler of the Year 2005 31
Scott Suggs
Times in the Classic 1
Times in the Money 29
Total Entries 49
Career Winnings Bassmaster 123.625 $
1st Place -
2nd Place -
3rd Place 1
Top 10 Finishes 5
Top 20 Finishes 14
Top 50 Finishes 25
FLW – Won 1
Top 10 FLW 3
Career Winnings FLW 71.226 $
Angler of the Year 2005 37
Ranking FLW Tour 2005 12
Todd Ary
Times in the Classic -
Times in the Money 2
Total Entries 10
Career Winnings Bassmaster 3.600 $
1st Place -
2nd Place -
3rd Place -
Top 10 Finishes -
Top 20 Finishes 1
Top 50 Finishes 3
FLW – Won -
Top 10 FLW 3
Career Winnings FLW 134.079 $
Ranking FLW Tour 2005 37
Danny Correia
Times in the Classic 2
Times in the Money 52
Total Entries 176
Career Winnings Bassmaster 189.669 $
1st Place 1
2nd Place 1
3rd Place -
Top 10 Finishes 9
Top 20 Finishes 19
Top 50 Finishes 55
FLW – Won -
Top 10 FLW -
Career Winnings FLW 75.250 $
Ranking FLW Tour 2005 35
John Crews
Times in the Classic 1
Times in the Money 21
Total Entries 38
Career Winnings Bassmaster 93.412 $
1st Place -
2nd Place -
3rd Place 1
Top 10 Finishes 4
Top 20 Finishes 6
Top 50 Finishes 15
FLW – Won -
Top 10 FLW -
Career Winnings FLW -
Angler of the Year 2005 -
Team Europe
On the other hand, the European team will be composed of four Spanish anglers, four Portuguese, two Italian and two French. They are David Espax, José Luis López, Eloy Fernández, Javier Guillén, Helder Maia, José Mendes da Cruz, Pedro Félix, Herminio Rodrigues, Paolo Vannini, Stefano Sammarchi, Frédéric Jullian and Frank Rossman.
This will be the first participation in the Eurobass Cup for Eloy Fernández, and Javier Guillén from Spain, Paolo Vannini and Stefano Sammarchi, passionate anglers of bass fishing in Italy, and the Frenchman Frank Rossman, president of BASS France. The rest of the European team is already familiar with the Eurobass and Semana Ibérica. In fact, the Portuguese Pedro Félix was the only European angler to earn a point for the European team in last year’s first round of competition and Helder Maia achieved third place in the general classification, after Iaconelli and Jack A. Gadlage.
The development of the Eurobass Cup is an event for anyone interested in the sport of fishing, from the boat launch to the weigh-in, taking place at 6:00 p.m. at the boat landing of Ricobayo on the 20th and 21st of September. This is a place where spectators can access free of charge and see the intense competition live.
The award ceremony of the Eurobass Cup will take place on Sunday the 25th of September at the Convention Center of Valladolid, in the Trade Fair setting of Semana Ibérica and where national and international distributors and manufacturers will be exhibiting all types of equipment for the practice of these sports. The most important companies will be present in the 2005 edition.
Furthermore, the Trade Fair Convention Center of Valladolid will again be the stage for seminars given by American professionals to European amateurs. This activity, which has been developing since the first calls of Semana Ibérica, has been converted into a classic given the interest that arouses among the anglers, allowing us to get to know up close and personal the techniques and materials the best specialists are using.
Facts of interest
Eurobass Cup II
September 20-21, 2005-08-05
Reservoir of Ricobayo (Zamora)
www.eurobass.net
Organizers: Iberian Hunting and Fishing Week
Trade Fair Convention Center of Valladolid
Avda. Ramón Pradera, s/n
47009 Valladolid (Spain)
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